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#ncsen: Oh, look. Carolina Rising sending BIG $$$ to Karl Rove.

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’ve all seen those ads from Carolina Rising touting the “success” of Gov. Pat McCrory and Speaker Thom Tillis (curiously, no mention of Senate president pro tem Phil Berger or

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Fact-checking Binky’s fact-checking

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Late last week, WRAL wonderboy — and Miss Leslie’s coffee fetcher — Mark “Binky” Binker got rather apoplectic over a mailer sent out by the state Senate Republican political group: 

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Analyst: Tillis doing worse with white voters than Dole in 2008, Romney in 2012

Posted on October 1, 2014October 1, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Over at the conservative web site Ace of Spades HQ, we’ve got some more eye-opening analysis on the Senate race:  […] Senator Hagan’s thin lead suggests a close race, much

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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RedState: Tillis needs about 62% of undecideds in order to squeak past Hagan

Posted on October 1, 2014October 1, 2014 by Brant Clifton

That’s the take from analyst Dan McLaughlin– who finds Tillis sitting with 47% of the two-party vote, and needing 61.9% of the total 15.2% undecided vote in the race to earn

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#ncsen: STILL waiting for some substance

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Okay.  It’s become pretty clear that Kay Hagan’s upper middle-class family has benefited greatly from our bloated state and federal governments.  See brother in law David’s  real estate commissions from

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#ncsen: 80% chance of Hagan victory, Tillis “uninspiring”

Posted on October 1, 2014October 1, 2014 by Brant Clifton

And the beat goes on.  The Five Thirty-Eight blog, maintained by election projection whiz Nate Silver, is seeing things coming up roses for ol’ Kay:  When FiveThirtyEight launched its Senate

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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#ncsen: More on Civitas poll

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Here are the cross-tabs.     The data does show a 41-40 Hagan lead.  But if you factor in those leaning Tillis (1%) and those leaning Hagan (5%), you actually have

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#ncsen: Civitas poll says Hagan 41, Tillis 40, Haugh 4

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Brant Clifton

A drive-by has apparently posted the findings of the latest Civitas survey on the 2014 US Senate race in North Carolina: I agree with the last Tweeter above.  Fifteen percent

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Congress, Media

#ncpol: Guilford, Alamance boards to consider resolutions opposing jury trial right waiver

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Brant Clifton

It’s pretty obvious a lot of people are fed up with lying politicians and staying away from the polls.  THAT actually helps us end up with the motley crew of

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Law & Order, Media, NC State Government
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#ncpol: PARTY DISLOYALTY (*SIGH*)

Posted on September 30, 2014September 30, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We heard this term bantered about when former state Rep. Richard Morgan and a handful of friends cut a deal with Jim Black and the Democrats to snatch a state

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