Tag: endorsements
State Employees Association endorses folks on both sides of aisle in 2020
The State Employees Association of North Carolina long had the reputation as a mouthpiece for Democrats. But lately, they’ve been throwing some love over to the right side of the aisle. At the beginning of the year, they endorsed Dale Folwell for…
#ncga SD-1 endorsers: Top conservative blesses Twiddy. Steinburg gets — a DEMOCRAT?
Well, one of the wildest, craziest, meanest primary fights in the state is mercifully coming to a close. Endorsements are starting to come in. Senator Bill Cook (R), the retiring incumbent in the district, has cut an ad for Clark Twiddy that both praises Twiddy…
Our choices for the 2016 vote
Here in yellow-dog Republican Moore County, people are flooding our ONE early voting station. Record turnout not seen since 2008, say local elections officials. Here at Haymaker HQ, we want to make sure that you early voters are making wise decisions. Please consider the…
2016 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 we think you ought to vote FOR: District Court: Re-elect Don ‘Skipper’ Creed. He’s…
Some thoughts for early voters
It’s about that time. Some folks are already asking for my suggestions on the races. There are several I am honestly indifferent about right now. But there are some that are slam-dunks for me right now: President: TRUMP. DONALD J. TRUMP. You’re going to…
#ncga: Voting Guide for Tuesday (part 3)
In this installment, we’re going to talk about the General Assembly. Yes, that cesspool on Jones Street in Raleigh. Corruption is just as rampant as it was under the other guys who ran it for 140 years. We’ve got some cleaning up to do. And…
#NCGA: A few recommendations for our friends out there
Early voting gets started this week. We’ve got some primaries out there. We also have a lot of folks out there who are unopposed for renomination. A great way to show your displeasure with a legislator who is unopposed for renomination? Leave that race blank…
#NCSEN: Establishment doubles down on Tillis
North Carolina state House speaker, and US Senate candidate, Thom Tillis has picked up the endorsement of the DC-based Business & Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC). The group is closely allied with efforts by Karl Rove and The US Chamber of Commerce to beat back…
Endorsements 2012: Causey, Forest, (Ed) Goodwin, Tedesco & Royal
The Council of State races tend to get overlooked by the media in favor of the more glamorous presidential and gubernatorial campaigns. It may be hard to get excited about — for instance — the commissioner of Labor race, but that…
Moore County endorsements 2012: “No turn left un-stoned”
We don’t have a whole lot of political drama here in Moore County this year. ( The race for District Court has been nasty, but I have addressed all that in my earlier post.) Locally, we’ve got the District Court race, a race for county…
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