Category: NCGOP

ONE MORE WEEK: Runoff election day is July 17th (Time for endorsements.)

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Runoffs for a wide range of offices are on the ballot for the July 17th runoff. Have you voted? Will you be around on July 17th? Early voting began

NC Campaign 2012: An alliance between libertarians and Tea Partiers for November could be mutually beneficial

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Brant Clifton

2010 was a great year for fans of limited government. A lot of candidates preaching the virtues of government were swept into office at the state and federal levels. Since

Frustrated with Renee Ellmers? Well, you do have options in November.

Posted on July 7, 2012July 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In May, U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC02) had a rather underwhelming primary victory against three relatively unknown (and poorly funded) challengers. She lost Randolph County, and had a

Civitas poll should set off alarm bells for NCGOP, McCrory campaign

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The latest poll by North Carolina’s Civitas Institute shows Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton (D) trailing GOP candidate, and former Charlotte mayor, Pat McCrory (R)

From the ‘It Needed to Be Said’ Department, Jones Street division …

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Well, the honorables on Jones Street hashed it out over global warming this week, and the arrogance and elitism of the granolas — still smarting from their banishment to

They came. They saw. They overrode.

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Low-level staffers in the governor’s office are likely scrambling today to ID the truck that ran over their boss lady — THREE TIMES — this week.

ObamaCare & Pat McCrory: crickets and deafening silence (Here, have another fundraising letter.)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Brant Clifton

GOP governors across the nation are standing firm against ObamaCare in the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling — pledging not to implement it or enforce it at the

More on AFP & Renee

Posted on July 2, 2012July 2, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Apparently, some well-connected readers of this site voiced their displeasure to Americans For Prosperity’s North Carolina state chapter for their embrace of congresswoman Marie Antoinette Ellmers.™ AFP-NC had a big

John Locke, AFP, and NCGOP: Devaluing conservatism in North Carolina

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

There are an awful lot of people who make the mistake of equating being “Republican” with being “conservative.” Look at our alleged conservative majority in the North

OMG. (Is “she” STILL here???)

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Lame Duck Bev — who polls show is THE MOST unpopular governor in these here United States — is trying HARD to prove she’s still relevant. She thought she