Tag: Congress

NC-09: Dan & Stony, a budding bro-mance

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The fireworks in the special election for the Ninth Congressional District seem to be relegated to the campaigns of Union County commissioner Stony Rushing (R) and state senator Dan

NC-03: Meadows endorses Greg Murphy, calls him “clearly the conservative pick”

Posted on May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 by Brant Clifton

This move has been a long time in the making. But it finally got here: Republican state Rep. Greg Murphy, who topped a 17-way primary Tuesday night for

NC-03: The Doctors Are IN! (Murphy, Perry top the field at the end of the night)

Posted on April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

And THEN there were two (doctors). Voters in the Third Congressional District spoke today — whittling down the massive 17 member GOP field to two physicians: Dr. Greg

NC-03: If Allen Thomas had cooperated with audit, it could have been released prior to Walter Jones’s passing

Posted on April 27, 2019April 27, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Instead of blasting congressional candidate Allen Thomas (D) for his sloppiness, Democrats are blasting their fellow Democrat, state auditor Beth Wood, for releasing an audit critical of Thomas’s management

NC-03: The buck DOESN’T stop here. (Over THERE, maybe. But NOT HERE.)

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

I found this little gem posted on Instagram by congressional candidate Allen Thomas (D): Now let that sink in before you move on to read about

NC-03: Allen Thomas — Mayor. (Internet sweepstakes kingpin ???)

Posted on April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The more you study this guy, the more interesting he gets. Here is The Greenville Guardian circa 2013: Here’s a timeline of events surrounding Allen Thomas’s involvement

NC-03: Allen Thomas — deadbeat slumlord ?

Posted on April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I know . I know. It is starting to look like Kick Allen Day here at The Haymaker. (But when you have a target that provides SO many opportunities

NC-03: Allen gets audited. (And it wasn’t pretty.)

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Audits are never fun. It’s not fun when the IRS shows up to do it. When you’re involved with the state government, it’s no fun when Beth Wood and

NC-03: Early Voting Update (through 4-20)

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Here’s what we have, thanks to Civitas: 11,725 total votes Republicans outpacing Democrats by about a 1000 About 500 more women than men (total) Majority of voters

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