The Daily Haymaker

#ncga: Gettin’ PAID with Speaker Timmy

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Brant Clifton

We’ve reported earlier on how the little guy from Cleveland County is making out like a Rockefeller thanks to his political connections. Now, it appears he’s spreading the love —

#ncga: Steinburg paid fired, convicted aide with campaign funds

Posted on January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Diana London wore a lot of hats for rookie senator Bob Steinburg — legislative assistant, campaign manager, and employee of his sports marketing firm. London pleaded guilty in early December

Despite underwater approval ratings, Tilli$$ keeps servicing donors, dissing voters

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Brant Clifton

If we WANTED a US senator who would: protect ObamaCare, support letting criminals out of prison earlier, block the Republican president’s plan to build a wall on the southern border,

NC-09: Josh Malcolm was warned of Robeson County ballot shenanigans in JUNE

Posted on January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 by Brant Clifton

We’ve learned that former state board of elections chairman Joshua Malcolm was having conversations about ballot shenanigans in Bladen County as early as April 2018. A pair of senators

Cooper ignored 2010 voting allegations in Bladen

Posted on January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

What a difference (nearly) a decade can make. Word has come out that the SBI was all over some serious allegations of voting irregularities in Bladen County as early as

#ncga: Complaint against Speaker Timmy dismissed on NCSBE&EE’s last day of life

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

A liberal activist group had filed a complaint against State House speaker Tim Moore over some private business dealings in Chatham County. Apparently, the belief was that a Moore aide

#ncga: (CHOKE!) Folding like one of Jason Saine’s suits.

Posted on January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I guess it was too much to expect the NCGOPe to stand strong for an embattled conservative member of their party. (Or even to fight for clean elections. Or defend

#ncpol: The b**ch is BACK !!! (Or IS she ???)

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The Democrats have a gaggle of potential candidates seeking the nomination for lieutenant governor in 2020. With Dan Forest’s expected run for governor, the seat will be open. We told

Robeson judge smacks down restraints on anti-corruption crusader. (Pols seeking other censorship options.)

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Robeson County ranks near the bottom on every list of “good” things. Unfortunately, they’re near the top of lists of the bad. Some of those bad things include violent crime,

#ncpol: A contact sport, indeed.

Posted on January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It appears that we’re starting to see some signs of fight in the NCGOPe. They’ve gone from rolling over and showing their bellies in the whole NC-09 affair, to showing