Category: NCGOP

The tears of a RINO

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Longtime Carolina basketball scribe Art Chansky has a piece up giving us all real insight into exactly what kind of weak sister Republicans get appointed to stuff by Jones

Raleigh-based conservative education advocacy group targets top aide to DPI’s Truitt

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Brant Clifton

The Education First Alliance of North Carolina (EFA) has filed an ethics complaint against NCDPI superintendent Catherine Truitt’s “legislative liaison” James Falkenbury. (Some may remember Falkenbury as

Cooper’s eviction moratorium canceled. First Stop? That big house on Blount Street.

Posted on June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Republicans control North Carolina’s Council of State. For months now, the GOP-controlled council and legislature have allowed Governor Cooper to roll all over (and basically ignore) them. This week,

Gambling exec lands on UNC Board of Trustees

Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Viva Las Vegas, baby: The UNC System Board of Governors has elected four new members to Carolina’s Board of Trustees. Robert “Rob” Bryan III ’93 of Charlotte, Dr.

Jones St. GOP engages in racial / gender bean-counting in UNC governance picks

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Brant Clifton

When you see press coverage about the new appointees to the UNC board of governors, you hear very little about ideas and philosophies and a whole lot more about

GOP lawmakers already jockeying for state House speaker job?

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Apparently, some Republicans in the state House are sensing an eminent vacancy in the Speaker’s office. Has Timmy got some big ambitions? (Like getting elected to something in DC?)

Senate appropriations package gives treasurer Folwell visions of The Olympics

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Well, it’s clear somebody in a high place in Raleigh has been watching The Olympic Trials: “Like Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, they not only showed courage in attacking these

Budd nails down Trump blessing. McCrory gets ‘Tricky Dick’ Burr.

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Brant Clifton

The two guys NO ONE SANE would want anywhere near their campaign have joined forces for North Carolina’s 2022 US Senate race: Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) is backing

Trump appears to be a ‘Yuuuuuuuuuge’ factor in 2022 US Senate race

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Meeting Street Insights has released a poll showing that — when people learn President Trump has endorsed Ted Budd — support for Budd grows while the two other major

NC House members raise concerns about integrity of state’s voting machines

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Back in May, we posted a piece about whether the machines used in North Carolina polling places were equipped with modems, thereby facilitating potential remote online tampering. State board