Moore County’s Richard Morgan set the standard for hard-nosed vindictive political tactics during his tenure in the NC House. If a legislator dared to “cross” him, Morgan would personally seek
Continue readingHouse Speaker — and US Senate candidate — Thom Tillis and his team are bending over backwards to avoid the “establishment” label, but a cursory examination of Tillis campaign records
Continue readingAccording to official state records, House Speaker (and US Senate candidate) Thom Tillis and his wife are “owners” of Cornelius, NC-based Aquesta Bank. Tillis joined the state House in
Continue readingState House Speaker Thom Tillis — one of a gaggle of GOP candidates seeking the party’s nomination for US Senate — took to Facebook this week to
Continue readingState House speaker Thom Tillis went on a Wilmington radio show recently and dismissed charges that he is the “establishment’s candidate” — suggesting that he had
Continue readingState Rep. Robert Brawley (R-Iredell) made headlines back in May thanks to a confrontation with Speaker Thom Tillis. That confrontation resulted in Brawley losing his committee chairmanship. (It’s unclear —
Continue readingI had to replay THIS radio interview state House speaker Thom Tillis did with a Wilmington radio station to make sure I heard it right. Tillis laughs off assertions that
Continue readingFasten your seatbelts, folks. Our state House speaker, Thom Tillis, and the Tea Party’s arch-nemesis, Karl Rove, are embarking on a three-day fundraising marathon to capture a second
Continue readingThe NCGOP establishment and activists in Eastern North Carolina are not seeing eye-to-eye on things lately. We’ve reported previously on the Craven County GOP’s censure of state House
Continue readingIt’s no secret that the DC and Raleigh Republican establishment is in love with the idea of state House speaker Thom Tillis moving up to the US Senate. Karl Rove
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