Tag: Congress

A spending explosion on Capitol Hill

Posted on March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Two trillion dollars. That’s the price tag on the coronavirus relief bill that just moved its way through Congress. It’s also roughly equal to HALF of

What IF Richard Burr’s Senate seat were to become vacant?

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Brant Clifton

With various folks in the conservative media calling for our senior senator’s resignation and prosecution for insider trading, all kinds of questions are being raised. One big one for

NC-11: Still looking like Bennett v. Davis (But Driscoll on the rise?)

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The race to succeed Mark Meadows in the 11th district out west has been rough-and-tumble (to say the least). A gaggle of Republicans piled into the primary to try

NC11: Meadows, Jordan, Freedom Caucus ALL IN for Lynda Bennett

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The Freedom Caucus, whose members are arguably President Trump’s most loyal foot soldiers in the US House, has gone public with its endorsement of Haywood County GOP activist

NC11: Davis, Bennett pulling away from the rest of the pack?

Posted on January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 by Brant Clifton

That is what we’re being told by authoritative sources (not on the payroll of any campaign) who are keeping a close eye on the race to replace Mark

NC11: House Freedom Caucus NOT supporting Wayne King to replace Meadows?

Posted on January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 by Brant Clifton

THAT is what a recent email from The House Freedom Fund — the caucus’s political / fundraising arm — appears to suggest. In fact, the email lists a

#NC11: Wayne King claiming Trump and Meadows mantle. (But neither appear to be supporting him.)

Posted on January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The Breitbart website can be counted on at the drop of a hat to take dictation for congressional candidate and former Mark Meadows aide Wayne King. They’ve done

And NOW for the congressional districts

Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020 by Brant Clifton

NC Free Enterprise Foundation’s partisan index study also took a look at the state’s congressional districts for 2020. For all the whining lefties did about “gerrymandering,” they sure

Mark Meadows, Sandy Smith aaaaaaaaand — PAUL WRIGHT ?????

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Mark Meadows threw us all for a loop by announcing his retirement from the US House. The big money is on Meadows being named the next White House chief

Walker: NO to 2020 Senate run. (Where do we go now?)

Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by Brant Clifton

With Garland Tucker’s surprise exit from the race, many of us were holding our noses in preparation for voting for congressman Mark Walker. Some of us were willing to