The big DC political money just keeps pouring into the NC House races here locally.
aShortChronicle told you previously about the mailers from NC Families First, a DC funded dark money operation out of Raleigh. The group had been sending out mailers targeting NC98 Rep John Bradford - hitting hard on the I77 issue.
The group focuses on a vote Bradford took way back when he was a Cornelius Town Commissioner supporting the RFP process for the HOT Lanes project. This of course ignores the fact that since then, once the RFP concluded and the contract details were known, Bradford has become a strong opponent of the project. He signed the letter to Gov McCrory from a majority of North Mecklenburg Commissioners asking for a contract delay. He was also a primary sponsor of HB954 seeking cancellation of the project once it was signed.
His reward for doing the right thing? Dubious attacks from an outside group.
However, those that know the truth about Bradford's overall efforts in the anti-toll fight appear ready to make that truth known. Nobody knows the history of that fight better than Kurt Naas. aShortChronicle has learned Monday morning from Naas that he has personally endorsed John Bradford in this race.
This endorsement should go a long way in righting the wrongs of the flyers sent in support of Bradford's opponent, Jane Campbell. Naas has been the "face" of the anti-toll fight since the very beginning. He is the founder of WidenI77.org, the group that initiated the pushback against this ill-conceived plan. He has spent countless hours over many years researching and presenting the facts of how this project will harm the Lake Norman area.
Naas's opinion matters when it comes to tolls, and this endorsement more than any number of flyers to the contrary should matter to voters.
Such an endorsement SHOULD be of no consequence in this election. What was promised to us included a package SO bad - regardless of the "Bonus Allocation" - that nobody using basic good judgement would have considered it in the best interests of the LKN community OR the state of North Carolina. And there IS NO course of attack left to our representative to pursue, so Bradford's newfound enlightenment is moot. His stances and votes on other heinous legislation should speak more loudly than this one issue regardless.
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