Tag: NCGOP

Political “wreck” back on the road again

Posted on June 13, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Beth Wood (D) is back with a contract for short-term temporary work at the Office of State Auditor, her old stomping grounds. We’ve all seen and heard things about the

Waving the White Flag on Whatley?

Posted on June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 by Brant Clifton

That looks like what is happening with the veteran election handicappers at UVA professor Larry Sabato’s Center for Politics: — We are making three Senate rating changes this week, all

Uncle Thom blasts Senate Republicans for backing election integrity

Posted on June 11, 2026 by Brant Clifton

At some point, will someone in leadership at the North Carolina Republican Party – or someone with the Mike Whatley campaign – reach out to Thom Tillis and tell him

Whatley FOR govt weaponization BEFORE he was AGAINST IT (Got it?)

Posted on June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The TrumpTrumpTrumpTrump strategy marches on as Michael Whatley attempts to dig out of the massive hole Roy Cooper has put him in. The drive-by media has attempted to paint Whatley

Conservatives tout former NC senator Shubert for RNC vacancy

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Each state’s Republican Party gets three reps on the Republican National Committee: the state’s party chairman, plus an elected committeeman and elected committee-woman. It appears North Carolina’s GOP now has

Newby’s daughter, 2022 lawmaker trip details highlight new filings in NC corruption probe

Posted on June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We’ve told you about lawmen’s interest in a 2024 lobbyist-lawmaker trip to some Kentucky distilleries. Here’s yet one more thing nurturing my pessimism about the November elections: Powerful North Carolina

The Porn Shop Strikes Back!

Posted on June 2, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Just in time for the 2026 general election, former lieutenant governor Mark Robinson is back in the news making us all proud. Here’s Adult Video News (AVN) with the details:

Pitfalls for US when SOME folks won’t stay in their lanes

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Brant Clifton

There used to be a very serious rule-of-thumb in politics that one should STAY OUT of other people’s races unless they want other people meddling in THEIR races. Unfortunately, way

Tillis: “Just call me a conservative.”

Posted on May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Actually, I’ve got a plethora of things I’d like to call him. (“Conservative” ain’t one of them.) CNN has handcuffed and crazy-glued themselves to Thom Tillis. After all, they finally

The Affordability Game 2026

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I went grocery shopping yesterday. I brought one hand-basket of stuff to the cashier. Grand total: $157.47. (And this was not at a boutique store like Fresh Market, Harris-Teeter, Wegman’s