The Daily Haymaker

Beaufort GOP straw poll: Cruz, Brannon, W. Jones

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

There’s not a whole lot of polling out there to gauge the public’s mood. I can tell — from listening to people of all political stripes — that there aren’t

#ncga: Hager endorses Covil for HD 20 seat

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Hillary Clinton. Sidney Blumenthal. A call for surrender. All of these have been part of the Ladies-Only GOP slugfest to replace state Rep. Rick Catlin in the General Assembly. Now,

Moore schools boss: Christian questionnaire NOT MEANT to go public

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Brant Clifton

The superintendent of Moore County Public Schools has spoken up in response to reports from Lady Liberty and THIS site about an apparent Christian-hunt within the school system. (Here are the

#ncga: Isn’t that SPECIAL ?

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

Apparently, The Duke of Cleveland has big plans for Jones Street’s lower chamber in the near future. Look at what he sent to me and my fellow caucus members: :

Apple, The FBI, Richard Burr & Big Brother

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Brant Clifton

We’ve got an awful lot of folks out there thumping their chests and exhorting their law-and-order bona fides. Heck, even Richard Burr is out there with legislation forcing cell phone

#ncga: More on the redistricting ruckus

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Another important revision to the election process pushed through by the honorables: Runoffs are not just canceled for the congressional races. They are done away with for EVERYBODY. So, you

Thilli$, Ted, et. al., sign ‘No SCOTUS hearing’ letter to McConnell

Posted on February 23, 2016February 23, 2016 by Brant Clifton

In a blatant sign of disrespect and defiance toward his political sugar-daddy, Susan Tillis’s husband has signed on to a letter urging majority leader Mitch McConnell to not allow hearings on a

#ncsen: ONLY 45% GOP support for Burr? 42% UNDECIDED ???

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Brant Clifton

I don’t know about you, but those are shocking, earthquake-type numbers for a two term incumbent US senator. In a Civitas poll released at the end of January, fifty-three percent

NC-04: Monkey Business Report, campaign finance edition

Posted on February 23, 2016February 23, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Sue Googe is seeking to become the sacrificial lamb GOP nominee against incumbent David Price in this overwhelmingly Democrat district. Though, anything is possible. Fred Heineman got Price in 1994.

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