The Daily Haymaker

NC-09: Club For Growth money flows toward Stony Rushing

Posted on April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The DC-based Club For Growth made its voice heard in our state in this election cycle by backing Republican Celeste Cairns in the Third Congressional District primary.

#nc-03 Money Talk (part I): Nix, Law, DeLuca, Clark, and Rouse

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Brant Clifton

FEC reports came due. These first reports cover the period of February 1 through April 10. Let’s take a look, shall we? Michele Nix (R) Contributions:

#nc-03: Mystery national group ponies up $$$$ for Cairns ad-buy

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

And NO it is not named The Club For Growth. Our sources tell us that an independent expenditure (an “IE” in political weenie talk) called “Awake Carolina” has purchased

NC-03: Gambling on the FEC not paying attention.

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Scott Dacey’s back. The third-place finishing (2018), Indian casino-lobbying, former Paul Shumaker client is poking around in the 2019 edition of the Third Congressional District’s GOP primary. Sources on

#hayesscandal : Count ’em — THREE amended campaign reports.

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

NCGOP treasurer Jason Lemons has been busy. On April 12 of this year, he submitted not ONE, not TWO, but THREE amended campaign finance reports for the North Carolina

#nc-03 voting turnout update

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Brant Clifton

(Thanks to our friends at Civitas.) As of the close of business today, there have been 6,993 votes. Women still have about a 200 vote edge over men.

#nc-09: McCready FINALLY coughs up the Hijab Honey’s money. (Allah Akbar!)

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

We were the first ones to call the Anointed Ginger One out on his anti-semitic pro-terrorist associations. Dan McCready had Ilhan Omar’s money since November, but has been silent

NC-03: Club For Growth endorses — Celeste Cairns ?????

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I struggled to find ANY information about the Emerald Isle Republican when she first filed. No web presence whatsoever. But the DC-based Club For Growth appears to know all

NC-03: White, 60+, female, REP voters topping voter turnout thus far

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Civitas has a great tool for tracking the early voting in the Third Congressional District’s special election. Here’s a summary of what we’re seeing through today: 5730 total votes

Dark-horse NCGOP chairman candidate tied to Pat McCrory, Art Pope political ops

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

Michael Whatley seemed to appear out of nowhere. Touting his ties to the 2016 Trump campaign, he’s promising great things for the NCGOP if they just make him their