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#NCSEN: (The gloves come off.) Harris calls out Tillis, compares him to Patrick Cannon

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Brant Clifton

If North Carolina voters send Thom Tillis to Washington, they could find themselves in the same boat as Charlotte voters who recently elected Patrick Cannon as their mayor.  So says

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campaign 2014, Congress, Mark Harris, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Hold the giggling re: Cannon bust. Sounds like this story is not finished.

Posted on March 27, 2014March 27, 2014 by Brant Clifton

I’ve detected a bit of smugness on the part of establishment Republicans in the wake of Charlotte mayor Patrick Cannon’s arrest by the FBI on corruption charges.  NCGOP was quick

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Law & Order, Media
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#NCSEN: Would you like a Koch with your LIE?

Posted on March 27, 2014March 27, 2014 by Brant Clifton

US Senator Kay Hagan — affectionately known in many quarters as Chuck Schumer’s Sock Puppet™ — doesn’t have a whole lot going for her this year.  She’s up for reelection,

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campaign 2014, Congress, Kay Hagan, Media, NCGOP, Politics
5 comments

#NCGA: GOP legislator from Pitt County subject of state elections complaint

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Brant Clifton

An Eastern North Carolina GOP leader has filed an official complaint against state Rep. Brian Brown (R-Pitt) filled with allegations of financial impropriety and “Pay to Play.”  Todd Bennett of

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campaign 2014, Law & Order, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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#NCSEN: Comparing 2006 Tillis to 2014 Tillis

Posted on March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’re being sold the idea of Thom Tillis as a principled, pro-business conservative.  Sometimes, to understand the present, you have to look at the past. Tillis burst onto the state

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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#NCSEN: Name Confusion, Ballot hijinks, funky polls, and The Alex Bradshaw juggernaut

Posted on March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Who IS Alex Bradshaw?  Politicos from Murphy to Manteo are asking this question.  He hasn’t been appearing at candidate forums.  He doesn’t appear to have a formal campaign organization.  I

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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#NCSEN: Could Mark Harris be cut from TV debates?

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Time Warner News and McClatchy are sponsoring a GOP primary debate on April 22.  WRAL has one slated for April 23.  Charlotte pastor — and former Southern Baptist Convention president

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campaign 2014, Mark Harris, McClatchy, Media, Politics
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(NC-02) Americans for a Conservative Direction: Putting Lipstick on a Pig

Posted on March 25, 2014March 25, 2014 by Brant Clifton

People are talking about all of those ads promoting Renee Ellmers hitting the airwaves in the Second District from something called Americans for a Conservative Direction.  I don’t believe I’ve

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
10 comments

#NCSEN: National Review peddles Rove’s nonsense

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Brant Clifton

National Review — formerly the Bible for upstart conservatives — is lecturing us here in North Carolina for daring to have an intraparty debate and interfering with the establishment’s plans

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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#NCSEN: Far-left national media outlets influencing NC media’s political coverage

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Brant Clifton

For someone who is allegedly so extreme and unelectable, the US Senate campaign of Cary physician Greg Brannon sure is drawing an inordinate amount of attention from the leftists and

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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