The Daily Haymaker

11th district’s Hayden Rogers (D) FOR and AGAINST ObamaCare

Posted on July 4, 2012July 4, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In 2004, Democrat presidential nominee John F. Kerry told us he was FOR the war on terror BEFORE he was against it. Got that? Good. In 2012, 11th

They came. They saw. They overrode.

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Low-level staffers in the governor’s office are likely scrambling today to ID the truck that ran over their boss lady — THREE TIMES — this week.

ObamaCare & Pat McCrory: crickets and deafening silence (Here, have another fundraising letter.)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Brant Clifton

GOP governors across the nation are standing firm against ObamaCare in the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling — pledging not to implement it or enforce it at the

Huckabee endorsement of Hudson in NC-08 part of larger spat between Huckabee and The Club for Growth

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The News & Observer did a great job today taking dictation — dutifully transcribing a release from Republican Richard Hudson’s congressional campaign office. Hudson and Scott Keadle face

More on AFP & Renee

Posted on July 2, 2012July 2, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Apparently, some well-connected readers of this site voiced their displeasure to Americans For Prosperity’s North Carolina state chapter for their embrace of congresswoman Marie Antoinette Ellmers.™ AFP-NC had a big

Where NCGOP’s failure to challenge Roy Cooper reelection comes back to haunt us

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

With the decision by The Supreme Court the other day, ObamaCare is coming at us full speed ahead (barring courageous action by our members of Congress.) The legislation makes a

John Locke, AFP, and NCGOP: Devaluing conservatism in North Carolina

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

There are an awful lot of people who make the mistake of equating being “Republican” with being “conservative.” Look at our alleged conservative majority in the North

OMG. (Is “she” STILL here???)

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Lame Duck Bev — who polls show is THE MOST unpopular governor in these here United States — is trying HARD to prove she’s still relevant. She thought she

NC campaign 2012: Mike Causey on ObamaCare ruling, campaign trail gossip

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I caught up with Mike Causey, Republican candidate for commissioner of insurance, while he was on his way to a speaking engagement DownEast in the big city of

Charlotte budget battle fueling secession talk?

Posted on June 28, 2012June 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Charlotte city manager publicly described the city as being “in decline.” He publicly talked about how a small portion of the city is funding everyone else. Residents were