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#NCSEN: Thom Tillis and those TOLL ROADS

Posted on November 18, 2013November 18, 2013 by Brant Clifton

State House Speaker Thom Tillis — one of a gaggle of GOP candidates seeking the party’s nomination for US Senate — took to Facebook this week to

Thom Tillis: the, um, OUTSIDER ???

Posted on November 8, 2013November 10, 2013 by Brant Clifton

I had to replay THIS radio interview state House speaker Thom Tillis did with a Wilmington radio station to make sure I heard it right. Tillis laughs off assertions that

ENC GOPers: Censuring Thom Tillis, Rebuking Richard Burr

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Brant Clifton

The NCGOP establishment and activists in Eastern North Carolina are not seeing eye-to-eye on things lately. We’ve reported previously on the Craven County GOP’s censure of state House

#NCSEN: McConnell, Boehner throw in with Thom Tillis

Posted on October 27, 2013October 27, 2013 by Brant Clifton

It’s no secret that the DC and Raleigh Republican establishment is in love with the idea of state House speaker Thom Tillis moving up to the US Senate. Karl Rove

Craven GOP -Thom Tillis spat ends in Craven chairman’s resignation

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Brant Clifton

There has been quite a bit of internal drama with Craven County’s Republicans during the last year. They’ve voted to censure state House speaker and US Senate candidate

#NCSEN: Thom Tillis’ biggest donor? Himself.

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Brant Clifton

State House Speaker Thom Tillis has been tooting his own horn about his fundraising prowess. ONE MILLION DOLLARS, his campaign web site trumpets. What he downplays is that about one-quarter

#NCSEN BFFs: Thom Tillis + Karl Rove

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Brant Clifton

It’s becoming more and more clear that House speaker Thom Tillis is throwing himself into the loving embrace of the DC Republican establishment. He’s already signed on with campaign consultant

RedState Gathering 2013: Greg Brannon speaks, Erick Erickson slams Thom Tillis

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Brant Clifton

RedState Gathering — the preeminent national conservative gathering founded by the RedState web site — kicked off this weekend in New Orleans. The yearly event brings together Tea Party-oriented conservatives

Thom Tillis, that pesky Constitution, and that annoying separation of powers thingie

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Brant Clifton

McClatchy’s John Frank is doing his best to play arbiter and peacemaker among Raleigh Republicans. And we thank him for it. He’s got a piece out about internal bickering among

Craven Co. GOP – Thom Tillis spat MAY cost Craven GOP chairman HIS JOB

Posted on July 2, 2013July 2, 2013 by Brant Clifton

You may recall our previous coverage of efforts by Craven County Republicans to censure state House Speaker Thom Tillis. What is behind all of this? Well, local activists have long