The Daily Haymaker

A STRAW POLL ???

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Brant Clifton

The big news coming out of this weekend’s NCGOP state convention was President Trump’s endorsement of congressman Ted Budd’s 2022 US Senate campaign. A lot of establishment types were

Why are Jones St. GOPers spending $$$ like drunken sailors? (Better yet, why is Cooper working the Chick-fil-A drive-thru?)

Posted on June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 by Brant Clifton

These have been strange days indeed. Apparently our governor, Roy Cooper, has enough time on his hands to go work the drive-thru at a local Chick-fil-A. The

I guess this means Lara Trump isn’t jumping into the race.

Posted on June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 by Brant Clifton

President Donald Trump told a gathering of state Republican leaders in Greenville Saturday night that congressman Ted Budd needs to be North Carolina’s next US senator. The retirement of

‘Peaceful Protesters’ threatening Pasquotank deputies

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Andrew Brown’s shooting by sheriff’s deputies have put this small eastern North Carolina county in the spotlight. Democrats and their friends in the media and radical left have

Being pro-Trump (only when it’s ‘convenient’)

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Many Republican members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation are doing quite the balancing act while walking a tightrope: keeping the RINO establishment Trump-haters happy and writing checks while, at

NO JAIL for David Lewis?

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 by Brant Clifton

That’s what it looks like is going down: A longtime North Carolina state lawmaker should not receive active prison time for his guilty plea to charges involving his scheme

Paying people –with OUR MONEY — to get back to work

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by Brant Clifton

There have been stories about restaurants like McDonald’s offering CA$h if you come in and just interview. Chick-fil-A is reportedly offering nice signing bonuses for workers to get hired.

Why Ban Critical Race Theory from the schools? Just listen to Libby Carter.

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Moore County Board of Education member Libby Carter has apparently decided to go down with Ed Dennison on that sinking ship known as Critical Race Theory. The Congress is

Ed Dennison + Critical Race Theory: ALL over the map

Posted on May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Alleged Republican Ed Dennison, an incumbent on the Moore County Board of Education, is really mastering this politics stuff. During the current debate over the teaching of critical race

NC treasurer labels Aberdeen’s finances as “high risk”

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Brant Clifton

State treasurer Dale Folwell’s team maintains a UAL (unit assistance list) of counties and municipalities across the state evaluating each location’s financial standing. The most recent information is