Bonner Bridge is falling down (And what’s up with Lyons Gray?)
We’ve come to realize there is A LOT of “theatre” in politics. Both sides holler about the other doing the little people wrong. Both sides claim to have the best
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Blueprinting McCrory, NCGOP on coal ash?
Early in the McCrory era in Raleigh, we learned about a nefarious plot by lefty groups and their media allies to slime and slander and “eviscerate” our new governor and his
Continue readingYes! We have NO Bananas …
Once again, the people of North Carolina are getting stuck with the check by a corporate welfare recipient. In 2011, the state of North Carolina crowed about luring Chiquita Bananas
Continue reading#NCSEN: Scheduling an ad buy vs. PAYING for it
I had a rather enlightening phone call with a friend who pulls down a hefty paycheck for his behind-the-scenes work in federal-level election campaigns. (To my knowledge, he is not
Continue reading#NCSEN: A theory about that Tillis ad buy
The NC House speaker’s fan club is beside itself over the Tillis for Senate campaign’s $1 million ad buy. Mainstream media are touting the fact that the ad is biographical,
Continue reading#NCSEN: The fat man is singing! (Richard Morgan thells on Thom.)
Moore County’s Richard Morgan has evolved into one of the most polarizing figures ever in North Carolina politics. Amazingly, during his time in the NC General Assembly, he was able
Continue reading#NCSEN: Utah’s Mike Lee ALL IN for Greg Brannon
In 2010, Utah’s Mike Lee made his first bid for elected office — waging an underdog campaign taking on a well-funded, well-known GOP establishment figure in the state’s US Senate
Continue reading#NCGA I-77 Toll foe seeks to replace Tillis in NC House
House speaker Thom Tillis has been a leader in the effort to implement a HOT lane / tolling system on Interstate 77 in Mecklenburg County. One of the more outspoken
Continue readingNC-02: Amnesty IS the elephant in the room
US House Speaker John Boehner says he’s ready to get amnesty done, and it appears Renee Ellmers wants to help. Boehner and Ellmers have done something akin to dumping
Continue readingNC-03: GOP challenger Griffin wants to offer “conservative choice” to voters
Year after year, challengers from both parties have come after incumbent Walter Jones with both barrels blazing. And year after year, Jones keeps going back for a new term in
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