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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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#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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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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#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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#NCSEN: All in the (Hagan) family

Posted on September 22, 2014September 22, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We reported about an “interesting” real estate deal involving Senate candidate Thom Tillis and some high-dollar donors to his campaign.  Now, we’ve come across something suggesting US Senator Kay Hagan’s

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