Category: NCSEN26

When Mikey met Harvey

Posted on April 1, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I swear I could almost see this coming. The NCGOP – on behalf of the Whatley campaign – had been beating on Roy Cooper for attending a fundraiser where a

ANOTHER POLL: Cooper over Whatley — by fourteen ????

Posted on April 1, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Catawba College and YouGov have partnered on a survey of North Carolina voters about the 2026 vote. Here’s what they found: […] In the first test of the U.S. Senate

Another poll: Cooper –BY EIGHTEEN ????

Posted on March 30, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The run-up to this U.S. Senate race is starting to evoke comparisons to dropping a kitten into a fenced-in yard full of hungry pit-bulls. It’s just a matter of time

More polls: Roy Cooper STILL spanking Whatley

Posted on March 28, 2026March 28, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Same story, different day. Though, things are getting interesting. Today we have one left-leaning pollster showing the race tightening and one right-leaning poll showing the race much worse for Mike

Berger concedes. NC preps to receive a NEW “Senator Sam.”

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Phil Berger‘s team had filed all kinds of complaints. Recounts – that changed nothing — had already happened. Hearings were already scheduled for March 27 and April 6 to review

NCGOP’s MeToo dilemma: One problem gone. How many more to deal with?

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Differentiation is important in sales, marketing, and even politics. It’s the art of demonstrating what makes your offering so much more appealing than what the competition is offering. Why should

Dust in the wind? (Ooof. And you wonder why you’re struggling to consolidate the party base.)

Posted on March 15, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It seems failure is a career-builder for GOP campaign consultants in North Carolina. At least it has been for one particular handle-bar mustachioed Mitt Romney fanboy™. Since coming off his

Turning Point: BUDD as big a DUD as Tillis

Posted on March 15, 2026 by Brant Clifton

THAT is muy disappointing. You might remember Turning Point as the organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk. It’s done amazing work bringing young people into the MAGA / conservative

Whatley, Tillis, and Trump.

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Okay, let’s review. Unquestioning devotion to Donald Trump is the be-all, end-all for Republicans. (At least, that’s what we’ve been told.). Meanwhile, Trump-endorsed (2020) Thom Tillis has been raging against

Welcome to Whatley World: (Deja vu ALL OVER AGAIN?)

Posted on March 7, 2026March 10, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Well, the coronation of Michael Whatley is complete. There is still a long way to go for the unaccomplished schlub. (*Just ask Governor Mark Robinson about that.*) As a degreed