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On Saturday, the NCGOPe tossed out the party's first black chairman and replaced him with a, um, "intellectually-challenged" white man who documentary evidence clearly demonstrates was clearly outperformed by said ousted black man.
Published: Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 @ 8:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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In case you missed it, National Review has a great writeup on next year's showdown between Renee Ellmers and Jim Duncan in the 2nd district GOP primary.
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 @ 1:38 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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For those of you who may not be familiar with this Ripon crowd, they were founded to counter the rise of the Goldwater / Reagan people in the GOP and to return the party to the grand old days of Nelson Rockefeller and Teddy Roosevelt.
Published: Sunday, June 28th, 2015 @ 2:47 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I had the opportunity for an audience with Charlotte pastor — and US Senate candidate — Mark Harris on Saturday. (I do have to commend him for not running away in terror after I introduced myself. For some reason, I scare some political candidates.)
Published: Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 @ 12:17 am
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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Why release hypothetical November matchup results when filing hasn't started and we still have a May primary election?
Published: Friday, February 14th, 2014 @ 11:20 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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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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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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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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After our reporting came out, the AP confirmed that - as we said - (1) Harris is being advised by longtime Robin Hayes advisor Tom Perdue and that (2) a formal campaign announcement will be made on October 2.
Published: Saturday, September 14th, 2013 @ 11:47 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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How on earth could an Obama-liberal be one of the four Republican Leaders in the State House?
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013 @ 4:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Walter Jones, Jr. has got quite a cult following. The folks who read "Mother Jones" AND The Ron Paul fan club are both swooning over him.
Published: Thursday, February 28th, 2013 @ 11:07 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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