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Eviscerating the “most-electable” spin

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Brant Clifton

All of the pundits are declaring Thom Tillis the hands-down winner of the GOP primary for US Senate — a whole month before the first votes get cast.  Gov. Pat

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Throwing stones in glass houses at UNC

Posted on April 4, 2014April 4, 2014 by Brant Clifton

A group of retired UNC faculty members has gone public to criticize their former colleagues for not getting in the face of the administration for allowing UNC athletes to be

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campaign 2014, Education, Media, NC State Government, Politics
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Unfunded liabilities and North Carolina’s public debt shell game

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Some observers though the GOP establishment in Raleigh might have bought off The John Locke Foundation when Gov. McCrory named Art Pope as his budget director.  But, apparently, nobody told

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campaign 2014, Congress, Economy, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Another tragedy in a gun-free zone

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The media is having a field day talking about the SECOND mass shooting in five years at Texas’ Fort Hood. Is the war to blame?  How did this guy get a

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Burr: Can’t stop Barry. Can’t stop O-Care.

Posted on April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 by Brant Clifton

US Senator – and chief fundraiser and cheerleader for Thom Tillis — Richard Burr says there’s not much hope for stopping BarryO’s agenda and that we can forget changing ObamaCare

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campaign 2014, Congress, Economy, Media, ObamaCare, Politics, Richard Burr
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(#NCSEN) Lil’ Jordan: Thom T. will take money from ANYBODY

Posted on April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Jordan ” Lil’ Jordan” Shaw, spokesman for US Senate candidate Thom Tillis says we shouldn’t read too much into WHO wants to shower his man with campaign cash: […] Tillis

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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#NCSEN: New Time Warner poll has UNDECIDED leading GOP field

Posted on April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Time Warner Cable News is out with a new poll showing Tillis, Brannon, and Harris leading the Republican field to oppose Kay Hagan in November.  The problem for those guys?

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Tholl Roads. Thaxation-by-GPS. Brought to you by a Republican administration.

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’re getting a lot of propaganda about the importance of beating Democrats this year.  But HOW do you sell that idea when you have some Republicans who are as into

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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Tillis in 2006: Rhodes call for Morgan resignation a BAD IDEA

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The 2002 power-sharing deal in the North Carolina House between Democrat Jim Black and Republican Richard Morgan was one of the most divisive, acrimonious periods in the state’s political history.

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NC legislature, Politics, Thom Tillis

NC-09: Shut up. Lay back. And Enjoy it. (BOHICA)

Posted on March 31, 2014March 31, 2014 by Brant Clifton

That appears to have been the predominant theme from this weekend’s Mecklenburg GOP hootenanny.  The powers-that-be pushed through a measure banning any kind of resolutions dealing with issues. Why, you

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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