The Daily Haymaker

In Kinston, It’s ALL relative.

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The politicians in this eastern North Carolina town have succeeded in uniting conservative activists AND the NAACP on an issue. And that issue is nepotism in city government: […] There

#ncga: A candidate to keep an eye on in SE NC

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Brant Clifton

State Rep. Rick Catlin (R-Wilmington) is calling it quits. Catlin had a rather moderate reputation in the House. (He scored a gentleman’s C+ in the 2014 Civitas conservative rankings. A

NC-03: Wow. Taylor Griffin IS being bankrolled by Wall Street & K Street.

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

We’ve written extensively about this heightened environment of influence-buying in American politics. Over in the Third Congressional District GOP primary, we’ve got a clear example of deep-pocketed influence-peddlers in DC

#ncpol: When the campaign check trumps principles, the platform, and sometimes THE LAW

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Well, The N&O has broken open a rather troubling story involving the governor, some of his big donors, and favors they may have received from the state bureaucracy (allegedly thanks

Pinehurst 2015: Ambush!

Posted on October 31, 2015October 31, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Pinehurst voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to fill the mayor’s seat and two council seats. Incumbent mayor Nancy Fiorillo has three challengers trying to replace her. One of

Meet the new boss. Pretty much the same as the old boss. (Not as orange.)

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

All of the DC-NY conservative intelligentsia are swooning and cooing over the rise of Paul Ryan to the speakership of the US House. I have never understood the conservative fascination

#ncga: Heads up! Robert Brawley is back.

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Brant Clifton

He was an outspoken critic of House leadership. Then-speaker Thom Tillis found him a primary opponent and helped knock him out of the House. Theam Thillis may have knocked Robert

#ncpol: Tillis comes to aid of Democrats on Boehner-Obama budget deal

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Brant Clifton

And why not? He’s got five years before he faces the voters again. *Forget those silly campaign promises!* Our US Senate delegation split on the vote to jack up federal

Elaine Marshall (Dazed and Confused?)

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Brant Clifton

John F-in’ Kerry (a/k/a Lurch, who also — if you didn’t know — served in Vietnam) — is our nation’s secretary of state. His job is to carry out the

#ncpol: Pittenger, McHenry come to the aid of Boehner & Obama on budget