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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One of the Tar Heel State's more significant Tea Party organizations - Asheville Tea PAC - has stepped forward with a recommendation that voters write in the name of former Mecklenburg County legislator John Rhodes for US Senate.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 2:49 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Former Republican legislator John Rhodes, running as a write-in unaffiliated candidate for US Senate, says voters AND the government need to take a closer look at the ethics of GOP US Senate nominee Thom Tillis.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 @ 3:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I liked the format of Thursday's debate much better than the previous two. It allowed for more of a give-and-take between the candidates.
Published: Monday, October 13th, 2014 @ 9:10 am
By: Brant Clifton
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If you are like me, and don’t watch much TV — the senatorial debate last night gave you a great recap of all the “fun” you’ve missed.
Published: Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 @ 10:57 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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We heard this term bantered about when former state Rep. Richard Morgan and a handful of friends cut a deal with Jim Black and the Democrats to snatch a state House majority from the GOP.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 11:22 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I had to convince myself repeatedly that this was NOT a Saturday Night Live skit. The drive-bys subjected us AND the candidates with some moronic, leftist questions.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 1:03 am
By: Brant Clifton
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he drive-bys are working hard to gin up some interest in tonight's US Senate debate. They are trying to sell us on the possibility that this televised event tonight could change the course of the race.
Published: Friday, September 5th, 2014 @ 9:26 am
By: Brant Clifton
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"I didn't go looking for this opportunity," said John Rhodes, the best-known of the three qualified write-in candidates for US Senate in North Carolina. "It found me.
Published: Monday, August 25th, 2014 @ 9:43 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Former GOP legislator John Rhodes — now a conservative independent is taking the fight directly to major party candidates Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis.
Published: Thursday, August 21st, 2014 @ 7:07 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Every once in a while we’re blessed with a lone voice of common sense, out in the wilderness, trying to inject some common sense into the nonsense that is the Raleigh political circus.
Published: Saturday, August 9th, 2014 @ 12:55 am
By: Brant Clifton
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People were calling in to Rush talking about "teaching a lesson" to The Establishment. Rush had an interesting response: The establishment is not 'teachable.'
Published: Monday, July 7th, 2014 @ 8:19 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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In 2006, Thom Tillis ousted fellow Republican and incumbent John Rhodes in a nasty primary fight for a Mecklenburg County state House seat.
Published: Saturday, May 31st, 2014 @ 12:46 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Well, it appears Robert Brawley's political career on Jones Street and his relationship with the NCGOP powers that be — swims with the fishes. Just like Luca Brasi.
Published: Saturday, May 24th, 2014 @ 9:25 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Early voting is over. Tuesday is Election Day. Those who have not yet voted either have not had the chance to do so or are still undecided. Thus, we review our Tea Leaves of what's involved in this election.
Published: Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 @ 7:47 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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House speaker Thom Tillis has come out of hiding, thrown on his Big Boy Pants, and hand-delivered a personal response to the state Board of Elections regarding allegations made by a former legislator.
Published: Thursday, April 17th, 2014 @ 4:29 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I first heard about John Rhodes in 2003 while he was serving in the North Carolina House. He was raising questions about the ethics of Democrat House speaker Jim Black and his Republican co-conspirator co-speaker Richard Morgan.
Published: Sunday, March 23rd, 2014 @ 10:53 am
By: Brant Clifton
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We've done some extensive reporting on the speaker's activities on Jones Street. Greg Brannon – one of speaker Thom's opponents in the US Senate primary campaign has raised ethical questions about the state House's top man.
Published: Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 @ 6:21 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Moore County's Richard Morgan has evolved into one of the most polarizing figures ever in North Carolina politics. Amazingly, during his time in the NC General Assembly, he was able to earn an equal amount of emnity from conservatives AND liberals.
Published: Monday, March 10th, 2014 @ 1:46 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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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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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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Think back to 2006 with me. We had a conservative firebrand GOP legislator, representing a district near Charlotte, who was making headlines by criticizing the leadership of the state House (at the time, Democrat Jim Black and "Republican" Richard Morgan).
Published: Saturday, May 11th, 2013 @ 9:46 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Senator Josh Stein (D-Wake) and the Crayon Corps at McClatchy-Raleigh are really, really peeved at Sen. Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013 @ 4:18 pm
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 dictation pool in the McClatchy newsroom has regurgitated a press release talking about a new "House Republican group".
Published: Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 @ 1:56 am
By: Brant Clifton
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State House Republicans are meeting today to decide who will lead them through the next legislative session in Raleigh. A lot of the current leadership is running again, while a few challengers have jumped in.
Published: Sunday, November 18th, 2012 @ 1:21 am
By: Brant Clifton
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