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NC-02: Renee picks ANOTHER ill-advised fight

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Mark Twain was credited with this piece of wisdom: “Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.”   If Mr. Clemens were alive today, I am

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campaign 2014, Congress, Economy, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Spending, more spending AND debt. Oh, My!

Posted on March 13, 2014March 13, 2014 by Brant Clifton

A new study reveals that North Carolina state government’s total spending on debt service — since 2003 — has grown 165 percent. Sarah Curry of The John Locke Foundation gives

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campaign 2014, Economy, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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BarryO’s latest offensive in his War on Work

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Brant Clifton

As we sink deeper into the Obama Era, it is becoming more apparent that “Dear Leader” does not want people starting businesses, working hard, and making their own money to

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campaign 2014, Congress, Economy, Media, Obama, Politics
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#NCSEN Digging deeper into that March PPP poll

Posted on March 12, 2014March 12, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The sound-bytes and the headlines about political polling can be quite titillating. But to really understand what’s happening in a race, you need to dig deep into the details found

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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The perils of “Party Unity”

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Conservatives are regularly lectured by establishment types to forget the silly issues and simply “take one for the team.” Never mind that Mitt Romney pushed through in Massachusetts something about

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campaign 2014, Claude Pope, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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#NCSEN PPP March poll shows serious Tillis drop, slight Brannon climb

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Brant Clifton

I am sure the latest polling from PPP is causing a lot of establishment heads to get scratched in bewilderment.  State House speaker Thom Tillis is getting all the buzz

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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#NCSEN Mark Harris OK with “path to legal status” for illegals

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Immigration has become quite a flashpoint in American politics.  It’s turned Republicans against each other — some using code words that basically mean “amnesty,” others demanding that the government simply

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campaign 2014, Congress, Mark Harris, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Bonner Bridge is falling down (And what’s up with Lyons Gray?)

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’ve come to realize there is A LOT of “theatre” in politics.  Both sides holler about the other doing the little people wrong.  Both sides claim to have the best

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campaign 2014, DENR, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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Are our political parties still relevant?

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The mainstream media is full of stories about how broke the state Democrat Party is.  Word is out that they may have to sell their headquarters building just to make

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Republican? Misspell? Misspeak? You’re Dumb. Democrat? Not so much. Probably TIRED.

Posted on March 10, 2014March 10, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Dan Quayle has been out of office for 22 years now.  But he will never live down that fateful day he spent officiating a spelling bee at a New Jersey

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campaign 2014, Media, Politics, Republicans
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