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NC state govt spending at A RECORD HIGH

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Political campaigns do a nice job of keeping pesky things like facts out of election year debates.  The North Carolina Democrat Party’s 2012 campaign effort — spearheaded by gubernatorial nominee

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Campaign 2012, Economy, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics

Clarifying and Correcting The Pilot

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

  It appears our local Pulitzer Prize-winning paper is throwing up its hands and giving up on Lame Duck Bev. Today’s op-ed focused on the current McScandal in Raleigh —

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Politics

NC Campaign 2012: The Battle of Wilmington

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

    Well, the two empty suits topping the tickets for each of the state’s two main parties — Walter Dalton and Pat McCrory — faced off in Wilmington on

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Campaign 2012, Democrats, Economy, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics

Republicans for McIntyre

Posted on June 23, 2012June 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Wilmington Star News has an item about a coalition of Republicans from “all across Eastern North Carolina”  supporting the reelection of  Seventh District congressman Mike McIntyre (D). Funny.  NCGOP

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Southern Pines Pilot newspaper owner on invite list for Dalton fundraiser

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

    Democrat gubernatorial nominee Walter Dalton has a fundraiser scheduled in Raleigh on Tuesday that includes a veritable ‘Who’s Who’  of the state’s Democrat establishment.   (Speaking of the

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The man behind THOSE fliers @ NCGOP convention steps forward, firing from both barrels

Posted on June 22, 2012June 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

          Todd Bennett of Farmville says NCGOP leaders interrogating and intimidating people about fliers passed out at the state GOP convention need to come see him:

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Speaker Tillis behind Walter Jones endorsement of ex-Democrat Arthur Williams?

Posted on June 22, 2012June 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

        Congressman Walter Jones (R-3) has endorsed former Democrat legislator Arthur Williams in the July 17th GOP runoff for North  Carolina State House District 6 in the

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Campaign 2012, Media, NC legislature, Politics
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Another Great Moment in Local Government: Tim Lea vs. The Airport

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      Judging from the coverage in our local Pulitzer Prize-nominated paper of this week’s Moore County board of commissioners meeting — and input from my sources present at

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Politics

Campaign 2012: For Dems, it’s no longer about the economy, stupid (It’s ALL ABOUT race.)

Posted on June 22, 2012June 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

“It’s the economy, stupid.” — slogan on bulletin board in 1992 Clinton campaign ‘war room’ In 2008,  Barack Hussein Obama was sold to us as a great unifier, who was

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Tea Party group to Skip Stam: Thanks, but NO THANKS

Posted on June 22, 2012June 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

  It’s become pretty clear that conservatives in Dare, Beaufort, Carteret and surrounding counties are unhappy with state House Speaker Thom Tillis.  Now,  a conservative group centered in Wayne County

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Campaign 2012, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Paul Stam, Politics
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