2026: The year of the state-hopping candidate
We’ve already told you about Margot Dupre (Idaho, Colorado, Florida and North Carolina) in the US Senate race. If you recall, she listed her home address as a Charlotte PO
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Growing pains, internal strife roiling Republicans in NC’s new First Congressional District
We were understandably intrigued when the following was shared with us: (For those who don’t know, *Browny* is Dare County Republican Party chairman Browny Douglas.) We have a lot of
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Six years until BIG decisions needed on social security. (*But not one word in NC’s 2026 US Senate race.*)
We’ve all been told that social security is slated for a major do-or-die episode around 2032. We’re electing a new US senator here in 2026 who will likely serve us
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Study: North Carolina can’t afford Berger-Moore-Cooper Medicaid expansion.
I seem to remember – ahem – *some* folks saying this same thing back when Tim Moore and Phil Berger and their legislative minions were striking this unholy Medicaid expansion
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ICE foe endorses alleged Trump supporter Phil Berger
Okay. Let’s see if we can get this straight. State senator Phil Berger is attacking sheriff Sam Page — credited here as an architect and inspiration for Donald Trump’s immigration
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Phil Berger’s son targeted in state insurance fraud complaint
No, not the judge. (The other one.) For those of you who follow North Carolina politics – and this blog – closely, you know that Rockingham County politics has been
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The Laurie Story: Anybody have a map? (Where’s, um, NEW Bern?)
If there’s one thing Laurie Buckhout is good at — it’s giving me stuff to write about. The runner-up (and GOP nominee) in 2024’s First Congressional District race is trying
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Dems leading polls on Generic R vs. D congressional ballot
If the election were held today, would you vote for a Republican or a Democrat? That question has been asked of voters for ages. It gives the political class a
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Tillis continues clash with Hegseth, defends Democrat who urged troops disobey the president
Yes, despicable. This jagoff is intending to burn it all down on his way out the door as our alleged representative in the United States Senate. Never mind that Trump
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Even MORE polls detailing vicious electoral beatdown of Michael Whatley at hands of Roy Cooper
So, how much longer are we going to keep up this charade of there being (1) no GOP primary, and (2) only ONE CHOICE (Whatley) for GOP voters? Poll after
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