First the California Republican Party hires Marty Wilson to do the State Party’s mail. Wilson denies Yes on Prop. 90 a space on the mail unless they pay big money, while at the same time is on the payroll of the No on 90 people (See here).
Now there is another outrage from the California Republican Party. At the last CRP convention, the CRP Initiatives Committee (I serve as the committee’s chairman) refused to endorse Proposition 1D. We, instead, took a neutral position. Prop. 1D is this November’s scheme to fork over billions more in bonds for schools. The entire California Republican Party State Central Committee then confirmed the Initiative Committee’s recommendation.
So what does the CRP do?
They send a mailer to Republican Permanent Absentee Voters endorsing Prop. 1D! That’s right. It doesn’t matter how the party’s delegates voted, the CRP consultants, along with the apparent acceptance of most of the CRP’s Board Members and the Chairman are deceiving Republican voters! So much for the Parsky reforms.
There is a small disclaimer barely visible in the updated version of the mailer below, but the damage is done. I’m told the original mailer lacked such a disclaimer. The outrages continue and the CRP leadership has not been held accountable.
Where is the Board?! Who was the consultant?! Was he or she on two payrolls?
Don’t worry about the ethics problems plaguing DC Beltway Republicans, the problems are alive and well in California, at CRP headquarters.
October 15th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Well come on now, Mike. We all knew Parsky’s “reforms” were complete BS.
It sounds like the leadership of the CRP needs to be ousted.
October 15th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Mike:
Here is some updated survey news … the “Datamar” Poll which Barry Jantz
mentioned , shows Prop. 90 (private propety) way ahead, 56-30 statewide.
The same survey says Prop. 1D trails by a 50-39 margin.
October 16th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Overhaul yes and to be sure take a hard look at REPLAC. Moderates can win in ’08 and CA can be a red state.
October 16th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Is the CRP going to report this gigantic contribution to the Yes-on-1D campaign in its financial disclosure reports?
What is going to happen when our Republican nominees find out that the State Party did NOTHING for them, but we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote Prop 1D, which Republicans overwhelmingly oppose?
Even worse, what is going to happen when our donors find out that we spent so much money promoting another big government bond that they oppose? What kind of donor would give to a party that would do that?