The Daily Haymaker

#ncga: Smearing Mr. Bishop.

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Brant Clifton

State senator Dan Bishop (R-Mecklenburg) is one of the nicest, most integrity-laden politicians we know of in contemporary North Carolina politics. That’s why the hit piece from the UK Daily

#ncga: Steinburg basketball tourney ONE HOT MESS

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Once again, we have mail. We’ve covered state Rep. Bob Steinburg’s venture into sports promotion — funded by Currituck County tax dollars — pretty extensively. This time we have a

A NCGOP surrender on the Supreme Court?

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Brant Clifton

The NCGOP is in real danger of going 0 for 2 in Supreme Court races during the Hayes-Woodhouse era. (They’re already 0 for 1 in gubernatorial races.) It wasn’t long

$peaker Timmy got paid HOW MUCH ???

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Once again, it appears to be GOOD TO BE THE SPEAKER: Seven months after becoming North Carolina House Speaker, powerful Rep. Timothy A. Moore was hired in his native Cleveland

#ncpol: Something about Nora

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Brant Clifton

She registered to vote for the first time in the waning days of the 2018 filing period. Dallas & Grandpa devoted time, money and sweat equity to helping her fight

Commercial fishing group OPPOSES hunting / fishing amendment

Posted on October 28, 2018October 28, 2018 by Brant Clifton

A group you’d THINK would be very excited about a “freedom to hunt and fish” amendment to the state constitution is showing they are less than thrilled. Here is an

Poll-working can (apparently) be hazardous to your health.

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Brant Clifton

That’s what it looks like down in, of all places, Robeson County: The former chief judge at the early voting site in Fairmont says he was told he was transferred

#ncga: NC Dems going after ‘Backroom Bobby’

Posted on October 27, 2018October 27, 2018 by Brant Clifton

We’ve reported frequently on the Bob Steinburg comedy show in the Outer Banks. You may have heard about Steinburg’s straight man, Bobby Hanig, the Currituck County commissioner running for the

ANOTHER ONE wants to fight. (SIGH SMH)

Posted on October 27, 2018October 27, 2018 by Brant Clifton

This site is a wee bit opinionated. We don’t mince words. We don’t sugar-coat. As a result, some folks tend to get upset with us. Some folks say ugly

#ncga: Jeff Tarte, down with The Struggle.

Posted on October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 by Brant Clifton

We came across a recent episode of a Facebook podcast called “The Millennial Voice.” It featured state senator Jeff Tarte answering rather vapid questions from a rather bright-eyed, bushy-tailed millennial