Tag: Michael Whatley

#NCSEN26: Poll Time! (Whatley v. Cooper)

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The drive-bys are already fast-forwarding to the general election for our soon-to-be-vacant US Senate seat. There is STILL a primary to be held in March. Nevertheless, CBS17 out of Raleigh

Internal polling: Tillis losing to DEM by NINE, generic GOPer outperforming Tillis vs. Cooper

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Ah, so it WAS after all about more than just spending more time with Susie and the kids. We found this little nugget buried at the end of a WRAL

WHAT(ley) ???

Posted on July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Given what we found on X last night, we were expecting much different news than what we got hit with. THAT is congressman Pat Harrigan and his wife visiting The

Key NCGOP donors / fundraisers pan Whatley antics, back Jim Womack as new state party chairman

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Some folks in DC and Raleigh have attempted to portray the NCGOP’s Michael Whatley as some sort of ”golden boy”. Many NCGOP heavy-hitters are starting to see Donald Trump‘s pick

Team Whatley planning to install Simmons as party chairman? (Trump supposedly “WANTS” this.)

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The reports we’re hearing from some influential NCGOP leaders around the state don’t sound good. RNC chairman-designee Michael Whatley has put out the word he plans to officially resign his

Making North Carolina’s problem a NATIONAL problem

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The Republican National Committee has been useless and annoying and obstructive for as long as I can remember. (I’ve been around quite a while and can remember a long way

Tougher voting rules for Thee, but NOT for us.

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Brant Clifton

There aren’t many of us who have completely washed the bad taste of June’s NCGOP convention from our mouths. The whole thing was basically two middle-fingers and a raspberry from

Served! Party activists taking the NCGOPe to court.

Posted on July 18, 2023July 29, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Three NCGOP activists are taking their party to court over June’s calamitous state convention in Greensboro. Mike Urben, Andrea DeHaan, and Aryn Schloemer — who all reportedly attended the June

The NCGOP exodus begins, and the improper voting affidavits flow in

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I’ve seen a handful of resignations from longtime local-level party activists in the wake of Saturday’s travesty in Greensboro. I’m told there are dozens and dozens of more to follow.

Even More voting app, um, “goodness”