The race to succeed Sen. Tony Rand as Senate majority leader is on, and Senators Martin Nesbitt, of Asheville, and Dan Clodfelter, of Charlotte, are the early entries.
The two have been making calls to their fellow Democrats in the Senate. Both hail from the more liberal side of the caucus, compared to the more conservative, business-friendly team of Rand, from Fayeteville, and Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight, of Manteo.
Nesbitt, (above) an Asheville lawyer, chairs the Judiciary 1 committee and is a veteran of intracaucus jockeying from his 11 terms in the House. He has focused many of his efforts on health care and mental health reform. The conservative Civitas Institute ranked him as the most liberal senator.
Clodfelter, (below) a Charlotte lawyer and former city council member, is a co-chair of the tax-writing finance committee and has long been viewed as a future candidate for president pro tem when Basnight retires.
Neither senator returned Dome's calls. Seems they might have some votes to line up.
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Re: Nesbitt v. Clodfelter, for now
Virginia Foxx has an impressive campaign chest, Iassac...not unlike the 'crackkk football player...
Nesbitt can probably call in some big money favoritism from NC BlueCrossBlueShield to put him into the perch, but the bow tie lobby might get Clods in as he seems to be a royal lieberal elitist...