Tag: politics

NC-09: GO VOTE

Posted on May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 by Brant Clifton

A lot of questions get answered at the polls Tuesday. Make sure your input is registered. We KNOW there has been a lot of nonsense surrounding this

Dallas’s gal-pal thrown into NCGOP vice-chairman race by the Tillises?

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The Tillis reign of terror is apparently continuing. Our very own version of Bill and Hillary Clinton are busily primarying Dan Forest for the 2020 GOP gubernatorial nomination. They’re

DC getting a lot of SAY in picking Dallas’s replacement

Posted on May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Don’t you find this a bit curious? Oh, by the way, I’ve got mail: To: NCGOP Central Committee From: Acting Chair Aubrey Woodard Re:

#ncpol: Who wants to be the NEW Dallas ????

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

There is a posting on Indeed that tells you what you need to do. Deadline for applying is May 17. A new party chairman is being elected during

Folwell calls Jones Street’s bluff, advances transparency for state health plan

Posted on May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Legislators and the deep-pocketed paymasters in the hospital lobby tried to tie state treasurer Dale Folwell’s hands on reforming the state health plan. They succeeded in getting HB184 through

NC-09: Dan & Stony, a budding bro-mance

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The fireworks in the special election for the Ninth Congressional District seem to be relegated to the campaigns of Union County commissioner Stony Rushing (R) and state senator Dan

NC-03: Look what came in the mail! (Two days LATE, of course.)

Posted on May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 by Brant Clifton

“Free” must be a synonym for “High” in certain social circles. Anyway, Dr. Kevin Baiko, one of the 17 candidates for the Third District, got this thought-provoking mailer promoting his

The ‘Swampetition’: NCGOP chairman candidate Whatley’s firm lobbies FOR solar

Posted on May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Supporter of NCGOP chairman candidate Michael Whatley like to pass their guy off as just another proponent of offshore drilling. Well, there’s more to the story: […] Having

NC-03: The Doctors Are IN! (Murphy, Perry top the field at the end of the night)

Posted on April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

And THEN there were two (doctors). Voters in the Third Congressional District spoke today — whittling down the massive 17 member GOP field to two physicians: Dr. Greg

NCGOP: $4K in the bank. $800 monthly cable bills. And Dallas gets a contract.

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Brant Clifton

And, oh, yes, the NCGOP was still paying for the monthly fill-up of Robin’s airplane right up to that, um, “unpleasantness” in April with the US attorney. And —