Tag: US Senate

#NCSEN: Paying people to stay home with the kids?

Posted on July 31, 2014July 31, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Kay Hagan thinks businesses should be mandated to provide PAID leave to employees to deal with family concerns like childbirth or sick children. On the face of it, that

#NCSEN: A NEW Tillis campaign fund

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’ve been keeping an eye on the FEC web site. We’ve seen a couple of extra Thom Tillis-affiliated organizations pop up, but one of the extras is finally seeing some

#NCSEN: The Longleaf Pine PAC (Kay’s slush fund?)

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’ve heard a lot of belly-aching from the drive-by media about how much money the Koch brothers have put into the Tillis campaign. We’ve heard from the Hagan campaign about

#NCSEN: CBS News / NYT/ YouGov poll shows dead heat

Posted on July 28, 2014July 28, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Recent polling from in-state sources like Civitas and Public Policy Polling have showed incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan slowly building a lead over Republican nominee Thom Tillis. A new national survey

#NCSEN: Cost-of-living and the minimum wage

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Kay Hagan and her lefty friends have been beating Republican Thom Tillis around the head and shoulders about what — we think — has been one of the smartest, most

#NCSEN: Fact-checking the Ex-Im Bank, corporate welfare discussion

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The Washington Examiner’s Tim Carney has waded into our marquee election. I am typically a big fan of Carney. (I even bought ONE of his books.) But painting Thom Tillis

Monkey Business Report: Taxpayer-funded travel for US senators & staff

Posted on July 24, 2014July 24, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The Washington Examiner — the conservative daily that employees Renee Ellmers’s favorite “liberal reporter” — has put together a very interesting piece about how much we’re shelling out to cover

#NCSEN: Rhodes, Waddell AND Gurney appear to qualify for write-in status on Nov ballot

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Democrat Kay Hagan, Republican Thom Tillis, and Libertarian Sean Haugh already have spots on the November ballot for US Senate. It appears that three more people have met or surpassed

#NCSEN: PPP says Hagan grows lead, Tillis holds, Haugh slides a little

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Leftist pollster Public Policy Polling has released new numbers on the US Senate race here in the Tar Heel State showing Kay Hagan expanding her lead on Republican Thom Tillis

#NCSEN: Write-in Updates

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

For those who want a choice in November’s US Senate race beyond Republican Thom Tillis, Democrat Kay Hagan, and Libertarian Sean Haugh, time is running short. Anyone who wants to