N&O punks try to smear Republicans, rural voters ONE MORE TIME
This is how they got the name “drive-bys.” They show up at a story, cause a lot of chaos, and then speed away. Someone else is left to clean up
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Aaaaand NOW: A word from Dallas’s Grandpa …
The last time we saw him publicly, he was openly encouraging people to violate campaign finance law. He’s been locked away since then, but someone felt obligated to let him
Continue readingThe tale of the campaign report (NCGOP edition)
After scrutinizing Tuesday’s results, a lot of folks from Murphy to Manteo are left scratching their heads wondering “What in the hell did they spend their money on?” Well, let’s
Continue reading#ncpol: Grandpa’s election night was rough. How did Jim Womack do?
In the last battle for NCGOP chairman, we were bombarded with commentary about how Jim Womack can’t beat the Democrats and can’t raise money. This year, we found that
Continue reading#ncga: TWO MORE justices?
I am hearing from sources inside and outside the legislative building in Raleigh that the GOP super-majority will attempt to use its last days in power to ram through an
Continue readingAaaaand the surrender train keeps rolling on
In the 1970s. a perfect storm of libertarians, Christian conservatives, and conservative Democrats came together to shift the GOP from an afterthought to a force to be reckoned with in
Continue readingNC Dems take Tilli$$$’s old NC House seat
For the first time in at least sixteen years, the residents of North Carolina House district 98 in Mecklenburg County will be represented by a DEMOCRAT. Conservative champion — and
Continue readingAnd let the spin BEGIN …
The six-figure salaried frat boys at NCGOP HQ are already taking to social media to try and make lemonade out of Tuesday’s lemons: Let’s see. When Dallas The Boy Wonder
Continue readingA post-mortem on Tuesday. (Look, Ma. We’re goin’ backwards.)
For Republicans and conservatives across North Carolina, there was not a whole lot to cheer about Tuesday night. Our side got out-hustled, out-strategized, out-raised, out-marketed. *Out-EVERYTHINGED.* To satisfy the folks
Continue reading#ncga: The (NC House) $$$ chase thus far …
Whoever has the most money is not always the best indicator of who will come out on top when the smoke clears at the end of election day. Factors like
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