Tuesday-morning quarterback: The tax “deal” in Raleigh
Well, Civitas has signed off on it: “The tax reform plan will cut personal taxes and simplify taxes for every North Carolinian who works,” said Civitas President
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Thom Tillis, that pesky Constitution, and that annoying separation of powers thingie
McClatchy’s John Frank is doing his best to play arbiter and peacemaker among Raleigh Republicans. And we thank him for it. He’s got a piece out about internal bickering among
Continue readingBeaufort County, TOO ???? (The ABCs of meddling)
I am sensing a pattern here : Beaufort, Craven, Davidson. (You folks in Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville and Guilford better get ready.) Controversy between a county GOP organization
Continue readingTillis, NCGOP caught meddling in Davidson County GOP business?
Some Davidson County GOP leaders are telling me they see the hand of Speaker Thom Tillis and Raleigh-based GOP operatives involved in the process to fill an
Continue readingDC’s GOP Powers-That-Be examining ALL options in NC’s 2014 US Senate race
It’s been the conventional wisdom that State House Speaker Thom Tillis was national Republicans’ odds-on favorite to take on incumbent Democrat US Senator Kay Hagan in November
Continue readingMcClatchy-Raleigh taking the MSNBC route
At one point, MSNBC saw that it was getting bludgeoned in the ratings by CNN, Fox News, Bugs Bunny cartoons, Ginsu knife infomercials, and test patterns. The network decided it
Continue readingA RINO and a lefty walk into a Starbuck’s …. (STOP ME if you’ve heard this one before)
Apparently, a group of GOP legislators has been meeting on the down-low with reps of Bill Barber’s zip-tie crowd. Never mind that Big Bill’s group is composed mostly of (1)
Continue readingWe beg to differ, Mr. Chairman …
We’re just rolling back in to Haymaker HQ after a long relaxing, enjoyable Independence Day weekend. Over the weekend, we noticed that NCGOP chairman Claude Pope commented on our post
Continue readingCraven Co. GOP – Thom Tillis spat MAY cost Craven GOP chairman HIS JOB
You may recall our previous coverage of efforts by Craven County Republicans to censure state House Speaker Thom Tillis. What is behind all of this? Well, local activists have long
Continue readingNCGOP releases 2013 party platform. (Will elected GOPers notice?)
The platform document approved at the recent NCGOP state convention has been released to the public. If you’ll recall, there was a bit of a hubbub at the
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