#nc-03: Walter Jones not done yet with Scott Dacey
The votes may be counted and the results finalized for the May primary. But the first place finisher in the 3rd district GOP congressional primary, Walter Jones, is not quite
Continue reading#ncga: Wilmington’s Davis (R), Morgan (D) locked in tight $$$ chase
House District 19 is one of the districts state Democrats are targeting in their effort to whittle down the GOP majority on Jones Street. At the end of the second
Continue reading#ncga: Alexander (R) being routed in Raleigh’s SD-18 $$$ chase by challenger Paul (D)
The Raleigh-based state senate seat held by John Alexander (R) is one of the top targets of state Democrats seeking to whittle down the GOP majority on Jones Street. According
Continue reading#ncga: More Steinburg tourney questions
Okay, let’s review. State Rep. Bob Steinburg — in his rookie season as an event promoter — talked Currituck County into paying him $50,000 to promote a basketball tournament in
Continue reading#ncga: Could Steinburg’s NC House seat flip to D?
The fundraising numbers in HD-1 are so competitive that it might just be possible. Former Chowan County commissioner (and 2012 GOP nominee for secretary of state) Ed Goodwin is seeking
Continue reading#ncga: Prospects of GOP re-taking Pendleton’s House seat look bleak
Gary Pendleton (R) lost his hold on Wake County’s House District 49 in November 2016. One would think rookie legislator Cynthia Ball (D) would be ripe for the taking in
Continue reading#ncga: Hard feelings still lingering among SD-25 GOPers?
Speaking of Tom McInnis and the Senate GOP caucus …. It appears there hasn’t been much of an effort to kiss and makeup in the wake of the vicious GOP
Continue reading#ncpol: Did Red Dome Group play both sides in SD-25 GOP primary?
It appears that way. Incumbent state senator Tom McInnis (R) waged a vicious primary fight against Whispering Pines mayor Michelle Lexo (R) earlier this year. The Lexo campaign’s main consultant
Continue reading#ncpol: Steinburg’s B-ball tourney ALREADY violating Currituck rules?
Curiouser and Curiouser. My friends, we learned that state (and state senate candidate) Rep. Bob Steinburg got paid $50,000 by Currituck County to promote an NCAA basketball tournament in Asheville over
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: Creative campaign finance disclosure
Judge Phil Berger, Jr. must have attended the same campaign finance reporting classes state Rep. David Lewis did. Both men appear to struggle with the accuracy of donor information. For
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