Category: campaign 2026

STILL meddling in party primaries …

Posted on February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 by Brant Clifton

If you thought the arm-twisting, threats and outright lying to prop up Mike Whatley in the US Senate primary was bad, get a load of what’s going on with the

Only ONE NCGOPer in Congress stands up for voter ID. (Only ONE.)

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Brant Clifton

For some reason, Republicans in official Washington are running away from voter ID like it’s the plague. The so-called SAVE Act, which federalizes the concept of ID and proof of

US Senate candidate disqualified

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Unfortunately, it wasn’t Mike Whatley. We told you earlier about Margot Dupre — a registered voter in Florida who has run for federal office in Colorado AND Idaho since

GOP’s Byrne earns trifecta of endorsements in Court of Appeals race from state’s ‘BIG THREE’ police groups

Posted on February 1, 2026February 1, 2026 by Brant Clifton

There will only be ONE statewide judicial race for Republicans on the March primary ballot. That will be a GOP primary between Matt Smith and Michael Byrne for the NC

US Senate candidate Don Brown (R) launches statewide ad blitz

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It’s officially crunch-time for candidates in the March primaries. Absentee ballots have been out there for about a month. We’re two weeks away from the launch of early voting. And

Roy Cooper stomping Mike Whatley’s guts out in the polls AND in fundraising

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The November US Senate race really has the potential to be frustratingly ugly for those of on the frustrated right. The state party and RNC grifters and jagoffs have been

The Laurie Story: Lyin’ Laurie ??? (So says The Sheriff.)

Posted on January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The North Carolina Federation of Republican Women hosted a forum Friday night for the GOP candidates in the First Congressional District race. Due to the anticipated bad weather, the event

2026: The year of the state-hopping candidate

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We’ve already told you about Margot Dupre (Idaho, Colorado, Florida and North Carolina) in the US Senate race. If you recall, she listed her home address as a Charlotte PO

Growing pains, internal strife roiling Republicans in NC’s new First Congressional District

Posted on January 27, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We were understandably intrigued when the following was shared with us: (For those who don’t know, *Browny* is Dare County Republican Party chairman Browny Douglas.) We have a lot of

Six years until BIG decisions needed on social security. (But not one word in NC’s 2026 US Senate race.)

Posted on January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We’ve all been told that social security is slated for a major do-or-die episode around 2032. We’re electing a new US senator here in 2026 who will likely serve us