The Daily Haymaker

He’s outta here!

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Brant Clifton

State Rep. David Lewis, arguably the second most powerful member of his chamber, has announced his “retirement” from the North Carolina House: On Friday, Representative David R.

NCGOP’s Whatley takes on state elections board, proposed “emergency” changes

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Michael Whatley, chairman of the state Republican Party, went before the press today to voice his organization’s concerns about the state board of elections’ “Emergency Order”. A

Developers seeking to build solar schools in NC target of SC lawsuit

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 by Brant Clifton

A group of folks from North Carolina, who have been lobbying the General Assembly for a few years now to lease privately-owned school buildings (which may, um, *coincidentally*

Campaign polling ???????

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Yes, indeed. Perhaps it’s time to interrupt the wall-to-wall COVID talk to remind ourselves there is a pretty big election coming up in a few months. Cardinal Point

Back to School with ol’ Roy

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Well, Governor Doofus has released his “plan” to get the kiddos back into. school. And it sounds like his grand plan is being bad-mouthed from all corners

Greg Murphy for GOVERNOR ???

Posted on July 18, 2020July 18, 2020 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been around politics for a while. In this game, rumors are as bountiful as pine straw in my neck of the woods. Though, sometimes they do

Mark Harris is cleared, but ARE Josh Malcolm and state elections officials?

Posted on July 18, 2020July 18, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The hubbub following the 2018 congressional election in NC-09 is now starting to look more like a ruse by a bipartisan cabal unhappy with the election results

Doubling down and Gettin’ all WOKE at Vidant

Posted on July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 by Brant Clifton

(*And there’s not one whiff / ounce of anesthesia involved.*). We told you earlier about the 16 “Bridge-Building Tips” that Vidant Health distributed to their employees. (*You remember

State treasurer tells Gov. Cooper to clean up HIS mess at NCDOT

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Governor Roy Cooper and his cronies have established a pattern of mocking Dale Folwell, but then doing what he tells them to do. It appears the treasurer

Cooper, Stein lectured by Folwell, local leaders on importance of paying bills

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Elizabeth City is a Democrat stronghold. It also supplies electricity to its people. But fellow Democrat Roy Cooper has issued an executive order OKing consumer non-payment