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Judicial Victory Fund? (Where did the money go?)

Posted on November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It’s become apparent that leftists successfully took out NCGOP US Senate nominee Michael Whatley and four of the party’s judicial nominees with an avalanche of mailers tying each GOP candidate

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campaign 2026, Media, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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Out-managed and Out-hustled: an autopsy on Campaign 2026

Posted on November 4, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I knew Tuesday was going to be bad for the conservative side.  I just didn’t see it as this bad. Apparently, the pollsters got caught off guard as well.  The

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campaign 2026, Media, Michael Whatley, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics, Whatley
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One more look at Moore

Posted on November 2, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Just one more day of this stuff, folks. We like to single out Moore County – not just because it’s our home base – but because it is one of

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Game ON! (Assessing the *damage*, prepping for the final lap )

Posted on November 2, 2026November 2, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We’ve endured a lot of nonsense and vitriol.  Now, we’re down to the final stretch.  This is all over by tomorrow – Tuesday – night. As of October 31, North

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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STILL wrong about The Great One

Posted on October 31, 2026October 31, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It takes a lot of chutzpah to beat on and smear someone after they’re dead and gone.  They can’t exactly write a rebuttal, now can they? .We’re seeing it today

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A sobering look at GOTV, turnout in campaign 2026

Posted on October 26, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It’s been pretty interesting following campaign 2026 while having access to commentary and analysis (on-background, of course) from some veteran Tar Heel State political pros.  Everyone in that professional political

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Checking in on Moore County early voting

Posted on October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Moore County is arguably one of the reddest-voting counties in the state.  Here is where they stand at the end of Sunday night: A total of 15,511 people have cast

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Six More Days: Tracking the Early Voting Horse Race

Posted on October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We’ve checked in with the Locke Vote Tracker for early voting info through Sunday evening, October 25. So far, a total of 1,510,848 people have turned out to vote in

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nc values coalition KNEE-CAPS a “friend”

Posted on October 24, 2026October 25, 2026 by Brant Clifton

[REVISED AND UPDATED]   Jim Pedersen is a Republican candidate for Moore County board of education.  Pedersen, a former Marine and a father of grown children (some of whom attended

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campaign 2026, Media, Moore County, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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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,

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campaign 2026, Chuck Edwards, Congress, Greg Murphy, Media, Michael Whatley, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics, Whatley
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