Category: Thom Tillis

#NCSEN: College is HARD.

Posted on March 20, 2014March 20, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’re helpful folks around here. When political types struggle, we like to step up and help them set things right. College names can be confusing. My alma mater, The George

#NCSEN : Thom Tillis and the Ghosts of Elections Past

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’ve done some extensive reporting on the speaker’s activities on Jones Street. Greg Brannon — one of speaker Thom’s opponents in the US Senate primary campaign — has raised ethical

#NCSEN: The shih-tzu shows his teeth

Posted on March 18, 2014March 18, 2014 by Brant Clifton

N&O executive editor John Drescher’s attack lapdog is upset that the mean ol’ baby doctor is “attacking” Mr. Invevitable in the GOP’s US Senate primary. The remnants of the Tar Heel

#NCSEN Tillis: US Chamber endorsement COMING SOON (amnesty bogeyman, too?)

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The heated issues of “comprehensive immigration reform” and amnesty have tripped up congresswoman Renee Ellmers and US Senate candidate Mark Harris. It appears NC House Speaker — and US Senate

#NCSEN PPP March poll shows serious Tillis drop, slight Brannon climb

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Brant Clifton

I am sure the latest polling from PPP is causing a lot of establishment heads to get scratched in bewilderment. State House speaker Thom Tillis is getting all the buzz

#NCSEN: The Thom Tillis Show, force-fed to you by the NCGOP establishment

Posted on March 7, 2014March 7, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The Lincoln County GOP is holding their annual Lincoln / Reagan dinner this weekend. Whatpiques my interest about the event is the web page promoting it. The page features a

#NCSEN: Scheduling an ad buy vs. PAYING for it

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Brant Clifton

I had a rather enlightening phone call with a friend who pulls down a hefty paycheck for his behind-the-scenes work in federal-level election campaigns. (To my knowledge, he is not

#NCSEN: A theory about that Tillis ad buy

Posted on March 7, 2014March 7, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The NC House speaker’s fan club is beside itself over the Tillis for Senate campaign’s $1 million ad buy. Mainstream media are touting the fact that the ad is biographical,

#NCSEN: The fat man is singing! (Richard Morgan thells on Thom.)

Posted on March 6, 2014March 6, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Moore County’s Richard Morgan has evolved into one of the most polarizing figures ever in North Carolina politics. Amazingly, during his time in the NC General Assembly, he was able

#NCGA I-77 Toll foe seeks to replace Tillis in NC House

Posted on March 5, 2014March 5, 2014 by Brant Clifton

House speaker Thom Tillis has been a leader in the effort to implement a HOT lane / tolling system on Interstate 77 in Mecklenburg County. One of the more outspoken