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Showing posts with label grassroots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grassroots. Show all posts
Monday, April 2, 2018
Second Call to Action: Tell Yolo County to Keep ICE in the Jails
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Cut the Crap! Why Cheating Kristin Resigned as CAGOP Vice-Chair
Two bloggers have done an incredible job of outlining their outrage and the consummate victory of the grassroots Republicans of California against the SWAMP that is CAGOP Leadership, going hand-in-hand with Third House Money, including Chuckles Munger and his patrimony wasting big money to watch the Republican Party brand go to nothing.
Here are the full comments from Cheating Kristin Olsen about why she is retiring, and my thoughts about what is really going on--and what she should have written if she were the least bit honest:
Yes, we do, Krappy Kristin! We don't have a viable Republican Party because of leaders like you, who have given away the store to Third-House consultants while undermining the cause you claim to represent and kicking grassroots activists in the teeth.
Instead of standing for values, you caved to the political culture of wheeling and dealing, doing what the special interests and the big money players wanted, so that they could purchase your seat on the Board of Supervisors in Modesto.
"The Big Tent" argument comes up next. Lady, a tent has to be grounded in something, stand for something, and cover something, or it's just a piece of cloth on the ground. With the kinds of leadership that you and your CAGOP Executive Corps were engaging in, there would be nothing but a limp cloth on the ground!
She talks about the "timeless values" of freedom, opportujnity, and limited govenrment. How can those values flourish when she has redefined them to mean compromise, tax hikes, and regulatory schemas which benefit the rich while costing the rest of us?!
She wants to follow in the failing footsteps of Joe Justin and the rest, doesn't she? She wants to get rich off of running candidates for office, but for some reason, she did as much damage as one could imagine
And of course ...
Here are the full comments from Cheating Kristin Olsen about why she is retiring, and my thoughts about what is really going on--and what she should have written if she were the least bit honest:
Dear Fellow Delegates,
As Vice Chair, I have focused on building unity, enthusiasm,
and hope among the grassroots, growing fundraising efforts beyond Sacramento,
and articulating our core principles in a way that resonates with everyday
Californians.
Wow, when Kristin shovels it, she uses both hands, plus her behind-the-scenes boy toy's hands, too"!
Unity? I don't think so, especially when she was fighting tooth and nail against President Trump, until she put on a nice "about face" in February. She had told me after I had questioned her about this issue earlier this year.
Enthusiasm! I guess you can say that a lot of us our excitied, in that we are as mad as hell, and we are not going to take the boot in our faces anymore! We insist on leadership, and we insisted on principled victory. None of that is happening right now, and it needs to change! FOR THE BETTER!
As for hope among the grassroots, it is growing at a frantic pace. HOW? Kristin, you hit the road! We are feeling our roots and spreading out oats again, and we are not going to allow you and other leaders to get away with doing a bad job and telling us with a smile that there is nothing that can be done about it ...
She claims that Republican core principles can and need to resonate with everyday Californians. Then why did she spend so much time running away from them? How come she brokered tax increases many times while "serving" in the state assembly?!
California desperately needs a viable Republican Party, and
maintaining the status quo will not get us there. We must be committed to
building a bigger tent and articulating an optimistic message that resonates in
diverse communities across the state.
Our principles of freedom, opportunity and limited government are
timeless. Our challenge is to define and apply them for a changing California.
Yes, we do, Krappy Kristin! We don't have a viable Republican Party because of leaders like you, who have given away the store to Third-House consultants while undermining the cause you claim to represent and kicking grassroots activists in the teeth.
Instead of standing for values, you caved to the political culture of wheeling and dealing, doing what the special interests and the big money players wanted, so that they could purchase your seat on the Board of Supervisors in Modesto.
"The Big Tent" argument comes up next. Lady, a tent has to be grounded in something, stand for something, and cover something, or it's just a piece of cloth on the ground. With the kinds of leadership that you and your CAGOP Executive Corps were engaging in, there would be nothing but a limp cloth on the ground!
