Tag: US Senate

#NCSEN: Scheduling an ad buy vs. PAYING for it

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Brant Clifton

I had a rather enlightening phone call with a friend who pulls down a hefty paycheck for his behind-the-scenes work in federal-level election campaigns. (To my knowledge, he is not

#NCSEN: A theory about that Tillis ad buy

Posted on March 7, 2014March 7, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The NC House speaker’s fan club is beside itself over the Tillis for Senate campaign’s $1 million ad buy. Mainstream media are touting the fact that the ad is biographical,

#NCSEN: The fat man is singing! (Richard Morgan thells on Thom.)

Posted on March 6, 2014March 6, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Moore County’s Richard Morgan has evolved into one of the most polarizing figures ever in North Carolina politics. Amazingly, during his time in the NC General Assembly, he was able

#NCSEN: Utah’s Mike Lee ALL IN for Greg Brannon

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Brant Clifton

In 2010, Utah’s Mike Lee made his first bid for elected office — waging an underdog campaign taking on a well-funded, well-known GOP establishment figure in the state’s US Senate

#NCSEN: Hagan backs effort to put cop-killer’s lawyer in top DOJ job

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Kay Hagan tries hard to shake her reputation as Barry Obama and Chuck Schumer’s sock puppet. She’s her own woman, she claims. But then comes the Debo Adegbile confirmation vote in

#NCSEN Tillis: ObamaCare “a great idea that can’t be paid for”

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The media has been trying to pin down senator-wannabe / fulltime cash vacuum Thom Tillis on the issue of ObamaCare. During the early stages of its implementation, the NC legislature

#NCSEN: Thom Thakes Aspen

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Nope. Aspen is NOT a hamlet in Watauga County. It’s a Colorado ski resort / playground for Hollywood and the rest of the world’s rich in famous. Robert Redford hosts a

#NCSEN: Is ObamaCare causing Senator Sock Puppet to unravel?

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Since 2008, Kay Hagan has sung the praises of Barry Obama’s full-frontal assault on the American people and the health care industry. She bragged about being on committees that helped

#NCSEN: Poll shows GOP primary, November general both still wide open

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Brant Clifton

An American Insights poll, taken earlier this month, of 611 registered North Carolina voters finds a tight GOP primary and close general election in the state’s US Senate race. (If

#NCSEN Harris year-end campaign report: $$$ from TWO state senators, STILL NO Hayes $$$

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Much has been made about the support Thom Tillis’ US Senate campaign is receiving from his colleagues at the legislative building on Raleigh’s Jones Street. But Charlotte pastor Mark Harris’