Category: Congress

Shaking down legislators, NCGA lobbyists to save ol’ Thom?

Posted on June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Once again, we’ve got mail. Lunch on a Monday in Raleigh with lil’ Timmy, fossilized Leo, and Phil Berger’s beard stubble. *Golly, gee. Clear my calendar.* Garland

NC-03: Dr. Joan and the tell-tale (deleted) tweet

Posted on June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Joan Perry and Greg Murphy, the two GOP combatants for the Third Congressional District, got together for a rather contentious chat at Pitt Community College last night.

NC-03: House Freedom Caucus steps up to defend Murphy

Posted on June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The House Freedom Fund, the political wing of the Mark Meadows-chaired House Freedom Caucus, has returned fire via a mass e-mail at the group that earlier launched an attack

NC-03: DC ‘dark money’ group releases Murphy-bashing ad that plays fast and loose with the truth

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Politics is a contact sport. And one of the biggest players in the effort to bring gender quotas to the Republican Party is taking the gloves off in the

NC-03: NY Rino-ette, Joan Perry’s BFF in DC, pushes ‘lady parts’ over principles and ideology

Posted on June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The drive-by media looooooooves congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY). She’s the youngest member of the House, and votes a lot like a Democrat. The national Republicans have bought into the

NC-09: Oh, look. ANOTHER POLL.

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Brant Clifton

This one is from a group called Atlantic Media & Research: Atlantic Media & Research completed 358 surveys of registered voters who said their chances of voting in

Big names, Big money lining up behind Garland Tucker

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The GOP challenger to Thom Tillis has a fundraiser coming up in Raleigh on June 5. Tickets run from $125 to $5600. Take a look at some

NC-09: Dan McCready. solar panels. Red China. ‘national security threat.’

Posted on May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It looks like G.I. Ginger and his solar panels might be playing with fire on this one: A Democratic Congressional candidate trying to win a seat in September’s

Veterans or campaign cash? Tillis chooses $$$.

Posted on May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 by Brant Clifton

In 2014, the Tillis campaign for US Senate smacked Kay Hagan around for skipping an important hearing for a campaign fundraiser. In 2020, it appears ol’ Thom and his

NC-09: Oh, look. A poll …

Posted on May 26, 2019May 26, 2019 by Brant Clifton

These things just seem to pop up out of nowhere: A new poll released this week shows the Republican candidate for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District special election with