#NCSEN BFFs: Thom Tillis + Karl Rove
It’s becoming more and more clear that House speaker Thom Tillis is throwing himself into the loving embrace of the DC Republican establishment. He’s already signed on with campaign consultant
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Pittenger aide: Senator Ted Cruz is “a joke” with “empty words” and “shallow promises”
Erin Karriker professes to be quite a good Republican. He was active with the UNCC College Republicans. According to his LinkedIn profile, he was an operative with Robert
Continue readingRaleigh radio’s Roche setting his sights on Renee Ellmers?
It appears that Raleigh-based radio talk show host Frank Roche will be jumping into the 2014 Second Congressional District GOP primary. The district is currently represented by
Continue readingMealy-Mouth 101: Class Is In Session
Today, the most dangerous place to be was between a US House Republican and a member of the news media.The GOP-dominated House passed a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the
Continue readingThe folly of the political listening tour
Hillary Clinton made the political listening tour a “trendy” thing in 1999 — the run up to her 2000 US Senate campaign — and 2007 — prior to her 2008
Continue readingVirginia Foxx? “Brainwashed.” Richard Burr? Still “dumb.” Ellmers? Whatever John & Eric Want
Just like Bono & U2 — I still haven’t found what I’m looking for. An elected conservative leader from North Carolina, that is. I’ve been getting whiplash keeping track of
Continue readingSenate 2014: Has Burr signed on to Theam Tillis?
Boy, this establishment crowd is starting to make us look quite prescient. Speaker senator (spenator?) Thom Tillis has hired consultant Paul Shumaker to run his campaign for the 2014
Continue readingMark Harris: Is He A Todd Akin-in-the-makin’ ?
By now, politics-watchers are well familiar with the story of Todd Akin, the GOP challenger to Missouri senator Claire McCaskill (D) in 2012. Akin was a solidly conservative member of
Continue readingUS Senate 2014: Robin Hayes comes to Jesus
Well. It looks like all of our “speculation” and “drive-by reporting” is starting to pan out. After our reporting came out, the AP confirmed that — as we said —
Continue readingDown to crunch time for defunding ObamaCare, saving our country
Moore County-based insurer First Carolina Care has announced that it’s pulling its application to join the ObamaCare health insurance exchanges. The company’s president cites the uncertainty over the law’s impact
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