Tag: NCGOP

#hayesscandal: Kicking the can down the road

Posted on August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Defense lawyers seem to be having their way with this one. The US attorney is a former Mecklenburg County DA who happens to be BFFs with Thom Tillis. The

The omitted details on the latest entry into the NC LtGov race

Posted on July 28, 2019July 28, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Campaign materials are identifying him as “Iraq War Veteran and current North Carolina National Guard soldier” Greg Gebhardt. But they left out some other important details: He’s registered with the

Tillis leads effort to keep crony capitalist Ex-Im Bank alive & kicking

Posted on July 27, 2019July 27, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The Ex-Im Bank guarantees loans to foreigners so they can purportedly buy US-made goods. (Though, how much is actually MADE here anymore?) Conservatives cry foul over the continued existence

Medicaid expansion? THIS is gonna hurt.

Posted on July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Duke scholar, Dr. Christopher Conover, Ph.D., lays out a pretty damning case against Medicaid expansion in the January-February 2-17 issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal. Yet,

#ncga: While we’re on the subject of berating pols for over-the-top rhetoric …

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Brant Clifton

How about THIS guy? Yes, that’s James Dawkins, Brunswick County Democrat, blaming state Rep. Frank Iler (R-Brunswick) for being “personally responsible” for deaths he says occurred because

Poll: A Tillis collapse

Posted on July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The Garland Tucker campaign has released internal polling showing that Thom Tillis is undergoing a “spectacular” collapse in support among Republican voters: You see it once every thirty

Benghazi. Hillary. And the Grange Family Business.

Posted on July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 by Brant Clifton

In the upcoming primary for governor, we’re sure to hear a lot about Dan Forest and a guy named Eric Lindberg. It’s only fair that we also get the

#ncga: Things that make you say “WHAAAAAAAAAAA ….????”

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Um, Ms. Grange? Holly? Um, ma’am? I don’t think THIS is what the gals had in mind when they came up with the hashtag #METOO: There are

Will ‘Lady Parts!’ become the rallying cry for the GOPe in 2020?

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Brant Clifton

(I always thought ‘lower taxes’ and ‘less government’ and ‘kill the bill’ were more effective at election time. But, I digress.) The drive-by media and their Democrat handlers

Tillis fanboy surfaces as a leading contender for NCGOP ED

Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

We’ve been throwing out names of potential executive director candidates that have made their way back to us. One more needs to be added to the list: NC DPI