THE SCGOP WANTS TO "SAVE OUR PRIMARIES"? - REALLY?
Drew McKissick and the RINO establishment of the SCGOP have put forth a "Save Our Primaries" campaign which is totally backfiring. As most of you are aware, the TRUMP supporting MAGA America First movement has proposed using current state law which allows the SCGOP to use a CONVENTION PROCESS to select our Republican Nominees.
Yes, democrats & Republicans use the primary process to select their nominees, but all the other 7 recognized SC political parties (ie, Constitution Party, Libertarian Party, Green Party, Workers Party, etc.) use a CONVENTION PROCESS. Other states use a convention or caucus process to pick their nominees, why not South Carolina?
Heck ... we even pick our Republican & demoncommie PRESIDENTIAL nominees using a CONVENTION PROCESS. Why don't we do that for our SC Governor, State Senators, House Reps and local officials? PLUS, it would be a great way to GROW the SC Republican Party, by getting more people involved, so that they can have input on our Republican nominees using the CONVENTION PROCESS.
At least this way ONLY Republicans will select their nominees - not demoncommierat "crossover voters".
THE "HAMMER" OR CARROT VS THE STICK
Now, not that the folks promoting the idea really want a CONVENTION PROCESS, but if our "super majority" Republican Legislature won't give GOP leaders CLOSED PRIMARIES, they have the ability to give legislators a CONVENTION PROCESS, something most of they really, really, really don't want. A "hammer" if you will... "Give us closed primaries OR we will give you a convention process."
CLOSED PRIMARIES is a MAJOR grassroots issue! 73.12% of all Republicans voted for closed primaries on the advisory question this past February 24th, 2024. Demoncommiecrats are not only openly voting in the Republican Primaries, elected demoncrats & demoncrat candidates vote regularly in the Republican Primaries! To make matters worse, this has been a "top issue" of the SCGOP Executive Committee since at least 1/24/2015, when they passed a Resolution in favor of Closed Primaries.
As always, "Watch what they DO, not what they SAY." - SCGOP "leadership" has been presented with the opportunity to force the SC State Legislature to deliver on their campaign promises of CLOSED PRIMARIES, BUT, when the opportunity comes, they all cower away from delivering on those promises!!!! Again - "Watch what they DO, not what they SAY!"
Dum spiro spero
("While I breathe, I hope")
Best,
Jeff Davis, JD, MBA, CPA(GA)
Chairman & Co-Founder, mySCGOP.com
State EC & former Chairman, Greenville County Republican Party
jeff@apogeetax.com
843-901-8036 (cell)
THE SCGOP WANTS TO "SAVE OUR PRIMARIES"? - REALLY?
Drew McKissick and the RINO establishment of the SCGOP have put forth a "Save Our Primaries" campaign which is totally backfiring. As most of you are aware, the TRUMP supporting MAGA America First movement has proposed using current state law which allows the SCGOP to use a CONVENTION PROCESS to select our Republican Nominees.
Yes, democrats & Republicans use the primary process to select their nominees, but all the other 7 recognized SC political parties (ie, Constitution Party, Libertarian Party, Green Party, Workers Party, etc.) use a CONVENTION PROCESS. Other states use a convention or caucus process to pick their nominees, why not South Carolina?
Heck ... we even pick our Republican & demoncommie PRESIDENTIAL nominees using a CONVENTION PROCESS. Why don't we do that for our SC Governor, State Senators, House Reps and local officials? PLUS, it would be a great way to GROW the SC Republican Party, by getting more people involved, so that they can have input on our Republican nominees using the CONVENTION PROCESS.
At least this way ONLY Republicans will select their nominees - not demoncommierat "crossover voters".
THE "HAMMER" OR CARROT VS THE STICK
Now, not that the folks promoting the idea really want a CONVENTION PROCESS, but if our "super majority" Republican Legislature won't give GOP leaders CLOSED PRIMARIES, they have the ability to give legislators a CONVENTION PROCESS, something most of they really, really, really don't want. A "hammer" if you will... "Give us closed primaries OR we will give you a convention process."
CLOSED PRIMARIES is a MAJOR grassroots issue! 73.12% of all Republicans voted for closed primaries on the advisory question this past February 24th, 2024. Demoncommiecrats are not only openly voting in the Republican Primaries, elected demoncrats & demoncrat candidates vote regularly in the Republican Primaries! To make matters worse, this has been a "top issue" of the SCGOP Executive Committee since at least 1/24/2015, when they passed a Resolution in favor of Closed Primaries.
As always, "Watch what they DO, not what they SAY." - SCGOP "leadership" has been presented with the opportunity to force the SC State Legislature to deliver on their campaign promises of CLOSED PRIMARIES, BUT, when the opportunity comes, they all cower away from delivering on those promises!!!! Again - "Watch what they DO, not what they SAY!"
Dum spiro spero
("While I breathe, I hope")
Best,
Jeff Davis, JD, MBA, CPA(GA)
Chairman & Co-Founder, mySCGOP.com
State EC & former Chairman, Greenville County Republican Party
jeff@apogeetax.com
843-901-8036 (cell)