NC: Republican says party leader taking sides

The News and Observer [Raleigh, N.C.] ^ | Jun 3, 2004 | LYNN BONNER AND ROB CHRISTENSEN, Staff Writers

[Constitution Day]

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[Rebelbase]

Since the convention it became evident, to me at least, that the NC GOP doesn't have its act together.

[Mister Baredog]

Another circular firing squad?

[Phantom Lord]

I have known Bill Peaslee for several years through interaction at party events. Not a fan of his.

[Constitution Day]

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[Phantom Lord]

Since the convention it became evident, to me at least, that the NC GOP doesn't have its act together.

Would that be the convention of 1870 or did you just come to this conclusion recently?

[Constitution Day]

Seems that way to me as well, I'm afraid.

[Constitution Day]

I don't know him.

[azhenfud]

"I'm not going to state publicly what I've done and haven't done and who I've done it to," he said.

LOL!! As true a statement were never before said!

[JohnnyZ]

It's pretty amazing that Taylor got the N&O to write an article on this. I mean, two people the public doesn't know, and the paper airs one's gripe against the other over something that happened months ago?

Was this driven by the Ballantine campaign?

Weird.

[Rebelbase]

Lets just say that at one time I was under the spell of Harold Brubaker.

[JohnnyZ]

Stop being cryptic! What didn't you like about the convention, and why do you think the NCGOP doesn't have it's act together, aside from the obvious Morgan/Brubaker cancer?

[NCSteve]

Peaslee has always been Cobey's hatchet-man. People have been complaining about Peaslee for years and Cobey refused to do anything about him. I have personally witnessed at least two of Peaslee's ambushes.

If someone told me that Cobey was having Peaslee break people's legs, it wouldn't surprise me a bit.

Yet another reason that the Dems will continue to own the executive branch and half the legislative branch for another four years.

[Rebelbase]

The Morgan/Brubaker problem shows that there has been a rift for a long time. Who is going to stand up and become the leader who will bring NC a viable Republican candidate for Governor?

[JohnnyZ]

The Morgan/Brubaker problem shows that there has been a rift for a long time.

Right, it's just been more out in the open since Morgan went bonkers. Are you blaming the NCGOP for the Morgan problem? and didn't you like the expulsions/resignations from the executive committee?

[goodnesswins]

Gee....glad to see our state isn't the only one with party problems.....(well, actually, I'm not glad...)

[Rebelbase]

I'm just noticing more negative press lately. Could just be it was because of the convention and the flap that happened there.

When are we going to get a viable candidate for Governor?

[Windom Earle]

Peaslee's resignation is a wonderful idea, for many, many reasons, not the least of which is his pompous, arrogant, ineffectiveness.

The really unsettling part is that he's running the show, with the passing of Debbie Beatty.

[azhenfud]

"Who is going to stand up and become the leader who will bring NC a viable Republican candidate for Governor?"

That'll have to be done absent the "blessing" (or curse) of the NCGOP.

Rifts like these will only serve to confirm the GP's perceptions of NCGOP's inability to unite Repubs and bring viable candidates before voters. Uncommitted voters will be dismayed and repelled by such news from NCGOP and will go the path of least resistance, which to them, will appear to be the incumbent. Both Taylor and Peaslee will effectively divide camps and end up affording Easily another term.