Tag: US Senate

Tillis: Being ‘Too Conservative’ is HARD.

Posted on June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 by Brant Clifton

You wonder how some people have the gall to claim what they claim. Political uber-consultant Paul Shumaker has this template for his clients where they try to hide their

Family Values crowd spooked by Tillis

Posted on June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The North Carolina Values Coalition, arguably the largest and most powerful social conservative lobby in the state, is expressing their concerns about our junior US senator in a recent

US Senate hopeful Sandy Smith neglects to mention the REAL family business

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Brant Clifton

She made a move toward running for the Third Congressional District seat, but bailed on that plan at the last minute. Now, Sandy Smith of Winterville, North Carolina is

FirstBank CEO being wooed by Dems to run for US Senate

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Brant Clifton

That’s what’s being leaked out there. Hmmm. If he makes it to a general election face-off against Thom Tillis, we’d have on our hands a battle royale

Tillis and that rating from FiveThirtyEight.com

Posted on June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Ninety-three percent! Ninety-five percent! The Tillis campaign eagerly throws those numbers out as a way of “proving” how conservative their man is. Those figures actually come from

#ncpol: Walker backs out of US Senate run (for the second time now, I think)

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The fracas at the House Republican Caucus meeting kind of hinted that this was coming. The Club For Growth was pushing hard for him, but ‘Public Official A’ had

Thomas Milhaus Tillis?

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

We all remember that Richard Milhaus Nixon — on his way out the door — had a hell of a reputation for dirty tricks and skullduggery. He operated quite

Catching a snake, but not a break.

Posted on June 9, 2019June 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I’m just going to leave this right here. (Read to the bottom.)

Big names, Big money lining up behind Garland Tucker

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The GOP challenger to Thom Tillis has a fundraiser coming up in Raleigh on June 5. Tickets run from $125 to $5600. Take a look at some

Veterans or campaign cash? Tillis chooses $$$.

Posted on May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 by Brant Clifton

In 2014, the Tillis campaign for US Senate smacked Kay Hagan around for skipping an important hearing for a campaign fundraiser. In 2020, it appears ol’ Thom and his