Category: NCSEN26

Breaking: Cooper by a DOZEN. (But, hey, Thune’s coming.)

Posted on September 30, 2026 by Brant Clifton

National polling firm Big Data Poll has taken a look at our Senate race and found Roy Cooper with a twelve point lead. That makes FIVE of the last eight

Just what we need. In crunch-time. John Thune.

Posted on September 30, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I shared this invite with a friend of mine who plays in campaign politics in DC and NC. Here was their take: “I don’t think Helen Keller was ever as

Donald WHO ???

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

The drive-bys are gleeful about the upcoming election. Things look rough for Republicans nationally and statewide. But the drive-bys want to make sure you *understand* that any excessive losses are

Even Therrible Thom wants to ditch Whatley

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

Tillis and his wife were instrumental in elevating Michael Whatley to prominence within the North Carolina Republican Party. That’s what makes it really surprising to see items like THIS floating

Whatley lashes out at Carolina Journal and its pollster

Posted on September 26, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It’s funny to observe a GOP establishment candidate lashing out at a long-time defender of the GOP establishment. But that’s what we have with Mike Whatley’s recent face-to-face attack

The Streak, Mike Whatley, ‘The Mustache’, Ted Budd aaaaaand the $$$$

Posted on September 23, 2026 by Brant Clifton

According to Real Clear Politics, Roy Cooper (D) is 29-0 in publicly-released polls on his race for the US Senate against Mike Whatley (R). And there are still about six

DC GOP slashing ad $$$ for NC’s US Senate race

Posted on September 21, 2026 by Brant Clifton

This report comes right out of our nation’s capital: A key Republican super PAC has removed $6.5 million in ad reservations from North Carolina’s Senate race for the month of

New poll: Cooper by FIVE

Posted on September 19, 2026September 19, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Roy’s undefeated streak in polling on this race lives on. The closest the polls have had this clash was a tie back in July 2025. A group out of Georgia

Fifteen points ???? (Holy %$@& !!!)

Posted on September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Mark Robinson lost the 2024 gubernatorial race by 14.6 percentage points. Harper Polling just released a poll on the 2026 US Senate race — paid for by the chronic NCGOP

It’s STILL the economy, stupid.

Posted on September 15, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We decided it was time to take a break from *Sex Offender poker* and do a deep dive into the important issues in the US Senate race. Real Clear Politics