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In a state primary race with national implications, House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, defeated seven other candidates and won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by freshman Democrat Kay Hagan. And in a contest that drew more than $1 million in independent expenditures...
Published: Sunday, May 11th, 2014 @ 11:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Who IS Alex Bradshaw? Politicos from Murphy to Manteo are asking this question.
Published: Monday, March 31st, 2014 @ 9:21 am
By: Brant Clifton
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If North Carolina voters send Thom Tillis to Washington, they could find themselves in the same boat as Charlotte voters who recently elected Patrick Cannon as their mayor.
Published: Saturday, March 29th, 2014 @ 8:02 am
By: Brant Clifton
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We've done some extensive reporting on the speaker's activities on Jones Street. Greg Brannon – one of speaker Thom's opponents in the US Senate primary campaign has raised ethical questions about the state House's top man.
Published: Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 @ 6:21 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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There's been quite a bit of suspicion for some time that Charlotte pastor Mark Harris' Senate campaign was merely a stalking horse to peel Tea Party votes away from Greg Brannon.
Published: Wednesday, February 26th, 2014 @ 2:50 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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While political analysts are trying to understand how the most recent municipal elections reflect the current climate and impact outcomes in the 2014 elections, there are two obvious conclusions of statewide note.
Published: Friday, November 8th, 2013 @ 11:45 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Ever since Robin Hayes’ name popped up in connection with Charlotte pastor Mark Harris’ US Senate campaign, we’ve been a little suspicious
Published: Saturday, October 26th, 2013 @ 11:36 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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One of the biggest questions surrounding the US Senate candidacy of Charlotte pastor Mark Harris is how he got tied up with Robin Hayes - former congressman, former NCGOP chairman, Tea Party nemesis and proud member of the liberal Ripon Society.
Published: Thursday, October 10th, 2013 @ 5:34 am
By: Brant Clifton
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New York Times blogger Nate Silver has been pretty doggone prescient in recent years with his election prognostications. He has an interesting observation regarding the 2014 battle for control of the US Senate
Published: Thursday, July 18th, 2013 @ 5:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is looking more and more like Charlotte pastor Mark Harris is about to join Cary physician Greg Brannon and state House Speaker Thom Tillis in the May 2014 GOP primary to pick an opponent for incumbent US Senator Kay Hagan (D).
Published: Friday, June 28th, 2013 @ 11:25 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Well, it looks like the NCGOP will be led for the next two years by by Chairman Claude Pope of Brunswick County (formerly of Wake) and Vice-chairman Joyce Krawiec of Winston-Salem.
Published: Sunday, June 9th, 2013 @ 7:13 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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