Tag: campaign 2024

A really bad trade in the works

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It’s no secret in state politics that congressman Dan Bishop is seriously looking at giving up his safe seat in DC for the attorney general’s office in Raleigh. In DC,

Robinson Family Matters: “Mom, is that YOU?”

Posted on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 by Brant Clifton

We’ve previously reported on some, um, “concerns” about Greensboro-based Balanced Nutrition, the government contracting business being run by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife Yolanda Hill. Our latest report found that

The Charge of the Troxler Brigade

Posted on June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Pope, Inc. put out a poll on the governor’s race not long ago featuring the name of Agriculture commissioner Steve Troxler. Troxler? Where did that come from? There hasn’t been

Robinson Family Matters: False Statements to the IRS?

Posted on June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 by Brant Clifton

(The Internal Revenue Service ranks right up there with mom and dad and GOD on the list of people you don’t intentionally mislead.) Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is seeking to

Should we stay or should we go?

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Brant Clifton

One of the great rock bands of all time asked a similar question several decades ago. Sometimes, it can be tough to choose a path forward when you’ve been

Clapping like trained seals while the country crumbles

Posted on June 17, 2023June 17, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I recently had the, um, “pleasure” of watching some US House committee hold a field hearing in Pinehurst about last December’s blackout. Two things really stuck out to me: DC

Shumaker: STILL not so hot on Mark Robinson

Posted on June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 by Brant Clifton

A prominent North Carolina political consultant with close ties to Thom Tillis and the rest of the GOP establishment does not seem to be impressed with the man many have

Biden + Cooper?

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The Raleigh GOP establishment has helped Roy Cooper portray himself as a certified genius. In the 2016 governor’s race, they gave him a total pass on wrecking the state crime

More hats in NC’s 2024 ring

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Governor. Former congressman Mark Walker finally confirmed the worst kept secret in North Carolina politics. He will officially be BIG NAME #3 in the GOP governor’s primary. Lt. Gov Mark

A (Robinson) Family Affair

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

By now, it’s well-known that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) is seeking the GOP nomination for North Carolina governor in 2024. Robinson and his team are positioning him as THE