Category: NC legislature

Cooper by THIRTEEN. What is Buckhout DOING? (Trump is HERE.)

Posted on October 21, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Now is the time to start really looking at polls. These pollsters all want to be hired for the next round of elections. So, about this time each campaign season,

Day Four: Tracking the state’s early voting

Posted on October 19, 2026October 19, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Thanks to John Locke’s Vote Tracker, we find that 492,285 folks have done their civic duty through the close of business Monday. Here’s the statewide partisan breakdown of who’s voted

Tracking Moore County early voting

Posted on October 17, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We showed you the statewide picture thus far. Now, let’s look at what’s happened thus far in early voting for one of the state’s reddest counties. According to John Locke’s

NC House candidate wants retraction on gambling stories, but media stands (new player ups ante)

Posted on October 17, 2026 by Brant Clifton

House District 51 (Lee, Moore counties) has been looking like a foregone conclusion, but the players in this election sure are trying to make things interesting. Initially, folks at The

Tracking the early-voting horse race

Posted on October 17, 2026October 17, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We don’t have enough info available to tell specifically you where all these early votes are going, but we do have some nice online tools to help you see exactly

An early-voting briefing

Posted on October 15, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Early voting kicks off today across the state. If you’re all about marking the ballot for the candidates specifically blessed by the GOP, here’s a good guide for you to

DEM court of appeals judge can’t complete his full term (if reelected in November)

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The Republican majority in the legislature’s 2023-24 session raised the mandatory age of retirement for senior state judges from 72 to 76. This was reportedly done to aid state Supreme

NC House candidate failed to dlsclose he owns building housing gambling parlor

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Brant Clifton

*Ooops.* Republican Charles Taylor won a hard-fought primary in March to replace fellow Republican John Sauls in the safe Republican House District 51 – which includes Lee County and parts

A ‘dumpster fire’ downeast ????

Posted on October 7, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The First Congressional District was gerrymandered at the request of President Trump to make it more likely to elect a Republican. The political class was elated when the deed went

Some NC incumbents experiencing poll-shock

Posted on October 6, 2026October 6, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I believe the big story after election day will be the folks who lost that no one expected to lose. You know, entrenched incumbents who rarely campaign (or have to