#ncgop district conventions roundup: Dallas, YOU have a problem.
It was not a good day to be Dallas (or his grandpa). In the First Congressional District, Thomas Hill — who, in 2013, guided his county party to endorse
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#ncga: SB4 antes up on the intrigue
Just when you thought it coudn’t get more interesting, along comes SB4 — sponsored by senators Rucho, Tucker and Rabon. Here is the reader’s digest version: Partisan elections for the
Continue readingWhy even bother having elections anymore?
Seriously. Some of the most momentous legislative decisions have been made over the last couple of years by unelected folks who work in black robes and bang gavels. Lifetime appointments
Continue readingElectoral College, 2nd Amendment: firewalls against tyranny
Our founding fathers had a really good reason for giving us each of those concepts. Liberals look at the 2000 and 2016 elections and howl. Our guy / gal won
Continue reading2016 Moore County recommendations
This is a post aimed at our readers who can vote within the confines of Moore County, North Carolina. Early voting starts tomorrow. Here are some of the local folks
Continue readingI-77 tholl spat causes some pro-tholl pols to lose their seats
There was a great lesson for the political ruling class in Mecklenburg County yesterday. Dismiss the people and run roughshod over them AT YOUR OWN POLITICAL PERIL. We have written extensively
Continue readingPinehurst 2015: The smoke clears. Bouldry, Cashion and Fiorillo left standing.
It’s over. (Thank God.) It’s been a strange campaign. From our standpoint here at Haymaker HQ, things have been going well in the Village of Pinehurst. This current council
Continue reading#ncga: Storming the barricades
I am getting all kinds of reports from Jones Street indicating that the voters are not pleased with the elections power grab that just flew through the legislature. (I am
Continue reading#ncga: TABOR terror
TABOR. (No, not the city in Columbus County.) I mean: Taxpayer Bill of Rights. The very mention of it to liberals has the same effect as a crucifix or
Continue readingNew Hanover County: voting machine admin password, config info leaked to public
A protest of the results in a county commissioner race in this southeastern county has blossomed into a full-blown PR fiasco for the local and state elections boards. A significant
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