Tag: Craven County

Craven County: GOP establishment taking their marbles, going home?

Posted on October 28, 2013October 28, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Well, it looks like the mainstream media (MSM) has finally noticed the hubbub within the Craven County GOP: […] A far right faction of Craven County

Craven GOP -Thom Tillis spat ends in Craven chairman’s resignation

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Brant Clifton

There has been quite a bit of internal drama with Craven County’s Republicans during the last year. They’ve voted to censure state House speaker and US Senate candidate

A Coup in Craven County

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Brant Clifton

The turmoil within the Craven County Republican Party is a symbolic, localized representation of the nationwide struggle between limited-government forces and statist establishment types for the soul of the GOP.

We beg to differ, Mr. Chairman …

Posted on July 7, 2013July 7, 2013 by Brant Clifton

We’re just rolling back in to Haymaker HQ after a long relaxing, enjoyable Independence Day weekend. Over the weekend, we noticed that NCGOP chairman Claude Pope commented on our post

Craven Co. GOP – Thom Tillis spat MAY cost Craven GOP chairman HIS JOB

Posted on July 2, 2013July 2, 2013 by Brant Clifton

You may recall our previous coverage of efforts by Craven County Republicans to censure state House Speaker Thom Tillis. What is behind all of this? Well, local activists have long

Craven-Tillis tiff dominates 3rd CD GOP meeting

Posted on June 2, 2013June 4, 2013 by Brant Clifton

You knew things were going to get interesting in New Bern this weekend when all non-members of the 3rd congressional district GOP executive committee were kicked out of

E-Mail: Craven GOP chair thought Tillis censure, letter, and meeting were A-OK from the start

Posted on June 1, 2013June 1, 2013 by Brant Clifton

We’ve been getting disturbing reports from on-the-ground in Craven County about how county GOP chairman Paul Hill has changed course on — and is now opposing — the Tillis censure

Sources: NCGOP HQ siding with Tillis re: spat with Craven GOP

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Brant Clifton

We broke the story yesterday about the vote in Craven County to censure state House Speaker Thom Tillis. Now come word, from sources close to the censure

CENSURED: Craven Co. GOPers have some choice words for The Speaker

Posted on May 30, 2013June 1, 2013 by Brant Clifton

The executive committee of the Craven County Republican Party has voted to issue a letter of censure against state House Speaker Thom Tillis. (Read it in its