#NCSEN BFFs: Thom Tillis + Karl Rove
It’s becoming more and more clear that House speaker Thom Tillis is throwing himself into the loving embrace of the DC Republican establishment. He’s already signed on with campaign consultant
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Pittenger aide: Senator Ted Cruz is “a joke” with “empty words” and “shallow promises”
Erin Karriker professes to be quite a good Republican. He was active with the UNCC College Republicans. According to his LinkedIn profile, he was an operative with Robert
Continue readingRaleigh radio’s Roche setting his sights on Renee Ellmers?
It appears that Raleigh-based radio talk show host Frank Roche will be jumping into the 2014 Second Congressional District GOP primary. The district is currently represented by
Continue readingMealy-Mouth 101: Class Is In Session
Today, the most dangerous place to be was between a US House Republican and a member of the news media.The GOP-dominated House passed a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the
Continue readingUnemployment down? THAT’S “terrible.”
Our local thrice twice-weekly Nobel Prize-nominated local paper never ceases to amaze me. Today, they hit us with this headline: Analyst: NC jobs report ‘terrible.’ But then,
Continue readingThe folly of the political listening tour
Hillary Clinton made the political listening tour a “trendy” thing in 1999 — the run up to her 2000 US Senate campaign — and 2007 — prior to her 2008
Continue readingGOPers seeking US Senate nod making personnel moves
House speaker Thom Tillis has added Kim Canady to his campaign team. Until recently, Canady was the NCGOP’s political director who played a leading role in intra-party controversies in Craven,
Continue readingVirginia Foxx? “Brainwashed.” Richard Burr? Still “dumb.” Ellmers? Whatever John & Eric Want
Just like Bono & U2 — I still haven’t found what I’m looking for. An elected conservative leader from North Carolina, that is. I’ve been getting whiplash keeping track of
Continue readingCounting is HARD.
McClatchy-Raleigh treated us to this fair & balanced headline today: Protestors cry shame on NC’s hands-off policy on new health law. I see there are no quotes around any
Continue readingRandolph County book ban brouhaha sheds light on leftist indoctrination in public education
McClatchy and their comrades are up in arms about the Randolph County school board daring to exert some sort of local control over public education. Heck. Even Russian TV and
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