NCGOP and the politics of teacher pay
Republican leaders in Raleigh are hoping to make political gains by getting behind Gov. Pat McCrory’s call for a teacher pay raise: Saying it was time to start showing respect
Continue readingNC-02: Ellmers sweating the immigration issue
I got ANOTHER campaign mailer from Renee Ellmers this weekend disguised as “official business.” I know I have worked this issue over here and here. But it is just so brazen
Continue reading#NCSEN #NCGA: 2012 Tillis House campaign accepted $4K from wife of figure in federal bribery case
North Carolina state House speaker Thom Tillis has established quite a reputation as a prolific fundraiser. He’s been credited with providing the ammo needed for the GOP to take over
Continue readingNullification coming to the courtroom?
Nullification is rearing its head as a very hot topic in this era of the Tea Party and widespread disgust with governmental overreach. Nullification is the belief that states, communities
Continue readingO-Care: Liberating you from the, um, shackles of employment
Seriously. That’s how the BarryO fan club is defending their pet monster against accusations, and a CBO report, suggesting that it will kill jobs by the millions. Kay Hagan has
Continue reading#NCSEN: How to read Karl Rove’s silly poll
The shih-tzu included some recent polling on the Republican US Senate race in his “Morning Memo” this AM. Karl Rove’s Crossroads super PAC issued polling results from their own survey
Continue reading#NCSEN: Tillis “mentor” in midst of Outer Banks fishing fracas
Commercial fishermen along eastern North Carolina have been knocking heads for some time with state regulators. Local fishing interests fear that regulations pushed by environmentalists with pull in Raleigh are
Continue reading#NCSEN: Apparently, what was BAD for Liddy Dole is O-KAY for Kay
Democrats in DC and in Raleigh are working overtime to pull Senator Sock Puppet’s chestnuts out of the fire. They’ve put out this spin about Kay Hagan being one of
Continue reading#NCSEN: If you pay him, he will come.
State House speaker and US Senate candidate Thom Tillis has been catching some flak from GOP activists — and finally from the mainstream media — for skipping out on candidate
Continue readingNC-02: Ellmers STILL campaigning on the taxpayer dime
On the last day of January, we told you about congresswoman Renee Ellmers’ taxpayer-funded constituent mailings that bear a striking resemblance to campaign literature — stuff that is not supposed
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