The Daily Haymaker

#nc-08: Following the Hudson money

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

As of March 31, Richard Hudson is showing more than a million bucks in his campaign kitty — with more than 2/3 of it coming from PACs and other special

#ncpol: Amnesty and the June primary

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Donald Trump has made immigration a major issue in the presidential race. On the congressional level, a number of candidates on the ballot for the June 7 primary have staked

Traditional values crowd showing NO LOVE to Burr-Thilli$

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Brant Clifton

In 2010, we heard about how extreme left Elaine Marshall is. In 2014, we heard about how often Kay Hagan voted with Obama. Well, we made our choices in those

#nc-02: Two guys, a girl and a Crabtree

Posted on May 22, 2016September 24, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Well, WRAL hosted a debate featuring the three candidates for this US House seat Thursday night. Here’s the video. Of course, I watched — so you don’t HAVE to, and

NC-03: National Tea Party leader smacks Griffin over Jones-Iran ad

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Brant Clifton

The political world is buzzing about this ad produced by Republican congressional candidate Taylor Griffin alleging that Walter Jones — of all people — took sides with Barack Obama. It’s

Guess What? Civitas OWNS Carolina Plotthound.

Posted on May 21, 2016May 21, 2016 by Brant Clifton

For those of us who thought something funny was going on at “North Carolina’s go-to political news web site”, a simple search of whois records confirms our suspicions. According to

Burr, Thilli$ do Obama a solid.

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

This post in National Review’s The Corner blog sums up the, um, *benefits* of a “Republican Senate” in the Obama era nicely: To nobody’s surprise, the Lee amendment to defund

#ncga: “De plane. De Plane.” (…ain’t gettin’a dime.)

Posted on May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Fresh off of getting his spending spree card punched for two more years by his low-information Wake County constituents, “Little Lord” Nelson Dollar one again failed to, um, disappoint. The N&O’s

#ncpol: Thillli$ co-sponsoring Obama’s jail-break bill

Posted on May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Our *conservative warrior* Thom Thilli$$$$$ is crossing the aisle again — much to the dismay of law-and-order loving Americans: Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that he has co-sponsored the

We owe, we owe, it’s off to spend we go …

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Ever wonder why we keep reelecting politicians who dig us deeper into debt? Conservative author John Hayward may be on to the answer: Perhaps one reason so many American voters