Tag: NCGOP

#ncpol: Woodhouse LIED about ties to Karl Rove

Posted on November 17, 2015November 17, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Boy, the decision to hire that reality TV star to run the state GOP operations is sure working out well, huh? There was that infamous election night interview. He’s also

#ncpol: A not-so-conservative #DaoudCrowd

Posted on November 13, 2015November 13, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The DaoudCrowd has become a part of the North Carolina political lexicon. It’s got its own Twitter hashtag. Its hero — 6th district GOp chairman AJ Daoud — posts online

#ncga: How IN-KIND of you

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Brant Clifton

There’s a lot of drama percolating in the House GOP caucus over campaign finance reports. The speaker of the House, Tim Moore, has apparently been caught (1) reimbursing himself for

#ncga #ncgop: Rolling out the spooked skunk strategy

Posted on November 11, 2015November 11, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Those of us who have spent time outside the big city are familiar with the habits of the common American skunk. When those creatures get cornered, or feel threatened, they

#ncga: Hastings one-ups the Speaker, Saine

Posted on November 10, 2015November 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Jason Saine charged over $19,000 in clothes to his campaign. Speaker Tim Moore had a bunch of unexplained credit card charges, as well as a bunch of rent payments to

#ncga: GOP senator slams state Commerce Dept., economic incentives AND Atlanta

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It’s kind of refreshing to hear this talk from one of the powers-that-be on Jones Street. Here’s Senator Andy Wells (R – Alexander, Catawba): It wasn’t news when a report

#ncga: When all else fails, throw your campaign treasurer under the bus

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

We reported yesterday on the heat House speaker Tim Moore is getting from a driveby TV station in his home turf. We saw video from said driveby TV program which

#ncga: A Speaker and his Money

Posted on November 9, 2015November 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It’s always been said that –when you make it to the top — you become a more appealing target. House speaker Tim Moore is apparently learning that the hard way

Arrivederci, Rucho!

Posted on November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 by Brant Clifton

State senator Bob Rucho (R-Mecklenburg), his body’s Finance Committee chairman, threw everyone a curve ball by announcing his decision to not seek reelection. He’s been quite a force on Jones

#ncgop: Circling the wagons around Lewis?

Posted on November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 by Brant Clifton

We wrote earlier about petitions being circulated to demand a vote on removing state Rep. David Lewis (R-Harnett) as one of North Carolina’s two representatives to the Republican National Committee.