The State GOP is going to consider a rules change that will allow the Republican Governor to have a greater say in who the Chairman of the GOP is.
I have a request to the GOP — kill this.
Certainly I have no problem with Sonny Perdue having a say, but I think allowing the grassroots to pick the Chairman is the preferred solution. All one need do is look at the RNC to see why this is a bad idea. President Bush, more interested in legacy building than the long term future of the Republican Party, has chosen Mel Martinez to be the next Chairman. As Thomas said at RedState, “We could have had a lobotomized sea lion, who would at least know to bark to get some kind of fish on command.
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I think the grassroots should elect the chair. The Democrats turned their back on their grassroots and lost control. They forgot their base. Grassroots is what got Perdue and other Republicans elected.
We don’t even know if this is going to be proposed or not. It could just be a rumor .
According to the rules, they have to send out a written notice of any proposed rule change at least twelve days before the meeting. For a rule change to pass at a State Committee Meeting, it has to be passed by a 3/4 majority.
Debbie, the Democrats lost control because of a region-wide shift in allegiances due to a change in party philosophies. Grassroots had NOTHING to do with that.
Grassroots MAY have gotten Perdue elected. I still think Roy Barnes is what got Sonny elected more than anything else.
it seems that this would be the sort of thing that compromise would be in order for–unless there is some big contraversy or compelling reason to reject someone–perhaps the guv and the exec ctte. could come up w/ a compromise candidate to slate into the position that everyone would be happy w/ as opposed to setting it up as the grassroots vs. “the man”
I don’t know Clint…even if it’s just academic, it’s a nice debate to have.
Shep – I love my dear friends at the AJC (Galloway, I know you’re out there!) but at this point it is all rumor and speculation. I’m a grassroots GOP guy myself, but I think the grassroots does itself no favors by debating a non-proposal to death before it is even put on the table.
Reacting to something that’s not out there only undercuts the grassroots’ influence.
The State Committee does not have the authority to make State Rules changes. This can only be done by the delegates at the State Convention. Most of the rules changes are not easily passed. There is usually a great deal of debate about them. Any candidate for State Chairman would engender a great deal of dissatisfaction among the delegates if the candidate was perceived as being beneficiary to a special rules change. The candidate would not stand a chance of being elected in my opinion.
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