The IL GOP plans to “reach out” to grassroots conservatives in much the same way that it purportedly has been reaching out to minority communities and other communities that it pretends to care about, with little results.
But after Saturday’s performance by the SCC, the notion of an Outreach Committee is dubious at best. Saturday’s meeting presented the IL GOP with an incredible opportunity to welcome grassroots conservatives with open arms. Instead, the IL GOP did everything to signal to the grassroots that their voices didn't matter and they weren't welcome. Click to read more.
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The IL GOP establishment has a message for the grassroots: if you don’t donate to the party, then your voice doesn’t matter.
And this obsession with money has played out over the last several weeks in public comments for all to see and hear. Click to read more.
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The base of our party is tired of being ignored. Yes, we need donors to get our message out but more importantly we need an actual message. The path to victory is not finger pointing and playing the blame game but rather to unify around the basic principles of individual liberty, limited government, free market economics, and a respect for life and our Constitution that defines our party. Click to read more.
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In the movie The Skulls, Sen. Ames Levritt says,
“Our rules supersede those of the outside world.”
But more than just a movie line, it’s the mission statement for many in power, including the IL GOP establishment. In addition to rules not applying to the establishment, there’s also an unhealthy obsession with money. Click to read more.
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On the IL GOP website under, “Who We Are,” it says,
“Our party welcomes individuals who share our common beliefs while having deeply held, yet differing views. Diversity brings strength. We commit to resolve our differences with civility, trust, and mutual respect.”
But during Saturday’s GOP state central committee meeting (SSC), these beliefs were thrown out the window as the GOP establishment belittled, humiliated, and even tried to silence many in the crowd of the more than 200 conservative grassroots activists who descended upon the Bolingbrook Golf Club so their voices could be heard. Click to read more.
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