Tag: Rachel Hunt

Hunt stocks staff with campaign vets

Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt has hired Meghan Quick, a former fundraising director for the Senate Democratic Caucus, to serve as her chief of staff. Quick is part of a senior staff in the lieutenant governor’s office whose “experience and skills will strengthen our work to make North Carolina a better place to live, work and […]

Written by on January 15, 2025

Some observations about the election

Some observations about the election: First, among North Carolina pollsters, the outcome in broad outline was about what they expected. Democratic pollster Tom Jensen told his Facebook followers on Wednesday that his firm, Public Policy Polling, “never had a poll with [Democratic nominee Kamala] Harris up in North Carolina” and had seen “slippage at the […]

Written by on November 7, 2024

Campaign vets working on down-ballot races

In the lieutenant governor’s race, Democratic nominee Rachel Hunt has raised $3.4 million and spent $2.6 million. The Republican nominee, Hal Weatherman, has raised $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million. Hunt’s largest spend, $1.1 million, has gone to the Maryland-based Buying Time media consultancy. Its founder, Catherine Herrick, worked on former President Clinton’s 1996 re-election […]

Written by on November 4, 2024