Category: NCGOP

Geeeeeezzzz. Is this guy STILL here?

Posted on September 8, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It takes a special brand of jackass to give their formal notice at work, and then hang around and antagonize the boss, customers and co-workers throughout the duration of said

Roy Cooper: The next Bill Clinton? (or John Edwards ???)

Posted on September 6, 2026September 7, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The current state of our US Senate race has national figures in both party establishments swooning over Roy Cooper. He’s projecting a “moderate” image, we’re told. He’s a southerner, we’re

Once again, state government smacks down Dockery, Town of Robbins

Posted on September 5, 2026September 5, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It’s been a few months since we learned of the state audit which determined the Town of Robbins and its mayor Cameron Dockery failed over multiple consecutive years to perform

Hey, it could be worse. (Um, couldn’t it?)

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It all started with a Thom Tillis vendetta. Now it appears to be ending with some crying in the Harris-Teeter and a public shaming on the House floor. It all

NC’s US Senate race 2026: One big woke, green mess?

Posted on September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Our ticket-topper in November is starting to look like a real lose-lose situation. You think you found a reason to not vote for one of the two major party candidates.

Buckhout, BUSTED.

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Thanks to the online gambling craze sweeping the country, sites like Kalshi are now an integral part of our culture. Kalshi goes out of its way to claim it is

Even MORE Whatley lobbying activity ($$$$) disclosed

Posted on August 30, 2026August 30, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Let’s see. We’ve heard about Mike’s big payday from the national Republican Party. We’ve heard about the lobbying firm HBW Resources he co-founded. But we’ve recently learned of yet

RNC paid Michael Whatley more than ONE MILLION DOLLARS

Posted on August 30, 2026 by Brant Clifton

On February 28, 2022, Michael Whatley was named general counsel of the Republican National Committee. (I guess it didn’t matter that he wasn’t licensed to practice law at the time.)

Drive-bys lament possible debate-less Senate race

Posted on August 30, 2026August 30, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I am not a big fan of candidate debates in major statewide or national races. The rules for such events tend to be so watered-down that we, the viewers and

View from DC: Candidate quality problem has a name. (Its name is Mike Whatley.)

Posted on August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The Washington Examiner is a respectable alternative inside-the-beltway to the ghastly Washington Post. It gives limited-government folks a healthier option for news about the goings-on in our nation’s capital. The