Tag: NCGOP

RINO hunting season in full-swing

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Brant Clifton

We’ve told you about Supreme Court candidate Tamara Barringer– the former state senator once tied to a PAC whose mission was to primary conservative critics of Jim Black and

2020 Polling. Governor AND Senate. (Yay.)

Posted on January 18, 2020January 18, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The Morning Consult, a DC-based bunch, has released their latest numbers tracking the popularity of all 50 governors and all 100 senators. Here’s what they have on

And NOW for the congressional districts

Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020 by Brant Clifton

NC Free Enterprise Foundation’s partisan index study also took a look at the state’s congressional districts for 2020. For all the whining lefties did about “gerrymandering,” they sure

Jones Street. The partisan index. And 2020.

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation, a GOP-leaning establishment pro-business group, regularly analyzes our General Assembly districts and computes things called partisan indexes. These are sort of like the

The coming Republican crack-up?

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Three (R)s became (U)s out in Transylvania County, thereby costing the GOP a majority on the county’s board of commissioners: Transylvania County Commissioners David Guice, Mike Hawkins and

Crocodile tears over judges

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s interesting to see and hear all of these Republican bigwigs bemoan “legislating from the bench”: Thom Tillis and Richard Burr have voted for MANY of these

#ncga: Yoga Pants, adult beverages, and DAVID LEWIS.

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Oh, the things politicians will attach their names to: Depending on who is wearing them, Yoga pants can be the most wonderful things. Yet, David

#ncga: Is primary challenge to Boles being powered by the Po-Po?

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

It’s not clear whether we’re talking about a small minority of Moore County law enforcement officers or a significant chunk. But it is pretty clear that some active

More on 2020 filing

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

Here’s the final list. The Libertarian Party actually has a candidate named “Vermin Supreme” who has qualified for North Carolina’s March presidential primary ballot. While

Walker: NO to 2020 Senate run. (Where do we go now?)

Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by Brant Clifton

With Garland Tucker’s surprise exit from the race, many of us were holding our noses in preparation for voting for congressman Mark Walker. Some of us were willing to