The Daily Haymaker

Why is DC “dark” money sooooo interested in NC state court races?

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Brant Clifton

The 2022 races for state court of appeals and state Supreme Court are drawing in record sums of out-of-state (mostly DC area) money for a three-member slate of NC GOP

Who to vote FOR: statewide edition

Posted on May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Here is a list of candidates we think (AS OF NOW) deserve your vote. Things CAN change. Early voting is underway, but there is still plenty of time until

Tillis: “We need MORE Mexicans. My yard is a mess!’

Posted on May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 by Brant Clifton

*JUUUUUUST what we asked for.* Thom Tillis — who gives poop a run for its money in the organic fertilizer market — is teaming up with Texas senator John

Moore Campaign ’22: “You’re in danger? Sorry. You’ll have to come back tomorrow.”

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Brant Clifton

We’ve all heard the anecdotes — and, yes, JOKES — about government workers not WORKING very hard. We thought we heard it all until we heard about the Moore County

Campaign ’22: Sample Ballot Monkey Business in Moore County?

Posted on May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Taking credit for someone else’s work in school is a critical misstep that can. be hazardous to your path to graduation. It’s frowned upon in business, and can lead to

Charlotte event this weekend tackles America’s “woke” education system

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Education First Alliance (EFA) and Citizens for Renewing America (CRA) will host its annual Make Education Great Again (MEGA) Conference in Charlotte on April 30th for parents, activists, school board

Moore County campaign ’22: Two bad audits from state auditor’s office beget even more from state courts office

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Brant Clifton

We told you earlier about the hot mess expanding from Pinehurst to Carthage: […] Well, we’ve found two audits from state auditor Beth Wood — from 2011 and from

A hostile takeover of our state’s judiciary

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Brant Clifton

News of takeovers is all over the place. There’s ol’ Vlad in The Ukraine and Elon Musk and Twitter, among others. It’s beginning to look like the special

Pat McCrory’s “crappy” campaign

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Brant Clifton

So. It’s ALL come down to this. Poo-poo. Number Two. Pinched loaves. From the mind of campaign savant Paul Shumaker comes a television ad decrying silliness and perceived untruths

Greg Murphy vs. Onslow Co. GOP: The tale of the email

Posted on April 18, 2022April 19, 2022 by Brant Clifton

(Links are now fixed.) As we noted earlier, there is a split in the Onslow County GOP over the future of US Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC3rd). A group of activists