The CRP Desperately Needs a Strong CRA
Morton Blackwell, a long time leader of the conservative movement, observes that “the winner of a political contest, over time, is determined by the number and the effectiveness of the activists and leaders on each side.”
It is for this reason that the California Republican Party needs a strong California Republican Assembly.
During my decade on the Board of the California Republican Party I saw the CRA shrink from a dominant political force within the party to a shadow of its former self. Nature abhors a vacuum, and others who are less concerned about ideas moved in and filled the void.
There are some within the party who are no doubt cheering the CRA’s diminished numbers and influence. These are the people who think the party is bogged down by conservative activists, and if it could only free itself of these troglodytes, it would ascend to power.
This is a fantasy.
Every Republican candidate depends upon volunteers to contact, persuade, and mobilize voters. And those volunteers are overwhelmingly motivated by their commitment to ideas: lower taxes, limited… Read More