A Republican Rumble
*Gosh. I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than sitting through a NCGOP Central Committee meeting.* (Wait. Did I just say that out loud?) Actually,
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in the Money: Solar subsidy lobbyist lands BIG job at NCGOP
Those of us who were hoping for big things following the stunning results of the NCGOP state convention are not exactly doing cartwheels in response to the announced staff changes
Continue reading#ncpol: Meet the chairman of the House Committee on BIG Cojones
There he goes again, showing his colleagues how to behave like a conservative. One has to wonder how long it will take for Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) to run whining to
Continue readingIs Team McCrory issuing political ‘hits’ on Senate leaders?
It sounds like something out of one of The Godfather movies, or the final days of Nixon. But the reports we’re getting make that headline look like a real possibility.
Continue reading#ncpol: Pumping up Pat
Being governor is HARD. Legislators are not very nice to you sometimes. People on the Internet get a little rough. Sometimes you need a little encouragement — a little
Continue readingShumaker has a dog in NCGOP’s AG primary fight
He was the top political adviser to renegade Republican legislator Richard Morgan. He ran Thom Tillis’s US Senate campaign. He’s reportedly the force behind the push for solar energy subsidies
Continue reading#ncga: Tillman coming back for MORE
The rumors of his retirement have been greatly exaggerated. That’s the message state Senator Jerry Tillman wants to send to certain sectors of the Republican establishment inside and outside of
Continue reading#NC02: National media notices Duncan. Ellmers attacks.
In case you missed it, National Review has a great writeup on next year’s showdown between Renee Ellmers and Jim Duncan in the 2nd district GOP primary. Duncan’s impressive fundraising gets
Continue reading#ncga: a CROWD of RINOs, DEMs from House headed to budget conference with Senate
Last go around, the House sent 28 total conferees (including ONE Democrat). This year, House leaders have appointed EIGHTY-TWO of the 120 House members to the conference committee. That crowd
Continue readingFreedomWorks: Ellmers is NC’s most liberal GOPer in House
FreedomWorks — the flagship organization of the Tea Party — has issued scorecards for the current session of Congress that show Second District representative Renee Ellmers as the most liberal
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