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Polls out this morning include Trump up 51-46 and Cruz up 49-46 in Texas and Harris up 52-44 in Virginia (Emerson). Rosen up 53-38 (Noble Predictive) and Alsobrooks up 51-40 (University of Maryland).

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It would be really interesting to see data on increased investments in/by the campaigns of downticket Democratic candidates in North Carolina. That includes the state legislature and US House seats.

Also, are there any House seats being credibly contested by Democrats? I know Republicans Smith and Hines are trying to unseat Democrat incumbents Davis and Nickel in NC-01 and NC-13, respectively.

One more thing: Any change in the prospects of Justice Allison Riggs (D) holding his seat on the North Carolina State Supreme Court faced with the challenge from Jefferson Griffin (R)? (I have not seen any polling for this race. It’s unfortunate that state supreme court races often tend to fly under-the-radar, even though they are vitally important.)

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Nickel opted not to run for reelection after the GOP gerrymandered his seat. Republicans are still making a strongly play to flip NC-01.

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So, in NC-13, Democrat Frank Pierce and Republican Brad Knott are fighting for an open seat? If it’s heavily gerrymandered, and we have no incumbent, does this means Knott is favored?

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