Update and clarification for CAGOP Race:
Indeed, Travis Allen announced his opposition to Prop
14 at the Redlands Tea Party debate last January. I apologize for this error
when I said that he supported Prop 14 today.
14 at the Redlands Tea Party debate last January. I apologize for this error
when I said that he supported Prop 14 today.
Here's the problem: he supported Prop 14 when
he ran for office in 2012.
he ran for office in 2012.
OK, he acknowledged that at the Redlands Tea Party debate in 2018.
Here's the thing: when Allen had a chance to vote for a resolution to
repeal Prop 14 on the floor of the California Republican Party convention, he voted AGAINST that resolution (I have voted for every resolution to repeal Prop 14 when I became a delegate in January 2017). As long as Prop 14 was helping his political career, Travis Allen was for it. When he was running for governor, and he needed to get clear support from the conservative, i.e. the real Republican grassroots, he declared that he was against it.
repeal Prop 14 on the floor of the California Republican Party convention, he voted AGAINST that resolution (I have voted for every resolution to repeal Prop 14 when I became a delegate in January 2017). As long as Prop 14 was helping his political career, Travis Allen was for it. When he was running for governor, and he needed to get clear support from the conservative, i.e. the real Republican grassroots, he declared that he was against it.
Now that it's hurting his bid for California Republican Party chairman, he's clearly against it and his supporters went after me for this mistake. I stand corrected on that.
In stark contrast, Steve Frank has been against Prop 14
since its inception. For the record, that is a better record than mine,
since I voted for Prop 14 in 2008. That was a big mistake.
since its inception. For the record, that is a better record than mine,
since I voted for Prop 14 in 2008. That was a big mistake.
Steve Frank has a better sense of what
needs to be passed and what needs to be done to make the California Republican
Party Great Again. His political science sense was spot on this issue, and that's not an
easy thing.
needs to be passed and what needs to be done to make the California Republican
Party Great Again. His political science sense was spot on this issue, and that's not an
easy thing.
Steve Frank thinks about what is best for the party. Travis Allen is thinking about what is best for himself.
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| Republicans are all but extinct from California primaries now because of Prop 14 |
By the way, there is nothing wrong with changing your mind, but there
has to be a principled reason for doing so. This dithering on the matter is proof
positive that–once again–Travis Allen is all about … Travis. Better
channeled, that kind of moxie will fuel another statewide race.
has to be a principled reason for doing so. This dithering on the matter is proof
positive that–once again–Travis Allen is all about … Travis. Better
channeled, that kind of moxie will fuel another statewide race.
However, that is not
what we need for State GOP Chairman. We need a leader who is thinking about "the troops", the delegates, and the needs of the state. Steve Frank has documented what is ailing the state of California or decades, and he has spoken out against the poor leadership that has ruined the California Republican Party, and thus the state of California.
what we need for State GOP Chairman. We need a leader who is thinking about "the troops", the delegates, and the needs of the state. Steve Frank has documented what is ailing the state of California or decades, and he has spoken out against the poor leadership that has ruined the California Republican Party, and thus the state of California.
I want someone who wants to make the California Republican Party Great Again, not make his own name great again.
The man for the job is Steve Frank.
Steve Frank for Chairman!
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