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The Brits & The NRSC fire on Roy Cooper — AND MISS.

Posted on August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The GOP establishment is trying to insert an empty suit into our soon-to-be-vacant US Senate seat.  Their candidate has little to nothing in the way of accomplishments to brag about.

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics, Roy Cooper

Trump getting *misled* by supposed allies? (*You don’t say!*)

Posted on August 2, 2025August 2, 2025 by Brant Clifton

US senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) said out-loud the other day something we’ve contended for a while: Donald Trump is getting some bad advice from people he thinks are his friends.

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Congress, Donald Trump, Media, Politics
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NC Cops seek tranny on TEN COUNTS of sex crimes against a minor

Posted on August 2, 2025August 2, 2025 by Brant Clifton

That’s right, folks.  According to the cops in Robeson County, North Carolina, you’re looking at a photo of a 43 year old man: PARKTON — Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Investigators

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Law & Order, Media

Internal polling: Tillis losing to DEM by NINE, generic GOPer outperforming Tillis vs. Cooper

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Ah, so it WAS after all about more than just spending more time with Susie and the kids. We found this little nugget buried at the end of a WRAL

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, Michael Whatley, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics, Thom Tillis, Thom Tillis
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Free passes, patty-cake, Me-Tooism from NCGOP got Roy Cooper where he is today

Posted on July 30, 2025July 31, 2025 by Brant Clifton

It’s kind of strange to finally hear the Raleigh Republican establishment speak up about Roy Cooper. He’s survived 37 years in state elected office with nary a scratch.   Now

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics

Appeals Court decision breathes new life into suit against Berger casino deal

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Brant Clifton

A lot of arms have been twisted in an attempt to shut up critics of the deal to bring multiple new casinos to North Carolina.  “The Boss” has got a

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campaign 2026, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics

Conservatives call out GOPe’s slow-walk of approving Trump nominees. (NC’s Murphy defends it.)

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Congressman Greg Murphy has to be one of the most audacious, spectacular specimens of liar that I’ve encountered in my nearly four decades in politics. You can’t believe a damn

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Congress, Greg Murphy, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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WHAT(ley) ???

Posted on July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Given what we found on X last night, we were expecting much different news than what we got hit with. THAT is congressman Pat Harrigan and his wife visiting The

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, Michael Whatley, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics
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The Senate race name game

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Brant Clifton

I’m mainly glad the name Tillis will be gone SOON.  From our vantage point here at Haymaker HQ, we see and hear a lot of things. Some are funny and

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Pat Harrigan, Politics
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If you thought $$$-mgmt at Sandhills CC was bad, get a load of Lenoir County, NC.

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Brant Clifton

We’ve written extensively about the really bad and horrible state audit of Sandhills Community College.  We’re talking about a $6.2 million screwup and an audit report scolding the college for

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Media, Politics, The Sandhills Files
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