#ncpol: A not-so-conservative #DaoudCrowd
The DaoudCrowd has become a part of the North Carolina political lexicon. It’s got its own Twitter hashtag. Its hero — 6th district GOp chairman AJ Daoud — posts online
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#ncga: How IN-KIND of you
There’s a lot of drama percolating in the House GOP caucus over campaign finance reports. The speaker of the House, Tim Moore, has apparently been caught (1) reimbursing himself for
Continue reading#ncga #ncgop: Rolling out the spooked skunk strategy
Those of us who have spent time outside the big city are familiar with the habits of the common American skunk. When those creatures get cornered, or feel threatened, they
Continue reading#ncga: Hastings one-ups the Speaker, Saine
Jason Saine charged over $19,000 in clothes to his campaign. Speaker Tim Moore had a bunch of unexplained credit card charges, as well as a bunch of rent payments to
Continue reading#nc-02: Nee-Nee sticks us with the bill
What’s bad for brawlin’ Bobby E. is apparently A-Okay for Nee-Nee. (Gosh, we’re poetic this morning.) We’ve written extensively about stuff that show up in our mailboxes here in the Second
Continue readingI-77 tholl foes turn their focus onto State Rep. Charles Jeter
He’s lil’ Tricia’s faaaaaaaaaavorite Republican. He’s the Republican most likely to take a walk when a vote on something actually in line with the GOP platform comes up. He’s also
Continue reading#ncga: A Speaker and his Money
It’s always been said that –when you make it to the top — you become a more appealing target. House speaker Tim Moore is apparently learning that the hard way
Continue reading#ncgop: Circling the wagons around Lewis?
We wrote earlier about petitions being circulated to demand a vote on removing state Rep. David Lewis (R-Harnett) as one of North Carolina’s two representatives to the Republican National Committee.
Continue readingPinehurst 2015: The smoke clears. Bouldry, Cashion and Fiorillo left standing.
It’s over. (Thank God.) It’s been a strange campaign. From our standpoint here at Haymaker HQ, things have been going well in the Village of Pinehurst. This current council
Continue readingNC-03: Wow. Taylor Griffin IS being bankrolled by Wall Street & K Street.
We’ve written extensively about this heightened environment of influence-buying in American politics. Over in the Third Congressional District GOP primary, we’ve got a clear example of deep-pocketed influence-peddlers in DC
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