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Ellmers: ‘You can’t just take a law away because you want it to go away.’

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    Yep.  That’s our girl — spouting more of her trademark profundity.  Congresswoman Renee Ellmers was quoted making that — and other — statements regarding health care reform at

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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#NCSEN: Harris keeping pace with Tillis in recruiting GOP establishment types

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      Charlotte pastor Mark Harris is expected to announce his entry into the GOP primary for US Senate on October 2.  Robin Hayes is chairing his campaign, while

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campaign 2014, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Speaking until he can no longer stand: Ted Cruz throws down the gauntlet on ObamaCare

Posted on September 24, 2013September 24, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      The first shots in the last stand against ObamaCare have been fired: Senator Ted Cruz has fulfilled his election promise to do everything it takes to stop

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Congress, Media, Politics
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#SenateMustAct: All eyes NOW on Hagan, Burr & their friends

Posted on September 23, 2013September 23, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Well, House Republicans got dragged kicking and screaming into doing the right thing on ObamaCare.  Now, it’s the Senate’s turn to step up.  Kay Hagan  — affectionately know in many

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campaign 2014, Congress, Kay Hagan, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Republicans
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#NCSEN BFFs: Thom Tillis + Karl Rove

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Brant Clifton

It’s becoming more and more clear that House speaker Thom Tillis is throwing himself into the loving embrace of the DC Republican establishment.  He’s already signed on with campaign consultant

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campaign 2014, Congress, Kay Hagan, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Pittenger aide: Senator Ted Cruz is “a joke” with “empty words” and “shallow promises”

Posted on September 22, 2013September 22, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    Erin Karriker professes to be quite a good Republican.  He was active with the UNCC College Republicans.  According to his LinkedIn profile, he was an operative with Robert

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Raleigh radio’s Roche setting his sights on Renee Ellmers?

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      It appears that Raleigh-based radio talk show host Frank Roche will be jumping into the 2014 Second Congressional District GOP primary. The district is currently represented by

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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Mealy-Mouth 101: Class Is In Session

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Today, the most dangerous place to be was between a US House Republican and a member of the news media.The GOP-dominated House passed a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Unemployment down? THAT’S “terrible.”

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      Our local thrice twice-weekly Nobel Prize-nominated local paper never ceases to amaze me.  Today, they hit us with this headline: Analyst:  NC jobs report ‘terrible.’  But then,

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Media, Moore County, Politics
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The folly of the political listening tour

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Hillary Clinton made the political listening tour a “trendy” thing in 1999 — the run up to her 2000 US Senate campaign — and 2007 — prior to her 2008

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