Tag: NCGOP

Meet Mike Causey (R), candidate for NC Insurance Commissioner

Posted on June 1, 2012June 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

When you first meet Mike Causey, the Greensboro Republican strikes you as way too nice of a guy to be a player in hard-nosed big-time statewide politics. He presents

Endorsements Time!

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Two Council of State races with runoffs on July 17 have had some movement in the endorsement area. Mike Causey and Richard Morgan are facing off in the

On eve of NCGOP convention, long knives come out

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

State GOP leaders are spinning the need for “unity” heading into the November general election, but a flier making the rounds of party activists suggests THAT might

Imitation: The Sincerest Form of Flattery?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Far too often in business (and other areas of society), when someone does something that WORKS, you get all kinds of other folks doing something pretty doggone similar. Amazon rolled

Charlotte Observer, Hudson tee off on Scott Keadle

Posted on May 26, 2012May 26, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Richard Hudson and The Charlotte Observer have JUST discovered that the DC-based Club for Growth is endorsing and supporting Eighth Congressional District Republican candidate Scott Keadle:

Campaign 2012: Unleash the lawyers!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Well, as predicted — Pat McCrory’s threat to sue over a Democrat ad against him has kept said ad in the news for ANOTHER day. Now, the Democrats are

Outer Banks Tea Party fight with NCGOP establishment heating up

Posted on May 22, 2012May 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The epicenter of the fight between the conservative grassroots and the Raleigh establishment is in The Outer Banks’ House District 6. A July 17 GOP

Eastern NC Tea Partiers hunting RINOs, slapping Morgan & NCGOP

Posted on May 20, 2012May 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Over on The Outer Banks, we’ve got YET another case of NCGOP trying to force one of their handpicked cronies down the throats of voters. Truth

GOP Candidate unloads on NCGOP’s heavy-handed approach to 2012 GOP primaries

Posted on May 19, 2012May 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Former state senator Fern Shubert has never been one to mince words. She came in a close third place in the May 8th GOP primary for

Getting to know the GOP candidates for Insurance Commissioner

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Anyone looking to learn more about the GOP candidates in the state Insurance Commissioner runoff on July 17 should click on THIS LINK. Somebody has done an