Tag: campaign 2020

‘Draining the swamp’? Officially, now a JOKE.

Posted on June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 by Brant Clifton

With President Trump’s endorsement of the man whose biggest dream upon arriving in DC was chairing the National Republican Senatorial Committee, we can officially attach a ‘jk’ (just

Oh, look! Even MORE polling. (Cooper over Forest. Tillis in the toilet.)

Posted on June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Civitas has teamed up with Harper polling to take state voters’ temperature about the 2020 election. Here’s some of what they found: Granted, this was taken earlier

STILL kicking the late senator Helms

Posted on June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Our very own state Republican Party downplays the memory of Jesse Helms — despite the fact that HE was a tremendous force in making the GOP a power player

Tillis: Being ‘Too Conservative’ is HARD.

Posted on June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 by Brant Clifton

You wonder how some people have the gall to claim what they claim. Political uber-consultant Paul Shumaker has this template for his clients where they try to hide their

Family Values crowd spooked by Tillis

Posted on June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The North Carolina Values Coalition, arguably the largest and most powerful social conservative lobby in the state, is expressing their concerns about our junior US senator in a recent

US Senate hopeful Sandy Smith neglects to mention the REAL family business

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Brant Clifton

She made a move toward running for the Third Congressional District seat, but bailed on that plan at the last minute. Now, Sandy Smith of Winterville, North Carolina is

FirstBank CEO being wooed by Dems to run for US Senate

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Brant Clifton

That’s what’s being leaked out there. Hmmm. If he makes it to a general election face-off against Thom Tillis, we’d have on our hands a battle royale

#ncpol: Walker backs out of US Senate run (for the second time now, I think)

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The fracas at the House Republican Caucus meeting kind of hinted that this was coming. The Club For Growth was pushing hard for him, but ‘Public Official A’ had

Thomas Milhaus Tillis?

Posted on June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 by Brant Clifton

We all remember that Richard Milhaus Nixon — on his way out the door — had a hell of a reputation for dirty tricks and skullduggery. He operated quite

Mark Walker: NRCC dues spat? Legal fees scuffle? A Tillis-DOJ plot against him? STILL toying with 2020 Senate run?

Posted on June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 by Brant Clifton

There’s quite a bit of soap opera drama swirling around a certain Greensboro preacher-turned-politician: Tensions boiled over on Tuesday between the leader of the GOP campaign committee and