The Daily Haymaker

#ncga: BEGGING for an indictment

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Senator Fletcher Hartsell has been hauled up in front of a grand jury for indictment. What did he do? He’s accused of abusing his campaign funds — paying for

#ncga: Charles Jeter. So nice he voted TWICE (in the same election)?

Posted on July 25, 2016July 25, 2016 by Brant Clifton

When it rains, it pours. And WBTV’s BIG DOG, Nick Ochsner, is dumping a big ol’ barrel of rain water over the head of state Rep. Charles Jeter: Election records in

#ncga: Jeter OUT!

Posted on July 25, 2016July 25, 2016 by Brant Clifton

The most endangered, most liberal member of the NC House Republican caucus is gettin’ out while the gettin’ is still good: N.C. Rep. Charles Jeter of Mecklenburg County announced Monday

#ncgov: The NY Committee for Roy Cooper ???

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Bob Orr, fresh off of being dissed by Robin Hayes, is making some headway toward redeeming himself in my eyes: New York’s advertising campaigns promoting the state’s economic-development opportunities have

#DNCinPHIL: Kaine & Un-Abel 2016

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Get ready for the real political freakshow. Leftists are already laying the groundwork for a fart-in and a urine fight at the soon-to-convene Democrat National Convention in Philadelphia. Yep.

Give me BACK my sports.

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Brant Clifton

They’ve got the driveby media, public education, science, government, BIG business, and are tightening their grip the American male’s most cherished treasure — SPORTS. For years, there was nothing like

#RNCinCLE: Cruz speech aftershocks, all the new NCGOPe Trump groupies (GAME ON.)

Posted on July 22, 2016July 22, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Well, the Cleveland garden party is pretty much over. The freak show in the streets outside the arena now moves on to Philly — another city I’m not exactly jonesing

#ncga: Rezoning FROM Raleigh

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Brant Clifton

It is starting to look more and more like your local planning and zoning issues will now be decided from the palace on Jones Street. Check out what went down

#RNCinCLE: Cruz SCREWS UP

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been an admirer of Ted Cruz since he first came to the US Senate. He has been the closest thing to my political mentor, and former boss, Jesse Helms

#NCGOV: The tale of the $$$$, by county

Posted on July 20, 2016July 20, 2016 by Brant Clifton

WBTV out of Charlotte has a heck of an interesting graphic. They’ve broken down the latest fundraising totals for the two major candidates for governor, county-by-county. If the map on