Category: Congress

EXCLUSIVE: The McCrae Dowless interview.

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

The man at the center of the political theatrics surrounding the Ninth Congressional District race had a few things to tell us. Some of it — we’ve heard already.

NC-03: The doctor is IN! (And there’s a crowd building in the waiting room.)

Posted on February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s probably good to remind the Raleigh drivebys that there is something else to do out there besides stomp on Mark Harris and stalk McCrae Dowless. There is ANOTHER open

Your authoritarian streak is showing.

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The ideology that claims to be the champion of personal freedom sure is taking a hard-nosed stance against things they don’t like. Say something that offends one of the

Another double-dipper at NCGOP?

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Catherine Whiteford has worked for the NCGOP and proclaimed it needs to be “more open to progressives.” She got her brains beat out electorally, running for NC House in

Teflon Kim

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The third luckiest person upon the conclusion of the state elections hearings this week — behind Dan McCready and Dallas Woodhouse — is state elections supervisor Kim Strach. The

We REALLY need the feds in here.

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Some things we’ve learned this week: A criminally-minded political establishment in our state that spans both political parties can subvert the will of the people and GET AWAY WITH

NC-09: Shameful driveby scumbags and the money-bleeding outlets that employ them

Posted on February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Journalism, like politics, has always been dominated by lying and scalawag-ery. I saw it as a driveby 20-plus years ago. I’d come home from work, turn on the news,

NC-09: New Robeson elections board chairman donated repeatedly to McCready in 2017, 2018

Posted on February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Roy Cooper can’t always be counted on to do the ethical thing. (See The Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Josh Malcolm as examples.) His choice for Robeson County board

Dallas Woodhouse, the “gift” that keeps on giving

Posted on February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It was awfully sweet for those darlings over at McClatchy to illustrate yesterday’s proceedings at the state bar with a pic of Mark Harris bawling his eyes out. The

NC-09: Fun with headlines re: The Kangaroo Court

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It appears Kim Strach is still stunned and surprised at what all has been happening at the state agency she reportedly runs. But, I digress. Readers of The N&O