Category: NCSEN26

Cooper stomping Whatley in the polls AND the money race

Posted on April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Oh, the hits just keep coming. Now that it’s becoming clearer that we’re going to get senator Roy Cooper shoved down our throats, the finger-pointing has begun. Thom Tillis is

Hurricane Thom keeps blowing a lot of hot air

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I’m old enough to remember all of these establishment types telling those of us on the right how we needed to bite our tongues, swallow our pride, and be good

Another new poll: Cooper over Whatley by EIGHT

Posted on April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The Cook Political Report, a publication that Washington folks pay close attention to, has officially changed the North Carolina US Senate race from “A Toss-Up” to “Leans Democrat.” Speaking of

More polling: Quantus, Elon and The $71 MILLION cure?

Posted on April 6, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Quantus Insights has released their polling on the North Carolina US Senate race. Their take – based on likely voters with a 3.5 % margin of error – has Roy

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