Category: NC legislature

#ncga: Curtis, we hardly knew ya.

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Here’s the announcement from the Mecklenburg County GOP’s Facebook page: “The work he has done this past year” ???? Is she talking about his effort to recruit opponents against Republican

#ncga: MeckGOP chairman doubles down on dissing Hager, floats trial balloon about state Senate run

Posted on December 15, 2015December 15, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I am baffled as to how Curtis Watkins still has his post with the party. (But then again, Dallas Woodhouse is STILL employed by the NCGOP.) If you haven’t been

Rucho Roars at MeckGOP chairman

Posted on December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 by Brant Clifton

A dentist-turned-legislator sounds like he wants to perform a root canal on his county party chairman — without anesthetic. We told you last week about MeckGOP chairman Curtis Watkins trying

#ncpol: John Locke, neutered?

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I’ve had my suspicions about what HAS or HAS NOT been going on within the John Locke Foundation lately. The so-called hotbed of free market thought in North Carolina has

#ncpol: Patrick Milhous McCrory

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Brant Clifton

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

#ncga: The Big E

Posted on December 12, 2015December 12, 2015 by Brant Clifton

(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

#ncpol: Things that make you go HMMMMMM.

Posted on December 11, 2015December 11, 2015 by Brant Clifton

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

#ncpol: A scandal waiting to happen (Gov. Stanley Roper ???)

Posted on December 11, 2015December 11, 2015 by Brant Clifton

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

#ncga: Hager targets MeckGOP chairman

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

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

#ncga: Solar goons OWN MeckGOP?