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Two lawyers walk into a campaign . (Stop me if you’ve heard this before.)

Posted on October 29, 2023October 29, 2023 by Brant Clifton

So, it now looks like we have a race for Attorney General in November. (Someone else COULD pop up to file for the March primary. But it’s not looking likely.)

Matt Gaetz snitches on Pat McHenry

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Brant Clifton

While the political establishment in Raleigh and the drive-by media have been fawning over temporary speaker Patrick “Pee Wee” McHenry, congressman Matt Gaetz has been telling on our very own

Greg Murphy roughed up by a girl

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The 3rd district Republican’s forays onto social media can often be fraught with peril. It seems like just yesterday where he went on Twitter to say THIS: His own daughter

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more exasperating, here comes THOM.

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Brant Clifton

He’s always turning up, like a bad penny. The drive-bys can ALWAYS count on our senior US senator to offer up something negative about conservative politicians or policies. Thom Tillis

Murry drops AG bid, clears GOP field for Bishop

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Many of you may haven had the chance to meet Tom Murry in recent months. He’s been criss-crossing the state seeking support for his bid for the open attorney general

A Post-Timmy NC House: A choice of bad, worse, worst, or, um — (worster???)

Posted on September 4, 2023September 4, 2023 by Brant Clifton

As House speaker Timmy Biscuitville kicks off his farewell tour in Raleigh, the political chattering class has begun cackling about just WHO will fill the tubby little guy’s shoes. (The

Ashli Babbit’s killer set to be promoted by Capitol Police. YOUR MOVE, House Republican majority.

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Brant Clifton

We’ve all seen the footage of Capitol Police officer Michael Byrd fatally shooting unarmed Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt in the US Capitol on January 6. (Here it is, just in

US House conservatives oppose MORE Ukraine aid. (Of course, NOT ONE NCGOPer.)

Posted on August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 by Brant Clifton

If you thought our NCGOPers on Jones Street in Raleigh were infuriating, get a load of this bunch in DC. A lot of names that liked to holler and preen

A really bad trade in the works

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It’s no secret in state politics that congressman Dan Bishop is seriously looking at giving up his safe seat in DC for the attorney general’s office in Raleigh. In DC,

Ted Budd a NO on debt ceiling bill

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I don’t know how much good it will do, but we now know HALF of our US Senate delegation is against this latest effort to raise the debt ceiling. Here’s