The Daily Haymaker

NC-03: Early voting numbers looking good for Greg Murphy

Posted on June 23, 2019June 23, 2019 by Brant Clifton

That’s the take from Civitas: […W]hile [Joan] Perry has won the headlines this week, there is evidence that [Greg] Murphy is quietly winning the vote. Through the first

Oh, look! Even MORE polling. (Cooper over Forest. Tillis in the toilet.)

Posted on June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Civitas has teamed up with Harper polling to take state voters’ temperature about the 2020 election. Here’s some of what they found: Granted, this was taken earlier

STILL kicking the late senator Helms

Posted on June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Our very own state Republican Party downplays the memory of Jesse Helms — despite the fact that HE was a tremendous force in making the GOP a power player

Tillis: Being ‘Too Conservative’ is HARD.

Posted on June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 by Brant Clifton

You wonder how some people have the gall to claim what they claim. Political uber-consultant Paul Shumaker has this template for his clients where they try to hide their

“Gunning” for Lt. Dan?

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Brant Clifton

She’s only been in big league politics since 2015. But SOMEONE — reportedly associates of senator Thom Tillis — is promoting a gubernatorial run by state Rep. Holly Grange

Family Values crowd spooked by Tillis

Posted on June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The North Carolina Values Coalition, arguably the largest and most powerful social conservative lobby in the state, is expressing their concerns about our junior US senator in a recent

#ncga: A majority leader and his money

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s always interesting to see the folks who write our tax laws, and decide what happens with OUR MONEY, struggle with the very same regulations and laws they foist

#ncpol: A front-runner for NCGOP E.D.?

Posted on June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s going to take someone special to fill Dallas’s over-sized clown shoes. But word is leaking out about a familiar name ( to political insiders) being the

#hayesscandal: New judge? Dem replaced by Republican

Posted on June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The bribery case involving former NCGOP chairman Robin Hayes was slated to be heard by federal Judge (and Democrat) Max Cogburn — most famous for single-handedly legalizing gay

Jim Womack’s NEXT chapter

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Brant Clifton

We came across this on social media: The Conservative Coalition of North Carolina appears to be the end-result of a merger between three major Tea Party activist