Category: NC State Government

Of course there is ‘Mo’ to the story

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Brant Clifton

If you would have told me a year ago that the race for DPI superintendent would be the roughest, nastiest in-state campaign for 2024, I might have laughed at you.

Even MORE federal subpoenas touching the Raleigh crowd?

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Back in August we heard about subpoenas being issued to UNCW regarding dealings with former judge and current GOP operative Marion Warren. Now, things appear to be shifting northward:

Balanced Nutrition: Where it all currently stands

Posted on October 12, 2024October 12, 2024 by Brant Clifton

We’ve been talking about Mark Robinson, Yolanda Hill, and Balanced Nutrition for a long, long time. The story includes the strong possibility of mishandling large sums of tax dollars. The

Sued! (Dan Bishop files defamation complaint against pretty-boy opponent in AG race)

Posted on October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 by Brant Clifton

This lawyering up and filing stuff is spreading like wildfire across the state’s political scene. The governor’s race has seen some of it lately. Now, it appears we’re going to

Tubby Timmy to Treasurer Folwell: “You’re a socialist!”

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Establishment Republicans really appear to have a bee in their collective bonnet over retiring state treasurer — and fellow Republican – Dale Folwell. *Chapel Hill Republican* Bradford Blaise Briner IV

DEM strategist: NC GOV polls not telling the race’s true story

Posted on October 6, 2024October 6, 2024 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina political junkies may be familiar with Brad Crone. He’s a regular talking-head for a lot of state-level political TV coverage. Crone has been in the game for a

Seriously, now. WHO is “too extreme for North Carolina”?

Posted on October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Something called “North Carolina Families First” (NCFF) is firing off mailers to state voters from Murphy to Manteo lumping the GOP’s Department of Public Instruction candidate Michele Morrow together with

Campaign 2024: Words trump Deeds

Posted on September 29, 2024September 29, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Which do you take more seriously: what someone says or what someone does? Our lazy Raleigh-based drive-by media has clearly cast their votes for words. *It’s soooooo much easier to

The roar of the RINOs

Posted on September 28, 2024September 28, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Don’t you love it when people who love the (R) but hate the issue positions that come with it get all this face time in the drive-by media to tell

Yolanda deployed to try and right the Robinson ship

Posted on September 26, 2024September 26, 2024 by Brant Clifton

It’s an interesting ploy. Not the first time seasoned politicos have seen it, though. A troubled male politician inserts his wife at the campaign’s center stage to attempt to smooth