Category: campaign 2026

EVEN MORE GAY GOLF in Pinehurst ???

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It seems like just yesterday that the United States Golf Association (USGA) was flying the LGBTQAIXYZ+ flag above its Pinehurst headquarters campus. Despite all the North Carolina tax dollars that

Pitfalls for US when SOME folks won’t stay in their lanes

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Brant Clifton

There used to be a very serious rule-of-thumb in politics that one should STAY OUT of other people’s races unless they want other people meddling in THEIR races. Unfortunately, way

The Affordability Game 2026

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I went grocery shopping yesterday. I brought one hand-basket of stuff to the cashier. Grand total: $157.47. (And this was not at a boutique store like Fresh Market, Harris-Teeter, Wegman’s

The truth comes roaring out of Tillis’s BIG, stupid mouth

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been trying to tell you people about this guy for the entire fifteen years this site has been up. Now, you’re learning the hard, painful way. Excuse us, Laura.

Are lefties starting to feel sorry for Mike Whatley?

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The current state of our US Senate race kind of reminds me of the last minutes of a sporting event that has turned into a massacre. One team tends to

Screw Waldo. Where’s Jason Saine?

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Super-sleuth Dan Kane did a good job unveiling former legislator Jason Saine‘s discreet disappearance from mega-lobbying firm The Southern Group. We think we’ve found some more interesting pieces to this

#ncsen2026: The Name Game

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We already told you about the latest poll by Carolina Journal and Harper Polling. It’s another ugly one for Mike Whatley. And Carolina Journal absolutely DIGS Whatley !!! If you

(SIGH) Cooper by ELEVEN

Posted on May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I am even more convinced that the Raleigh GOP establishment has some kind of non-aggression pact with Roy Cooper. Cooper is a target-rich environment. But the party’s campaigns against him

Trump wants to do it. Why not the NCGOP in the NCGA?

Posted on May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 by Brant Clifton

President Trump is pushing the idea of a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax to provide some consumer relief during this tough time. (Anyone seen gas prices lately ???).

Marxist wing of Crybaby Caucus catches Virginia Foxx in a ‘nothing-burger’

Posted on May 14, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It’s good to see the crybabies going bi-partisan, or some might say multi-partisan. Until now, all we’ve seen from this bunch has been Phil Berger fans on and around Raleigh’s