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Glamour Shots journalism and the 2026 US Senate race

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Brant Clifton

2026 is shaping up to be a big political news year.  Among other things, we’ve got an open US Senate seat. We also have a major primary challenge to the

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, Michael Whatley, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics, Whatley
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Lil’ Josh v. The US Border Patrol

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The little guy who has allegedly been our chief law enforcement leader here in North Carolina is sounding more and more like a seedy defense attorney trying to get a

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Josh Stein, Law & Order, Media, NC State Government, Politics

It’s On !!! (Berger & Page file for marquee March showdown. )

Posted on December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 by Brant Clifton

I can imagine it’s rare for multiple TV cameras to show up at a rural elections office to cover the opening of the electoral filing period.  But – in Rockingham

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campaign 2026, Media, NC State Government, NCGOP, Phil Berger, Politics
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Lil’ Miss Potty-Mouth clearly making her fellow NC Dems *PROUD*

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The Democrat Party has had its share of great orators.  Folks such as Stephen Douglas (as in Lincoln-Douglas debates).  John Calhoun. Robert Byrd. Bill Clinton.  Perhaps it’s time to add

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, Politics
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For Stein & Cooper, cooperation is a ONE WAY STREET.

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Remember how often former governor and AG Roy Cooper, former AG and current governor Josh Stein and their political allies soiled their diapers over demands that they cooperate with federal

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campaign 2026, Josh Stein, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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DOGE, D-O-N-E ? (Still eight months to go on its charter …)

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Brant Clifton

We were treated to quite the show during the 2024 presidential campaign and the early days of the second Trump term.  We were told about a federal Department of Government

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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NC’s 2026 US Senate race declared ‘toss up’

Posted on November 23, 2025November 23, 2025 by Brant Clifton

UVA Professor Larry Sabato and the folks at the school’s Center for Politics are frequently called upon by the drive-by media to analyze the elections we hold every two to

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, Michael Whatley, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics, Thom Tillis, Whatley
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US Border Patrol boss: Josh Stein inciting violence against lawmen

Posted on November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 by Brant Clifton

It appears some people in high places are getting a little sick of our effete goblin of a governor and his pals painting the current immigration enforcement operation in North

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Another sheriff, another big political move

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The 2026 campaign season is starting to look like The Year of The Sheriff.  In Rockingham County,  sheriff Sam Page (R) is challenging the re-nomination of state senate president pro

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics

journalistic malpractice: moving from slanting to ‘absolutely lying’

Posted on November 18, 2025November 22, 2025 by Brant Clifton

I’m a former drive-by.  I’ve spent a lot of my time since leaving the profession shaking my head in disbelief at how far my former profession has fallen. The news

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics
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