Tag: Congress

Tea Party dumping Ellmers?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The fallout from a rather heated meeting in Pinehurst between local Tea Party leaders and Congresswoman Renee Ellmers has local activists ready to organize a district-wide revolt against Ellmers in the

#FAIL: Renee’s day in Pinehurst

Posted on April 12, 2012April 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-Dunn) had her debut before The Moore Republican Men’s Club at lunch today. Moore County was just added to her district, and Ellmers is

Moore County: STILL not in 2nd Congressional District ???

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The primary for U.S. House is one month away. The local and state boards of elections tell us that Moore County is NOW in the Second Congressional District. But U.S.

More on Ellmers campaign finances

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I got a nice note from Al Lytton, congresswoman Renee Ellmers’s chief of staff, this morning (while I was in church celebrating Easter): Brant,

Renee Ellmers: BROKE?

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

If Congresswoman Renee Ellmers’s campaign reporting is accurate, she raised NO MONEY in the last two quarter of 2011, and had no money on hand in her campaign committee treasury

Politico: “Rough Future” for Ellmers & other GOP freshmen

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The reliably left-of-center Politico web site has pegged Congresswoman Renee Ellmers as one of a handful of GOP House freshmen who may have a bumpy

Smokin’ & Drinkin’ with Renee Ellmers

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Got $500 to $2,000 burning a hole in your pocket? You can stop in at an undisclosed location in Washington, DC to smoke cigars and

What DO Republicans Believe?

Posted on March 21, 2012March 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our thinking is simple: When we act like us, we win. When we act like them, we lose. That’s the thesis put forward by Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe

GOP congressman drinks Occupy / Democrat kool-aid on taxing “the rich”

Posted on March 15, 2012March 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

AAAARRRRGH. (*That’s my frustration noise.*) We handed these Republicans a gift in 2010, gave them a mandate and specific instructions on how to proceed,

Congressman McHenry’s GOP opponent levels crony capitalism charge