Category: NCGOP

Meet Dan Forest

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

Throughout our state’s history, lieutenant governors have put their own personal touch on a job with a limited scope of powers. Dan Forest, one of the two GOP candidates for

Campaign 2012: Unleash the lawyers!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Well, as predicted — Pat McCrory’s threat to sue over a Democrat ad against him has kept said ad in the news for ANOTHER day. Now, the Democrats are

Memo to McCrory: Forget the whining and the suing. Start punching back.

Posted on May 24, 2012May 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Nobody likes whining — whether it’s coming from a child or a gubernatorial frontrunner. It’s only May, and the Pat McCrory campaign is already threatening lawsuits against Democrats and the

Did the GOP learn ANYTHING from 2008? 2010?

Posted on May 23, 2012May 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

“Give me something to believe in …” — Poison We’re already getting a preview of November. The Democrats are already talking about “killing” Mitt Romney and “eviscerating” Pat McCrory.

Outer Banks Tea Party fight with NCGOP establishment heating up

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

The epicenter of the fight between the conservative grassroots and the Raleigh establishment is in The Outer Banks’ House District 6. A July 17 GOP

Eastern NC Tea Partiers hunting RINOs, slapping Morgan & NCGOP

Posted on May 20, 2012May 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Over on The Outer Banks, we’ve got YET another case of NCGOP trying to force one of their handpicked cronies down the throats of voters. Truth

GOP Candidate unloads on NCGOP’s heavy-handed approach to 2012 GOP primaries

Posted on May 19, 2012May 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Former state senator Fern Shubert has never been one to mince words. She came in a close third place in the May 8th GOP primary for

“Tom-with-an-H” is all alone on this one

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Drip-drip-drip. The sordid details surrounding Speaker Thom’s staff are treating Raleigh Republicans to the worst kind of Chinese water torture. They took power in 2010 promising a different environment than