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Tillis, Berger, McCrory & co. can learn A LOT from Wisconsin’s Scott Walker

Posted on June 6, 2012June 6, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker went toe-to-toe and nose-to-nose with the left wing’s nastiest, most ruthless elements and came away a winner.   Walker got pounded in the media about his

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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics

McCrory v. Dalton: ‘Dirty campaigning’ is in the eye of the beholder

Posted on June 5, 2012June 5, 2012 by Brant Clifton

While the state’s economy continues to crash and burn, the Democrat and Republican campaigns for North Carolina governor are busy talking about who is the dirtiest campaigner.   What exactly is

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Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics

Waiting for Team Tillis to stand up and fight

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It is hard to understand the squeamishness on the part of Speaker Thom & the House leadership in today’s N&O re: voter id.  Speaker Tillis and Rep. David Lewis say

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Campaign 2012, Law & Order, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis

Facebook: the new battleground for GOP nod in Insurance Commissioner race

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

  I know it’s tough to evaluate candidates for down-ballot races.  Sure, it’s pretty easy to separate the wheat from the chaff in the governor and presidential fields.  But when

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Politics
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GOP-controlled U.S. House: more debt in 15 months than in ALL of the first 97 Congresses COMBINED

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

      It took nearly 200 years for previous Congresses to do what John Boehner, Eric Cantor and the rest of the Honorables have managed to do in 15

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Campaign 2012, Congress, Media, Politics

“Let’s play CHANGE THE SUBJECT!”

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Brant Clifton

    All of us have things that we REALLY don’t  want to talk about.  State Democrats DON’T want to talk about Barry Obama, John Edwards, David Parker, Jay Parmley,

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Campaign 2012, Media, NC legislature, Politics

Tea Party group issues runoff endorsements: Causey, Forest, Goodwin, Keadle & Tedesco

Posted on June 2, 2012June 5, 2012 by Brant Clifton

    Moore Tea Citizens — one of North Carolina’s largest TEA Party organizations — has stepped forward with its very FIRST official campaign endorsements. ( The group includes voters

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Politics
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Democrat PAC smacks McCrory AGAIN

Posted on June 1, 2012June 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

  It’s the eve of the NCGOP convention, and the Democrats are carpet-bombing the guy at the top of the state Republican ticket.  Another ad, questioning Pat McCrory’s ethics has

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Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics
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Meet Mike Causey (R), candidate for NC Insurance Commissioner

Posted on June 1, 2012June 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

  When you first meet Mike Causey, the Greensboro Republican strikes you as way too nice of a guy to be a player in hard-nosed big-time statewide politics. He presents

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Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Politics

Endorsements Time!

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

    Two Council of State races with runoffs on July 17 have had some movement in the endorsement area. Mike Causey and Richard Morgan are facing off in the

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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics

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