North Carolina’s U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan has opened up a 9-point lead over her Republican challenger Thom Tillis, according to a poll released Monday. American Insights, a North Carolina-based, Republican-leaning polling firm, reports that Hagan, a Democrat, has a 43 percent to 34 percent lead over Tillis among likely voters. Libertarian candidate Sean Haugh received five percent support. National Republicans had once viewed Hagan as a vulnerable Democrat in the party’s quest to gain the six seats needed to become the majority in Congress’ lower chamber. “This poll is aRead More

CNN POLL SHOWS TIED RACE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE – A new CNN/ORC poll released on Monday morning finds Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) and Republican Scott Brown tied at 48 percent — the best margin for Brown since January, when a Purple Strategies poll also found the race tied. A string of polling conducted since August has found Shaheen’s significant lead over Brown narrowing, with two other non-partisan surveys giving her leads of 2 and 6 points. Non-partisan polls in June and July had her ahead 8 to 12 points. TheRead More

Two new polls show incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina with an edge over Republican challenger Thom Tillis in a race that will play a crucial role in determining which party controls the U.S. Senate after November. Among likely voters, Ms. Hagan holds a senate-ra/” target=”_blank”>4-point edge at about 45 percent to 41 percent over Mr. Tillis in an Elon University survey conducted from Sept. 5-9 and has a slightly larger lead, about 43 percent to 37 percent, among registered voters. Libertarian party candidate Sean Haugh was notRead More

A new poll released today is the third in a week showing Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan with an advantage over Republican Thom Tillis in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race.The latest came this morning from American Insights, a Republican-leaning firm in Raleigh. It found Hagan leading Tillis 43 percent to 34 percent among registered voters, with Libertarian Sean Haugh pulling 5 percent. The margin of error is 4.6 percentage points.The 9-point lead is Hagan’s largest in any recent poll. “The race has unmistakably shifted towards Sen. Hagan in recent days,” saysRead More

The race for U.S. Senate in North Carolina has been way too close to call, in spite of the millions of dollars that both sides have already spent on TV commercials. But a new poll – by a North Carolina firm that touts its proprietary methodology as a reliable mirror of the state’s voters – shows a trend that has Sen. Kay Hagan breaking away from Thom Tillis for now. The American Insights survey, to be released Monday, gives Hagan a nine-point lead, at 43-34, among likely voters. Other recentRead More

Two polls released Monday show Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan opening up a lead over Republican challenger Thom Tillis. Raleigh polling firm American Insights, which has Republican ties, had Hagan with a 9 percentage point lead among likely voters. The polls are the latest in a string showing Hagan gaining ground in the campaign. Of likely voters surveyed by American Insights, 43 percent said they would back Hagan, 34 percent said they backed Tillis, the current state House speaker, and 5 percent backed Libertarian Sean Haugh. “The race has unmistakablyRead More

39% of likely voters watched Hagan-Tillis debate, judged Hagan the winner by a 54% to 33% margin; 79% of likely voters have seen or heard political ads, but only 21% say ads influenced their opinion; 68% say that control of US Senate a factor in voting decision Our new American Insights poll shows Senator Kay Hagan with a 9-point lead, at 43-34, among Likely Voters. She leads among men, women and Independents. NC House Speaker Thom Tillis leads both among white voters and native North Carolinians. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of votersRead More

1.  In November we will be holding elections for several offices including US Senate and House as well as state and local offices.  Thinking ahead to these elections, how likely would you say it is that you will vote? Would you say…   RV        LV 56%     72%      EXTREMELY LIKELY 24%     26%      VERY LIKELY 12%     2%         SOMEWHAT LIKELY 3%       0%        NOT VERY LIKELY 3%       0%        NOT AT ALL LIKELY 2%       0%        DON’T KNOW/REFUSED  Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. – As Sen. Kay Hagan and House Speaker Thom Tillis prepare to debate Wednesday night, new data shows the race is tight. According to the latest American Insights chart, Hagan, a Democrat, and Tillis, a Republican, are tied at 42 percent, the same margin American Insights saw on Aug. 8. “On the eve of the first Tillis-Hagan debate, our analysis shows that North Carolina’s Senate race is still locked in a dead heat and holds the key to control of the U.S. Senate,” American Insights Director Pearce Godwinsaid inRead More

The candidates in one of the most important elections for control of America’s government will face each other tonight in the first of three debates scheduled this election season. Today’s contest between Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis starts at 7 p.m. Their race is seen as so important to national politics – the election could determine whether the Republicans can push the Democrats out of power in the U.S. Senate – that public affairs cable channel C-SPAN will broadcast it across the country. “Obviously, I’m lookingRead More