Posted by Michael Der Manouel, Jr. at 12:00 am on Feb 11, 2007 Comments Off on Duf Sundheim’s GOP Chairmanship
When I met Duf Sundheim in the fall of 2002, it was not a
difficult decision to endorse him for Chairman in the upcoming GOP
organizing election. I knew I would be a major conservative
"defection" and would enable him to more easily seek conservative
support, and am pleased to this day with my decision, and proud to
have been a small part of his victory in 2003.
All Chairman, whether they serve two or four years, draw the ire
of at least 40% of the Party delegates at some point or
another. Every Chairman I have ever observed has been accused
by somebody of being a liar, game player, weak, untrustworthy or
some other name. Everyone has a story about being "screwed"
by the Chair. Duf himself has not been immune from these
criticisms.
Very few people understand the sacrifice a Party Chairman
makes. It is essentially a full time position and in
California, where it is nearly impossible to achieve statewide
victories, thankless at best.
In his organizational process, he immediately enlisted a fair
mix of moderate and conservative leaders to select Party Committees
– the best process I have ever seen. As a result, these… Read More