NC Spin Articles





Election analysis from NC SPIN panelists

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 From Bob Orr, former Supreme Court Justice and NC SPIN panelist:                                                         The power of...    Read More

November 7, 2018


Voters opt for split decision

If you expected the 2018 midterm elections to settle all scores and clarify all unanswered political questions in the era of Donald Trump, you were just asking for disappointment — and that’s what...    Read More

by John Hood   |   November 7, 2018


What to do if you lose

As I write, the results of the 2018 midterm elections are not yet known. By the time some readers see this, it’s possible that the long-predicted blue wave will have washed away GOP majorities in...    Read More

by John Hood   |   November 6, 2018


In Trump's America every day is Halloween

In Trump’s America, every day is Halloween. His political MO is fear. He sees ghosts, goblins and boogeymen everywhere. His rallies stoke fear and loathing. He can’t even sustain a forced show of...    Read More

November 1, 2018


Few voters split their tickets

Has politics become polarized? Even if you and I agree on little else, I’ll bet we agree that the answer is clearly yes. But as the wild and wacky elections of 2018 near their close, it’s worth...    Read More

by John Hood   |   November 1, 2018