Category: campaign 2020

An “impeachment” primer

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Saying you’re pursuing impeachment doesn’t mean it’s actually happening. There’s a full-blown procedure laid out in law that the Democrats and NeverTrumpers have yet to touch. Peter

Have Fox News and Todd Starnes parted ways?

Posted on October 2, 2019October 4, 2019 by Brant Clifton

THAT is the word I am getting from well-placed fans of this site from up north. Starnes and Sean Hannity are two of the network’s most popular

#ncga: Steve Tyson reportedly eyeing Speciale seat

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The smoke is just starting to clear from conservative icon Mike Speciale’s bombshell announcement of his departure from Jones Street (and his Craven County-based House seat). My moles

Do what you were elected to do, and the sharks come for you

Posted on September 28, 2019September 28, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s a sad state of affairs that the three most likely folks to draw well-funded opponents in 2020 are treasurer Dale Folwell, insurance commissioner Mike Causey, and auditor

NC-03: Just sworn in, and already gets a 2020 primary opponent

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It looks like this district’s reputation for Republican slugfests at congressional primary time will continue on past the Walter Jones era. Greg Murphy — after running in a

#ncga: Speciale NOT running for reelection in 2020

Posted on September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Wow. The number of bona fide conservatives is rapidly dwindling away in the North Carolina House. Some have retired — as the result of frustration over a gerrymandered

#ncpol: Holly Grange throws a fit

Posted on September 1, 2019September 1, 2019 by Brant Clifton

“Do you know WHO I am ?????” That’s a question that likely opens a lot of doors for state Rep. Holly Grange in the vicinity of Raleigh’s Jones

Weasels. Everywhere we look. WEASELS!

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Brant Clifton

We opened the door earlier on this subject — folks in the NCGOPe selling out and throwing in with the same enviro-wackos who have been trying to kill the

The unholy alliance between abortionists and the enviro-wackos

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Brant Clifton

This is something that has folks on the left and the right perturbed. (For different reasons, though.) One of the more significant money-men behind this political alliance is apparently

“Identity Politics” claim puts Dems on defense

Posted on August 25, 2019August 25, 2019 by Brant Clifton

GOP gubernatorial frontrunner Dan Forest denounced ‘identity politics’ during the official kickoff for his campaign. What was he talking about? The leftist habit of hyphenating Americans, pigeonholing them, and