Gambling industry meddling in NC primaries?
It’s looking that way. You may remember that we had quite a hullabaloo in the NC General Assembly about establishing new casinos outside Indian territory across North Carolina. It’s been
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Tag: NCGOP
Matt Smith? Meet Jason Saine.
Jason Saine‘s time in elected office was bad for North Carolina. But it was good for this website. He gave us so much head-shaking, exasperation-inducing material to work with. Only
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The Laurie Story: NC-01 polling says the sheriff is in hot pursuit.
A recent poll by Emerson College indicates the state of the GOP primary for North Carolina’s First Congressional District is right where we thought it was. Laurie Buckhout – blessed
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Just In-Saine: SBI probing KY distillery trip by NC lawmakers, lobbyists
It seems a great big stink bomb that had been sitting around Raleigh for a year or so has finally detonated: The State Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe
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End of The Gravy Train? Jones St. mob summoned to Rockingham County to save don Berger-ino
Word hit the streets of Rockingham County early in the week. Folks who had been feasting – and otherwise living well — during the president pro tem Berger era were
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The Laurie Story: New TV ad says Laurie Buckhout claim of Trump support FALSE
Laurie Buckhout apparently imagined a Trump shout-out at least once before. Anything’s possible in this GOP race to pick a November opponent for incumbent congressman Don Davis. Buckhout – a
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Endorsement(s) from hell
The verdict on endorsements in political campaigns is a mixed bag. Sometimes, they make little to no difference. Sometimes — like some Trump blessings — they pay off big. Others
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The NY Times notices Phil Berger. (EVEN THEY think he’s in trouble.)
Who’da thunk one of 50 state Senate races in North Carolina would overshadow the race to fill our soon-to-be vacant US Senate seat in the eyes of the national legacy
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The Laurie Story: OWNED by Chuck Schumer AND a $100 million+ out-of-state Super PAC?
Candidates can tell you until they are. blue in the face that YOU COME FIRST after they get elected. However, *YOU* didn’t open YOUR wallet and dump multi-millions into said
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#ncsen: When anal orifices roar
Some people just don’t know when it’s time to shut their mouth and go away. Thom Tillis is one of those people. He likes to tell his friends in the
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