The Daily Haymaker

Abandoning ship

Posted on September 22, 2024September 22, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Sundays are normally slow news days. But not THIS Sunday. The state politics chattering class is — this very day — chattering away about THIS: So, we apparently have

The REAL Robinson problem

Posted on September 21, 2024September 21, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The question of whether Mark Robinson did or did not hang out on the pornographic website “Nude Africa” or did or did not hang out at a Greensboro XXXX video

New polling: Trump UP (Stein up)

Posted on September 21, 2024September 21, 2024 by Brant Clifton

We’re starting to see a pattern here. Once again, we have a poll showing mixed results in North Carolina for Democrats and Republicans: Here is the polling report giving the

Raleigh crowd takes one more swing at Insurance commissioner Mike Causey

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Brant Clifton

With all the boo-hooing and belly-aching over Mark Robinson, folks seem to be overlooking the years-long effort by The N&O and Jones Street’s Berger Mafia™ to beat down and run

Dan Bishop opens fire on “woke, weak, woefully unprepared” opponent

Posted on September 19, 2024September 19, 2024 by Brant Clifton

With the apparent collapse at the top of the state’s GOP ticket, the attorney general’s race is becoming even more crucial for the state’s Republicans. Congressman Dan Bishop – who

Ashley Madison, Polls, Nude Africa, crotch management, Trannies, The DHHS: Mark & Yolanda’s Rough, Tough Week

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been watching politics for a long, long time. I can’t recall anyone imploding as spectacularly as Yolanda Hill and Mark Robinson appear to be doing right now. The DHHS.

Richard Hudson wants war with Russia.

Posted on September 15, 2024September 15, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Ninth District congressman Richard Hudson has really proven himself as a masterful pretender. He regularly tries to pass himself off as a conservative. (According to Heritage Action, lil’ Richard’s voting

Michele Morrow sends Moe Green to the principal’s office.

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Brant Clifton

This has been a very sleepy, very quiet campaign season in the Tar Heel State. There’s been a lot of fundraising. But not a lot of news. Not a lot

New polling for NC: Stein up big, Trump still has a close race

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Many observers are pinning the GOP’s campaign 2024 fate in North Carolina to the performances of Mark Robinson and Donald Trump. A number of recent polls of the presidential race

Biden-Harris dumping all kinds of “unaccompanied children” border-crossers in Tar Heel State

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Barack Obama got this ball rolling back during his administration. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are keeping it going. In North Carolina, Roy Cooper and Josh Stein – apparently –