Tag: politics

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes in the NC House

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Brant Clifton

You won’t have Darren Jackson to kick around anymore. The minority leader WON on November 3, but has apparently had enough of life on the front row of the

Election Reflections, numero très …

Posted on November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 by Brant Clifton

In 2018, California’s congressional delegation had its GOP representation nearly wiped out WEEKS AFTER Election Day — thanks to various recounts and counts of dubious provisional and absentee ballots.

We don’t need no steenkin’ masks! (Oy vey!)

Posted on November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Democrats just loved scolding Republicans throughout the campaign for not wearing masks or not being socially distant enough. We have an example of one big-dog Raleigh Dem playing

Election Reflections, Part Deux: Murphy’s old NC House seat goes BLUE

Posted on November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Tillis had it happen to him in 2018. Looks like congressman Greg Murphy is getting a taste in 2020. Dr. Perrin Jones of Greenville was appointed to replace

Possibly some good news out of DC?

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Brant Clifton

For those of you still down in the dumps about the presidential race, please take note of this thought-provoking piece from The American Thinker: Like many, I

Election Reflections, Part I …

Posted on November 7, 2020November 7, 2020 by Brant Clifton

I’m old enough to remember the Democrat presidential primary of 1988 when the drive-by media came together and ran Joe Biden out of the race — denouncing Biden

Charlotte paper endorsing ALL DEMS for Council of State (with one exception)

Posted on October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The Charlotte Post bills itself as “the voice of the black community” in Charlotte. And like most black voters in the state, its staff tends to lean

Post-sex scandal revelations, Cunningham STILL leads Tillis

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Thom Tillis’s campaign is going all in on Cal Cunningham’s alleged extramarital activity, but there are signs out there THAT strategy may not be working: I was all

Monkey Business Report: NO COPS at the polls

Posted on October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 by Brant Clifton

THAT, my friends, is a real head-scratcher. But the state elections board is citing concerns about potential “intimidation” in their request to local elections officials to keep police

Stein aide resigns over boss’s false “rape kits” campaign ad

Posted on October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 by Brant Clifton

There’s been a bit of hubbub in Raleigh about untested rape kits. The problem actually first came to light during Roy Cooper’s last term as attorney general.