Renee Ellmers is damaged goods. In her 2011 smooch-fest with The New York Times, she talked about the nation ‘coding.’ In 2013, it would appear that it’s her political career that’s in danger of flat-lining.
Published: Monday, October 21st, 2013 @ 11:37 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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To the disappointment of many conservatives in The Second Congressional District, The State of North Carolina, and the nation, Chatham County GOP chairman Jim Duncan is taking a pass on a run for Congress in 2014.
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2013 @ 3:36 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Yep. That's our girl - spouting more of her trademark profundity.
Published: Thursday, September 26th, 2013 @ 2:49 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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It appears that Raleigh-based radio talk show host Frank Roche will be jumping into the 2014 Second Congressional District GOP primary. The district is currently represented by Republican Renee Ellmers of Dunn.
Published: Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 @ 2:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I am sure Renee Ellmers thought it would be a pretty cushy event. Gatherings in Pinehurst tend to be very cordial, polite, docile, civil affairs. (Especially if cocktails are being served.)
Published: Sunday, September 22nd, 2013 @ 5:44 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I spoke with a well-placed Tea Party activist based in The Second Congressional District who confirmed for me what has been one of the region's worst kept secrets for some time: Renee Ellmers is getting a primary opponent.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2013 @ 6:59 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Second District congresswoman Renee Ellmers hosted a town hall meeting in Pinehurst Tuesday night. And, of course, we were there with a camera rolling.
Published: Monday, September 9th, 2013 @ 12:25 am
By: Brant Clifton
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There’s a great piece over at Forbes talking about how The White House is considering expanding the subsidies in ObamaCare to include not just the uninsured but ALSO UNION MEMBERS.
Published: Wednesday, September 4th, 2013 @ 4:00 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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It's sadly no surprise to hear of a Washington politician coming down on both sides of an issue. But it is surprising when you find out it we're talking about Renee Ellmers, and the IT is the defunding of ObamaCare.
Published: Sunday, August 25th, 2013 @ 11:14 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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John Boehner says he has the plan to fix it all. He’s NOT going to use his leverage to defund ObamaCare in the continuing resolution vote.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2013 @ 3:57 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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That's the money quote straight from Congressman Bob Pittenger's big mouth during his do-over town hall in Matthews last night. Not much better than the first go around.
Published: Friday, August 23rd, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Richard Burr, Renee Ellmers and Bob Pittenger - take note. It would appear that Mitch McConnell and John Boehner are blowing smoke up your posteriors.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2013 @ 1:56 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Charlotte's rookie congressman has apparently decided that pleasing John Boehner and Eric Cantor is more important than saving the country and protecting the folks back home.
Published: Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 @ 4:34 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Well, congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC) has sent out an email to constituents announcing that she's going to forego a run for the Senate and bless us with TWO MORE YEARS in DC's lower chamber.
Published: Friday, August 2nd, 2013 @ 11:57 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Ellmers, Foxx, Hudson vote with Boehner (and a bunch of Dems) to preserve NSA surveillance overreachI'm a big fan of empowering law enforcement and the military to hunt down and destroy foreign bad guys trying to do harm to innocent Americans.
Published: Monday, July 29th, 2013 @ 2:31 pm
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's been the conventional wisdom that State House Speaker Thom Tillis was national Republicans' odds-on favorite to take on incumbent Democrat US Senator Kay Hagan in November 2014.
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2013 @ 10:08 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A poll by the left-wing Public Policy Polling firm of Durham suggests that a grassroots, Tea Party-backed amateur candidate and the president pro tem of the State Senate would perform the strongest against incumbent US Senator Kay Hagan (D).
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 @ 9:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Hard as it may be to believe at the moment, given all the news and chatter coming out of Jones Street, the 2013 session of the North Carolina General Assembly is about to enter its final phase.
Published: Sunday, May 5th, 2013 @ 12:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you have been following things in the mainstream media, you may have heard something about Cyprus and its banks (slipped somewhere in between stories about Justin Bieber and Beyoncé).
Published: Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 @ 1:41 am
By: Brant Clifton
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As one of the lucky souls blessed to be "represented" by Miss Harnett County, I've had a feeling she's developed some political ambitions. It's been pretty clear that SOMETHING is up.
Published: Saturday, March 30th, 2013 @ 7:52 am
By: Brant Clifton
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North Carolina legislators seriously talked up tolls on I-95 in 2011 and 2012, but that idea got shot down by Renee Ellmers, Mike McIntyre, a number of legislators with districts along the interstate thoroughfare, and a huge outcry from the citizenry.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 5:57 am
By: Brant Clifton
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"It's Not what they say, it's what they do." THAT is the slogan that hits you first when you call up The Club For Growth's home page.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2013 @ 9:33 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Washington is buzzing about a bit of theater on the US House floor recently, involving a group of Members that included The Second District's Renee Ellmers:
Published: Thursday, September 20th, 2012 @ 7:01 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Congresswoman Renee Ellmers is having quite a rocky relationship with folks in her new majority Republican district. A recent survey by Public Policy Polling found that she was leading her Democrat opponent Steve Wilkins by only 44-28 in this VERY Republican district.
Published: Thursday, August 30th, 2012 @ 3:31 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Why did freshman U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers draw three Republican primary challengers? That question probably occurred to more than one politico after the filing deadline for North Carolina's May 8 primary closed three weeks ago.
Published: Monday, March 19th, 2012 @ 3:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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