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NC-02: Don’t believe the hype.

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Brant Clifton

You seriously need to take Chuck D and Flavor Flav’s advice regarding those TV ads hyping “conservative champion” Renee Ellmers.  They’re sponsored by American Action Network — a gaggle of pro-amnesty

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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#ncga: Hager? Hager? Hager? Anyone?

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Mike Hager came into office as majority leader with such promise.  He spent the last session as majority whip.  Hager was the architect of sweeping legislation that would have wiped

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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NCGOP: The return of Wayne King?

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Raleigh-based sources familiar with the inner workings of the NCGOP tell me that a group of leaders — including state House majority leader Mike Hager — are lobbying former party

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#NCGA: Jones Street mafia targeting Civitas, Locke & US ????

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Apparently, General Maximus has unleashed hell upon the powers-that-be within the North Carolina General Assembly.  From what I hear, the common folks beyond the beltline DID NOT vote in a Republican

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Club For Growth: Foxx, Meadows, Jones MOST conservative NCGOPers in House for 2014

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Each year, you have all kinds of groups ranking members of Congress according  to their voting records.  The Club For Growth, for instance, champions the concepts of limited government and

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#ncgop: Pope OUT, MCHenry ally IN?

Posted on March 9, 2015March 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Sources tell me that members of the NCGOP Executive Committee were informed via email this morning that current state party chairman Claude Pope will not be seeking another term in

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#ncga: Some common sense on the gas tax, NC Competes

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

House speaker Tim Moore and the rest of the GOP leadership in Raleigh are crowing about how much better off we’ll be now that they’ve approved an increase in the

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP
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#ncga: GOP leaders passing stuff with Democrat votes

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

In Washington, House speaker John Boehner has shown he has no issue with pushing legislation that flies in the face of the GOP platform and needs Democrat votes in order

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Media, NC legislature
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NCGOP once again meddling in local politics?

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Are Republican power-brokers in the state trying to manipulate party organizations at the local level? It’s starting to look that way.  We reported on US Rep. Renee Ellmers issuing an

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Congress, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Renee Ellmers
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#NCGA: Speaker’s team issues talking points to help spin NC Competes Act & gas tax hike

Posted on March 7, 2015March 7, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Our cadre of spies on Jones Street has struck pay-dirt once again.  We have in our clutches a March 6 email authored by Mollie Young, House Speaker Tim Moore’s director of communications.  The

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Congress, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP
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