She talks about the "timeless values" of freedom, opportujnity, and limited govenrment. How can those values flourish when she has redefined them to mean compromise, tax hikes, and regulatory schemas which benefit the rich while costing the rest of us?!
Given the challenges before the Party, it is essential that
we have officers who can fully commit to their volunteer positions. For both personal
and professional reasons, I no longer have sufficient time to do so. As a
county supervisor, I have been working on important and time-consuming issues.
As a single mom, two of my three kids are now teenagers whose busy schedules
often conflict with CRP activities. As a consultant, I am growing a new
business and must dedicate more time to clients and provide for my family.
She worked very hard to get this Vice-Chairmanship, did she not. Only about nine months later, and suddenly she finds that she does not have the time to do this job? REALLY? Uh .., no. The truth is that she cheated on her husband, her party, and her state to enrich herself and prepare a political consulting business, all while working a nice, cushy job as a County Supervisor.
The "Single Mom" bit is just too precious to ignore. It's her own fault! She stepped out on her own husband, sleeping with former minority leader Chad Mayes, and now she goes on about how overwhelmed she is? What shameless and yet shameful behavior all around!
"Personal and professional reasons ..." Yes, like cheating on your spouse, and betraying the California Republican Party and the conservative grassroots who expected leadership and victory, not accommodation and controlled failure. By the way, Kristin, you have always had kids, you had those children with you when you became Vice-Chair, and now they have become too time consuming? You're not even a good liar.
In the midst of this final kiss-off to the CAGOP delegates, she talks about her new business. She is already advertising her business? Really?! What does she do? Yes, Crash-And-Burn Kristin is a consultant, now, and it looks like she is spreading her RINO disease to Colorado!
She worked very hard to get this Vice-Chairmanship, did she not. Only about nine months later, and suddenly she finds that she does not have the time to do this job? REALLY? Uh .., no. The truth is that she cheated on her husband, her party, and her state to enrich herself and prepare a political consulting business, all while working a nice, cushy job as a County Supervisor.
The "Single Mom" bit is just too precious to ignore. It's her own fault! She stepped out on her own husband, sleeping with former minority leader Chad Mayes, and now she goes on about how overwhelmed she is? What shameless and yet shameful behavior all around!
"Personal and professional reasons ..." Yes, like cheating on your spouse, and betraying the California Republican Party and the conservative grassroots who expected leadership and victory, not accommodation and controlled failure. By the way, Kristin, you have always had kids, you had those children with you when you became Vice-Chair, and now they have become too time consuming? You're not even a good liar.
In the midst of this final kiss-off to the CAGOP delegates, she talks about her new business. She is already advertising her business? Really?! What does she do? Yes, Crash-And-Burn Kristin is a consultant, now, and it looks like she is spreading her RINO disease to Colorado!
She wants to follow in the failing footsteps of Joe Justin and the rest, doesn't she? She wants to get rich off of running candidates for office, but for some reason, she did as much damage as one could imagine
Check out the candidate whom she is getting excited about:
I'm running for Governor of CO because government should look out for taxpayers' interest, not special interest. https://t.co/XiEXzCbR6n— Walker Stapleton (@WalkerStapleton) September 24, 2017
For these reasons, today I am stepping down as Vice Chair. I
sincerely thank you for the opportunity to have served and wish you the best.
You are stepping down before we kicked you out and let the door hit your butt on the way out!
You are stepping down before we kicked you out and let the door hit your butt on the way out!
Sincerely,
Kristin Olsen
Here's all that I've got to share on this:
Here's all that I've got to share on this:
(•_•) /— Arthur C. Schaper (@ArthurCSchaper) October 2, 2017
<) ) @KristinOlsenCA
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( (> Resigns as @CAGOP Vice-Chair
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<) )> Bitchez! #MAGA
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And of course ...
Friday, September 29, 2017
Mitch McConnell's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Just to give an expert run-down on what's happening in Washington DC, and what all of us can do to make sure that "Ditch" Mitch McConnell is shown the door.
He had a really bad week!
Very bad!
He is facing increased pressure from all sides within the United State Senate and around the country.
He is struggling to hold onto power.
