I posted this earlier today as an update to a diary I had written back on Sept. 2, 2009 about the fact that, at that time, we had recruited 484 new precinct committeemen in Maricopa County, AZ since Election Day, 2008:

The Maricopa County Republican Party, on Election Day, 2008, had 1,989 precinct committeemen out of approximately 6,231 available slots. That meant 31.9 per cent were filled. Our party was at less than one-third strength. 1,989 registered Republicans out of approximately 694,000 registered Republicans in the county were “in” the Party as voting members of it. About half of the 1,989 were conservatives.

Tomorrow is our “mandatory” county Party meeting at which precinct committeemen who have been appointed since Election Day, 2008, can vote to elect five “at large” members of the Executive Guidance Council and also vote on resolutions. We will also be having a straw poll as a fundraising vehicle — a $5 donation allows an attendee to vote.

All PCs, whether elected in 2008, or appointed 45 days before the meeting, are eligible to vote with respect to Party matters at the mandatory meeting. 45 days before the meeting, our county had 3,030 PCs eligible to vote at the mandatory meeting. That means we went to 48.6 per cent strength in time for the mandatory meeting.

And, the current count of PCs is 3,326 (includes those appointees who did not get appointed in time for the meeting). That means we are now at 53.3 per cent strength!

As I’ve said to the conservative precinct committeemen I know in Arizona, we are making a difference. But we can’t rest. We need to keep recruiting conservatives and recruiting conservatives and recruiting conservatives to become PCs. We need to get every conservative PC we’ve recruited to become a conservative precinct committeeman recruiting machine, too.

Randy Pullen, our conservative AZ GOP Chairman, reports that we the Arizona Republican Party has more precinct committeemen than ever before.

Pray. Recruit. Repeat.

Thank you.
ColdWarrior
No More Scozzafavas!

I didn’t see any references to tea bagging or other derogatory comments. It reads like and actual honest to goodness unbiased report.

Who’d think such a thing could come from the Times!

But thanks …

So you DEFINITELY deserve the kudos! Eveyone should read it and follow the links:

http://www.redstate.com/martin_a_knight/2009/05/05/the-committeeman-project/

Thank you.
ColdWarrior
No More Scozzafavas!

I thought you were the primary pusher, but when I checked the archives, I couldn’t find you. I’m sorry.

Knight.

Thank you both for your persistent reminders that all politics is local. That really is where we will fight and win the battle for the Republic.

Bless you both and keep reminding us. (We are slow learners.)

Never, never quit.

So thank you Martin and Cold Warrior. Hearing your constant appeals for the way to really start to get things done is great for those of us who need to be prodded. Thanks for the common sense advice and encouragement. It is making a difference and helps those of us who don’t know how to get started get off the ground at the local level.