Tag: Pat McCrory

Snow is cold. The sun is hot. NCAE opposes a Republican.

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The N&O is presenting the surprising, shocking news that the NC Association of Educators is upset with GOP gubernatorial nominee — and general election frontrunner — Pat

Mayor Pat Comes to town: Timmy & Larry & George reunite

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Someone in the Moore County Republican Men’s Club has quite a sense of humor. The membership and the who’s-who of the county GOP establishment turned out in force to

Media trying to bail out Walter Dalton

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It’s been looking pretty bleak for Democrat gubernatorial nominee Walter Dalton. The average of current polling shows him losing by 12 to GOP nominee Pat McCrory. Dalton served in

NC Dems: confused on Mayor Pat, and creating MORE unemployment (Also, a BREAK for NCGOP on l’affaire LaRoque and Barry & Mitt ON TAPE!)

Posted on September 21, 2012May 19, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Fasten your seat belts, folks! We’ve got one heck of an action-packed post here. Jay Parmley, the former executive director of the NC Democratic Party who helped bring discussions

NCGOV-wannabes talk about JOBS

Posted on September 19, 2012September 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

We’ve talked about A LOT of stuff in the 2012 race for governor of North Carolina. We’ve heard a lot about Pat McCrory’s tax returns. We’ve been treated

Ethics & the race for NC GOV: What about Walter Dalton’s lobbyist daughter?

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The stenography pool in The N&O newsroom trumpeted recently an announcement of an ethics reform package by Democrat gubernatorial candidate Walter Dalton. Apparently, Dalton wants

NC Campaign 2012: A Tale of TWO videos

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Like many conservatives, I’ve been disappointed with A LOT of the cards we’ve been dealt this election season. Many of my Tea Party friends are trying HARD to rationalize

Greensboro paper “tests” Pat McCrory

Posted on August 25, 2012August 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Memo to Team McCrory’s media relations crew: From now on, no one is allowed to leave “the Boss”‘ unsupervised when mouth-breathing MSM types are in sight.

Veteran outside-the-beltline GOP leader expresses concern over NCGOP’s election tactics

Posted on August 20, 2012August 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I had an interesting talk today with an individual who is (1) a well-known name in North Carolina Republican circles and (2) a battle-tested veteran of decades of political combat:

The N&O: Playing ‘Gunga Din’ for Walter Dalton

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Reading the News & Observer these days, you can almost sense the panic among the stenographers in the newsroom. Just yesterday, the paper ran an item about