John Davis Political Reports – Page 15

Mark Walker Wins GOP Primary Runoff for Rep. Howard Coble’s Seat in the U.S. House

Mark Walker Wins GOP Primary Runoff for Rep. Howard Coble’s Seat in the U.S. House July 16, 2014 Vol. VII, No. 18 12:13 am Walker fanned the flames of resentment of super PAC attack ads run against him and two other Guilford County candidates during April and May, and tied Berger to Washington…

July 16, 2014

Phil Berger, Jr. Likely to Win Next Tuesday’s GOP Runoff for U.S. Rep. Howard Coble’s Seat

Phil Berger, Jr. Likely to Win Next Tuesday’s GOP Runoff for U.S. Rep. Howard Coble’s Seat July 7, 2014 Vol. VII, No. 17 8:13 am Berger has Money, Organization and an Opponent holding a Smoking Gun Phil Berger, Jr., Rockingham County District Attorney and son of NC Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, Sr., is…

July 7, 2014

If 2014 is a Referendum on the White House, then Sen. Hagan is in Right Much Trouble

If 2014 is a Referendum on the White House, then Sen. Hagan is in Right Much Trouble UPDATE July 2, 2014 Vol. VII, No. 16 8:13 am If you research the political adage, Midterm elections are a referendum on the White House, you will discover that Democrats agree UNLESS the president is a Democrat,…

July 2, 2014

Eric Cantor’s Loss and a Hundred Million Reasons Republicans Can’t Fight the Last War in 2014

Eric Cantor’s Loss and a Hundred Million Reasons Republicans Can’t Fight the Last War in 2014 June 11, 2014 Vol. VII, No. 15 10:13 am Yesterday, June 10, 2014, for the first time in American history, the sitting U.S. House Majority Leader lost a campaign for reelection. Why? Many conservative Republicans are claiming today…

June 11, 2014

No NC Congressional Seat Targeted by Democratic Congressional Campaign’s $44 million Fall TV Buy

No NC Congressional Seat Targeted by Democratic Congressional Campaign’s $44 million Fall TV Buy May 29, 2014 Vol. VII, No. 14 10:13 am Per AP Thurs, May 29, 2014: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has begun reserving “almost $44 million in advertising time” with television stations in 39 fall races. North Carolina Implications: No…

May 29, 2014

Republicans Provide Health Care for Child Molesters while Cutting Benefits for Wounded Veteran Moms

May 14, 2014 Vol. VII, No. 13 4:13 pm North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Robin Hudson, one of the three Democrats on the “non-partisan” seven-member court, is likely to win her race this fall against Republican Eric Levinson, a Mecklenburg Superior Court judge, thereby earning a third term on the state’s highest court, all…

May 14, 2014

John Davis Political Report Primary Forecasts Spot On; General Election Races Equally Predictable

May 7, 2014 Vol. VII, No. 12 9:13 am FORECAST: GOP-Friendly Midterm Election Year January 3: On January 3, 2014, the John Davis Political Report raised the possibility of “waking up the morning after General Election Day 2014 with a Republican Governor, a Republican majority state Senate and House, a Republican majority state Supreme Court,…

May 7, 2014

Big Problem for Democrats in 2014: Republicans are Focused on Winning, Not Ideological Purity

Big Problem for Democrats in 2014: Republicans are Focused on Winning, Not Ideological Purity April 24, 2014 Vol. VII, No. 9 10:13 am North Carolina Democrats really need social and economic Republican hardliners to divide and weaken the GOP in 2014. That’s because they, the Democrats, lack the wherewithal to win against a united Republican…

April 24, 2014

Forecasting 2014: Is the New GOP Honeybadger another Orca, or is it a Democratic Narwhal?

Forecasting 2014: Is the New GOP Honeybadger another Orca, or is it a Democratic Narwhal? April 2, 2014 Vol. VII, No. 8 12:13 pm If I had to choose only one bit of information for forecasting partisan fortunes in 2014, like the winner in the North Carolina U.S. Senate race, it would be the…

April 2, 2014

North Carolina’s May Madness Single-Elimination Political Primary Championship Begins April 24

North Carolina’s May Madness Single-Elimination Political Primary Championship Begins April 24 March 26, 2014 Vol. VII, No. 7 12:13 pm March Madness NCAA basketball games and political campaigns in North Carolina are much alike. First, they are single elimination contests. Lose once and you are out. Second, the top seeds almost always win the…

March 26, 2014