Skip to content
The Daily Haymaker

The Daily Haymaker

Carolina-flavored conservative commentary

  • Home
  • Roy Cooper
  • Mike Whatley
  • The Sandhills Files
  • NC legislature
  • Balanced Nutrition
  • Email Us

What? Welfare creates culture of dependency? *We’re RANKLED.*

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The Greensboro News & Record is aiding and abetting an effort by the lefty lynch mob to smear 6th congressional district Republican nominee Mark Walker.  What’s got the crowd on

Continue reading
Congress, Media
6 comments

WAAAAAAHHH !!! They’re cutting my welfare! I’m going to Georgia!

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The N&O chronicles the movie industry crybabies as they pack up to leave North Carolina in the wake of a state decision to trim and streamline benefits for filming in

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Media, NC legislature, Politics
2 comments

#NCSEN: American Insights says 42-42 tie, NY Times says 53-47 Hagan

Posted on August 11, 2014August 11, 2014 by Brant Clifton

American Insights is back with some analysis on the North Carolina US Senate race.  The NC-based group first came to our attention in the GOP primary for this seat.  They were probably

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics, Thom Tillis
One comment

#NCSEN: The ”effectiveness” argument

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The Thom Tillis campaign is coming after incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan for being ”ineffective.”   On one hand, it’s a sweet piece of karma.  Hagan beat Elizabeth Dole over the head

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
11 comments

#NCSEN: Hagan reelection odds at 50-50

Posted on August 11, 2014August 11, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The Washington Post’s political prognosticators are promoting a model showing a 52-48 GOP majority with a 98 percent chance of Kay Hagan being reelected.   Political prognosticator Nate Silver,  formerly

Continue reading
Congress, Media
6 comments

As The Pachyderm Turns …

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Yes, my friends.  It seems like we’ve got quite  a soap opera brewing in Raleigh amongst the powers-that-be in the NCGOP. First, we hear from well-placed sources that operatives close

Continue reading
Media
9 comments

Monkey Business Update: The plot thickens in Cabarrus?

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Apparently, Charles Jeter (see comments at end of previous post) was not the only Republican legislator caught off guard by the local bill that simultaneously disarmed the Monroe city manager

Continue reading
Media

Monkey Business Update: Fletcher Hartsell & Cabarrus County

Posted on August 9, 2014August 9, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Can’t get your political shenanigans approved by being open, up front, and following the process?  Go the sneaky route.  That’s what has apparently happened on Jones Street regarding The Fletcher

Continue reading
Media
11 comments

RNC says YES to cronyism, corporate welfare

Posted on August 8, 2014August 8, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Supposedly, the Republican Party is about free markets, individual liberty, and reaping the rewards of hard work.  Yet, we can’t even seem to get the leaders of the party to

Continue reading
Congress, Media
9 comments

Washington Post election model: 98 % chance Hagan wins reelection

Posted on August 8, 2014August 8, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The Post says Republicans will take the US Senate, but we — in North Carolina — can likely expect SIX MORE YEARS of Kay Hagan.  The paper’s Election Lab predicts

Continue reading
Congress, Media
7 comments

Posts pagination

«Previous Posts 1 … 525 526 527 528 529 … 742 Next Posts»

Follow Us

  • truthsocial
  • X
  • rumble

Search Our Archives

Recent Comments

  • FRED on ENOUGH, already.
  • Lou Waddley on ENOUGH, already.
  • Carol on Shot-callers for Whatley = same crowd who blew McCrory re-election, Va. redistricting, and are propping up Cornyn & Graham
  • Steven Rader on Shot-callers for Whatley = same crowd who blew McCrory re-election, Va. redistricting, and are propping up Cornyn & Graham
  • W. E. James on SoreLoser Berger: *The Democrats beat me!*
  • Michele Woodhouse on SoreLoser Berger: *The Democrats beat me!*
  • Ray Leary on Cooper stomping Whatley in the polls AND the money race
  • J.P. Jones on Hurricane Thom keeps blowing a lot of hot air
  • W. E. James on Spending on national debt INTEREST = total spending on defense and education COMBINED
  • Steve Miller on Cooper stomping Whatley in the polls AND the money race
  • Larry on Hurricane Thom keeps blowing a lot of hot air
  • Steven Rader on Hurricane Thom keeps blowing a lot of hot air
  • River Gal on Cooper stomping Whatley in the polls AND the money race
  • Just a Girl on Another new poll: Cooper over Whatley by EIGHT
  • Weyhenmeyer Family spokesperson on Another new poll: Cooper over Whatley by EIGHT
  • Jackie Weyhenmeyer on Another new poll: Cooper over Whatley by EIGHT

Blogroll

  • American Conservative
  • American Spectator
  • Beaufort Observer
  • BizPacReview
  • BobLee Says
  • Breitbart
  • Campus Reform
  • Chronicles
  • Citizen Free Press
  • College Fix
  • Conservapedia
  • Conservative Treehouse
  • Daily Signal
  • Deep Capture
  • FitsNews (SC)
  • Foundation for Economic Education
  • Gateway Pundit
  • Instapundit
  • Legal Insurrection
  • National Pulse
  • Post Millenial
  • Power Line
  • Rush Limbaugh
  • Taki's Magazine
  • Triad Conservative
  • Turning Point USA
  • Victor Davis Hanson
WordPress Theme: Donovan by ThemeZee.