[snarkpup]

The county party is a microcosm of what's wrong with the notorious state party. The county party's executive board says they're for Trump; but in a recent public forum they campaigned against changing to a real presidential primary and to retain the current mess that Cruz easily exploited. Their basic theme is that delegates to the state convention are smarter and more responsible than the rest of us. These are the delgates that got bamboozled by Ted Cruz, Darryl Glenn, etc.

I would like to see the Mesa County Republican Party repealed and replaced, and this could conceivably be the start of something; but it remains to be seen if the high level of public disgust with the system results in change or just tuning out.

[OldNewYork]

I’d be interested to know what happens. Unless something’s done to clean house the Republican Party is going the way of the Whigs.

[Phillyred]

If these Rinos give the election to Hillary this 22 years Catholic republican will be independent before the inaugural. I’d like to see a list of all the crap that has gone on in the past 2 years alone without a peep from the republican majority useless congress!!!

[Phillyred]

If these Rinos give the election to Hillary this 22 years Catholic republican will be independent before the inaugural. I’d like to see a list of all the crap that has gone on in the past 2 years alone without a peep from the republican majority useless congress!!!

[jmaroneps37]

I have started carry a sign in front of the local Republican Party HQ saying “Trump YES! Republicans NEVER Again” Please consider doing the same until they come around. The quislings here don’t even list Trump as A CANDIDATE on their website!!

[Roccus]

The county party is a microcosm of what's wrong with the notorious state party.

...and the notorious state party, like mine, is a microcosm of what's wrong with the national party.

Folks here at FR like to talk about the GOPe when in reality it is the REPUBLICAN PARTY that is screwing over this nation...just like the Democrats!

[Graybeard58]

this could conceivably be the start of something

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At one time, I really thought and hoped, that the Tea Party would eventually replace the republican party. Not so much so much any more. There are some very powerful and liberal people running the republican party.

I’m going to go ahead and hope this new movement in Colorado is the start of something big.

[snarkpup]

Here is an incomplete fragment of information I found on this group at an article at One News Page:

"the rnc and the mesa county gop, they shut down the one event that we were planning that everyone was excited about. a group of volunteers and i, we formed our own group. it's called 'the mesa county deplorables', and we're just a group of volunteers who are going to rally in support of donald trump." "we were informed of this event earlier in the week. it is not an event that has any connection with the trump for colorado campaign, the mesa county republican party, or the colorado gop. this is an independent group that wants to show their support for donald trump." "the republican party is divided and so it mirrors that to some degree. just people feel that their party isn't getting the message out they want."" now.. according to all groups... they just want this rally to remain peaceful... live in the [...]

[ConservativeLawyer]

The new party name can be a combination. We were called Deplorables, we are ending the UniParty, and we are Able.

Hence we are the DepEndAbles.

[BluH2o]

Heads up for you western Colorado "Deplorable" types.

Heard this AM Donald Trump will be visiting Grand Junction next Tuesday.

[dware]

CO Ping!

[snarkpup]

I'm going to drive by this noon and see if I recognize any of them—partly to see if there are legitimate people I know and partly to see if there are others I know who have been involved in parody groups created to embarrass us. In-your-face demonstrations at the front door of the opponent's headquarters is a tactic I have not seen here before. Sign-waving from the sidewalks near major intersections or City Hall, or speeches from the front of the Old County Courthouse are the norm.