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Two Worth Keeping: Jones and Meadows

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Brant Clifton

NC-03’s Walter Jones has been around a long time — marching to the beat of a different drummer.  He was a right-leaning Democrat in the state legislature.  As a Republican

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics
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Our recommendations for US House

Posted on April 24, 2014April 24, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Early voting is underway. We’ve got a GOP leadership in Washington looking to sell us out on amnesty and ObamaCare.  In Raleigh, we have a state party leadership reportedly looking

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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#NCSEN: Did planted debate questioner backfire on Tillis?

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Brant Clifton

There is a pretty interesting video floating around cyberspace.  It highlights Nathan West, one of the questioners at the Time Warner Cable US Senate debate, and his gun control question.

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics, Thom Tillis
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#NCSEN: Look at Meeeeee! I’m David Crabtreeeeeeeeee !!!

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Brant Clifton

I wanted to find something nice to say about what WRAL did with this election broadcast.  Really.  First, the format was much better than last night.  WRAL deserves kudos for

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics
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#NCSEN: 2nd amendment in the crosshairs

Posted on April 23, 2014April 23, 2014 by Brant Clifton

One of the few flashpoints in last night’s GOP candidate’s forum came when the discussion turned to gun rights.  The drive-by questioners, of course, took the lefty route by alluding

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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WRAL #NCSEN debate pre-game show: It’s O-Care, Stupid! (Binky, up close & personal)

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Brant Clifton

If you didn’t get enough excitement from last night’s extravaganza in Davidson, flip on over to Raleigh’s WRAL TV tonight for Round 2. Mark Harris really fumbled a great opportunity

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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#NCSEN Debate post-game: RobC, Morrill need to talk; set up stupid format, blame the candidates for boring content

Posted on April 23, 2014April 23, 2014 by Brant Clifton

It’s always charming when two geriatric liberals attend the same event and come away with two very different accounts. Exhibit One: The N&O’s Rob Christensen — the man who managed

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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NC-02: Who do you hate the least?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Brant Clifton

McClatchy’s DC bureau has tackled the District 2 GOP primary for the US House with its usual modus operandi: Prop up the person or institution propagating the expansion and vitality

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Politics
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#NCSEN: The debate pre-game show

Posted on April 22, 2014April 22, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Tonight, at 7 PM, it’s ON like DONKEY KONG.  Tune to NewsChannel 14 or browse to charlotteobserver.com or newsobserver.com to catch all the action in the greatest bit of political

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Spanish toll co.’s recent woes a bad omen for NC’s HOT lane plans?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Brant Clifton

State House speaker Thom Tillis and Gov. Pat McCrory’s DOT board are singing the praises of High-Occupancy Toll lanes to help finance road construction across the state.  Tillis has been

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campaign 2014, Media, Politics
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