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A lesson on reading polls …

Posted on July 14, 2011July 18, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Over the past couple of days, there have been a few misleading stories in the N&O regarding political poll numbers.  I am going to assume the best — that Rob

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Democrats, Media, NCGOP, Obama, Politics, Republicans

Fact: The N&O LOVES liberals

Posted on July 14, 2011July 14, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I often harken back to the eight year period (1984-1992) when we last had a GOP governor in Raleigh. That is also the last occasion when The Raleigh News &

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Democrats, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers, Republicans

One more from the “It Needed to be Said” division of North Carolina state government …

Posted on July 14, 2011July 14, 2011 by Brant Clifton

“He spent the last 20 years predicting we were going to lose and when we did declared victory … He was right 1 of 20 times. A broken clock is

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State senate redistricting brings change for Moore

Posted on July 13, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The new redistricting map released by the state legislature Tuesday puts Moore County in a new state senate district and confronts our longtime incumbent, Senator Harris Blake (R), with possibly

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Another headline that NEEDS to be finished ….

Posted on July 13, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

“Congressional redistricting plan unpopular” screams the headline in today’s edition of The News & Observer.  If you read into the story, you see that the following phrase needs to be

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Some Thoughtful advice trickling out of Raleigh

Posted on July 12, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Raleigh-based John Locke Foundation has released a study that details and makes recommendations on the economic and financial conditions of North Carolina’s local governments. This study, available for download

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Economy, Education, Politics

NC congressional redistricting clarified …

Posted on July 11, 2011July 18, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Charlotte Observer’s Jim Morrill has an excellent piece in today’s paper about congressional redistricting.  Opponents of the plan, drafted by the conservative majority in the legislature, say it unfairly

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics, redistricting, Republicans

Legislature’s Republicans FOR crack houses????

Posted on July 11, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Yep.  The Fayetteville Observer had a story this morning by the Democrat minority’s chief stenographer Paul Woolverton which would make you believe just that: A state law passed in June

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Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, Republicans

November’s races in Moore look like slug-fests

Posted on July 10, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

City council races are typically sleepy affairs.  This November’s races in Southern Pines and Pinehurst have the potential to be real slug-fests. Both towns are losing their mayors.  Southern Pines

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GOP legislator eyeing Kissell challenge in NC-8

Posted on July 10, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

  Reports from Washington are that state Rep. Justin Burr (R-Albemarle) — no relation to our state’s senior U.S. Senator — is seriously eyeing  a challenge to two-term 8th district incumbent congressman

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Democrats, Larry Kissell, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics, Republicans

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