Tag: US Senate

#NCSEN: ”Did I say ‘unelectable’? I meant UN-Baptist.”

Posted on June 1, 2014June 1, 2014 by Brant Clifton

I wanted to be wrong about Mark Harris. My first thought — when the Charlotte pastor filed for US Senate — was that he was a plant, a stalking horse,

Some food for thought on independent campaigns, write-ins, and forming new parties

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Brant Clifton

There is still a lot of grumbling out there among conservatives in the wake of the recently completed primaries. An effort is alive to stage a conservative write-in effort for

#NCSEN: A conservative write-in campaign?

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Brant Clifton

In 2006, Thom Tillis ousted fellow Republican and incumbent John Rhodes in a nasty primary fight for a Mecklenburg County state House seat. In 2014, Rhodes COULD end up making

#NCSEN: A sock puppet fight over climate change

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

US Senator Kay Hagan (D- NC NY) — affectionately known in many of these parts as Chuck Schumer’s Sock Puppet™– lashed out at GOP nominee Thom Tillis — recently promoted to

#NCSEN: Are you ready for some foo — um, RACEBAITING ????

Posted on May 23, 2014May 23, 2014 by Brant Clifton

I swear, I truly believe this year’s Senate race will set a new world record for face-palms and the use of the #smh hashtag. The Republican establishment is running like

#NCSEN: “I want to be NUMBER ONE.”

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Well, state House speaker and Republican US Senate nominee has wasted little time in announcing his goals — explaining why we should send him to DC for six years. First,

Is SOMEONE’S Potomac Fever screwing over NC’s microbrewers?

Posted on May 21, 2014May 21, 2014 by Brant Clifton

A Greensboro TV station ran a report about a local restauranteur frustrated about not being able to sell the beer he, himself, brews. State law requires wholesalers to be inserted into

#NCGA: Protecting Tillis. Running out the clock. Blowing a great opportunity.

Posted on May 21, 2014May 21, 2014 by Brant Clifton

I had an interesting talk today with someone who has floor privileges in the legislative building to go along with his flashy job title. We talked about the passion being exhibited

#NCSEN: race already starting to look like one for #NCGA

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We had all hoped for this campaign to be about punishing Kay Hagan for her cooperation with Barry Obama and Harry Reid in the enactment of ObamaCare and the accompanying

#NCSEN: Gov. Pat is on the phone. He likes Thom.

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Brant Clifton

I am hearing from quite a few folks who heard from Pat McCrory on their home telephones Sunday evening. The governor was telling them how important it was to vote