Men and women around the country are livid that the Republican Congress has gotten nothing done for the President.
They refused to introduce the simple repeal legislation which would get rid of Obamacare.
They have stonewalled on funding the border wall.
The United States Senate has not moved on any of the legislation coming out of the House of Representatives, including "No Sanctuary for Criminals" Act as well as Kate's Law.
Even Democrats in the Bay Area voted for legislation to clamp down on illegal aliens and punish them for breaking ino the United States.
We cannot allow McConnell to stay in as Majority Leader for one more day!
So, here are some highlights to McConnell's very bad week:
1. Roy Moore defeats Luther Strange
The Swamp dumped millions into this pivotal run-off.
Instead of running away with a victory, McConnell faced certain defeat.
The voters of Alabama want a populist, a conservative nationalist who puts the needs of Americans, specifically Alabamians ahead of the world at large.
Strange had a strange record on immigration, and he refused to take any firm stances on deporting illegals and ending the perverse DACA program, which should have never been initiated in the first place.
The Big Business, Big Amnesty lobby through big money behind their corrupted Strange contender, and he lost Bigly.
2. Latest Health Care Bill Gets Pulled
McConnell started the fight losing at the outset.
What a shameful display of bad leadership. They needed to repeal Obamacare, root and branch repeal. The US Senate had passed repeal after repeal during the last Congressional session. Now they can't get anything done? The Republicans in the US Senate do not deserve their jobs if they refuse to follow through on their promises.
McConnell was not interested in putting up any kind of fight, however. He has no problem with continuing to fund the government. He has no qualms about going over to the dark side again and again giving the Democrats what they want. There is no interest in winning.
He just wants to make the Big Business donors happy--but he has enraged the voters repeatedly. Mitch the Ditch Swamp Thing must go!
3. Bob Corker announces his resignation
Corker has been anti-Trump for too long.
He helped negotiate a terrible Iran deal! What was he thinking?
Then he declares that President Trump is unfit for office. What about Corker? Maybe he needs to take off and never look back. Just after Breitbart released the story about him getting major money from Strange and his dealings in Alabama, Corker uncorkered his plans and declared his intention to resign.
McConnell loses another vote as Majority Leader.
Can we please just get rid of this guy?
McConnell, you are going down, and going down fast!
He had a really bad week!
Very bad!
He is facing increased pressure from all sides within the United State Senate and around the country.
He is struggling to hold onto power.
Men and women around the country are livid that the Republican Congress has gotten nothing done for the President.
They refused to introduce the simple repeal legislation which would get rid of Obamacare.
They have stonewalled on funding the border wall.
The United States Senate has not moved on any of the legislation coming out of the House of Representatives, including "No Sanctuary for Criminals" Act as well as Kate's Law.
Even Democrats in the Bay Area voted for legislation to clamp down on illegal aliens and punish them for breaking ino the United States.
We cannot allow McConnell to stay in as Majority Leader for one more day!
So, here are some highlights to McConnell's very bad week:
1. Roy Moore defeats Luther Strange
The Swamp dumped millions into this pivotal run-off.
Instead of running away with a victory, McConnell faced certain defeat.
The voters of Alabama want a populist, a conservative nationalist who puts the needs of Americans, specifically Alabamians ahead of the world at large.
Strange had a strange record on immigration, and he refused to take any firm stances on deporting illegals and ending the perverse DACA program, which should have never been initiated in the first place.
The Big Business, Big Amnesty lobby through big money behind their corrupted Strange contender, and he lost Bigly.
2. Latest Health Care Bill Gets Pulled
McConnell started the fight losing at the outset.
What a shameful display of bad leadership. They needed to repeal Obamacare, root and branch repeal. The US Senate had passed repeal after repeal during the last Congressional session. Now they can't get anything done? The Republicans in the US Senate do not deserve their jobs if they refuse to follow through on their promises.
McConnell was not interested in putting up any kind of fight, however. He has no problem with continuing to fund the government. He has no qualms about going over to the dark side again and again giving the Democrats what they want. There is no interest in winning.
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3. Bob Corker announces his resignation
Corker has been anti-Trump for too long.
