The Daily Haymaker

#ncga: They came for your mopeds. They came for your grass clippings. NOW they want your kid’s bike.

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The remnants of the ‘conservative revolution’ in Raleigh sure are sounding a lot like the flaming bags of poo we threw out in 2010. There must be something about

EXCLUSIVE: The McCrae Dowless interview.

Posted on February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The man at the center of the political theatrics surrounding the Ninth Congressional District race had a few things to tell us. Some of it — we’ve heard already.

NC-03: The doctor is IN! (And there’s a crowd building in the waiting room.)

Posted on February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s probably good to remind the Raleigh drivebys that there is something else to do out there besides stomp on Mark Harris and stalk McCrae Dowless. There is ANOTHER open

WRAL-TV, GoFundMe tag-teaming McCrae Dowless?

Posted on February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 by Brant Clifton

That’s what it might look like to the casual observer. Check this out from Twitter the other day: In most cases, this Twitter account is overseen by Travis Fain

Moore County’s Miriam Chu looking at NCGOP vice-chairman job

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Brant Clifton

She’s a mom. A physician’s wife. An artist. A retired corporate executive. An experienced grassroots politico and worker. But Moore County’s Miriam Chu would like to add one more

Your authoritarian streak is showing.

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The ideology that claims to be the champion of personal freedom sure is taking a hard-nosed stance against things they don’t like. Say something that offends one of the

NCGOPe’s Barry says what most of us think about NCGOP status quo

Posted on February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Now, I think we know why “Foul-Mouthed Jeff” tucked tail and apologized so quickly. Here’s Union County GOP chairman Dan Barry offering up his two cents on Facebook: What’s

#ncpol: NCGOP’s Jeff Hauser is (SOB!) soooooooo very, very very, very sorry.

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Brant Clifton

That’s one heck of a rude, foul-mouthed little kid they’ve got running the NCGOP communications operation in Raleigh. He slandered the late Walter Jones all over social media. He chewed

Another double-dipper at NCGOP?

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Catherine Whiteford has worked for the NCGOP and proclaimed it needs to be “more open to progressives.” She got her brains beat out electorally, running for NC House in

‘Ratso’ Roy Cooper stealing ANOTHER ONE?