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2014: The year of the GOP establishment stalking horses?

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Brant Clifton

        Well, it appears Walter Jones is picking up another primary opponent: Taylor Griffin, a former aide to President George W. Bush who went on to co-found

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Roy Cooper: Our ineffective counsel

Posted on October 2, 2013October 2, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      McClatchy has been writing gleefully about Attorney General Roy Cooper’s criticisms of the GOP-dominated legislature and Governor Pat McCrory.  Apparently, ol’ Roy is miffed that Gov. Pat

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campaign 2014, Media, Politics
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They’re BAAAAACK: Toll Road Time in Raleigh

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Brant Clifton

People are frustrated with members of Congress not paying attention to public opinion regarding ObamaCare. In North Carolina, we may start seeing some of the same feelings directed at state

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Memo to media chicken littles:The sky is NOT falling.

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Brant Clifton

If you’ve been paying any attention to the blathering of the mainstream media lately, you’ve seen horror stories — packed in between Beyonce fashion stories and the latest on Kim

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Holder: Black Panther Thugs @ Polls? (*Yawn*) Show ID @ NC polls? SUE !!!!!

Posted on October 1, 2013October 1, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Egged on by Kay Hagan — our senior US senator who also, BTW, happens to be Chuck Schumer’s sock puppet — Barry Obama has dispatched his attorney general Eric Holder

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Before you stand up and applaud …

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      RedState’s Erick Erickson makes some rather interesting points about the latest angles being pitched by the congressional GOP in the ObamaCare debate: Republicans are attempting two tricks

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McClatchy Rob: Kissing up to Berger. Still struggling with Math.

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Brant Clifton

It’s tough being North Carolina’s “Mr. Politics.”  People jump on you for things like: (1) following John Edwards around and failing to notice the blonde with the camera, (2) failing

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Thanks for volunteering. HERE’S YOUR BILL.

Posted on September 29, 2013September 29, 2013 by Brant Clifton

I’m hearing from quite a few NCGOP activists about some interesting mail they’ve received from NCGOP HQ in Raleigh:  a bill seeking payment of “dues.”  One activist, whose sole involvement

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A Coup in Craven County

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Brant Clifton

The turmoil within the Craven County Republican Party is a symbolic, localized representation of the nationwide struggle between limited-government forces and statist establishment types for the soul of the GOP.

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Cloture, Smoture: We’ve Been ObamaCared.

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Never mind silly things like reports showing North Carolinians being hit hardest by ObamaCare.  Richard Burr and Kay Hagan care more about keeping their party caucus leaders happy.  They and

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