The Daily Haymaker

The body count from Tuesday? At least EIGHT NCGA incumbents

Posted on March 5, 2026March 5, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I can’t recall the last time we had this much of this kind of action in General Assembly primaries. Assembly seats are not exactly in high demand. Usually, if you

Even More Page-Berger aftershocks, fallout

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Brant Clifton

For the Berger machine, Rockingham County keeps delivering the hits. Not only did senator Phil Berger – the capo di tutti – come up short at the end of Tuesday,

The Ides of March

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We have an open US Senate seat at a time Republicans are trying to hold onto a slim majority in that chamber. Yet, the political universe is beside itself over

Now, Tillis is screwing up and thwarting Voter ID.

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been tired of this guy since 2011. But – dammit – he just won’t go away. Here’s the latest problem:

Candidate gets Nagied, but punches back.

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Getting *Nagied* is what too often happens to local pols here in Moore County who disagree with the Marxist leanings of the county’s barely-readable, money-bleeding daily newspaper, Pravda-on-Pennsylvania. The Nagification

Details on the possible motive behind the dark gambling money

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Why is the gambling business so interested in North Carolina’s GOP primaries for the General Assembly? Have they been promised something? Why are there such great efforts to hide the

In NC House district 51, Dan Forest chimes in to pick Womack for the win

Posted on February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The heat in this Lee County / Moore County-centered open seat got turned up a notch today with a surprise celebrity endorsement. Former two-term lieutenant governor Dan Forest – the

Dark gambling money attacking incumbent GOP state senator in Cabarrus County

Posted on February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We’re getting a slight variation on the formula now. Other instances we’ve found have involved the protection of a GOP incumbent. Over in Cabarrus County, the American Conservative Fund is

New Poll: Cooper OVER Whatley BY TEN !!!

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Show of hands. Anyone else feel like they’re reliving Robinson for Governor 2024? (I’m sure hoping that Nude Africa does not appear anywhere in Mike Whatley’s browser history.) Just like

Dark, covert gambling money in Johnston County, too?