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Emails from Speaker Tillis, other lawmakers raise suspicions of lobbyist shakedowns

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

        Some lobbyists recently received an email from the reelection campaign of House Speaker Thom Tillis asking for money.  State law prohibits lawmakers from soliciting lobbyists for

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Campaign 2012, Media, NC legislature, Politics, Thom Tillis
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October trial for Thom Tillis ally Stephen LaRoque? (Wait. There’s an election in NOVEMBER …)

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The folks at NCPolicyWatch — who have led the way in reporting on corruption allegations against Richard Morgan and Thom Tillis ally Stephen LaRoque — say that it looks good

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Campaign 2012, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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Moore County government internal documents paint rosy fiscal picture

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

Sometimes, here at The Haymaker, things just mysteriously drop into our laps.  (Those doggone little birds … ) We happened to get our hands an email sent out by Moore

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Politics

Janet Cowell & Erskine Bowles: Quid Pro Quo on Facebook fiasco?

Posted on August 20, 2012August 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      After  our recent post on Facebook’s woes potentially impacting the race for North Carolina state treasurer, I got a call from a faithful reader of this site

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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics
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Veteran outside-the-beltline GOP leader expresses concern over NCGOP’s election tactics

Posted on August 20, 2012August 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I had an interesting talk today with an individual who is (1) a well-known name in North Carolina Republican circles and (2) a battle-tested veteran of decades of political combat:

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Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics
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Southern Pines Pilot owner lectures North Carolina voters from the comfort of his Tennessee home

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Frank Daniels III– cousin of Southern Pines Pilot publisher David Woronoff and one of four partners who own  Moore County’s Pulitzer Prize winning thrice weekly paper — is mighty disappointed

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Politics

Facebook’s woes may blow back on NC treasurer, become election issue

Posted on August 18, 2012August 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

          State Treasurer has typically been one of those races that stays below the political radar.  Everyone seems to focus all of their attention on more

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Campaign 2012, Economy, Politics
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Secretary of State debate on Thursday

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Anything hosted IN THE TRIANGLE at a UNITARIAN CHURCH by THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS and THE NC CENTER FOR VOTER EDUCATION looks like sure trouble for a Republican candidate.

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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics

The N&O: Playing ‘Gunga Din’ for Walter Dalton

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      Reading the News & Observer these days, you can almost sense the panic among the stenographers in the newsroom.  Just yesterday, the paper ran an item about

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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics
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MOORE County GOP CHAIRMAN: Dining out — and selling out — at the liberal trough

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In North Carolina, Unaffiliated is the fastest growing voter classification.   In Moore County, Unaffiliated voters are about to overtake Democrats and knock them into third place.   It appears

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Politics

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