Tag: runoff elections

Author: Brant Clifton Published Date: July 24, 2012 2 Comments on Pundits misread runoff results
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Pundits misread runoff results

I never cease to be amazed at how little understanding the Raleigh political establishment has about life outside of The Raleigh beltline. I was watching the pundits on NC Spin this weekend attempt to Monday-morning quarterback the recently completed runoff elections.  One of the talking…

Author: Brant Clifton Published Date: July 17, 2012
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WTVD story sparks Democrat family feud on eve of runoff

WTVD NewsChannel11 has come out with an election eve bombshell suggesting that former Labor Secretary John Brooks — trying to retake his old seat — and the late senator, governor and liberal icon Terry Sanford are racists.   Brooks and Marlowe Foster — who is…

Author: Brant Clifton Published Date: June 2, 2012 7 Comments on Tea Party group issues runoff endorsements: Causey, Forest, Goodwin, Keadle & Tedesco
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Tea Party group issues runoff endorsements: Causey, Forest, Goodwin, Keadle & Tedesco

    Moore Tea Citizens — one of North Carolina’s largest TEA Party organizations — has stepped forward with its very FIRST official campaign endorsements. ( The group includes voters from within Moore County, as well as from counties bordering Moore.)  All of these endorsements…