Category: NCGOP

You want ’em. We got ’em. POLLS !!!!!!!!!!

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Public Policy Polling has put out their latest numbers on the statewide races in North Carolina. In the governor’s race, their numbers are tracking pretty close to what Rasmussen Reports

Poll numbers for NC GOV: McCrory continues slide, Dalton climbs

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Things are really tightening up in the race for North Carolina governor. Pat McCrory, the former mayor of Charlotte and a renowned moderate, is the GOP standard bearer against

Campaign 2012: The great tax backfire in NC GOV race

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I swear I saw this coming. The Pat McCrory campaign, NCGOP and national GOP all jumped on a WECT TV interview where Democrat nominee Walter Dalton would

Analyzing the Civitas polling for NC GOV

Posted on July 26, 2012July 26, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The right-leaning Civitas Insitute dropped a poll this week showing Pat McCrory (R) leading Walter Dalton (D) by 47% to 37%, with Libertarian Barbara Howe polling at

Is THIS what we’re going with? Really?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It seems the NCGOP and the McCrory campaign are going after Walter Dalton on the tax issue. The GOP campaign is taking the Lt. Governor to task for his

Campaign 2012: The cost of doing business in North Carolina

Posted on July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The N&O’s senior stenographer, Rob Christensen, has a piece in today’s paper about how North Carolina’s business climate is playing a role in this year’s governor’s

McCrory “pleased” with Thom Tillis

Posted on July 21, 2012July 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Yep. You read that right. The Charlotte Observer has the details: The response by House Speaker Thom Tillis to the indictment of a fellow Republican

L’affaire LaRoque exposing chinks in Thom T’s armor?

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Talk about closing the barn door after the horses have escaped. It’s being reported now that state House speaker Thom Tillis is recommending that his federally-indicted House

Richard Morgan &Thom Tillis ally Stephen Laroque INDICTED

Posted on July 17, 2012July 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

State Rep. Stephen Laroque (R-Kinston) has been dogged by bad publicity about his private business dealings for a year. He barely lost his primary race in May. NOW, he’s been

Facebook debate on primary meddling pits blogger vs. Thom Tillis

Posted on July 16, 2012July 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

What started out as a simple get-out-the-vote message on Facebook from state House speaker Thom Tillis turned into a no-holds barred debate on the merits of the Raleigh