#NCSEN: IS he or ISN’T he the ‘establishment’s candidate’?
State 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
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#NCSEN: Court ruling makes Rep. Brawley’s monopoly accusation against Tillis stick
State 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 readingThom Tillis: the, um, OUTSIDER ???
I 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 readingThom & Karl are throwing some parties. (We’re not invited.)
Fasten 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 readingENC GOPers: Censuring Thom Tillis, Rebuking Richard Burr
The 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 reading#NCSEN: McConnell, Boehner throw in with Thom Tillis
It’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
Continue readingCraven GOP -Thom Tillis spat ends in Craven chairman’s resignation
There has been quite a bit of internal drama with Craven County’s Republicans during the last year. They’ve voted to censure state House speaker and US Senate candidate
Continue reading#NCSEN: Robin Hayes dishes on his buddy Thom T.
Ever since Robin Hayes’ name popped up in connection with Charlotte pastor Mark Harris’ US Senate campaign, we’ve been a little suspicious. Hayes, while NCGOP chairman, was TIGHT with
Continue reading#NCSEN: Thom Tillis’ biggest donor? Himself.
State House Speaker Thom Tillis has been tooting his own horn about his fundraising prowess. ONE MILLION DOLLARS, his campaign web site trumpets. What he downplays is that about one-quarter
Continue reading#NCSEN: Brannon praised by YET another national conservative figure
The GOP race for US Senate appears to be cranking up a notch. State House speaker Thom Tillis has touted endorsements from Republican leaders in the General Assembly, and
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