The Daily Haymaker

#ncga: Tiny Tim roars back

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It appears that state Rep. Justin Burr’s public broadside struck a nerve with House speaker Tim Moore: Moore said in a phone interview he plans to seek the speakership for

#ncpol: A MAJOR campaign announcement.

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Brant Clifton

<Monster truck show announcer voice> This Friday. 5 PM. Concord, NC. The Hampton Inn. (Be there.) </Monster truck show announcer voice.> The good folks at The Cabarrus Conservative Alliance are

#ncga: Um, tell us how you REALLY feel.

Posted on December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 by Brant Clifton

For a while, I’ve been hearing that state Rep. Justin Burr has been learning a painful lesson: In politics, people will lie to you and stab you in the back.

#ncga: Compliance. (Not so hard after all.)

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It is A-mazing how a little embarrassing publicity can cause a pol to straighten up and fly right. We told you earlier about state Rep. John Torbett neglecting to file

#ncga: Ready, contestants? It’s once again time to play the SCRUTINY game !

Posted on December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It’s great to see the drive-bys finally get into the game — following our lead on this whole questionable-campaign-spending thing. The N&O’s editorial page even got all huffy and puffy

#ncpol: So much Binkering. So little time.

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I see that WRAL has Mark Binker — reportedly the son of WJM’s Ted Baxter — on the, um, “fact-checking” beat. That’s a travesty akin to letting Charles Manson baby-sit

What WILL the GOP stand and fight FOR?

Posted on November 30, 2015November 30, 2015 by Brant Clifton

One again, we’re hearing talk from our grand majority in Washington about surrendering before the battle even starts: A top House leader predicted Monday that Washington will avoid stumbling into

#ncpol: Like Elvis, John Hood is EVERYWHERE

Posted on November 30, 2015November 30, 2015 by Brant Clifton

When I look out into your eyes out there, When I look out into your faces, You know what I see? I see a little bit of Elvis In each

#ncga: A DOOZY of a GOP primary out west in HD 115

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Democrat John Ager is expected to pursue a second term in this western North Carolina mountain district. He was one of the few bright spots for Democrats in 2014 —

#nc-02: A SEVEN-WAY GOP primary?

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Well, the Second District GOP primary race for 2016 is getting to be quite a crowded affair. We’ve all known incumbent Renee Ellmers was running for reelection. We’ve known about