As most readers probably know, the jury in Greg Brannon’s Wake County civil trial came back with a guilty verdict earlier this week.  Among the pundits speculating on how the verdict will affect his campaign for the nomination to be the Republican opposition to Senator Kay Hagan this November is WRAL television, who had this to say:

Although not a criminal verdict, Brannon was found responsible for repaying two investors – one a medical school classmate and the other the husband of a patient in his obstetrics practice – the $250,000 plus interest they lost in a technology start-up.  Brannon served on the company’s board and actively recruited the two men to invest.

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In the wake of the judgment, Brannon vowed he would appeal and said that the trial had not treated him fairly.  He also said that the jury’s decision would not derail his plans to run for U.S. Senate and that he would officially file the paperwork to get on the ballot later this week.  He has already filed papers with the Federal Elections Commission that allow him to raise money and legally conduct a federal campaign.

The full article from WRAL is HERE.  And for another perspective, HERE are the views of Brant Clifton, expressed at The Daily Haymaker.