Dispatches from the campaign trail, June 19, 2014
• Sen. Kay Hagan continues trying to make hay (sorry) over a two-year-old remark made by GOP opponent Thom Tillis in a television interview. Tillis argued that the Republican Party…
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• Sen. Kay Hagan continues trying to make hay (sorry) over a two-year-old remark made by GOP opponent Thom Tillis in a television interview. Tillis argued that the Republican Party…
• Early voting ends Saturday! Find a location here. • This Sierra Club ad, running in Asheville, is targeted at Duke Energy shareholders, but — along with the “Fracking Crew”…
• Greensboro City Council member Zack Matheny is on the air with his first TV ad in his quest to win the Republican nomination in the 6th Congressional District. Nine…
• At a forum in Asheboro, Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-2nd District, restated her support for a proposal that would allow illegal immigrants to gain legal status but not become citizens.…
• The Democratic Super PAC Patriot Majority USA unveils an ad attacking GOP Senate candidate Thom Tillis for opposing Obamacare without actually naming the Affordable Care Act — which incumbent…
• Candidate fundraising results are trickling in, and among the highlights: — National Journal’s Hotline and the political newspaper/blog The Hill both named Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan one of its…
• Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan entered 2014 with a huge cash advantage over House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, the presumed frontrunner on the GOP side. Hagan expects to have…
JLF’s John Hood offers up a very early preview of the 2014 U.S. Senate race. A highlight: Once the legislature adjourns — in early July, let’s say — expect a…
I’m always interested in how members of Congress use their official websites. Often it’s what’s NOT there that is as revealing as what is. I visited each of our 13…