Category: NCGOP

#ncga: Tiny Tim roars back

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It appears that state Rep. Justin Burr’s public broadside struck a nerve with House speaker Tim Moore: Moore said in a phone interview he plans to seek the speakership for

#ncpol: A MAJOR campaign announcement.

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Brant Clifton

<Monster truck show announcer voice> This Friday. 5 PM. Concord, NC. The Hampton Inn. (Be there.) </Monster truck show announcer voice.> The good folks at The Cabarrus Conservative Alliance are

#ncga: Um, tell us how you REALLY feel.

Posted on December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 by Brant Clifton

For a while, I’ve been hearing that state Rep. Justin Burr has been learning a painful lesson: In politics, people will lie to you and stab you in the back.

#ncga: Compliance. (Not so hard after all.)

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It is A-mazing how a little embarrassing publicity can cause a pol to straighten up and fly right. We told you earlier about state Rep. John Torbett neglecting to file

#ncga: Ready, contestants? It’s once again time to play the SCRUTINY game !

Posted on December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It’s great to see the drive-bys finally get into the game — following our lead on this whole questionable-campaign-spending thing. The N&O’s editorial page even got all huffy and puffy

#ncpol: So much Binkering. So little time.

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I see that WRAL has Mark Binker — reportedly the son of WJM’s Ted Baxter — on the, um, “fact-checking” beat. That’s a travesty akin to letting Charles Manson baby-sit

#ncpol: Like Elvis, John Hood is EVERYWHERE

Posted on November 30, 2015November 30, 2015 by Brant Clifton

When I look out into your eyes out there, When I look out into your faces, You know what I see? I see a little bit of Elvis In each

#ncga: A DOOZY of a GOP primary out west in HD 115

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Democrat John Ager is expected to pursue a second term in this western North Carolina mountain district. He was one of the few bright spots for Democrats in 2014 —

#nc-02: A SEVEN-WAY GOP primary?

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Well, the Second District GOP primary race for 2016 is getting to be quite a crowded affair. We’ve all known incumbent Renee Ellmers was running for reelection. We’ve known about

#ncpol: The Four T’s of 2016