Tag: Congress

Media SOOOOOOOOO Wrong on NC-03, post-Jones

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

It’s one thing to smack around the drivebys for being stupid and inaccurate. It’s a travesty when the folks allegedly on OUR SIDE are doing the same. Case in

#ncpol: Walter Jones, RIP.

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been on a roller coaster ride over the years with Walter Jones. In the early 90s, while in DC, a fellow North Carolinian started telling me about this rebellious

ICE, ICE Baby (Lee County, NC re-mix.)

Posted on February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I swear. You can’t make this stuff up. Here’s Lee County Sheriff Tracy Carter (R): Here’s more from our favorite band of snowflakes from Lee County: […] Agents

Ethically-challenged NCGOPe LOSER blasts Mark Meadows in driveby media

Posted on February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Some folks don’t know when they’re beaten and need to move on. Look at Dan McCready. And Robert Pittenger. The word on the street is that the ex-congressman

NC-03: Yet ANOTHER ONE?

Posted on February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It appears the Jacksonville area and Onslow County will be well-represented in the campaign to replace retiring US Rep. Walter Jones in 2020. Vanessa Sapp of Sneads Ferry has

NC-09: Judge punts on Harris certification request

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

The drivebys are painting Judge Ridgeway’s refusal to force certification of the Ninth Congressional District race as a defeat for Mark Harris. Actually, if you read into the judge’s actions

NC-03: More vultures?

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Brant Clifton

While incumbent congressman Walter Jones recovers from an injury and the resulting surgery, a number of Republicans are already jockeying to replace him. We’ve heard from perennial candidate Phil Law.

NC-03: Walter Jones A-OK following surgery. Vultures disappointed. (Film at 11.)

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Tongues were wagging all up and down the Third Congressional District as word spread about congressman Walter Jones being rushed to the hospital the other night. (We’re hearing reports about

NC-03: A few questions for Phil Law

Posted on January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Walter Jones is just a few month into his final term in office. A lot of names are being bandied about as candidates to replace him in 2020 — 2018

NC-09: NCSBE chairman’s kin PAID $$$$ to campaign for Dan McCready?

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Brant Clifton

NC state elections board chairman Joshua Malcolm already has an ethical dilemma on his hands — chairing an investigation into campaign dealings in his home county involving a political machine