Tag search result for: Carter Wrenn

Reeves will challenge Miller

bniolet — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:21:40 -0500

Bernie Reeves, the editor of Raleigh Metro Magazine and a well-known conservative commentator, said Wednesday that he plans to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Miller.

Reeves, 62, a Republican, said he decided to enter the race because he is troubled by trends in Washington, including the rising national debt, the Democrats' health care overhaul and what he sees as lax national security policies, Rob Christensen reports.

Wrenn is back in action

bniolet — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:39:35 -0500

Carter Wrenn, who for decades struck fear into the hearts of North Carolina Democrats, is getting back into the political consulting business.

Wrenn has signed on as general consultant and chief strategist to help Renee Ellmers, a registered nurse and Republican who plans to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, Rob Christensen reports. He also agreed to a similar role for Raleigh publisher Bernie Reeves, if Reeves decides to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Miller next year.

Ellmers: fear' holding economy back

bniolet — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:48:07 -0500

Renee Ellmers says fear is preventing an economic recovery.

Ellmers, 45, is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, a Lillington Democrat.

Tough cases used to save program

bniolet — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:56:07 -0500

In another fight against Medicaid belt-tightening, the Association for Home & Hospice Care of N.C. is trying to rally the public against cutting private duty nursing services.

An association lobbyist, Carter Wrenn, posted a video on his blog, Talking about Politics, highlighting the stories of patients with chronic conditions who rely on private duty nursing to live at home, Lynn Bonner reports.

Wrenn: Perdue bouncing around

bkrueger — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:27:22 -0400

Carter Wrenn likens Gov. Beverly Perdue to an "errant pin-ball."

In a post on his Talking About Politics blog, the Republican political consultant ponders why Perdue's polling numbers are so bad while President Barack Obama continues to fare okay.

Not even John Edwards

bkrueger — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:16:26 -0400

Carter Wrenn says South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford easily tops any politician in North Carolina for sheer moxie.

Even John Edwards.

Wrenn, a longtime Republican political consultant, writes on his Talking About Politics blog that Sanford should get this year's Academy Award for political scandals. He recounts the whole sordid tale of the South Carolina governor's trip to Argentina to see his mistress - and Sanford's claim that it has not prevented him from doing his job, and doing it well.

Wrenn: Dems making everyone mad

bkrueger — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:22:06 -0400

Carter Wrenn, a longtime Republican political consultant, is struggling to figure out what the Democrats at the state legislature are thinking.

On his Talking about Politics blog, Wrenn notes that the Democrats first made half the state mad by proposing cuts to all sorts of state programs. Then, he points out, they voted for millions of dollars in tax hikes - making the other half of the state mad.

Wrenn pens a mystery about evil

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:14:41 -0400

Carter Wrenn, the veteran Republican strategist, has written a new murder mystery.

And no it doesn't involve politics.

Wrenn has self-published a murder mystery involving a fictional small-town North Carolina lawyer — a former district attorney — trying to solve a series of grisly murders, Rob Christensen reports.

Quick Hits

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:20:22 -0400

* Gov. Beverly Perdue notes that she never said she'd never furlough; state workers representatives say they're not happy but can live with it.

* Conservative blogger Chris Hayes says what Perdue did was not a furlough, it was a pay cut; speculates that's a frame to sell the plan better.

Burr readies for 2010 race

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:33:17 -0400

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr is preparing for a fight.

The Winston-Salem Republican said that he expects his Senate race next year will be the focus of a national campaign.

"With the bull's-eye that organizations have put on North Carolina Republicans' backs, there is going to be more money spent in North Carolina than anybody can ever fathom in the next election cycle," he says.