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We posted here about an NCGOP establishment vs. grassroots spat in Haywood County. There have been previous issues in Beaufort, Craven, Davidson and Gates counties.
Published: Friday, January 17th, 2014 @ 5:27 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Tea Partiers and other grassroots limited government types have been disappointed time and again by the Republican leaders on Capitol Hill they elected and elevated in 2010 and 2012.
Published: Monday, January 13th, 2014 @ 9:50 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Moore County's Richard Morgan set the standard for hard-nosed vindictive political tactics during his tenure in the NC House. If a legislator dared to "cross" him, Morgan would personally seek out a primary challenger for said legislator.
Published: Sunday, December 8th, 2013 @ 10:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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With three years until the next governor's race - North Carolina attorney general Roy Cooper is fixated on evicting Pat McCrory from that state-owned historic property on Blount Street.
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2013 @ 1:16 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Well, it appears Walter Jones is picking up another primary opponent.
Published: Tuesday, October 8th, 2013 @ 9:56 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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A LOT of my Tea Party friends from the Charlotte area are just cooing over the potential US Senate candidacy of Baptist pastor Mark Harris.
Published: Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 @ 11:32 am
By: Brant Clifton
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We're just rolling back in to Haymaker HQ after a long relaxing, enjoyable Independence Day weekend.
Published: Monday, July 8th, 2013 @ 1:14 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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You may recall our previous coverage of efforts by Craven County Republicans to censure state House Speaker Thom Tillis. What is behind all of this?
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2013 @ 6:29 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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In an interview, Tillis said the two chambers need to breach a "philosophical" divide - one that may take days, if not longer, to reconcile.
Published: Saturday, June 22nd, 2013 @ 10:24 am
By: Brant Clifton
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In the run-up to the 2010 elections, we heard a lot of sob stories from NCGA Republicans about how heavy-handed and unfair the Democrats were to them when they ran the legislature.
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 @ 12:36 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The groping and sexual aggression of Ted Kennedy and Chris Dodd -- or the Oval Office intern molestations perpetrated by Bill Clinton -- didn't do anything to paint the Democrat Party as "anti-woman."
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 @ 12:36 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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Republican John Szoka is promoting a limited government message in slightly Democratic House District 45 and suffered a curious intraparty betrayal after the spring primary, but political observers believe his contest with Democrat Eddie Dees is tight.
Published: Monday, October 29th, 2012 @ 11:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Richard Hudson, the GOP nominee for the 8th congressional district, has been spending a lot of time raising questions about incumbent Larry Kissell's character.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2012 @ 3:00 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Republican Secretary of State candidate Ed Goodwin accused incumbent Democrat Elaine Marshall of backing what he labeled a subversive organization with revolutionary goals during a candidate forum Thursday night.
Published: Sunday, August 26th, 2012 @ 6:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In marking their recent anniversary, the folks at The Ol' Reliable kept talking about how they long ago shirked their role as chief shill and water-carrier for the NC Democrat Party.
Published: Sunday, August 26th, 2012 @ 1:30 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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In North Carolina, the politician seeking the nomination of their party, by virtue of the primary, must win 40% of the vote in that primary, irrespective of the number of contestants in that race.
Published: Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 @ 11:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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They are heralding solutions to education woes, an anemic economy, joblessness and illegal immigration, but Republican congressional and lieutenant governor candidates in North Carolina's July 17 runoff elections lament that their messages will not spark much voter turnout.
Published: Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 @ 6:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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“Today, I commend my primary opponent Mr. Dority for helping unify the North Carolina Republican Party.
Published: Friday, May 18th, 2012 @ 1:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A Tea Party pioneer, a libertarian-leaning Iraqi war veteran, and a former Democratic state lawmaker are pitching themselves as the best conservative choice and voice for House District 6 in the May 8 Republican primary.
Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012 @ 11:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This article is about Eastern North Carolina and the May 8, primary election for the North Carolina House and Senate seats.
Published: Friday, April 6th, 2012 @ 5:05 am
By: Hood Richardson
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On Tuesday April 3rd Republican NC House District 6 Candidate Mattie Lawson met with representatives of the Outer Banks Home Builders Association at their headquarters on Airstrip Road in Kill Devil Hills, NC.
Published: Thursday, April 5th, 2012 @ 9:11 am
By: Mattie Lawson
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