He helped negotiate a terrible Iran deal! What was he thinking?
Then he declares that President Trump is unfit for office. What about Corker? Maybe he needs to take off and never look back. Just after Breitbart released the story about him getting major money from Strange and his dealings in Alabama, Corker uncorkered his plans and declared his intention to resign.
McConnell loses another vote as Majority Leader.
Can we please just get rid of this guy?
McConnell, you are going down, and going down fast!
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Judge Roy Moore Means Business! Major Fundraising Haul
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Friday, July 14, 2017
When the Grassroots Defeat the Machine: Hawaii and Maryland
Voters, pundits, political wonks are in many cases convinced that the ordinary guy on the street cannot fight city hall.
In city councils when the presiding officer becomes rude or hostile, there is no nee to stay silent and put up with it, either!
Just as an FYI, yes you can!
Check out what happened when pro-enforcement activists raise their voices against the corrupt Huntington Park City Council--the same city council which had appointed two illegal aliens to city commissions two years ago:
You can see what angry constituents did to this very wobbly assemblyman in the South Bay section of Los Angeles County, too:
In city councils when the presiding officer becomes rude or hostile, there is no nee to stay silent and put up with it, either!
So, how else have we seen We the People take on the Democratic hegemony in other states and WIN
Let's see what happened in Hawaii.
Unlike California, where assisted suicide legislation passed despite some strong pro-family resistance, Hawaii's ultra-Democratic legislature killed the policy possibility.
Citing a “lack of specifics” and the absence of safeguards to protect vulnerable people, the seven-member Hawaii House Health Committee tabled a “Death with Dignity” bill.
Thursday’s conclusion in the committee on the Senate Bill 1129 was exactly the opposite of the state Senate’s embrace of the “Medical Aid in Dying Bill” where it passed easily. The vote came two days after supporters and opponents testified for three hours.
Just like in California, the state assembly has been the house of opposition to these far-left proposals. Keep in mind that there are only five Republicans in the State General Assembly, while at this time there are no Republicans at all in the Hawaii State Senate.
That's how badly disorganized the conservative opposition has become in the Aloha State! The Republican Party is falling apart and cannot stand its ground at all. The leaders have even told their members and inferior county leaders not to take clear stances on any issues at all.
Is it any surprise that Hawaii Republicans are not taking over the state legislature?
Assisted suicide has fallen into legislative limbo in another blue state: Maryland.
Check out this report from Representative Szeliga:
The physician assisted suicide bill was withdrawn from the Senate. That means the bill is dead this year. The House bill will not move out of committee if the senate bill did not get any traction this year.
I fully expect this bill to be back next year.
Keep in mind--this is deep blue Maryland, where Republican registration dwarfs California.
But the movement in house and throughout the state was strong enough to stop this attack in life.
There are more reasons to rejoice in Maryland, too, standing up to the left and stopping destructive, anti-conservative, anti-liberty policies. How about sanctuary state policies? How have they turned out in other states? Are they getting clear and convincing passage of any kind?
Did you know that Maryland was flirting with legislation to turn the Old Line State into a sanctuary state?
A proposal to turn Maryland into a “sanctuary state” by limiting local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities died in the State House on Monday after lawmakers withdrew the bill — which had garnered a veto threat from the governor and a rebuke from Trump administration Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
The pressure from the federal government but also from the Republican governor clearly drew a line in the sand for the legislature.
But that was not all. After all, legislatures can override a veto. Check out what the legal immigrants, many of whom were registered Democrats, did to stop sanctuary state Maryland:
Legal immigrants helped to defeat a bill that would have
made Maryland a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants, says the New York
Times, which admitted their “voices have rarely been heard in the long debate
over how to fix the nation’s immigration system.”
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Notice why they raised their voices against this terrible bill:
Foreign-born Maryland residents who worked hard to become law-abiding, U.S. residents were particularly incensed by the bill. The Times notes that supporters of the sanctuary bill had labeled them as “white-collar professionals whose personal struggles could not compare” with illegal aliens.
