Posted on 03/14/2015 4:06:44 PM PDT by Lazamataz
Today, the GOP Establishment control of the GOP machinery was overturned.
Here is my 'back from the trenches' description of what happened today, in DeKalb County, Georgia. In summary, Populist GOP Conservatives have seized control of the local GOP machinery.
Here's how it worked: A local Freeper who shall remain nameless invited me and quite a few other like-minded people to the Delegate Selection process meeting sometime last month. We all signed up as delegates. There was no competition, by signing up, we became delegates to a person. Other conservative-minded activists must have done the same thing. I do not know that definitively, but the results speak for themselves:
Today was the election of all of the local GOP party county representatives, namely: The GOP County Chair, 1st Vice Chair, 2nd Vice Chair, and 3rd Vice Chair; Treasurer, and Secretary.
It was a total sweep. The true-conservative candidates all won. The establishment candidates all lost. To my eye, the establishment folks all looked a little stunned. Establishment hand-picked and Establishment-endorsed candidates who spent money, were summarily defeated. The populist conservative guys and gals -- who spent next to nothing -- handily creamed them.
We even sent a nice hearty 'middle finger' to Johnny Isakson, the GOP establishment Senator from GA: Johnny has a long tradition of speaking at these engagements. Today, when the vote came up to make room for him, our populist district chair made a motion that instead of us stopping when he got here, he speak at the end .. when the business we were THERE for, was conducted. (As an aside, we ran out of time anyways, and would have been completely messed up if he had given his usual stemwinder). The motion carried by a good margin. Johnny was told this, and he refused to come after all. The rationale was "We don't want to interrupt your business," but I am personally confident that he had a short, two word, eight-letter phrase that was what ACTUALLY came out of his mouth, and the second word would have been 'them'. LOL
I'm glad it happened that way. First of all, we *did* run out of time. Secondly, Johnny Isakson is on notice: The DeKalb County GOP has been captured by conservatives. This is one of the most liberal counties in Alanta, so this is quite a win.
Please add me to your ping list, we need to do this in NJ.
Vive La Révolution!!!! Liberté, égalité, fraternité! Guillotinite'
Great job!
Nothing like this would ever happen in my neck of the woods here in SoCal but I still dare to dream.
Way to go, Laz!
How rejuvenating! Thank YOU for some good news.
That is fantastic. Congrats.
I’d like to hear more stories like this, especially in somewhat purple counties of the country!
You’re welcome, Laz.
AWESOME work on everybodys part. Oh and johnnys pissed. Even better.
Excellent. Seize the plunder and ravish their women.
Great post Laz! Thanks.
Super! Demonstrates the difference between positive action and emotional rhetoric. Thanks for your service.
Great work - thanks!
You’re absolutely brilliant, my dear friend. You’re the perfect
blend of genius and sometimes silliness, but this time you have
made a wonderful leap of political change that may save us all.
Keep it up!
And thank you for the great strategy, the post, and the ping.
(blush)
The strategy was not mine, but the post and the ping — and the encouragement for all Freepers to follow this model — are. :)
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