Author: Brant Clifton

NC-03: ‘Women For Trump’ stump for Greg Murphy

Posted on May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Some ladies who really really really love our president are touring the Third Congressional District in support of US House candidate Greg Murphy (R). Murphy is facing off against

#ncpol : Tucker for Senate off to rocky start

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Garland Tucker is a lucky man. He’s going up against arguably one of the most despised human beings on the planet Earth. Otherwise, the early missteps of his campaign

NC-09: Club For Growth takes aim at Leigh Brown, too.

Posted on May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Stony Rushing is getting some company in the sights of The Club for Growth. The DC-based conservative group, which has endorsed Dan Bishop in this race, is now turning

Folwell calls Jones Street’s bluff, advances transparency for state health plan

Posted on May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Legislators and the deep-pocketed paymasters in the hospital lobby tried to tie state treasurer Dale Folwell’s hands on reforming the state health plan. They succeeded in getting HB184 through

#ncpol: Oh, look. A PUSH poll.

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Brant Clifton

We told you earlier about forces very very very very close to Thom Tillis trying to organize a primary challenge to Lt. Gov. Dan Forest in next year’s

#ncpol: Thom, meet Garland.

Posted on May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 by Brant Clifton

We told you about this some time ago. Now, it appears the big moment is upon us. Retired Raleigh financier Garland Tucker is stepping forward this week as

NC-09: Oh, look. A poll.

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The drive by media is making a YUGE deal out of a poll of The Ninth District GOP primary by Public Policy Polling (PPP) that got regurgitated nationally by

NC-09: Dan & Stony, a budding bro-mance

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The fireworks in the special election for the Ninth Congressional District seem to be relegated to the campaigns of Union County commissioner Stony Rushing (R) and state senator Dan

NC-03: Look what came in the mail! (Two days LATE, of course.)

Posted on May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 by Brant Clifton

“Free” must be a synonym for “High” in certain social circles. Anyway, Dr. Kevin Baiko, one of the 17 candidates for the Third District, got this thought-provoking mailer promoting his

NC-03: One big B.S. toss

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Brant Clifton

(And NO, I’m not talking about a bachelor’s of science.) We’re down to Two in the battle to pick a nominee for the Third Congressional District. The primary