Winning at LinkedIn

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- October 11, 2026

Jeffry Clarke, CEO of Power , commented:

I’ve read your endless posts over the years and I see, as all do, the evident bias. In fact, I find it hard to imagine that one person could seek out so many pro-renewables posts to comment on negatively. Must be an army of Rob Bradleys working to spread the message. If you’re suggesting that you aren’t motivated by your funders, I respect your independence, but your comments are consistently in line with what one would think they would ask of you. Respect for that. Man on a mission, delivering. Have a great weekend.

I responded twice (here and here):

Nope, just me. And built up a following past 11k in the last several years. My beliefs predate my funding. My consistent free-market views date at least to the gasoline lines of the 1970s. And I expressed my views while at Enron, a big solar and wind company in the 1990s.

And:

Steven Dickson wrote me this compliment:

One thing I truly appreciate about your posts is your ability to quietly plow the field and plant seeds of thought without drawing unnecessary attention to yourself. You’re often several steps ahead of the divisive mindsets that seem more focused on ‘winning’ than fostering genuine dialogue or collaboration.

Your talent for letting criticism roll off, like water off a duck’s back, is admirable especially when you’re right, haha! I’m sure your more adversarial audience might take issue with me saying this, but I, too, enjoy a brisk conversation that I cannot lose. Keep doing what you’re doing it’s refreshing to see such grounded wisdom in action.

I responded:

Thank you sir.  I am planting seeds and reaching the open minded, I believe.

Sounds like you are a normal, hard working, normal American. More Power to you!