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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

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Campaign 2012, Media, NC legislature, Politics

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

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Brubaker: SO LONG, SUCKERS!

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

“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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Campaign 2012, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics, Uncategorized
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Putting 2012 NC GOV polling in perspective: (A libertarian leak for the NCGOP?)

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

  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

Posted on July 11, 2012July 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

        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

Posted on July 11, 2012July 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

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

ONE MORE WEEK: Runoff election day is July 17th (Time for endorsements.)

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

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

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      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

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

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

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DC GOP establishment steps up again for Hudson in NC-08

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

  ‘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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