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Thanks, here are some reasons I laid out recently for the need of a new group:

I moved to Orange County several years ago from the San Fernando Valley, and up there I was part of a group that was then called the San Fernando Valley Townhall Conservatives headed up by Gary Aminoff. It was a truly inspirational group of highly dedicated individuals, grassroots to the core, who did the precinct walks, filled the phone banks, and held local officials accountable. When I moved down to OC I thought for certain I would find something similar, but I still have not. The Townhall group I was part of was not tied in with the local party, and even served as a watchdog often times when the party wasn't doing what they thought was enough to promote conservatism. Down here I have found many groups, and all serve their valuable purpose in the Republican cause, but most are either lead by local elected officials or largely social oriented rather than action oriented. To the point of leadership I ask how can local elected officials be held accountable to conservative values when they lead the club? Secondly how can we recruit and grow when most orgs are focused on themselves and not on grassroots outreach into the community, no I'm sorry I am starting this group because I see conservatism in OC slipping and I'm going to do whatever I can to keep OC in the red.