The Daily Haymaker

Is a Republican governor REALLY all that necessary?

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It would be nice to have someone with a (R) next to their name residing in that big pretty house on Blount Street. But what if that person with the

Pundits compare Paul Ryan to Kemp, Palin

Posted on August 14, 2012August 14, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The young whippersnapper from Wisconsin is getting poked and prodded from all directions by all-comers since he was publicly announced as Mitt Romney’s running mate over the weekend. Matthew

Is this the line for Chick-fil-A?

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Once again, North Carolina cities were beset with crazy long lines of people. If it wasn’t Sunday, many people would have thought we were having another Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. Crowds

Campaign 2012: Romney-Ryan (playing the cards we’re dealt)

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The day has finally come when I am older (by one year) than a US vice-presidential nominee. The conservative establishment is crowing about Mitt Romney’s choice of

NC GOV 2012 debates: WHY NOT include Barbara Howe?

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Word has come out that the the Democrat and Republican candidates for North Carolina governor have agreed to two televised debates in October. The events — to be held

NC Campaign 2012: Don’t cry for the edu-crats

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

During the debate over the 2011 state budget, we heard a lot of screaming, crying, moaning and complaining from Democrats and their NCAE allies about alleged draconian budget cuts. The

NC Campaign 2012: things getting a little testy in the insurance commissioner race

Posted on August 9, 2012August 9, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I never imagined that we’d be dealing with mud-slinging and controversy in the race for NC Insurance Commissioner. Right out of the general election starting gate, incumbent Democrat Wayne Goodwin

Moore County: Unaffiliated voter registrations pulling even with Democrats

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Carolina Transparency’s web site does a great job of tracking voter registration trends in North Carolina. You can use the site to track trends by county based on

You want ’em. We got ’em. POLLS !!!!!!!!!!

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Public Policy Polling has put out their latest numbers on the statewide races in North Carolina. In the governor’s race, their numbers are tracking pretty close to what Rasmussen Reports

Tim Lea & the gays: #HATING on fast food

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I don’t know what it is about fast food. The gays are in the midst of an attack on Chick-fil-A. Moore County commissioner Tim Lea is going all-out against Bojangles’