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Davidson prof: If Romney wins Iowa, the race is OVER

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

              Wow. Yep, that’s what 34-year old Josh Putnam told The Charlotte Observer today: Q. What if Mitt Romney wins in Iowa? Is the

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Campaign 2012, Media, Mitt Romney, Politics, South Carolina

An interesting way for conservatives to send McCrory & co. a message

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

So far, it looks like ol’ Pat has no primary competition, and everyone is being told to go ahead and get on board with Team McCrory for November.  I remember,

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Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics

MAJOR #FAIL# : GOP majority in Raleigh drops ball on proposed gas tax cap

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The North Carolina Republican Party’s official web site includes a long list of things “We Believe,”  including THIS GEM: We Believe… government must practice fiscal responsibility and allow individuals to keep

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2012February 23, 2018 by Brant Clifton

 

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NC Dems lose lots of 18-25 year olds since 2008

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina Democrats have lost nearly 40,000 registered voters, between the ages of 18-25, since 2008.  It’s been universally accepted that demographic voted overwhelming for BarryO, and was they key

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Waiting on Howard

Posted on December 31, 2011December 31, 2011 by Brant Clifton

  Howard Coble, the Republican congressman representing North Carolina’s Sixth District,  appears to be playing the part of Hamlet here at the end of 2011.  Fresh off of hospital stays

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Campaign 2012, Congress, Howard Coble, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Republicans

SC Primary: Um, THANKS ?????

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Brant Clifton

              A former South Carolina state official convicted on drug charges has endorsed Ron Paul for President: South Carolina’s former treasurer who spent 10

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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics, South Carolina

Miss Nancy is BUSTED! (Livin’ la vida 1%)

Posted on December 31, 2011December 31, 2011 by Brant Clifton

  (I bet Pinehurst mayor — and faithful Haymaker reader Nancy Fiorillo — had a conniption and spit out her coffee when she saw that headline. )  Our friends at

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Campaign 2012, Congress, Economy, Media, Occupy, Politics
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Recipe for 2012 GOP gubernatorial victory missing key ingredients

Posted on December 31, 2011December 31, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The three modern day successes for the NCGOP in governor’s races came in 1972, 1984, an 1988. What do those three years have in common? A Republican presidential candidate cruising

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Bev Perdue, Campaign 2012, NC State Government, NCGOP, Obama, Pat McCrory, Politics

Tea Party needs to refocus its eyes on THE TRUE PRIZE

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Brant Clifton

          In a slow news cycle, just in front of the South Carolina primary, a couple of loudmouth local yokels calling themselves “Tea Party leaders” are

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Campaign 2012, Congress, Media, Politics, South Carolina

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