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#ncsen: All about Jeb, Kay’s “strength”, and a “headache” for the GOP

Posted on September 25, 2014September 25, 2014 by Brant Clifton

There are a lot of Republicans around who would LOVE to see a poll with a number next to Thom Tillis’s name that is bigger than the number next to

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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#ncsen: Gravis-Human Events poll says Hagan 46, Tillis 42

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Brant Clifton

There’s another poll out.  This one is a joint venture between Gravis Marketing and the conservative web site Human Events.  It seems to follow the pattern of what we’ve seen

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics
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Chmn of state common core review commission — apppointed by Gov. Pat — is BIG FAN of Common Core

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Ruh-roh.  State legislators organized a commission to review public school curriculum standards and make a recommendation to the state Board of Education and General Assembly.  This was seen by many

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campaign 2014, Education, Jerry Tillman, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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#ncsen: Politics is a contact sport. Why the kid gloves?

Posted on September 24, 2014September 24, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Those of you who were hoping for a more aggressive strategy out of the Tillis campaign are likely going to be disappointed: […] So there you have it. Thom Tillis

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics
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#ncsen: Even more Hagan family fun

Posted on September 23, 2014September 23, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We posted previously about Senator Kay Hagan’s brother-in-law pulling in more than a half million in real estate commissions from the City of Greensboro. Now, it appears the good senator’s

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#ncsen: League of Conservation Voters poll — Hagan 45. Tillis 41, Haugh 5

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The League of Conservation Voters — a leftist group typically aligned with Democrats —has released a poll showing incumbent Democrat Hagan leading her Republican challenger, but only within the margin

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics
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Oh, Thom calls EVERYBODY by their first name. EVERYBODY. (Really.)

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Feminists have made a lot of noise about Thom Tillis referring to Senator Kay Hagan as “Kay,” while she called him “Speaker Tillis” during the first televised Senate debate on

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics
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#NCSEN: A disconnect with the church-going crowd?

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Polling from Raleigh-based American Insights says both of the major parties’ US Senate candidates have some work to do in appealing to church-going voters.  Some of the key findings? :

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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“If you want to be an activist group, go somewhere else.”

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Brant Clifton

So sayeth a key GOP establishment figure in western North Carolina. At the September 15th meeting of the Haywood County board of commissioners, county GOP chair Patricia Carr presented a

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campaign 2014, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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We are the government. We know better than you. Shut up. Sit down.

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Haywood County is a quiet little place off the beaten path in western North Carolina.  But a lively group of grassroots activists is raising a ruckus that has the political

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