Tag: NCGOP

Republicans for McIntyre

Posted on June 23, 2012June 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Wilmington Star News has an item about a coalition of Republicans from “all across Eastern North Carolina” supporting the reelection of Seventh District congressman Mike McIntyre (D). Funny. NCGOP

NCGOP flier hubbub won’t die: Beaufort GOP leader criticizes state party leaders, demands apology

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In comments posted to the Beaufort County Now web site, Beaufort County GOP chairman Charles Hickman is criticizing state GOP leaders and demanding they apologize to activists from

Beaufort County Commissioner sounds off on Thom Tillis, Arthur Williams

Posted on June 8, 2012June 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Republican activists in Eastern North Carolina are continuing to fume over allegations that GOP leaders in Raleigh are meddling in local primaries. Earlier this week, a GOP activist

NCGOP convention delegate says Speaker Tillis, party vice-chair King ‘bullied’ her

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Carteret County Republican activist Jessica Hult had an eye-opening experience as a delegate to the recent NCGOP convention in Greensboro: “I’ve been a delegate to the state

NCGOP lawyering up against party activists?

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

2012 is really turning out to be the Year of The Lawyer in North Carolina politics. First, we have the Pat McCrory campaign lawyering up to sue a Democrat PAC

Dalton v. McCrory: The ETHICS election?

Posted on June 6, 2012June 6, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Democrat campaign machine has been utilizing Joseph Goebbels’ ‘Big lie’ strategy — repeating something over and over until people accept it as fact — against Republican Pat

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