In home stretch of NC GOP leadership races, Pope & Bradley exude confidence | Eastern NC Now

If you believe the spin of a lot of NCGOP insiders, the state Republican Party will be governed for the next two years by a former legislator and the cousin of Art "The Great Satan" Pope.

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Publisher's note: Brant Clifton follows the election of new executive officers for the NC GOP in his "bare knuckles" Conservative online publication known as The Daily Haymaker.

    If you believe the spin of a lot of NCGOP insiders, the state Republican Party will be governed for the next two years by a former legislator and the cousin of Art "The Great Satan" Pope.

    The campaign of former Wake County GOP chairman, and current Brunswick County businessman, Claude Pope has announced all kinds of endorsements from various GOP bigwigs. Pope is facing Mecklenburg County businessman Jack Brosch in the June vote for NCGOP chairman.

    I caught up with former legislator Glen Bradley -- one of three candidates for vice-chairman -- at an event this weekend. Bradley says he and his team have counted noses and determined that they have a commanding lead based on majority support from establishment, libertarian and Tea Party factions in the party. Bradley dismissed rumors that he and chairman frontrunner Claude Pope do not get along:
Candidate Glen Bradley speaks at the Beaufort County Republican Convention: Above.     photo by Stan Deatherage

    "Claude is a great guy. He is a hard worker, and a great communicator, who has great ideas for our party. He's been very good to Tea Party and Ron Paul people over the years. As far as establishment candidates go, I think grassroots activists will be pleasantly surprised with Claude Pope as party chairman."

    I asked Bradley if he worries about being isolated, or set off in a corner, as party vice-chairman. His response:

    "I served in the House with Skip Stam. Ask him if I'm someone who will go off in a corner and sit quietly."

    Bradley faces former Guilford County GOP chairman Marcus Kindley and Tea Party activist Dave Goetze this summer at the NCGOP convention.
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