Tag: NCGA

#ncga: More on the NC Dem wish list

Posted on March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 by Brant Clifton

We told you earlier about Spectrum News’s “scoop” on the Democrat wish list for the NC House races in 2018. One of the names on that wish list was Rep.

#ncga: Kelly Hastings and his campaign finances. (SIGH)

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Brant Clifton

We’ve reported at length on state Rep. Kelly Hastings and the, um, adventurous style with which he manages his campaign finances. His year-end 2017 report is living up to the

#ncga: NC Dem poll info on House races ????

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Brant Clifton

It appears the North Carolina Democrat Party may have shared some info on internal polling with the girl from the steno pool at Spectrum News. You know Spectrum. It’s that

#ncga: The NC Republican Senatorial Committee and the SD-25 GOP primary

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Remember those “affiliated party committees”? They got rammed through Jones Street in response to the election of Hasan Harnett to the NCGOP chairmanship. *Can’t have the unwashed Tea Party hordes

#ncga: Tide pods? (Yummy!)

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Brant Clifton

The N&O’s AndyPaul Speck (*Spock? Spoke? Specht?*) — heir apparent to Colon “Toilet Boy” Campbell and John “The Shih Tzu” Frank — does a bang-up job transcribing and publishing crib

#ncga: In 2018, Byrd just MIGHT be THE WORD

Posted on March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Moore County’s Jamie Boles has had it relatively easy in his decade in Raleigh. The Republican, representing state House district 52, easily knocked off a troubled incumbent in a crowded

Monkey Business Report: NC House GOP caucus edition

Posted on March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Uh, oh. We got mail. (And you know how much fun that can be ’round these parts.) It’s no secret that the various caucuses on Jones Street enjoy dipping into

#ncga: Keep an eye on the Senate 25 GOP race

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Moore County is headed toward its THIRD different state senator over a six year period. Initially, Moore was contained in its own district and was represented by one of its

#ncga, #ncpol: Drill,baby,drill?

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Speaking of those Outer Banks — where EVERYBODY already has a job — the issue of offshore drilling is a hot topic this election season. In the NC House district

#ncga: EVERYBODY already has a job!

Posted on March 9, 2018May 8, 2018 by Brant Clifton

So says Currituck County commission chairman, and state House district 6 candidate Bobby Hanig: […] Hanig acknowledged that some of the opposition to offshore drilling is based on emotion. However,