#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
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Aaaaand 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
Continue readingAdvice for Tuesday …
We’ve been bombarded with questions from folks seeking recommendations about who to vote for on Tuesday. Here’s the sample ballot from my neck of the woods. It features local races
Continue readingDemocrats filling NC Senate GOP campaign coffers
He was one of the key money men behind a PAC that helped knock off a conservative legislator and facilitate a leftist takeover of Lee County a few years ago.
Continue readingKey figure in Easley scandals cuts big check to NC Senate GOPers
A name that popped up a lot amid reporting on scandals surrounding then-governor Mike Easley is now popping up on a state Republican campaign report. There was the issue of
Continue readingNC PolicyWatch tries to burn Folwell over Cowell’s sleight-of-hand
Chris Fitzsimon’s comedy team never passes up an opportunity to spit the word ‘BIGOT’ at a conservative. This time, the lucky recipient of Team Chris’s golden spittle is state treasurer
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