Posted on 07/20/2020 1:01:38 PM PDT by Jane Long
AUSTIN Conservative firebrand and former Florida congressman Allen West will lead the Texas Republican Party into the 2020 election, after ousting the current chairman early Monday during a convention marred by technical difficulties.
He vowed to use his post to push back against Democrats progressive socialism.
I am sick and tired of Republicans being on their heels, being on the defense, always being reactionary with a party that as we see right now-- they dont stand up for the rule of law, they stand for rule of the mob, he said during a victory lap on conservative media.
The retired Army lieutenant colonel was propelled into Congress for a single term amid a tea party wave in 2010, but lost his reelection bid in a staggeringly costly race in which he spent $17 million. The Democrat who defeated him called him a right-wing extremist and spent less than a quarter of that.
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West handily out-raised Dickey in the contest, raking in over $130,000 within the last six months, according to reports filed with the state ethics commission. Dickey raised about $30,000.
The ouster comes after a strained convention that was shifted online at the 11th hour, after Houstons Democratic mayor barred an in-person event and courts rejected the partys effort to overturn that amid the coronavirus epidemic. Technical difficulties plagued the event, pushing delegates to postpone unfinished business.
In a virtual event Monday, Dickey handed off the convention gavel to West.
(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...
Some gerrymandering was done and his district went poof and was gone.
He was forced to run in a different district loaded with dems.
IIRC
Hallelujah!
He’s my man, thank God there are still some balls left in the Republican party. Imagine where we would be now if he was president in 2008. An they picked McCain, the clumsy fool.
Thanks Luvie, this is great news! I’d like to see Col. West replace Abbott in ‘22.
I met Allan West. Like him a lot. But I don’t know how good an administrator/party chairman he is. None of us do.
I hope he’s as good as he was a congressman.
“and courts rejected the partys effort to overturn that amid the coronavirus epidemic.” That is a damnable lie. Dr. Hotze, for the GOP, lost in the first round because Dickey would not join his lawsuit. In the second round, where Dickey finally joined because he had so badly messed up the virtual convention, the GOP won the right to have the convention starting Friday last week and could go through this week, in person. Dickey, after winning, chose not to have an in-person convention.
Yes, it is a leftist rag...but, it was the best headline/article, I could find, at the time :)
The good news is....this great news.
Now, THAT’s the way to do it...
Thanks for the background info, on this. So many don’t follow, have access, etc., so it’s good to get actual facts to cover for the DS/lefty MSM lies.
This is great news...
Now we need Daryl Metcalf here in PA as the PA GOP Chairman.
This is great news...
Now we need Daryl Metcalf here in PA as the PA GOP Chairman.
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I’m just thankful that West moved to Texas.
I hope PA gets Metcalf, as GOP Chair.
Is he running for that?
Same here. I thought Dickey was fine, just not a compelling, inspirational public figure.
And, I am very glad to have LtC West as the new chair.
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Leave it up to Dallas news. Put as much crap in a story as possible.
Nice... Texas will be honored to have Col. West as the head...
Will do!
I like this!!
RE Metcalf:
He’s one of the few PA GOP who actually - pardon the language - has a pair.
Dont try to talk sense when theyre emoting.
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