putting in a plug for http://www.electoral-vote.com . This is a daily blog I read on election (and political) coverage. The author tends to lean a bit left of center in his analysis. That being said, it's one of the best sources of polling/insight information into national political races I have found. Here are a few recent ones of interest:
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp201...22.html#item-7
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp201...21.html#item-3
In NC, Republicans in the legislature hold a veto-proof supermajority in both houses, so despite a Democrat in the Governor's mansion, not much has changed policy-wise. The recent teacher's march in Raleigh garnered national headlines, but it is doubtful it will move the needle much. However, education is an issue that is uniting people across all political persuasions (teachers are both conservative and liberal). They could represent a deciding block in a state that is trending purple (Cooper won by less than 11K votes out of almost 5M ballots, less than 1%).
Most of the discussions in Democratic circles are trying to break the supermajority in at least one state house to be able to protect Gov. Cooper's veto. Also of interest is that several legislative districts were redrawn due to the recent Supreme Court ruling, but some are still on hold pending an upcoming appeal ruling by SCOTUS.