Tag: Phil Berger

Phil Berger’s son targeted in state insurance fraud complaint

Posted on January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 by Brant Clifton

No, not the judge. (The other one.) For those of you who follow North Carolina politics – and this blog – closely, you know that Rockingham County politics has been

Shock crunch-time poll: Sam Page over Phil Berger by FIVE

Posted on January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We reported earlier about a poll showing Sheriff Sam Page with a ten-point lead over Senate president pro tem Phil Berger. In recent weeks, a pollster in The Outer

New ad gives voters something to think about in Berger-Page GOP duel

Posted on January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Absentee voting for the March primaries got started on January 8. In-person early voting begins on February 12. Some might say there is not a whole lot more that primary

Poll: Sam Page UP BY TEN over Phil Berger

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Yes, you read that right. A GOP state senate primary that holds the key to how things get done in our state capital is not looking good for the political

It’s On !!! (Berger & Page file for marquee March showdown. )

Posted on December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 by Brant Clifton

I can imagine it’s rare for multiple TV cameras to show up at a rural elections office to cover the opening of the electoral filing period. But – in Rockingham

Team Berger: It’s OK to back Democrats.

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Saturday was a big time in the big city of Greensboro for the North Carolina Republican Party. They had the annual “Hall of Fame” fundraising banquet. There was also a

Iredell County sez: DISLOYAL !!!

Posted on October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 by Brant Clifton

I do believe that’s at least THREE county GOP organizations leveling that charge at state senator Phil Berger, president pro tem of that chamber and the Republican establishment’s ‘bag man’

More lip service to family values

Posted on October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 by Brant Clifton

We told you recently about folks who pay a lot of lip-service to the concept of *family values* and clean living, but don’t actually do much of anything to bring

The Berger crew can hear the sheriff knocking.

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Brant Clifton

As the March primary date draws closer, events in the state Senate district 26 GOP primary are looking more like they’re ripped from a soap opera script. Senator Phil Berger

NCGOP leader behind attacks on sheriff Sam Page?

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Brant Clifton

It appears that a very familiar name to NCGOP activists may be tied to a political action committee producing attacks on Rockingham County sheriff Sam Page. Page – as you