Tag: North Carolina

Governor BOWLES?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The last time a member of the Bowles family ran for governor was 1972, which produced a highly divisive Democrat primary that led to the election of a Republican governor.

Handicapping the contenders for NC Governor

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

That sound you hear — in the wake of Bev’s announcement yesterday — is the explosion of politician egos. From Murphy to Manteo, ambitious “public servants”

Bev: Outta Here?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Reports are swirling through state political circles and political media that Bev Perdue will announce, at a press conference later today, that she will not seek reelection as governor.

Game On! Judges refuse to delay NC primary elections

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

A three judge panel in Raleigh refused this week to grant a request from Democrats and liberal activists to delay the state’s May primary. This decision puts into play

A DEM rumble for Secretary of DPI

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

NC Department of Public Instruction secretary June Atkinson (D) has ended months of speculation by publicly declaring her intention to seek reelection to her post in 2012. That sets

McHenry, Jones facing spirited 2012 primary challenges from the right

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Republican congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) is being hit hard by his GOP primary opponent Ken Fortenberry, a retired newspaper journalist and publisher in Lincoln County. Fortenberry suggests McHenry

National and N.C. Democrats, without any successes to tout, crank up class warfare rhetoric

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

If you believe the Democrats, the professional Left, and their allies in the alleged mainstream media (AMSM), a couple of rich guys — who happen to be registered Republicans

L’affaire LaRoque gets some federal attention

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Sarah Ovaska, at NCPolicyWatch, has been on top of the scandal swirling around state Rep. Stephen Laroque (R-Kinston) since the beginning. Now, she’s confirmed

Pinehurst govt dives into the performing arts

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Well, it looks like Queen Nancy and her court at Village Hall are putting us — the taxpayers — on the hook for a new

Bev booed in Blue Heaven

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I spent Tuesday night, in my usual spot in The Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, watching my beloved Tar Heels dismantle The Miami Hurricanes. As halftime approached,