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Sep 272011

There are Republicans who make things happen, Republicans who watch things happen, and Republicans who wonder, “What happened?”

By ColdWarrior

I come to Redstate just about every day and see comment after Diary after comment after Diary about this, that and the other thing about Republican Party politics.

And what I just about never see, in the sig lines of the contributors at Redstate, including the moderators/editors, is information relating to their participation in the Republican Party itself.

Me? I’m an elected precinct committeeman in Arizona’s no. 918 precinct. And an elected member of the Maricopa County Republican Committee Executive Guidance Council.

Hint: Guess who voted in the Republican Party of Florida straw poll the other day for Herman Cain? It wasn’t “mere” registered Republican Florida voters. It was those “mere” Republican Party registered voters who took the next step and became Republican Party of Florida precinct committeemen and who then got elected to become delegates to the Republican Party of Florida state committee functions. And then shelled out some hard-earned cash to cast a vote. And hard-earned cash and time to attend the event.

And you know why Herman Cain won the straw poll? Because more conservatives got involved in the Party as precinct committeemen and, in turn, elected more conservatives as delegates to the Republican Party of Florida get together that sponsored the straw poll.

So, who was driving this “narrative?” Bloggers? Or the Republican Party members who actually got involved in Party politics INSIDE the Republican Party and gave the bloggers something to write about?

In other words, who were the real ball players in the real ball game of party politics? And who were the spectators? Were the Party members who voted in the straw poll the ball players? And were the spectators those who just wrote about what the real ball players did?

As the old saying goes, there are people who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder, “What happened?”

In terms of Republican Party politics, which group are you in?

Thank you.

ColdWarrior
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Sep 012011

The level of civic city involvement (just voting) by Phoenix voters — less than 20 per cent

By ColdWarrior

Original post: http://goo.gl/LI1ht

I live in a city that borders Phoenix, Arizona. Yesterday was the last day to cast a vote in the Phoenix city government election, in which those city residents who bothered to register to vote could cast a vote for their next mayor, for their city council representative, and for two ballot initiatives. (Only about 5/8 of the residents, though, got to vote for a city council representative, as only half of the eight slots are voted upon every two years. As one of the mayoral candidates had stepped down from one of the council seats not up for election this year, that district also had an election.)

The Phoenix city government currently grapples with many problems, including bloated government bureaucracies, public employee pension funding shortfalls, etc. And things are so bad, that a whopping 15% of those registered to vote bothered to cast a ballot for their elected city representatives. Unfortunately, the “tea party” candidate for Phoenix

Nov 072010

Will you be voting in the next round of elections?

Posted by ColdWarrior (Profile)

No, I am not referring to the 2012 primary and general elections.

I’m talking about the Republican Party internal leadership elections. You know, the ones that determine, ultimately, who will be the RNC Chairman and all of the other leadership positions on down (or, up, depending upon your perspective). And a strategy for taking over the leadership of the Party.

Interested?

Conservative? Want A More Conservative Republican Party? Become A Member Of It.

Are you a registered Republican? Great! Did you know that registering as a Republican does not get you actual membership within the Party? Registration just indicates you prefer to vote in the Republican Party primary. Without more, you have no rights inside the Party organization. Only registered Republicans who take the next step and become precinct committeemen have a right to vote and act inside the Party itself. Did you make a $100 contribution to the Republican National Committee? In return, you may have received in the mail a plastic “membership” card with your name embossed on it. That card does not gain you any right to vote in the Party leadership elections. That status is reserved only for those Republicans who become precinct committeemen.

Apr 242010

Utah Tea Party: We’ve Taken Over the State GOP

Posted by ColdWarrior

Hat tip to Be John Galt:

Newsmax reports that the “tea partiers” and grass roots conservatives in Utah claim to have enough delegates within the Republican Party to effectively “take it over” at the upcoming May 8 convention.

In a surprising development that sets the stage for a dramatic political showdown, tea party and grass-roots conservatives tell Newsmax they have seized control of Utah’s GOP delegate system, and are now in a position to select which candidates will represent the party in the midterm elections.

“Our feeling is that the majority of the Republican Party delegates are now tea party people,” Brian Halladay, one of the founders of the grass-roots Utah Rising organization, tells Newsmax.

Utah GOP leaders say they can’t be sure, but concede the activists’ assessment may be accurate.

Incumbent Sen. Bob Bennett may get the shock of his life at the nominating convention:

Jan 162010

Maricopa County Republican Committee Mandatory Meeting held on January 16, 2010

OK, first results for the Maricopa County Republican Committee Mandatory Meeting held on January 16, 2010.

Page 1 MCRC Mandatory Meeting Members at Larg and Straw Poll results.

Page 2 MCRC Mandatory Meeting Results for the changes to the MCRC Bylaws.

Page 3 2010 MCRC Mandatory Meeting Proposed Resolutions, Results.

View these files in PDF format:
2010 MCRC Mandatory Meeting Proposed Resolutions ~ Results.
2010 MCRC Mandatory Meeting Results of Members At-Large ~ Results.
2010 MCRC Mandatory Meeting Bylaws ~ Results.
2010 MCRC Mandatory Meeting 228 Ballots Cast Straw Poll – Candidates and Issues ~ Results.

Dec 232009

Bejamin Franklin: “We must all hang together, or, assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”

Day in and day out the conservative is assaulted by the demeaning, demonizing, Saul Alinsky Chicago thuggery tactics and legislation that is a direct violation of our Constitution of the United States by the radical liberal leftists. While on this past tour with the Tea Party Express some individuals asked me how I am able to come out and speak and remain so motivated in the face of defeat and denigrating tactics. That’s a great question and so I decided I would write a response for all of you. When the House voted in favor of the deplorable Health Care bill after everyone worked so hard to convince them to cast a NO vote it was by all means a blow to my state of being. That night we arrived in our hotel room after a long day with 3 rally stops. When I arrived in my room I immediately turned on C-Span to find the House had just tallied the votes 215 No to 220 Yes. I was so angry, frustrated, emotional, and momentarily defeated. I couldn’t sleep that night, I tossed and turned and finally prayed myself to sleep. The things that ran through my mind as a leader were “How do I face them all now?” “Now what do I say to keep them motivated?” (Especially when you aren’t feeling motivated yourself). I awoke the next morning refreshed, mad, but refreshed. Our next rally would be hard I thought with so many people upset by the vote. When we arrived it was a large crowd and I was pleased and excited that so many came out for a Sunday morning rally. Normally I would be speaking near the end, however, Joe asked me to go near the beginning. He said, “they need to get motivated and you can do that with your speech”. I knew he was right and I was determined to do just that.