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#NCGA: The weather vane strategy on govt meddling in health care

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Ask any Republican legislator in Raleigh — or any Republican serving in the Congress — and they will tell you they don’t like that BAD ObamaCare and they want it

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campaign 2014, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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#NCGA: They’re BAAAACK !!! (Let the scams begin!)

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The so-called legislative short session kicks off on Jones Street Wednesday.  The N&O has already started smooching Phil Berger’s posterior.  Makes sense.  He IS the BMOC now — thanks to

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campaign 2014, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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BOHICA Alert: With primaries over, NCGOP doubles down in push FOR toll roads

Posted on May 10, 2014May 10, 2014 by Brant Clifton

It’s no surprise that politicians save discussion of controversial issues until AFTER they have safely secured another term at the public trough.  It appears the “honorables” on Jones Street are

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El Rushbo: News of Tea Party demise greatly exaggerated

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Primary Day in North Carolina was not a great one for bona-fide conservatives.  Many — including this writer — have wondered aloud since then about whether the grassroots zeal and

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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BOHICA Alert: (*Surprise! Surprise!*) Low O-Care enrollment sending premiums UP

Posted on May 9, 2014May 9, 2014 by Brant Clifton

ObamaCare got sold to us by Kay Hagan and Barry Obama and Kay Hagan as a way to get everyone insured for overall lower costs.  Conservative critics warned that O-Care

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NC-02: Roche takes tough parting shot at GOP Establishment

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Renee Ellmers’ 58-42 re-nomination win Tuesday left a lot of observers scratching their heads in frustration and out-and-confusion.  How on Earth did this dingbat win AGAIN?  Her primary challenger —

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Moore County, Politics
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NC-02: It looks like we ARE getting our sing-off

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Wow.  Here in the second district, our two big choices on the November ballot look like they’re going to be Thom Tillis or Kay Hagan AND Clay Aiken or Renee

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Congress, Media, Moore County

#NCSEN: race already starting to look like one for #NCGA

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We had all hoped for this campaign to be about punishing Kay Hagan for her cooperation with Barry Obama and Harry Reid in the enactment of ObamaCare and the accompanying

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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#NCPOL: Playing Wednesday Morning QB

Posted on May 7, 2014May 9, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Overall, we saw Tuesday’s result as a mixed bag. Moore County.  All of our local endorsements had good days on Tuesday.  We are blessed with a pretty good team of

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campaign 2014, Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Politics
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#NCPOL: What Tea Party?

Posted on May 7, 2014May 7, 2014 by Brant Clifton

I participated in the big 9/12/09 march on Washington that is credited with being the coming-out party for The Tea Party movement.  As my friends and I walked amid the

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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