Category: Congress

Shubert: Pittenger misrepresents her role in controversial land deal

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

A real estate deal in western North Carolina has residents up in arms and has become a major issue in the GOP runoff for the state’s Ninth

DC GOP establishment steps up again for Hudson in NC-08

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

‘Another conservative group throws cash at N.C. congressional runoff’ is the headline on the item in Under The Dome. They’re talking about DC establishment golden boy and GOP congressional

NC Campaign 2012: An alliance between libertarians and Tea Partiers for November could be mutually beneficial

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Brant Clifton

2010 was a great year for fans of limited government. A lot of candidates preaching the virtues of government were swept into office at the state and federal levels. Since

2nd district Democrat Wilkins gets some national publicity, raises some eyebrows

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Steve Wilkins, a Moore County Democrat seeking to replace Renee Ellmers in Congress this year, was featured in a June Time magazine column. In the article, Wilkins made

Frustrated with Renee Ellmers? Well, you do have options in November.

Posted on July 7, 2012July 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In May, U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC02) had a rather underwhelming primary victory against three relatively unknown (and poorly funded) challengers. She lost Randolph County, and had a

11th district’s Hayden Rogers (D) FOR and AGAINST ObamaCare

Posted on July 4, 2012July 4, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In 2004, Democrat presidential nominee John F. Kerry told us he was FOR the war on terror BEFORE he was against it. Got that? Good. In 2012, 11th

Huckabee endorsement of Hudson in NC-08 part of larger spat between Huckabee and The Club for Growth

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The News & Observer did a great job today taking dictation — dutifully transcribing a release from Republican Richard Hudson’s congressional campaign office. Hudson and Scott Keadle face

More on AFP & Renee

Posted on July 2, 2012July 2, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Apparently, some well-connected readers of this site voiced their displeasure to Americans For Prosperity’s North Carolina state chapter for their embrace of congresswoman Marie Antoinette Ellmers.™ AFP-NC had a big

John Locke, AFP, and NCGOP: Devaluing conservatism in North Carolina

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

There are an awful lot of people who make the mistake of equating being “Republican” with being “conservative.” Look at our alleged conservative majority in the North

The fallout from today’s ObamaCare ruling at The Supreme Court

Posted on June 28, 2012June 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

So, despite what Barack Hussein Obama & co. told us, ObamaCare was found to be basically a big ol’ tax increase. The imbeciles in the mainstream media are talking about