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Whatley, Tillis, and Trump.

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Okay, let’s review.  Unquestioning devotion to Donald Trump is the be-all, end-all for Republicans. (At least, that’s what we’ve been told.). Meanwhile, Trump-endorsed (2020) Thom Tillis has been raging against

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, Michael Whatley, NC State Government, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics, Thom Tillis, Whatley
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Welcome to Whatley World: (Deja vu ALL OVER AGAIN?)

Posted on March 7, 2026March 10, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Well, the coronation of Michael Whatley is complete.  There is still a long way to go for the unaccomplished schlub.  (*Just ask Governor Mark Robinson about that.*) As a degreed

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, Michael Whatley, NCGOP, NCSEN26, Politics, Roy Cooper, Whatley
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State election board’s bull-in-a-china-shop exits stage right

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Before the nation was captivated by Donald Trump’s blunt talk, North Carolina had state senator Bob Rucho.  Rucho wasn’t exactly a doctrinaire conservative.  He left us scratching our collective heads

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campaign 2026, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Phil Berger, Politics

Sam Page widens lead over Phil Berger. (Panic / reality set in for Raleigh swamp-dwellers. )

Posted on March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 by Brant Clifton

They threw everything but the kitchen sink at sheriff Sam Page.  They outspent him 100-to-1.  But when the smoke cleared, the grassroots-powered Page campaign came out on top of incumbent

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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

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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,

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campaign 2026, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Phil Berger, Politics
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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

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campaign 2026, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Phil Berger, Politics
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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:                  

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, Michael Whatley, NCGOP, NCSEN26, NCSEN26, Politics, Thom Tillis, Whatley
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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

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campaign 2026, Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Politics

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

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campaign 2026, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics

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