This kind of rhetoric normally trumpeted by the “smart establishment politicos” disgusts me. Let the battles take place in the primaries. Stop trying to tell all of the unwashed voters of these States and CDs that you know better than they do who is the “most electable” candidate.

You see, some of the “unwashed masses” who happen to be conservative, and happen to live in Utah, also happen to have figured out the “open secret” that the Party “powers that be” seem not to ever discuss openly: if conservatives REALLY want to make an impact on who gets on the primary ballot, they have to become voting members of the Republican Party. The grass roots conservatives in Utah have figured out that by becoming party delegates, they can vote in the GOP’s state nominating convention, where, under the Utah rules, the Party delegates will choose who gets to be on the primary ballot for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Bob Bennett.

The Utah grass roots conservative leaders in the 9.12 and Tea Party organizations have realized that the solution to reforming the Republican Party in Utah is . . . drum roll . . . reforming the Party from within its voting ranks. Last Saturday they held training sessions to teach their members how to join the Party as voting delegates so they may attend the nominating conventions where the delegates pick the nominees. About 500 attended. If these grass roots conservatives can get enough conservatives to become delegates, and join with the existing conservative party delegates, they can deny Bennett even a chance be on the primary ballot. Some of the commenters to Erick’s post explained this.

Go here to read more:

http://rightjeff.blogspot.com/2009/10/utah-912-and-utah-tea-party-rally.html

TheHill.com also reported on this:

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/67429-challengers-exit-could-clear-way-for-tea-party-vs-bennett

I know Tea Party and 9.12 group leaders in other states are also figuring out this simple, but not so obvious, fact: the most important way to make an impact on the Party leaders is within the Republican Party by filling up all the vacant precinct committeeman slots — about HALF were vacant nationwide in 2008; where I live, in Maricopa County, AZ, over TWO-THIRDS were vacant. Well, some of us here are trying to change that. Then, conservatives can vote in better leaders and endorse the BEST conservative candidates in the primary elections.

If you aren’t already, I hope you’ll contact your local GOP organization and volunteer to become a PC. It’s easy. Go to the link below to learn more. As I and others have noted elsewhere here, the grass roots conservatives in Nevada and Minnesota have figured out this Neighborhood Precinct Committeeman Strategy and have INVADED and TAKEN BACK their party from the existing “leaders,” electing new conservative leadership. And it looks like it’s soon to happen in Utah, too. Want a more conservative Party? Writing about it might make a difference.

What will guarantee a more conservative Party are conservatives casting VOTES in the Party leadership elections. What REALLY matters is the PRESENCE of conservatives at local GOP meetings where the importance of conservative principles and values can be explained to the moderates, some of whom will join with conservatives on a given issue.

Plus, being a PC is fun.

Thank you.
ColdWarrior
http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com