#ncpol: When Indian casino lobbyists attack
Pete Benton probably thought his Saturday morning was going to be simple. He had been asked to be a surrogate for congressman Walter Jones at the Craven County GOP convention.
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Dazed & Confused: The Linda Coleman story
Apparently the Raleigh Democrat is still punch-drunk from the consecutive whippings she took from Lt. Dan: Former Wake County Commissioner Linda Coleman is sounding the alarm on alleged Russian meddling
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: NC House GOP caucus edition
Uh, oh. We got mail. (And you know how much fun that can be ’round these parts.) It’s no secret that the various caucuses on Jones Street enjoy dipping into
Continue reading#NCGA’s Bob Steinburg: “[…]delusional at best or intentionally untrue at worst”
Yes, those were the words used by retiring senator Bill Cook (R-Beaufort) to describe the rantings of his GOP House colleague seeking to replace him in Raleigh: […] Cook defended
Continue reading#ncga: “Entertainment” as a campaign expense?
The state board of elections plays it pretty fast and loose in terms of what it allows candidates to spend campaign money on. Cars. $19,000 in clothes. AmEx bills. dry-cleaning.
Continue reading#ncga: And the Senate $$$ …
NCFEF has also looked at Senate campaign cash. Again, as with the House, these are year-end 2017 numbers and only take into account what folks with active campaign committees reported.
Continue reading#ncga: Following the money ….
The North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation has an interesting analysis of where the two parties stood financially at EOY 2017 in the race to control (or keep control of) Jones
Continue reading#ncga: DeLuca for NC House?
Somebody is apparently thinking about it. Check out this tweet from longtime NCGA staffer Gerry Cohen: For those of you keeping score, DeLuca JUST stepped down as the boss at
Continue reading#ncga: NC Dems blast Crone for playing nice with Dollar
I have a lot of respect for Democrat uber-consultant / NC Spin regular Brad Crone. I disagree with him on just about everything issues-wise. But he does have an interesting,
Continue readingPopping the “Blue Monday” bubble
Well, the state Democrat Party has rolled out more challengers for incumbent Jones Street Republicans. One that threw me for a loop was Lowell Simon of Moore County challenging
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