Tag: North Carolina

#NCSEN: Would you like a Koch with your LIE?

Posted on March 27, 2014March 27, 2014 by Brant Clifton

US Senator Kay Hagan — affectionately known in many quarters as Chuck Schumer’s Sock Puppet™ — doesn’t have a whole lot going for her this year. She’s up for reelection,

#NCSEN: Name Confusion, Ballot hijinks, funky polls, and The Alex Bradshaw juggernaut

Posted on March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Who IS Alex Bradshaw? Politicos from Murphy to Manteo are asking this question. He hasn’t been appearing at candidate forums. He doesn’t appear to have a formal campaign organization. I

#NCSEN: Could Mark Harris be cut from TV debates?

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Time Warner News and McClatchy are sponsoring a GOP primary debate on April 22. WRAL has one slated for April 23. Charlotte pastor — and former Southern Baptist Convention president

#NCSEN: National Review peddles Rove’s nonsense

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Brant Clifton

National Review — formerly the Bible for upstart conservatives — is lecturing us here in North Carolina for daring to have an intraparty debate and interfering with the establishment’s plans

#NCSEN: Far-left national media outlets influencing NC media’s political coverage

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Brant Clifton

For someone who is allegedly so extreme and unelectable, the US Senate campaign of Cary physician Greg Brannon sure is drawing an inordinate amount of attention from the leftists and

#NCSEN: Did Thom Tillis shoot up this man’s building? (Enquiring Minds Want to Know!)

Posted on March 22, 2014March 22, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Cornelius resident Kenneth Cooke wants someone to pay for cleaning up the 2005 vandalism to one of his farm buildings. His number one suspect? Then-Cornelius Town Councilman Thom Tillis.

#NCSEN: College is HARD.

Posted on March 20, 2014March 20, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’re helpful folks around here. When political types struggle, we like to step up and help them set things right. College names can be confusing. My alma mater, The George

#NCSEN : Thom Tillis and the Ghosts of Elections Past

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’ve done some extensive reporting on the speaker’s activities on Jones Street. Greg Brannon — one of speaker Thom’s opponents in the US Senate primary campaign — has raised ethical

#NCSEN: Complaint filed against judge in Brannon civil suit

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Boy, have the political winds shifted. Last month, obituaries were being drafted for the campaign of Republican US Senate candidate Greg Brannon in the wake of an unfavorable court decision.

#NCSEN Team Harris releases internal polling

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Brant Clifton

So far, we’ve seen data mostly from PPP, Elon and the newcomer American Insights. The campaign of US Senate Republican hopeful Mark Harris has released the results of some internal