Tag: campaign finance

#NC-09: STILL no campaign report! (Where is it?)

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The chuckleheads in Raleigh have been standing in a circle for months now patting themselves on the back for — in their minds — eradicating vote fraud

NC-03 Money Talk (Part III) : Cox, Perry, Shepard, Speciale

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

We’ve already given you the rundown on Nix, Law, DeLuca, Clark and Rouse in Part I. Then came Part II with the 411 on Moore, Boyd, Cairns and

#nc-03 Money Talk (Part II) : Moore, Boyd, Cairns, Murphy

Posted on April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 by Brant Clifton

As we said, FEC reports are in. Again, these numbers cover February 1 through April 10. Here is our second group of candidates who have filed their financial

#hayesscandal : Count ’em — THREE amended campaign reports.

Posted on April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 by Brant Clifton

NCGOP treasurer Jason Lemons has been busy. On April 12 of this year, he submitted not ONE, not TWO, but THREE amended campaign finance reports for the North Carolina

NC-09: Big Labor, radical left have bet BIG $$$$ on Dan McCready (and they’ll likely keep doing it)

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

Democrats are working hard to sell us on their alleged clean-cut, GI Joe, patriotic-as-apple-pie, capitalism-loving, All-American Boy nominee in the Ninth Congressional District. For all that spin, Mr. McCready

#ncga: Campaign funds to pay “COLLEGE HUNKS” ?????

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Brant Clifton

No, we’re not talking about a sex scandal here. (At least, I DON’T THINK SO.) Jason Saine is still living the good life with his campaign treasury. Apparently, his folks

Fools and our money ….

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Brant Clifton

In 2018, the state GOP managed to blow the reelection of a state Supreme Court justice, FOUR appellate court races, and two super-majorities in the legislature. The state Republican majority

#ncga: Moore money, Moore problems.

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Brant Clifton

At least THAT is the name of a new website that has popped up. No, it’s not talking about my beloved county of residence, but about the pride and joy

About that BIG NCGOP $$$ to Mike Causey …

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Brant Clifton

We reported earlier about some of the standout items in the state GOP’s third-quarter campaign finance report. That included $240,000 to Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey — who was not on

The tale of the campaign report (NCGOP edition)

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Brant Clifton

After scrutinizing Tuesday’s results, a lot of folks from Murphy to Manteo are left scratching their heads wondering “What in the hell did they spend their money on?” Well, let’s