American writer and political analyst
• Is Mike McIntyre planning a 2016 Senate run? A John Locke Foundation colleague recently received a call from a polling firm asking about potential Senate matchups, and only three…
• Two North Carolina House members got their chance Tuesday to grill controversial former Obama administration health care consultant Jonathan Gruber: Reps. Patrick McHenry, R-10th, and Mark Meadows, R-11th. Meadows’ encounter…
• Time for closing arguments via advertising. The National Republican Senatorial Committee runs a spot going after Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan using Kay Hagan’s 2008 campaign observations. The Hagan campaign…
• We have winners! Barry Smith reports on the statewide election results in today’s Carolina Journal Online. The big shock was in the 6th Congressional District Republican runoff, where Greensboro…
• With House Speaker Thom Tillis’ convincing win in the GOP Senate primary, political prognosticator Stuart Rothenberg of Roll Call shifts his view of the fall contest with incumbent Kay…
House Speaker Thom Tillis’ clear victory last night has already had an impact on the race, at least when it comes to a national pollster/consultant. Stuart Rothenberg’s blog now says:…
• Rockingham County District Attorney Phil Berger Jr., a Republican seeking the nomination for the 6th Congressional District, has his first ad on the air. • Depending on the ranking…
North Carolina-based Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling won well-deserved kudos in 2012 for the accuracy of its election predictions. That doesn’t stop D.C. political commentator Stuart Rothenberg from blasting…
On Chuck Todd’s MSNBC program, political analyst Stuart Rothenberg expands on the insights from this Roll Call column suggesting that it may have been a mistake for Democrats to pick…
So says Stuart Rothenberg of Roll Call: If national Democratic strategists chose Charlotte, N.C., for the party’s national convention because they liked the facilities, the hotel accommodations or the weather…
In this Roll Call column, Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report outlines the challenge faced by President Obama’s re-election campaign if they hope to put North Carolina in his…
? National Journal offers a round-up of recent developments in the North Carolina governor’s race, discussing the President Bush fundraiser for Pat McCrory and Saturday’s candidate forum. ? The Charlotte…