In one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate contests nationally, Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis of Mecklenburg County knocked off incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan in a race capping a night that saw the GOP seize the majority in the upper chamber, unifying control of Congress.
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 8:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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You may not be crazy about either of the two major party nominees in the US Senate race. But there are FIVE OTHER OPTIONS beyond Tillis and Hagan. You have Libertarian Sean Haugh.
Published: Monday, November 3rd, 2014 @ 7:26 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The newest Civitas Poll showed state House Speaker Thom Tillis, a Republican, with a slight edge over Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan in voters' views of the U.S. Senate candidates.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 @ 8:22 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The on-going US Senate race in North Carolina is really roiling Tar Heel conservatives.
Published: Sunday, October 5th, 2014 @ 3:48 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Veteran election observer Larry Sabato has a thought-provoking piece out in the latest edition of Politico Magazine.
Published: Wednesday, August 27th, 2014 @ 9:39 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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We've heard from a lot of people saying they might just not vote in November - thanks to some sorry choices on the ballot for the US Senate, Congress, and other offices.
Published: Thursday, July 17th, 2014 @ 1:43 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Today, we're celebrating the birth of our nation — which began with resistance to bureaucratic tyranny and protests against excessive taxation.
Published: Sunday, July 6th, 2014 @ 11:09 am
By: Brant Clifton
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We were heartened by the success of Mattie Lawson in an NC House primary on the Outer Banks, and state Rep. Larry Pittman's reelection victory in Cabarrus County.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 4:17 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Thom Tillis, conservative candidate for US Senate and North Carolina House Speaker, tonight used a Republican US Senate Primary debate to focus his message on Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan.
Published: Friday, April 25th, 2014 @ 12:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is not clear just how it is that our Representatives and Senators manage to come up with all the ideas they seem to come up with for all new laws they seem to think of.
Published: Wednesday, March 12th, 2014 @ 6:49 am
By: Jim Bispo
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State House Speaker - and US Senate candidate - Thom Tillis has been quite talkative lately via email. He's tackled taxes and immigration, and has now moved on to the topic of Richard Morgan & Jim Black.
Published: Sunday, December 15th, 2013 @ 9:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Until now, it's been easy to draw comparisons between the 2014 US Senate GOP primary in North Carolina and the 2010 Kentucky GOP Senate primary, featuring a doctor - and political novice - and a seasoned, well-funded state government official.
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 12:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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One of the Tar Heel State’s smallest counties is speaking pretty loudly this week. Gates County is on the border with Virginia in the northeastern quadrant of the state. It’s county GOP organization has jumped head-first into the GOP primary for the US Senate.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 @ 1:21 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Winston-Salem radio host Bill Flynn has joined the crowd of Republicans seeking to oust Kay Hagan from the US Senate.
Published: Thursday, November 14th, 2013 @ 5:58 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Barry Obama is trying to appoint the most leftist member of North Carolina’s congressional delegation to a key administration post. And North Carolina’s only Republican senator is trying to help make that happen.
Published: Monday, November 4th, 2013 @ 11:46 am
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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Well, the worst kept secret in North Carolina politics got "let out of the bag" today - state House speaker Thom Tillis is jumping into the 2014 US Senate GOP primary.
Published: Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 @ 10:19 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A contentious Senate committee hearing Wednesday on a bill to phase out multimillion-dollar state tax subsidies to select renewable energy
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013 @ 9:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For all the time, energy, and money spent on federal campaigns over the past two years, American voters decided not to make any significant changes. They reelected President Barack Obama, albeit with many fewer votes than in 2008.
Published: Thursday, November 8th, 2012 @ 10:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Many years ago, columnist George will coined the phrase "The Stupid Party" to describe the GOP establishment and its stupefying habit of taking a situation -- tailor made for the party's success -- and turning it into a disaster.
Published: Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 @ 5:00 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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It's interesting. We hear Standard & Poor's (S&P) telling us that we need to do something to get our financial act together. We hear Moody's Investor's Service telling us the same thing.
Published: Monday, August 1st, 2011 @ 10:18 am
By: Jim Bispo
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The United States, according to the Administration, is risking a default if the debt ceiling is not raised by Aug 2. Likewise, if we don't "get our act together", we are risking having our credit rating downgraded by Standard & Poors.
Published: Sunday, July 24th, 2011 @ 8:44 am
By: Jim Bispo
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Senator-elect Scott Brown, with the help of his ardent supporters, has accompished the near impossible by winning the senate seat held by the nation's most celebrated liberal in modern times.
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 @ 2:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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