#ncga: You KNOW you’re in trouble when …
… the legal fees and other costs expended to get you on the ballot are a bigger number than your campaign’s fundraising totals over two quarters. That appears to be
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#ncga: In SD-9, Peterson (D) outrai$ed incumbent Lee (R) in Q2
And the beat goes on … Former Wilmington mayor Harper Peterson is one of the Democrats’ marquee challengers in this cycle. This seat has bounced back and forth between the
Continue reading#ncga: In HD-51, Mathis (D) outrai$ing incumbent Sauls (R) for ALL of 2018
This Lee County-based district has bounced back and forth between Rs and Ds for the past few years. Will it happen again in 2018? According to the latest fundraising reports,
Continue reading#ncga: In HD-36, Democrat von Haefen has MORE Dollars than Nelson
For the second quarter of 2018, that is. One of Speaker Tim Moore’s top henchmen (who happens to chair the House Appropriations Committee) finds himself in a little bit of
Continue reading#ncga: In HD-52, Simon (D) outrai$ed Boles (R) in low-budget Q2 tussle
They appear to really be pinching pennies in this Moore County-based district. Republican incumbent Jamie Boles has been representing this district since 2008. He’s had no significant challenges
Continue reading#ncga: In SD-1, Phelps (D) outrai$ed Steinburg (R) in Q2
I’m starting to see a pattern here. Bill Cook (R) is stepping down from his admirable tenure representing district 1. The district on the ballot for November is more Democrat-friendly
Continue reading#ncga: In SD-25, Mills(D) outrai$ed incumbent McInnis (R) in Q2
It took a vicious slander campaign courtesy of Phil Berger and the boys to get him through the May primary. Tom McInnis might need even more of the same if he’s
Continue reading#ncga: Time for mandatory rabies testing?
I have some good friends residing in and around Charlotte. But I tell them often — your hometown is a LOST CAUSE. For starters, they’ve got a rioter and a
Continue readingRINO rage over DPI’s Johnson
I was a little lukewarm about Mark Johnson when I first met him during the 2016 primary campaign. But since he’s been in office, he’s done a bang-up job of
Continue reading#ncga: The Jones Street oligarchy
We get all kinds of blather about how The US Capitol and the General Assembly are “the people’s house” populated by “the people’s representatives.” Those terms are missing a few
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