RCP says #NCSEN race a “tossup”
Too close to call. Could go either way. That’s how Real Clear Politics sees US Senator Richard Burr’s reelection fight with former state Rep. Deborah Ross. North Carolina’s Senate
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#ncga: When will HD-92 vacancy be filled?
There is an election coming up in November. The incumbent in House District 92, Charles Jeter (R), resigned his seat and dropped out of the election on July 25. Right
Continue readingAnd NOW a few words about money from a man who KNOWS IT WELL
The GOP nominee delivered a stemwinder of a speech the other day in Detroit that stuck it to his opponent, The Dragon Lady, and injected some long-absent topics back into GOP
Continue readingRINOs showing their hind parts
Remember how, in –oh — 2008 and 2012, the Republicans nominated guys for president that were not all that exciting to conservatives? GOPe types lectured us repeatedly about the importance
Continue reading#ncga: What will Hager DO? (We’ll know Thursday.)
An awful lot of political eyes are on House Majority leader Mike Hager (R). The word on the street is that he has job offers (1) to be a lobbyist,
Continue reading#ncpol: Solvent, man. SOL-VENT.
For those on the left who want to make the case that the Republicans tossed our state in a hole over the last few years, I humbly yield to the
Continue readingLibertarian prez ticket Johnson / Weld endorse Black Lives Matter, bash “religious freedom”
I’ve long maintained that the Big-L Libertarians are being hijacked by the Bernie Sanders / Occupy Wall Street crowd. Look at pizza man Sean Haugh. When he ran for the US Senate
Continue readingWRAL’s Binky predicts the future.
Move aside, Carnac the Magnificent. There’s a new swami in town. Mark “Binky” Binker — Bert to colleague Laura Leslie’s Ernie — is one half of WRAL’s port-leaning political
Continue reading#ncpol: Delaying SCOTUS appeal on voter ID ruling until NEXT YEAR. (Really?)
That’s the line of thinking percolating amidst NCGOPe circles in Raleigh. The argument? I am told that top pro- arguments include (1) one less distraction during campaign season, and (2)
Continue reading#ncpol: Sooooo. How we doin’?
There’s a lot of talk about the economy these days. Obama fans tell us that things are going great nationally. Roy Cooper fans here in North Carolina tell us the
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