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

The latest surveys indicate Republican challenger Thom Tillis has closed the gap in his race to unseat incumbent Demcoratic Sen. Kay Hagan, and they now are tied. “It’s deadlocked and holds the key to control of the U.S. Senate,” said Pearce Godwin of pollster American Insights in Raleigh. Godwin also uses phrases such as “jump ball” and “margin-of-error-type race” to describe the contest.  The election has drawn vast attention and sums of campaign ad money as it is one of seven Democrat-held Senate seats across the country that Republicans thinkRead More

Listen to American Insights Director Pearce Godwin discuss the battle for control of the United States Senate and the North Carolina race between Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis with 660 the Answer’s Mark Davis  in Dallas, Texas. Listen here… (2:07-18:07)Read More

Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., and her Republican challenger, state House Speaker Thom Tillis, are locked in a tight battle in North Carolina’s Senate race. A new analysis by American Insights shows Hagan and Tillis tied with 42 percent of the vote. In recent months, American Insights had shown Hagan with a slight lead, but the race now falls in line with much of the year’s polling. North Carolina is seen as a crucial state for Republicans as the party looks to gain six seats to claim control the Senate. Watch the video…Read More

An analysis by GOP-leaning American Insights shows the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina at a dead heat, with incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan garnering 42 percent of those polled and challenger GOP state House Speaker Thom Tillis with 42 percent. Pearce Godwin, Insights director, noted that the organization’s Trends Chart had Hagan up by 6 points on July 20. But that margin has evaporated. Read more…Read More

While spine-to-screen adaptations have always been popular, a handful of this year’s offerings have zoomed in on one particular text: the Bible.  First, husband-and-wife producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey compiled and expanded their Bible miniseries to narrate the story of Jesus Christ in Son of God, released in February and grossing $67 million worldwide. Then, Darren Aronofsky directed Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly in the film epic Noah, released in March and grossing $356 million worldwide, despite being banned in several countries. And this December, Ridley Scott will unveil Exodus:Read More

The so-called “Year of the Bible” has Christian moviegoers packing movie theaters across the country. Films like Son of God, Moms’ Night Out and God’s Not Dead racked up a combined 218 million dollars in ticket sales in 2014. A new survey, however, reveals the faithful won’t be duped by movies that are Christian in name only. According to a survey of 1,200 respondents from Oxford-based Christian News Service and conducted by American Insights, 79 percent of those polled say “historical and biblical accuracy is important.” Read more…Read More

Results from a recent poll suggest that while nearly 50 percent of American Christians favorably view Hollywood, more than 40 percent believe that the major studios do not accurately represent their faith on screen. According to respondents from a Christian News Service/Nicaea Movie poll conducted by American Insights, 49 percent of Christians view Hollywood positively, while 32 percent do not. The poll also revealed that Catholics are more likely to view Hollywood warmly, with 57 percent approving of it, compared to only 40 percent of Protestants. Other findings show that one thirdRead More

According to a press release, the findings show that “the faithful won’t be duped by movies that are Christian in name only.” Charles Parlato, executive producer of “Nicaea” a film coming in 2016 about the Council of Nicaea and Jesus, echoed this sentiment in the release, saying that historical accuracy is key. “Taking liberties with the Bible for dramatic purposes like Dan Brown did in ‘The Da Vinci Code’ or the more recent film ‘Noah’ is nothing new in Hollywood,” he said. “Brown’s contentions are clearly false, and I am not willing toRead More