That really bothers people, doesn't it? "I worked hard to enter this country legally, and now you want to protect people who broke into our country?!"
It is offensive, but it also shows the power of the grassroots to stop bad legislation, even in deep blue states.
We in California are working very hard to ensure that California does not go sanctuary. From the southern border all the way to Ukiah, men and women who demand the rule of law in the Golden State will not rest. We have harassed and harangued our legislature to stop these terrible bills.
Assisted suicide passed because the lawmakers called a snap special session, which caught activists like me off guard. Not anymore! No sanctuary state, no single-payer.
Let's fight to make the power of We the People great again!
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Trump Will Save the California GOP (?)
Steve Frank's very popular blog and news site "California Political Review" is gaining readers all over the state.
He has a higher readership than Breitbart California and Flash Report, according to one source.
This article was printed three weeks after Trump's shocking and welcome victory last year.
In the past four years, in raw number the Republican Party
in California lost 300,000 registered voters—even with “all” the registration
done, the net loss is 300,000. As of
October 24, 2016, the GOP has 26% of voters register and Decline to State has
24.4%. By this time next year it will be
reversed. On November 8 three more
GOP’ers lost Assembly seats, probably one GOP Senate seat was lost, and no
congressional seats were lost—and the GOP did not win a single Democrat
seat. The GOP leadership is saying, “it
could have been worse”? Worse than
what? They are applauding themselves for
not having a total meltdown.
I would have to agree that barely making it at the Congressional level, while watching the Democratic Party take back the supermajority in Sacramento is not a good thing.
Instead they are blaming “demographics”, Trump on the
ballot, lack of money, anything but the lack of will to stand up to Democrats,
the losers voting like Democrats on some key policy issues, instead one loser
had voted with the unions 65% and wonders why the GOP voters in the District
said no. Literally some county GOP
Committee refused to promote the ONLY Republican nominee on the ballot in
California Donald Trump. The others
claiming to be Republicans only noted their “preferred” Party was Republican.
How about that? The former assemblymember who voted with the unions 65% of the time was Eric Linder. He deserved to lose, and we need to do better--much better--than untrustworthy RINOs who vote against the best interests of their district and the state.
Trump supporters made it clear—they stood for something, not
just election. Maybe they will give the
backbone to the remaining GOP legislators—and the “leadership” that brought us
to this point.
Aaron Park gets it.
Arthur Schaper gets it.
The membership of the Beach Cities Republicans get it.
The people who live and move and have their being in this state, who are not paid consultant hacks get it. We need to see Republican legislators and leaders who fight, not take flight.
We like Trump because he's a fighter. He's not afraid of bad press, because he ends up exposing how bad the press really is.
Then check out the article that Frank was introducing--from the left-wing NPR affiliate KPCC
For the past few months, Gala Caprice Cruz has been running
the volunteer operation for Donald Trump in northern Los Angeles County.
Cruz sent emails, organized events, and used Facebook to get
Trump’s message out in a state that is one of the bluest in the nation.
Yes.
She had not been very involved in politics, and until last
spring had been registered to vote without a party affiliation. But she
immersed herself in the Trump campaign, registered as Republican before the
primary, then watched her candidate capture the presidency with a stunning win
of the electoral vote.
Why did she register as a Republican? FYI, if anyone wanted to vote in the primary for a key presidential candidate, that person had to be registered as a Republican, Democrat, etc. since Prop 14 was a statewide initiative, not a federal initative.
Election Day brought the whirlwind of activity around her to
an abrupt halt.
“It’s kind of been a letdown,” she said with a laugh as she
and other volunteers lunched recently at the Westfield Valencia Town Center in
Santa Clarita.
Santa Clarita is one of the reddest sections of Los Angeles County. Without that section of the county, the Republican Party would not exist.
Cruz and other Trump supporters are now looking ahead to
their next move as they prepare to carry the president-elect’s banner in
deep-blue California.
Yes, and I am happy to join them. What will we see ahead for us now that Trump's promises are coming to pass and he is making America Great Again, even in deep blue California?
At least the illegal aliens are starting to flee or lose their minds for the public to see.
