The Daily Haymaker

Hoover Adams, RIP

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Hoover Adams on Sunday. Mr. Adams made a name for himself as the owner,

Looking for something to do on Tuesday ?

Posted on July 17, 2012July 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

GO VOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WTVD story sparks Democrat family feud on eve of runoff

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

WTVD NewsChannel11 has come out with an election eve bombshell suggesting that former Labor Secretary John Brooks — trying to retake his old seat — and the late senator, governor

Facebook debate on primary meddling pits blogger vs. Thom Tillis

Posted on July 16, 2012July 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

What started out as a simple get-out-the-vote message on Facebook from state House speaker Thom Tillis turned into a no-holds barred debate on the merits of the Raleigh

Two more days to vote in the runoffs !!!!!

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Democrats AND Republicans have stuff to vote for in these current runoff races in North Carolina. There is a Democrat runoff for Labor Commissioner. ( Not very sexy,

Study sheds more light on Ellmers’s performance in Congress

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Govtrack.us is a non-partisan web site devoted to the study of Congress and its legislative process. It also has on-going scatter diagram studies tracking Members based on the

The plot thickens in NC House District 6 race?

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The race for an open Outer Banks legislative seat has had more twists and turns and intrigue than your typical daytime soap opera. The May GOP primary race featured three

McNeill surfaces in hunt for Brubaker replacement

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Randolph County GOP’s vice chairman’s name has popped up as a leading contender to replace former House Speaker Harold Brubaker — who resigned from the legislature

What happened to the ‘MYOB’ rule in party primaries?

Posted on July 13, 2012July 13, 2012 by Brant Clifton

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

Brubaker: SO LONG, SUCKERS!