The Daily Haymaker

#ncsen: When candidates attack! (We got mail.)

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

Look who we heard from: This article is a complete fabrication paid for by Garland Tucker who has spent millions of dollars and barely polls above 10%. He

Is US Senate candidate Sandy Smith’s family biz tied to solar farm mess in Currituck?

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

Even Ray Charles, Ronnie Millsap, and Doc Watson could see that Greenville’s Sandy Smith is merely a stalking horse meant to split the anti-Tillis vote in the GOP primary

ANOTHER Confederate monument taken down. (Everybody feeling better?)

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Well, a monument to the Confederate dead of Chatham County has been taken down. It’s yet another front in the leftists’ violence-plagued attack on our history and culture.

Lt. Dan: It’s FBI Time!

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

It’s no secret that Lt. Governor Dan Forest is seeking the governor’s office. I had a good discussion last week with someone very close to Forest.

Gov. Bumpkin says DON’T BE DIVISIVE. (That’s HIS job.)

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Rarely has anyone climbed so far so fast, with so little substance to his résumè and no record of significant positive accomplishments, than Roy Cooper. During his sixteen

#ncga: David Lewis, defendant?

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

The personal finances of the second most-powerful leader in the North Carolina House have apparently earned some extra scrutiny in the judicial arena: An agricultural supply company

Meet Mike Hardin, GOP candidate for Moore-Hoke DA

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

Moore County has had its own judicial district for the longest time. Now, we’re paired with Hoke County to the south of us. Maureen Krueger, Moore County’s incumbent

Thoughts on the new map

Posted on November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I don’t know how SOME of these new districts will pass muster in court. I’ve had problems with the current districts. What do people in Johnston County have in

New map: A dilemma for ‘Public Official A’?

Posted on November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 by Brant Clifton

One milestone most people in politics TRY to avoid is getting mentioned in indictment documents — federal or otherwise. In his short career in DC, congressman Mark Walker

#NC-03: Wannabe Murphy aide causing confusion, giving congressman’s team a headache

Posted on November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Sometimes, folks get so enthusiastic about the candidates they support that they cause more problems than they solve. That appears to be the case with GOP activist Dianne Layden