Like many Americans around the country, Cruz felt fed up
with politics before Trump’s campaign. But Trump delivered a message she
connected with: she liked that he talked about bringing back jobs and getting
tough on immigration. She also liked his vision for foreign affairs and his
plans to lower taxes.
Lowering taxes? Cutting down illegal immigration? There is the recipe for victory, California Republicans! It should not be that hard to follow, now, should it?!
Christine Callender felt that way, too. She and Cruz worked
together to rally Trump volunteers and organize events to help the campaign.
Like Cruz, she now sees an opportunity to bring more people
into the Republican Party.
“There’s such an energy, such a charge,” she said. “This is
the time.”
Energy, change, and time. Donald Trump has motivated otherwise depressed Republicans to step up and fight, even though the state's leadership is fully intent on letting us down deeper into the pit of political, moral, and economic despair.
Cruz has already joined a local Republican women’s group and
she has ambitions to help shape the party’s future. She’d like to see the party
broaden its reach — to millennials and to people not registered as Republicans.
Republican membership is now on the rise again in California--at least in the volunteer groups.
But what happens when the corrupt central committees spend more time undermining the volunteers whom they depend on?
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But not everyone thinks embracing Trump will elevate
Republicans in California.
“The situation for Republicans is as grim in California as
it is bright outside the state,” said Jack Pitney, professor of government at
Claremont McKenna College.
He said since California voters rejected Trump’s brand of
Republicanism, there’s a chance that the state party could be hurt, not helped,
by embracing Trump’s message.
I attended the February 2017 CAGOP Convention in Sacramento.
The mood was very different We have embraced key portions of hte Trump agenda, and we are not afraid to do so.
Carl DeMaio has affirmed the clear-cut necessity to crack down on illegal immigration, for example. That was a clear message and heart change which he had not manifested during his bid for Congress in 2014.
The state took a separate path from much of the country in
the election: California voters opted to legalize recreational marijuana, elect
Democrat Kamala Harris to the U.S. Senate, and overwhelmingly back Hillary
Clinton for president.
Let's not forget the corrupt role that voter fraud and forced unionism is playing in this state. Voter fraud is a reality, borne out all the more by the state's refusal to allow the federal voter integrity programs to investigate the status of the voter rolls.
Darrell Issa barely made it in 2016--but swept the ground with his Democratic challenger in 2014. What happened in such a short time? I find it very difficult to believe that the registration had flipped as rapidly as the numbers and outcomes would suggest.
California’s growing Latino and Asian populations are
growing and that’s a trend Pitney said helps Democrats. Another change: more
voters are declaring themselves independents.
They are declaring themselves independents because they see a political party that is more intent on holding onto what little they have rather than fighting hard for something. As far as I am concerned it's time for the state party to be audacious. After all, it's not as though we have anything more to lose.
“[An] increasing number of Californians are registering as
decline to state [a party preference], but the election returns indicate the
Democrats are doing a better job of mobilizing and attracting those voters,”
Pitney said.
No, the corrupt public sector unions are doing a better job of mobilizing and forcing the vote. That's not something to be proud of, by the way.
Down in Long Beach, Republican Bill Thomas walks through his
front yard where a Trump sign is neatly planted.
I know Bill Thomas, and I know his son Dan Thomas--he sits on the traffic commission in the city of Torrance.
In this heavily Democratic neighborhood, Thomas said he and
his wife Shirley have had their Trump sign stolen three times. This latest one
has lasted about five weeks.
It's called "crime", and it's rampant throughout California, especially in illegal-alien ridden Los Angeles County.
Inside his home over tea, Thomas said Trump’s election gives
him hope that he and other local Republicans can now “Make California Great
Again,” a local version of Trump’s campaign theme.
Awesome! I am completely committed to making California as great as possible, especially as the rest of the country prospers.
Thomas plans to help educate Trump backers on the party’s
conservative values and encourage them to stay involved.
Conservative values--that's where the rubber meets the road. Right now, the Republican Party of Los Angeles COunty is more interested in squishing anyone who espouses and advances conservative principles. They are content to go along with barely getting by and losing without a great deal of fanfare.
