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Paul Tine: STILL registered Democrat

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Brant Clifton

There was a big hulaballoo about a Democrat legislator from Dare County leaving his party to register unaffiliated.   On January 9, Paul Tine was admitted to the House GOP

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP

#ncga: Look who’s back in town!

Posted on January 13, 2015January 13, 2015 by Brant Clifton

They’re already making a mess in DC.  And just as we’re coming down from the trauma of THEIR return, the Raleigh crowd is deciding to put in an appearance at

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Law & Order, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Phil Berger
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DC Republicans keep the bailout gravy train rolling

Posted on January 13, 2015January 13, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The more things change, the more they stay the same.  We had something pass Congress late last week called “The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act”.     How do you oppose something

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Congress, Economy, Media, Richard Burr, Thom Tillis, Walter Jones
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That didn’t take long: Senator Thom Tillis already trying to cash in on his new DC gig

Posted on January 12, 2015January 12, 2015 by Brant Clifton

There’s a new player in the political cash-gobbling game: THOMPAC.  Yes, the FEC received a filing formalizing the creation of a leadership PAC called Together Holding Our Majority (T.H.O.M) Political

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Free college for YOU! And YOU! And YOU! And …

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Brant Clifton

BarryO has decided he wants to give everybody a free ride through community college. Heck. His radical overhaul of healthcare has worked *so well.*  Why not meddle here? Our senior

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Congress, Education, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Drive-bys encouraging DC, Raleigh GOP to follow McConnell advice: ”Don’t be Scary”

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I just about lost my lunch the other day when I read that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell actually went on the record with that comment.  I don’t remember all

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Congress, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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The (“unaffiliated”) donkey in the room

Posted on January 12, 2015January 12, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The Paul Tine defection couldn’t have come at a better time for the drive-by media and the political chattering classes.  The General Assembly is not yet in session.  Things were

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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#NCGA: Hager’s push for caucus-driven leadership ruffling some feathers

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

    Incoming House majority leader Mike Hager is trying to open up the decision making process in the General Assembly’s lower chamber.  Typically, the big decisions in that chamber

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Media, NC legislature, Politics
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#NCGA Insider: Record of aid and comfort to Paul Tine from Team Tillis, NCGOP

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I got a call yesterday from someone — very familiar with the inner workings of the state House Republican Caucus — who had just read my item on Democrat Paul

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Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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The Rooster Crows: (“Mr. 48%” lets us know how he REALLY feels)

Posted on January 8, 2015January 8, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Every day it becomes more clear that we live rent-free in Thom Tillis’s head: […] ”Well, I think the media plays an important role. I think what the governor may

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis

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