Category: campaign 2018
#ncpol: NCGOP abandoned Barbara Jackson BEFORE EARLY VOTING EVEN STARTED?
That’s the shocking allegation we’ve picked up from at least three NCGOP heavy-hitters who attended state party meetings this weekend. All three confirmed for me that they spoke with state party staff during the 2018 campaign about what appeared to be a lack of effort — when compared to…
NC-09: At SBoE, Malcolm OUT and, um. Woodhouse IN?
It looks like the guy who started this whole fracas that threw the Ninth Congressional District race into limbo won’t be around to make any more trouble. Josh Malcolm of Robeson County does not appear to have been reappointed by Governor Cooper. Malcolm was besieged by all kinds of controversy,…
NC-09: Judge punts on Harris certification request
The drivebys are painting Judge Ridgeway’s refusal to force certification of the Ninth Congressional District race as a defeat for Mark Harris. Actually, if you read into the judge’s actions and comments, he took every opportunity to get himself out of and away from this very politically-uncomfortable situation: […] “This…
NC-09: Robeson Democrat goes dark, still hasn’t filed final campaign report
A Robeson County school board member running for NC Senate in November — who appears to have been a significant vehicle for disbursing payments to GOTV “consultants” — has not communicated officially with the state board of elections since October 30 and has not submitted his final campaign finance report….
#ncga: Steinburg paid fired, convicted aide with campaign funds
Diana London wore a lot of hats for rookie senator Bob Steinburg — legislative assistant, campaign manager, and employee of his sports marketing firm. London pleaded guilty in early December to larceny — a charge which involved the misuse and misappropriation of funds belonging to a client of her non-Steinburg-related…
NC-09: Josh Malcolm got some ‘splainin’ to do
Some Republican legislators want former state elections board chairman to offer up more details on his discussions with a top Bladen County Democrat prior to the November vote: Two Republican members of the North Carolina Senate are seeking answers to questions regarding communication between the then-vice chairman of the North…

Monkey Business Report: Pat McElraft and ‘technical corrections’
We told you earlier about the honorables on Jones Street tossing around $700K of our money in a quite care-free fashion with little to no strings attached. At first, it looked like senator Harry Brown (R-Onslow) was the ringleader here. After all, he was the primary sponsor of the ‘technical…
#ncpol: Sheriff v. Sheriff in Columbus County
Republican Jody Greene knocked off incumbent Lewis Hatcher by 37 votes on Election Day. Meanwhile, approximately 180 absentee ballots went missing. Greene was also besieged by questions about his residency and the fact he and his wife had been voting in two different counties. Greene was hurriedly sworn in as…
NC-09: Malcolm in the middle?
We told you earlier about former state board of elections chairman Josh Malcolm’s college-aged, live-at-home daughter getting paid to campaign for Dan McCready in the Ninth Congressional District race. Now, my main man Nick Ochsner appears to have uncovered another sticky situation for Malcolm: Records show the immediate past…
NC-09: “Baseless” in 2016 = NOBLE in 2018-19
It’s funny how Pat McCrory’s concerns about vote fraud in 2016 – which sound a lot like the stuff we’re talking about NOW — were derided by leftists as “baseless”. But, in 2018, when they’re on the losing end, they’ll fuss about the same stuff and defend their efforts as…
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