Donna Martinez

Roughly 100,000 teachers are employed by North Carolina public schools and public charter schools. These teachers garner lots of attention from elected officials. Right now that attention is coming from Gov. Roy Cooper and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest. Both sent communications to the teachers, creating a dueling narrative about how…

A new poll conducted for CNN by SSRS of U.S. adults show a big drop in support for impeachment of President  Donald Trump. In mid-November, support for impeachment/removal of Trump stood at 50%. The new poll shows support at 45% — a 5 point drop. Full polling can be…

A recent Quinnipiac poll shows interesting voter views on which major political party is better at handling particular issues. Details here.

Harper Polling surveyed likely Republican primary voters on a number of issues, including choices for U.S. Senate and Governor. Former Gov. Pat McCrory — who is not running — leads the poll with 42% of likely voters choosing him. Carolina Journal reports on the latest poll here.  …

From Real Clear Politics comes a fascinating chart that shows a comparison of job approval rating averages between President Barack Obama in December 2011, and President Donald Trump today. The raw percentages are listed below the chart on the RCP page.  …

Real Clear Politics is a good resource for polling data. With the Iowa caucus just a few weeks away, check out where things stand for the Democratic candidates. As you’ll see, there are different leaders in different states. What about North Carolina? Five Thirty Eight has a quick…

From Rasmussen comes a poll of likely voters on their expectations for November 2020.  Cutting taxes remains an important voting issue for 2020, but voters think it’s more likely taxes will go up, especially if the Democratic nominee wins the White House. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and…

From Rasmussen’s latest deep dive into what likely voters are thinking right now: Looking closer, we see that 61% of Likely Republican Voters think Trump’s views are closer to their own. Twenty percent (20%) identify more with the average Republican member of Congress, while nine percent (9%) feel closest…