The Daily Haymaker

Polls in NC GOV race starting to skew left

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Brant Clifton

For the longest time, polling of the gubernatorial race in NC has been showing Republican Mark Robinson either tied or ahead of Democrat Josh Stein. Polling throughout this month has

SUED! (by the, um, GIRL SCOUTS)

Posted on August 20, 2024August 20, 2024 by Brant Clifton

I believe our Jewish brothers and sisters have an expression for things like this: Oy vey! We’ve heard a lot about Mark Robinson and Yolanda Hill‘s financial troubles through the

The Name Game

Posted on August 20, 2024August 20, 2024 by Brant Clifton

We’ve looked at a lot of signed documents in the course of our research into now-shuttered, Greensboro-based Balanced Nutrition. As you may know, that business was run by Yolanda Hill,

Jo$h $tein i$ expen$ive.

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Attorney General Josh Stein has built quite a reputation for refusing to represent the state when it is sued by liberal activists. He’s also been known to run lovingly —

More Moaning about Morrow (But what about the Dems’ riotous twosome?)

Posted on August 18, 2024August 18, 2024 by Brant Clifton

CNN has fallen so far from what its founders meant it to be — a serious, worldwide forum for information-sharing and communication. Lately, a significant amount of its offerings are

#ncpol Way-Back Machine: Masks for Thee, but NOT for meeeeeeeee ….

Posted on August 18, 2024August 18, 2024 by Brant Clifton

We’re marking our 13th year of troublemaking in North Carolina politics. During those years, we’ve been able to accrue quite a searchable archive. It can sometimes be quite fun to

Why even bother with electing a school board?

Posted on August 17, 2024August 18, 2024 by Brant Clifton

It’s a problem we see with so many elected or appointed, alleged “watchdog” boards. Folks who win elections — or appointments — to boards pledging to be the eyes and

The Blame-Someone-Else Game

Posted on August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The Robinson for Governor campaign’s spokes-parrot knows only two phrases: “Old News” and “Democrat Trick.” In the debate over the NC DHHS probe of Balanced Nutrition – Mark Robinson

Socialism is “neighborliness” ???

Posted on August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 by Brant Clifton

THAT is the fabric holding together the platform of the Democratic Party’s national ticket. That’s the gospel cackling Kamala and Tampon Tim are preaching from sea to shining sea. To

MSNBC documentary focuses on Charlotte effort to make kids comfy with drag queens

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Brant Clifton

A common theme for the leftist side in America’s raging culture war is: ‘Keep the parents out, and let the kids decide for themselves.’ *Of course. We ALL know how