Tag: NCGOP

#ncga: Even more ALEC-Jason Saine goodness

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Brant Clifton

The Haymaker is EVERYWHERE, folks. I mean: EVERYWHERE. I was contacted yesterday by a very plugged-in source from our nation’s capital. This source was expressing some interest in our

NCGOP funding Nelson Dollar in primary

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Yep. That is what the Cary Republican and House Appropriations Committee chairman’s campaign report (pg. 6) says: Interesting. Filing for the primary was slated to begin in early December. Why

#ncpol: Steve Troxler backed JOHN EDWARDS ?????

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Yep, that’s what it looks like: Responding to TV ads that call him a “tobacco-taxing liberal,’ Democratic Senate candidate John Edwards charged his opponent’s campaign with lying about his positions.

#ncga: It’s getting’ all affiliated up in here, yo.

Posted on January 30, 2016January 30, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Back in September, House Rules chairman David Lewis slipped into technical corrections some language about these affiliated committees– basically allowing our elected officials to bypass the party organizations and privately rake

#ncgov: So, it’s ROY COOPER’S FAULT ????

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Brant Clifton

[Verse] Nobody’s fault but mine [X2] Trying to save my soul tonight It’s nobody’s fault but mine Devil he told me to roll [X2] How to roll the log tonight

#ncpol: It’s gettin’ NASTY out there.

Posted on January 29, 2016January 29, 2016 by Brant Clifton

It was cold in Pinehurst Thursday night, but there was a lot of heat in the forum for Council of State candidates. So much, in fact, that the fire alarms

#ncpol: NC elections board questioned dealings with La. ad firm in 2014

Posted on January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 by Brant Clifton

We wrote earlier about some really big payments by members of the North Carolina Senate to a Louisiana advertising firm. Eight members of the Senate were recording mid-to-high six figure payments

#ncga: 2016 GOP House candidate helped fund defeat of GOP House member in 2014

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Sharon Pearce wants to represent House District 81 (Davidson County-centered) in the North Carolina House. She touts her experience, which includes a long career in health care, heading a health

#ncpol: Is Dallas STILL sorry?

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Brant Clifton

We got an emotional, somewhat heartfelt apology from Dallas Woodhouse some time back for using his party position to favor one candidate over others in a primary. He PROMISED he

#ncpol: The votes that matter

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Brant Clifton

It’s campaign time. Republican primary voters are getting bombarded with all kinds of propaganda about how Politician X is a ”conservative warrior” who has voted to repeal ObamaCare, cut taxes,