What happened to the ‘MYOB’ rule in party primaries?
I learned a lot about what I know about politics from my late grandfather — who was a political boss in southeastern North Carolina for decades. I’ll
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Brubaker: SO LONG, SUCKERS!
“Let the door knob hit you where the Good Lord split you!” — George Jefferson The mainstream media was full of glowing tributes to former House Speaker and
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Putting 2012 NC GOV polling in perspective: (A libertarian leak for the NCGOP?)
The latest polling from Democrat pollster Public Policy Polling finds Republican Pat McCrory leading Democrat Walter Dalton 43% to 34% with libertarian Barbara Howe drawing 9 percent. That leaves
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N&O mocks GOP secretary of state candidates, but is silent on Elaine’s ‘Occupy’ fetish
Under The Dome has an item today mocking GOP Secretary of State candidates Ed Goodwin and Kenn Gardner’s invocation of George Soros’s name in a recent
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N&O fact-checked on fracking by reader & WRAL
Fracking has been legalized by the legislature. But the professional left and their transcriptionists at The N&O are still trying to scare the hell out of the ‘great unwashed’
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ONE MORE WEEK: Runoff election day is July 17th (Time for endorsements.)
Runoffs for a wide range of offices are on the ballot for the July 17th runoff. Have you voted? Will you be around on July 17th? Early voting began
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Shubert: Pittenger misrepresents her role in controversial land deal
A real estate deal in western North Carolina has residents up in arms and has become a major issue in the GOP runoff for the state’s Ninth
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Shubert: Inquiry about signed false DOT letters needs to focus on Perdue aide Pryor Gibson
Former Republican legislator — and conservative stalwart — Fern Shubert says she was disgusted to see two weeping female secretaries dragged in front of a legislative panel. The legislature was
Continue readingDC GOP establishment steps up again for Hudson in NC-08
‘Another conservative group throws cash at N.C. congressional runoff’ is the headline on the item in Under The Dome. They’re talking about DC establishment golden boy and GOP congressional
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NC Campaign 2012: An alliance between libertarians and Tea Partiers for November could be mutually beneficial
2010 was a great year for fans of limited government. A lot of candidates preaching the virtues of government were swept into office at the state and federal levels. Since
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