The Daily Haymaker

Voting watchdog detects potential monkey-business in on-going pursuit of McCrae Dowless

Posted on May 14, 2020May 20, 2020 by Brant Clifton

In the wake of the 2018 race for the 9th congressional district, we were bombarded with drive-by reports and caterwauling from Democrats and GOPe types alike about how

Burr steps down as Intel committee chairman

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Brant Clifton

This Richard Burr-stock market story has grown some legs and really picked up some traction: U.S. Sen. Richard Burr is stepping down as chairman of the

OMG: FBI seizes Senator Burr’s cell phone

Posted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 by Brant Clifton

If there was ANYBODY who could divert the nation’s attention from the coronavirus, it would be our senior US senator: Federal agents seized a cellphone belonging to

The ‘mismanagement’ governor

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Folks (like me) who pay close attention to politics should be noticing a developing pattern that could prove quite useful to North Carolina Republicans in November — IF

All In The (Burr) Family?

Posted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 by Brant Clifton

We told you earlier about our senior US senator’s stock market transactions right at the start of this whole coronavirus brouhaha. Folks from both sides of the aisle

Elected statewide leaders criticize Cooper’s handling of COVID-19 lockdown

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The Council of State is composed of the ten popularly elected executive branch leaders in North Carolina state government. The group includes: the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general,

NCGOP state convention pushed to July

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 by Brant Clifton

So sayeth the party’s big boss in Raleigh:

ECU journalism department: Lies AND bias

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 by Brant Clifton

If you’re having a hard time understanding why the driveby media is so viciously leftist and agenda-driven, look no further than the folks who are training

RINO, deny thyself.

Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 by Brant Clifton

It’s been a while since we’ve been able to invoke the holy sacred name of Charles Jeter. If you recall, he’s a Thom Tillis acolyte who held

#ncga: They’re BAAAAAAAACK!

Posted on May 3, 2020May 14, 2020 by Brant Clifton

While we’re sheltering-in-place, the honorables have once again darkened the halls of that big building one Jones Street in Raleigh. The Congress passed a huge-honking spending bill.