The Daily Haymaker

#ncpol: Thilli$$$ still slugging it out for AMNESTY

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Brant Clifton

If ONLY he fought this hard for ObamaCare repeal. (You know, like he promised when he ran against Kay Hagan.) Once again, McClatchy is fawning over Thom Tillis’s leadership on

#ncga: Cook retirement sparking a coastal GOP battle royale?

Posted on August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Popular state senator Bill Cook (R-Beaufort) confirmed to the drivebys what we all knew to be inevitable. Redistricting put him into a very Democrat district already represented by a Democrat

Wake County govt & The mystery of the disappearing dollars

Posted on August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 by Brant Clifton

We catch a lot of heat from both sides of the political spectrum here. Why are you so mean to public servants? Aren’t you a Republican — a conservative? The

Strange bedfellows in Moore sheriff’s race

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Moore County sheriff Neil Godfrey has — to most reasonable observers — done a pretty good job running the department. A career lawman who rose through the ranks of the

#ncga: Jones St. GOPers go to the mat in defense of cronyism

Posted on August 26, 2017August 26, 2017 by Brant Clifton

He’s already suckling at the state government teat to the tune of six-figures, now — thanks to the “conservative revolution” running Jones Street — he’s free and clear to add

#ncga: Senate map !!!

Posted on August 20, 2017August 21, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Okay. We’ve seen the black magic stirred up by David Lewis and the crew in the House. Here is what the Senate has come up with: SD1: As we reported

#ncga: New Senate map gives Moore County its 3rd different senator in six years

Posted on August 20, 2017August 20, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Harris Blake retired in 2012. Since then, Randolph County’s Jerry Tillman has represented us in Jones Street’s upper chamber. Now, if this current map holds, Richmond County’s Tom McInnis (R)

#ncga: Oh, look. Mail.

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Redistricting is on everybody’s mind on Jones Street. And certainly none more so this week than the mind of Senator Angela Bryant (D): Rep. Lewis and members: It is not

#ncga: NCGOPe kissing the Cook (goodbye)?

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Brant Clifton

The honorables put out some maps a few weeks ago showing potential groupings of counties for new legislative districts. Folks in the northeast have noticed that Senator Bill Cook (R)

#ncga: THE (House) plan

Posted on August 19, 2017August 19, 2017 by Brant Clifton

The NC House has released its proposed new district map. My first thought — after comparing it with the current map — is that most people are going to