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Pitfalls for US when SOME folks won’t stay in their lanes

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Brant Clifton

There used to be a very serious rule-of-thumb in politics that one should STAY OUT of other people’s races unless they want other people meddling in THEIR races.  Unfortunately, way

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics, Richard Hudson
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Tillis: “Just call me a conservative.”

Posted on May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Actually, I’ve got a plethora of things I’d like to call him. (“Conservative” ain’t one of them.) CNN has handcuffed and crazy-glued themselves to Thom Tillis.  After all, they finally

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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The Affordability Game 2026

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I went grocery shopping yesterday.  I brought one hand-basket of stuff to the cashier.  Grand total: $157.47. (And this was not at a boutique store like Fresh Market, Harris-Teeter, Wegman’s

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics
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*The truth* comes roaring out of Tillis’s BIG, stupid mouth

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been trying to tell you people about this guy for the entire fifteen years this site has been up.  Now, you’re learning the hard, painful way. Excuse us, Laura.

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis, Thom Tillis

Are lefties starting to feel sorry for Mike Whatley?

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The current state of our US Senate race kind of reminds me of the last minutes of a sporting event that has turned into a massacre.  One team tends to

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, Michael Whatley, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics, Whatley
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Screw Waldo. Where’s Jason Saine?

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Super-sleuth Dan Kane did a good job unveiling former legislator Jason Saine‘s discreet disappearance from mega-lobbying firm The Southern Group. We think we’ve found some more interesting pieces to this

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campaign 2026, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics

The rise of Dockery, the fall of Robbins, and the ensuing fallout

Posted on May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We’ve already laid out the explosive details of the audit of The Town of Robbins money management nightmare. We’re hearing from sources within Robbins that the town manager and mayor

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Law & Order, Media, Moore County, Politics, The Pilot

#ncsen2026: The Name Game

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We already told you about the latest poll by Carolina Journal and Harper Polling.  It’s another ugly one for Mike Whatley.  And Carolina Journal absolutely DIGS Whatley !!! If you

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, Michael Whatley, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics, Whatley
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(*SIGH*) Cooper by ELEVEN

Posted on May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I am even more convinced that the Raleigh GOP establishment has some kind of non-aggression pact with Roy Cooper. Cooper is a target-rich environment. But the party’s campaigns against him

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, Michael Whatley, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics, Roy Cooper, Whatley
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Screw up Your Hometown. Violate the law. Get elected to higher office. (Rinse. Repeat.)

Posted on May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Sit back and relax while we regale you with the story of Cameron Dockery. Dockery finds himself a Moore County commissioner-elect thanks to the hard work of county commissioner Tom

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Media, Moore County, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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