The good news is that I am meeting more Latino, Asian, and Black voters who to win, and they want their principles to win.
They are not interested in ski color--they took Martin Luther King Jr. at his word in his "I Have a Dream" speech.
“I’m looking into the future, and saying if we want to get
California more conservative again then we need this kind of support and
enthusiasm,” he said.
YES!
Please, let's make this happen, especially in Congress.
There are four seats which the National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting. At some point, flipping a seat or two should not be that hard!
The biggest problem hurting GOP chances are:
1. Illegal immigraton
2. Voter Fraud
3. Public sector unionism
These issues can be dealt and dispensed with -- without much trouble by a dedicated federal reforms and intervention.
We need Jeff Sessions to get busy and get moving as soon as possible!
Thomas’ wife Shirley spent nearly every day working at
Trump’s Long Beach headquarters before the election. She wants to see
California’s Republican Party grow, too, but she’s not as optimistic about
change as her husband.
Yes! I have re-registered four voters so far--five if one counts a long-time conservative who had never bothered to re-register since he would vote Republican anyway.
I told him emphatically that registration is very important. The numbers can strengthen Republican candidates who want to solicit donations. If a donor sees better numbers for a probable win, they are more likely to put in the money.
She said a lot of people she met just weren’t interested in
party politics and couldn’t have cared less which party Trump represented. They
just liked him.
People and personalities do matter. Trump resonates with working voters, men and women who want a President who does not look down on them, but respects their character and contributions to this great country.
In stark and shameful contrast, the Democratic Party has spent much of its time shaming this country and denouncing the people and the principles which make America great.
“Getting Trump elected was not a Republican election. It was
a Trump election,” she said.
Whatever the motivation of Trump supporters, local GOP
officials are ready to welcome them into their party ranks.
It's about time. Republicans in positions of party politics need to stop distancing themselves from Trump and embracing his values and his voucher for the American people.
“There are different layers of Trump supporters, and there
are many that were never involved in politics,” said Mark Vafiades, chairman of
the Los Angeles County Republican Party. “They want to keep, keep on going and
that’s exactly what we’re going to do.”
This last sentence expsors what is trouble Republican ranks at this time.
Makr "The easael" Vafiades stabbed conservative grassroots activists in the back. He lied to the Beach Cities Republicans, announcing that he would have our charter revoked rather than come clean about the fact that they were cowards who will only do whatever Charles Munger and his illiberal New Majority ilk tell them to do.
That is not the best way to Make California Great Again.
The bad leadership in our moribund central committees is a big part of the reason why we see Los Angeles country still struggling to restore its once pinkish luster as a sometime Republican battleground.
Final Reflection
I respect the concerns which Steve Frank has shared with the California conservative reading public again and again.
Registration is abysmal and not improving. The leadership in the state party is not strong or aggressive. There is no interest in fighting back and making a difference. The party leaders seem to ahve gotten so used ot losing, that to win is just unheard of.
I don't want to see Democrats hold onto their seats and again anymore. I want to see some Congressional seats flip into GOP hands.
But with the state party struggling to involve local candidates or assist in fundraising, what can anyone of us hope for? Individual candidates have to do all the fundraising now, and they are struggling more and more to raise money as needed to take on the Democratic Machine, both at the state and the federal level.
Would anyone in Republican circles want to donate to the state party right now? At all?! I would donate to Travis Allen, since I see him fighting for what I care about. If Republican candidates, elected officials, and operatives are not willing to fight for what I believe in, why should I donate to them?
And with the RINO Party of Los Angeles County dismissing and blowing off volunteers, why should any of us want to do anything for them?!
The grassroots must become the flowers and the seeds for movement and victory in the next year. Will the rest of the state GOP get with the program and respect our concerns? That change makes all the difference.
Question: Will Donald Trump save the California GOP?
Final Answer: Yes, as long as state party leadership and organizers stay out of their way and assist them in their efforts to Make California Great Again. The men and women who can and do make California Great should not look for leadership or guidance from state or county parties. It has to be a grassroots efforts, with or without the central committees.
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