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The Morning After …

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Brant Clifton

It’s Donald Trump’s world.  We’re just living in it.  It’s pretty clear that the re-emergence of a silent majority made a huge difference last night — turning what could have

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A GOP WAVE ??????

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Here at 10 PM, it looks like a huge huge huge YUGE night for North Carolina Republicans.  It looks like they’ll be gaining seats in the legislature.  It looks like

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Trump, Burr pulling ahead. McCrory still lagging.

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Twenty-one percent of precincts reporting.  FORTY-SEVEN percent turnout.  (WOW.)   And the night is still young. Congressional races are looking like runaways.  Council of state races are still in line

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Big Dem areas reporting early

Posted on November 8, 2016November 8, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Buncombe County — Asheville — and Wake County — Raleigh — have submitted most of their results thus far in this nail-biter.  Mecklenburg — home of Charlotte and a Dem

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Early, early early …

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Brant Clifton

It looks like the Early Voting numbers are IN, as are 0.74 % of today’s results.   Trump and Burr are looking good so far with a roughly 50-46 lead

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A Tale of two counties: The ‘Yellow Dogs’ and 40 percent

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Brant Clifton

I have always enjoyed getting under the hood and checking on the bits and pieces of election night.  One of the more interesting indicators in North Carolina is turnout in

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Helpful tool for tonight …

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Brant Clifton

(No, I’m not talking about a baseball bat.)   Here is the link to the state board of elections results tabulation site.  You can view statewide numbers, as well as

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What are you waiting for? GO VOTE !!!

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Seriously.  The other side is hauling barely-alive people out of convalescent homes to vote.  They’ve got judges putting dead people BACK ON TO voter lists.  They’ve got Loretta Lynch’s goons

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Some final thoughts on Campaign 2016

Posted on November 7, 2016November 7, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Hang in there.  It’s almost over.  President.  Donald Trump is crude.  I’ll give you that.   But so is Mike Ditka.  So was George Patton.  So was Vince Lombardi.  Those

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#ncga: You STILL need to get out and vote for Boswell in HD6

Posted on November 7, 2016November 7, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Contrary to popular belief, a pre-election candidate death does not automatically give the election to the surviving candidate.  Chapter 163 of the North Carolina General Statutes spells out the rules

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