The Daily Haymaker

#ncpol: See you in Septem — um, May?

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been talking a lot lately with folks in the middle of the redistricting kerfluffle. Here’s some insight passed on to me from one player in this drama: “At one

R.I.P, Antonin Scalia.

Posted on February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 by Brant Clifton

We lost a great man this weekend. He was one of the few souls left in our nation’s capital who still believed our Constitution is worth respecting and paying attention

#ncpol: MASSIVE TOOL alert!

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Brant Clifton

WRAL’s Mark “Binky” Binker and the state House’s Nelson Dollar are engaged in quite a contest for the honor of being crowned THE BIGGEST TOOL in Raleigh’s, um, “toolbox.” (And,

#ncga: the road ahead for redistricting brouhaha

Posted on February 14, 2016February 14, 2016 by Brant Clifton

The speaker hath spoken: From: Rep. Tim Moore Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 4:59 PM To: @House/Members; @House/Legislative Assistants; @Speaker Tim Moore’s Staff Subject: Notice of Upcoming Week Dear Members:

Eyes wide shut: Trump, panic attacks, and Carolina-style Alinsky tactics

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Blinkin’ Chris has *really* got it all figured out (It’s no wonder Mr. Goodmon pays him the big bucks): Listen to many of the conservative pundits around the country and in

#ncga: Hager prepping for fight with Moore-Lewis-Dollar?

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Brant Clifton

That’s what it looks like from here. Republican majority leader Mike Hager had Lindsey, his girl Friday, send out invites this week to a “Certificate of Need working group” to

#ncpol: A LITTLE Moore re: DMV, fire extinguishers

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Brant Clifton

We posted earlier about the son of prominent Moore County Republican George Little being caught up in some awkward findings of an audit of the DMV. Carolina Journal, over at

#ncpol: Two down, a zillion to go. WHAT we’ve learned so far.

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Everyone — and I mean everyone — is trying to read the political tea leaves in the wake of the Iowa and New Hampshire votes. On the Democrat side, we’re

#ncpol: Are you READY for some straw polls ????

Posted on February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Nearly one thousand Wake County Republicans got together last night, and you KNOW that is always an occasion for hijinks and tomfoolery and fun with farm animals. But, in all

#ncga: A half-@$$ed Nelson causing A GOPe panic

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Brant Clifton

The SS Nelson Dollar is taking on water, and the Wake County GOPe is working this very night — at precinct meetings — to bail it out. Here’s ONE example: