Tag: Thom Tillis

#NCSEN: Comparing 2006 Tillis to 2014 Tillis

Posted on March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’re being sold the idea of Thom Tillis as a principled, pro-business conservative. Sometimes, to understand the present, you have to look at the past. Tillis burst onto the state

(#NCSEN) UM v. UMUC: Why it DOES matter.

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The spin surrounding Thom Tillis’ résumé is reaching near-supersonic speeds. News broke this week that the state House speaker and US Senate candidate had, um, embellished the portion of his

#NCSEN Rhodes files requests for multiple probes of Tillis activities

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Former North Carolina state legislator John Rhodes is putting his money where his mouth is. On Friday, he held a press conference expressing concerns about alleged activities of state House

#NCSEN #NCGA: A North Carolina conservative maverick rides again

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Brant Clifton

I first heard about John Rhodes in 2003 while he was serving in the North Carolina House. He was raising questions about the ethics of Democrat House speaker Jim Black

#NCSEN: Did Thom Tillis shoot up this man’s building? (Enquiring Minds Want to Know!)

Posted on March 22, 2014March 22, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Cornelius resident Kenneth Cooke wants someone to pay for cleaning up the 2005 vandalism to one of his farm buildings. His number one suspect? Then-Cornelius Town Councilman Thom Tillis.

#NCSEN: College is HARD.

Posted on March 20, 2014March 20, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’re helpful folks around here. When political types struggle, we like to step up and help them set things right. College names can be confusing. My alma mater, The George

#NCSEN : Thom Tillis and the Ghosts of Elections Past

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’ve done some extensive reporting on the speaker’s activities on Jones Street. Greg Brannon — one of speaker Thom’s opponents in the US Senate primary campaign — has raised ethical

#NCSEN: Burr, NRSC hosting Tillis fundraiser in DC

Posted on March 18, 2014March 18, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The worst-kept secret in American politics has finally become public: The DC GOP mafia is signing up with Theam Tillis. The National Republican Senatorial Committee — the campaign arm

#NCSEN: The shih-tzu shows his teeth

Posted on March 18, 2014March 18, 2014 by Brant Clifton

N&O executive editor John Drescher’s attack lapdog is upset that the mean ol’ baby doctor is “attacking” Mr. Invevitable in the GOP’s US Senate primary. The remnants of the Tar Heel

#NCSEN Tillis: US Chamber endorsement COMING SOON (amnesty bogeyman, too?)

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The heated issues of “comprehensive immigration reform” and amnesty have tripped up congresswoman Renee Ellmers and US Senate candidate Mark Harris. It appears NC House Speaker — and US Senate