Tag: governor

Where will Pat McCrory draw a line in the sand, stand his ground, and FIGHT?

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Former Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory TALKS a good game on the need to cut taxes and government. But during most of his reign in Charlotte, The Queen City was

An option for NC conservatives with heartburn over the race for governor

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

A lot of my fellow conservatives are grumbling about being force-fed a healthy dose of Pat McCrory by the “wise men” in Raleigh. Those folks DO have at least

Charlotte conservatives quiz, consider Pat McCrory

Posted on March 24, 2012March 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Charlotte attorney Tom Ashcraft — a former US attorney and aide to Senator Jesse Helms — is a conservative leader in the Charlotte area who has been

WRAL Poll: The masses are NOT wowed by their governor choices

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

If you need any further evidence of how foolish Pat McCrory’s run-out-the-clock, sit-on-a-lead strategy is for NC Republicans, you have to look no further than the WRAL / SurveyUSA

An opportunity for Pat McCrory with state employees

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In 1995 — just as Jim Hunt was launching his unprecedented reelection campaign for a FOURTH term as NC governor — I broke a story about top Hunt

Google, Bob Etheridge & name ID

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Judging from a routine Google search, Democrat gubernatorial frontrunner Bobby “Boom Boom” Etheridge’s PR team has its work cut out for it. Go to Google and input “bob

UNDECIDED leading in 2012 Dem primary for NC governor

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Brant Clifton

If the election were held tomorrow, someone named “Undecided” would be the 2012 Democrat nominee for governor of North Carolina. That’s the latest from left-wing Durham-based Public Policy

Hide your kids. Hide your cameras. HE’S IN! (BOOYAH!)

Posted on February 29, 2012February 29, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Former congressman Bobby “Boom Boom” Etheridge made it official today — signing on the dotted line in Raleigh to become the 13th candidate for governor of our fair state.

Internal Dem Polling: BOOM BOOM still ‘Top Donkey’ for NC Dems in 2012 race for Governor

Posted on February 25, 2012February 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Former congressman Bobby “Boom Boom” Etheridge is STILL LEADING in Democrat polls on the NC Governor’s race — even though he has yet to file. The latest Dem internal

Stupid IS as Stupid DOES …

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Wake County GOP chairman’s description of Boss Bev as ‘dumb’, and Pat McCrory’s subsequent tossing of said chairman under the bus