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#ncgop: All in the (dysfunctional) family

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Brant Clifton

This weekend’s NCGOP convention is shaping up to make the WWE (or any episode of Maury) look like a Wednesday night prayer meeting in comparison. NC $pin: Remember the big

Reading the writing on the wall

Posted on April 9, 2016April 9, 2016 by Brant Clifton

I’ve heard a lot about the political prowess of state Rep. David Lewis. Like Kenny Rogers sang “You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em,

Groundhog Day for Hasan Harnett

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Remember the classic movie featuring Bill Murray, where his character kept experiencing the SAME DAY over and over again regardless of what he said or did? Well, NCGOP chairman Hasan

The Morning After

Posted on March 16, 2016March 16, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Oh, we had a wee bit of news yesterday, didn’t we? The state board of elections site gives us the obvious winners and losers, but let’s look at it from

#ncpol: ‘Mama Joyce’ and them “outsiders”

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Brant Clifton

The mother-in-law from Hell is at it again. Fresh off of saving David Lewis’s chestnuts, Joyce Cotten is now on a mission to ”git” state GOP chairman Hasan Harnett. At least THAT

#ncpol: How to “Send A Message.”

Posted on March 10, 2016March 10, 2016 by Brant Clifton

I understand some folks are pretty upset out there at Raleigh and DC. I hear some people throwing up their hands and saying they’re done and not participating anymore. That’s

#ncga: Speaker Moore’s cousin to primary McHenry

Posted on February 29, 2016February 29, 2016 by Brant Clifton

It seems — especially this year — that there is never a dull moment in North Carolina politics: Jason Falls is chairman of the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners.

#ncga: House’s Brody seeks to represent North Carolina on the RNC

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Brant Clifton

A Republican state representative from Union County says he wants to represent his fellow North Carolina Republicans on the Republican National Committee. The RNC allows for two elected committee members

#ncga: It’s getting’ all affiliated up in here, yo.

Posted on January 30, 2016January 30, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Back in September, House Rules chairman David Lewis slipped into technical corrections some language about these affiliated committees– basically allowing our elected officials to bypass the party organizations and privately rake

#ncga: Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood

Posted on January 27, 2016January 27, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Edgar Starnes had been representing this Caldwell County-centered district until just after the 2014 elections. The former Republican House majority leader got a sweet job with the state and QUIT