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The Laurie Story: Meet, Greet aaaaaaand — Deceit?

Posted on January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The scrum for the GOP nomination in the First Congressional District is really revving up its entertainment value.  Much of the action (think *train-wreck*) is coming from the campaign of

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Narcolepsy? Somnambulism? (WHY so sleepy?)

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Here at Haymaker HQ, we’ve been amazed over how many reports we’ve received about Pinehurst mayor Pat Pizzella – a recent arrival to the area — sleeping in public. The

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campaign 2026, Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Pinehurst, Politics

Chuck Edwards helps preserve MILLIONS in wasteful spending

Posted on January 14, 2026January 17, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Soooo many Republican elected officials think they can snow us and sneak back into office by simply chanting TRUMPTRUMPTRUMPTRUMPTRUMP ad infinitum. Folks, it was never about the man. It’s the

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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New ad gives voters something to think about in Berger-Page GOP duel

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

Absentee voting for the March primaries got started on January 8.  In-person early voting begins on February 12.  Some might say there is not a whole lot more that primary

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campaign 2026, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Phil Berger, Politics
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Smokin’ The Vote (on Jones Street)

Posted on January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has announced who – among the members of the General Assembly – would be friendliest to the idea of legalizing weed.

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Law & Order, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics

DEM internal polling shows Chuck Edwards getting edged out in NC-11

Posted on January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Here’s yet another example where a weak top-of-the-ticket for the NCGOP could help take down an incumbent: […] The internal poll conducted by Impact Research and first shared with Newsweek

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campaign 2026, Chuck Edwards, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Mark Walker fights to save his ambassador appointment

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Brant Clifton

President Trump reportedly offered him a job in DC in exchange for backing out of the Sixth District congressional primary and letting Addison McDowell have the job. Walker did it,

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campaign 2026, Congress, Mark Walker, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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When all else fails, count on C-SPAN.

Posted on January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Man, it looks like someone put the fear of God into these conservative orgs who had been rating the voting records of members of Congress.  These ratings helped us determine

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics

IN THE HOLE: 1.5 million good reasons to start campaigning for office?

Posted on January 4, 2026 by Brant Clifton

*Maybe she’s in.  Maybe she’s not.  She’s definitely out.  No, wait, she’s IN!* Over in the new 1st congressional district, The Laurie Buckhout Show has really been something thus far.

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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WSJ: NC congressman’s big bro is the man-to-see in Trump’s DC

Posted on January 4, 2026January 4, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Not every lobbyist gets this kind of schmoozing from The Wall Street Journal or The New York Times when they first arrive in Washington to set up shop. But Ches

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Congress, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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