Tag: Paul Shumaker

Another poll: Cooper –BY EIGHTEEN ????

Posted on March 30, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The run-up to this U.S. Senate race is starting to evoke comparisons to dropping a kitten into a fenced-in yard full of hungry pit-bulls. It’s just a matter of time

The Charge of the Troxler Brigade

Posted on June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Pope, Inc. put out a poll on the governor’s race not long ago featuring the name of Agriculture commissioner Steve Troxler. Troxler? Where did that come from? There hasn’t been

Shumaker: STILL not so hot on Mark Robinson

Posted on June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 by Brant Clifton

A prominent North Carolina political consultant with close ties to Thom Tillis and the rest of the GOP establishment does not seem to be impressed with the man many have

#hayesscandal : Um, The RNC to the (SIGH) rescue?

Posted on April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Two guys who played a big part in bringing The North Carolina Republican Party to its current state of disaster are apparently intimating JUST THAT: […] “What you

#ncpol: Shumaker driving NC govs protest of amendments?

Posted on August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 by Brant Clifton

The state’s drivebys are captivated by the fact that all living former governors came out against TWO of the proposed constitutional amendments on the November ballot. Now, it appears the

Shu’s very bad, horrible Election Day.

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina has an abundant supply of people calling themselves “political consultants” who really don’t have much of a clue. Unfortunately, the NCGOP has more than its fair share of

#ncpol: Wheels falling off of Shumaker’s ‘Trump-hug’ strategy?

Posted on March 17, 2018March 17, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Uber-consultant Paul Shumaker is advising candidates in two of the state’s most-watched congressional primaries: the GOP races in the 3rd and the 9th. Indian casino lobbyist (and Shumaker client) Scott

NC-03: Dacey’s own #’s show a loss to Jones AND somebody named UNDECIDED.

Posted on March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 by Brant Clifton

There is an interesting strategy being put forth by NCGOPe types this cycle. Put a lot of bad news out there, and demand MO’ MONEY. We saw Matt Bales with

#ncpol: Donald,um, who? Trump?(Oh, yeah. He’s good.)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Two of the more interesting races in May will be GOP congressional primaries involving candidates managed by uber-consultant Paul Shumaker. Shumaker is known for his cookie-cutter approach to campaign management.

Shumaker: ‘Trump Factor’ harmful down the ballot for NCGOPers

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Brant Clifton

We learned this weekend, thanks to a leak to the drivebys, that GOPe uber-consultant Paul Shumaker is doubling down on his “concerns” about Donald Trump: Even as Republicans pour more