#ncpol: Patrick Milhous McCrory
A tendency to use the government bureaucracy to snoop on and intimidate perceived opponents. An enemy’s list. Screaming fits at press aides regarding his coverage. Campaigning as a conservative, but
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#ncga: The Big E
(No, not him.) We’re talking about ethics. A topic the majority in the lower chamber on Jones Street appears to need a refresher on. Wait. They GOT one in caucus
Continue reading#ncpol: Things that make you go HMMMMMM.
The state board has unveiled a neat new search feature that allows you to browse campaign filings by TYPE. The search engine allows you to go through all kinds of
Continue reading#ncpol: A scandal waiting to happen (Gov. Stanley Roper ???)
Come and knock on our door… (Come and knock on our door) We’ve been waiting for you…. (We’ve been waiting for you) … ________________________________________ Many of you are likely familiar
Continue reading#ncga: Hager targets MeckGOP chairman
It appears Curtis Watkins brought a knife to a gunfight. ( Mike Hager appears to be packin’ heat.) The majority leader has responded to Watkins’s tactics via an email to colleagues
Continue reading#ncga: Solar goons OWN MeckGOP?
The professional and political connections of Mecklenburg County GOP chairman Curtis Watkins are making this election season more and more interesting. We’ve learned that Watkins has been busted trying to
Continue reading#ncga: SOLAR goons going after Hager?
We broke the story about Mecklenburg GOP chairman Curtis Watkins trying to recruit a primary opponent for House Majority Leader Mike Hager(R). It turns out that — beyond being an
Continue reading#ncga: Meck GOP chairman gunning for Mike Hager
Somebody call Ripley’s. Believe this or not. My sources are telling me Mecklenburg County GOP chairman Curtis Watkins has spent the day calling all over House majority leader Mike
Continue reading#ncga: Living rent-free. (And loopholes, man. LOOPHOLES.)
Yesterday’s meeting of the House Republican Caucus only confirmed what I realized months ago: This site is living rent-free in the heads of a lot of the powers-that-be on Jones
Continue reading#ncpol: A primary for Pat
He was never a go-along get-along kind of guy. He frequently called out colleagues — Republican and Democrat — when he saw them doing what he perceived was unethical, wrong,
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