Lefties have been giving me grief for personifying our junior US senator as a sock with ping-pong ball eyes and string for hair.
Published: Monday, December 2nd, 2013 @ 12:34 am
By: Brant Clifton
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John Frank — N&O executive editor John Drescher’s attack shih-tzu — is apparently lobbying for a full-time gig in the lap of his master.
Published: Friday, November 15th, 2013 @ 5:58 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Got a flat tire? *Man, if the Democrats still controlled the legislature, that nail would NEVER have been in the road.*
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 @ 12:43 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Chuck Schumer and the gang are afraid they might be at risk of losing their Kay so they are calling out the troops to save her neck from her angry constituents in 2014.
Published: Monday, October 21st, 2013 @ 3:22 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Boy, this establishment crowd is starting to make us look quite prescient.
Published: Tuesday, September 17th, 2013 @ 12:05 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 is hardly surprising Republicans in Raleigh have been busy over the past few months. This is the first time in over a century the party has controlled...
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 @ 9:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Every time I think the McClatchy crayonistas have stooped to a new low, they surprise me.
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013 @ 11:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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It's a year before the primary vote to pick a GOP challenger to North Carolina's "Accidental Senator."™
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 @ 11:02 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The mainstream media (MSM) has sounded the alarm and taken to battlestations. Their highest ranking, like-minded, last-standing, pantsuit-wearing political ally is in the crosshairs of the dreaded Republicans.
Published: Sunday, April 21st, 2013 @ 11:28 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The re-election campaign of North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler has highlighted his efforts to grow agriculture and agribusiness revenue and employment.
Published: Friday, November 2nd, 2012 @ 12:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Incumbent Democratic state Treasurer Janet Cowell and Republican challenger Steve Royal don't agree on much, but concur that lack of statewide name recognition is a challenge in the Nov. 6 general election.
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 @ 12:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Young adults largely supported Barack Obama's message of hope and change during his 2008 presidential campaign. Now, four years later, many young people are struggling with the impact of the nation's economic changes.
Published: Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 @ 10:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Improving education and restraining electricity rates are among the top issues facing the candidates for state House District 8, covering parts of Pitt and Wilson counties.
Published: Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 @ 2:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tea Party favorite and political newcomer Dan Forest is calling for an "education revolution."
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 2:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Cherie Berry has been North Carolina's labor commissioner for nearly 12 years, and the Catawba County native knows just how to describe her responsibilities.
Published: Monday, October 1st, 2012 @ 1:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The incumbent and the challenger in the election for state insurance commissioner share a number of policy positions.
Published: Sunday, September 23rd, 2012 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Yep. That's the bill of goods wonderboy super-scribe Rob Christensen is trying to sell us in the pages of The N&O:
Published: Monday, August 27th, 2012 @ 4:52 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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It may be a down-ticket race, but the battle for state auditor is showing some pop.
Published: Tuesday, August 21st, 2012 @ 12:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The campaign debate season soon will be upon us, with three scheduled meetings between the two major party candidates for governor already lined up.
Published: Wednesday, August 15th, 2012 @ 10:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It looks like there will be at least three polling outfits regularly tracking voter opinion in North Carolina during the 2012 election cycle.
Published: Thursday, May 31st, 2012 @ 8:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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If you are a Republican who think that Pat McCrory is a shoo-in to win the North Carolina governor's race by a landslide, you are mistaken.
Published: Thursday, May 17th, 2012 @ 10:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's the last week before North Carolina's first primary. I've put it off long enough, but now I have no real alternative but to issue some fearless predictions.
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 @ 11:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Attorneys for two associates of Gov. Bev Perdue, above, say a "massive amount of ill will" toward the governor may threaten their clients' ability to get a fair trial.
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 @ 1:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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According the latest polling released yesterday by Public Policy Polling, Dan Forest has opened up a lead in the race for Lt. Governor, while polling double digits in 4 out of 6 regions of the state (the only candidate for Lt. Governor to hit that mark).
Published: Thursday, March 29th, 2012 @ 1:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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