Here we go! One of our own takes on Reince Priebus for GOP Chairmanship

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AJ Spiker apparently just came out in support of Priebus. Don't know if he was aware there was a challenge.

From AJ Spiker, Iowa GOP Chairman

"As voting members of the Republican National Committee,
the state of Iowa offers its support for the re-election of
Reince Priebus.

Over the past year we have spoken with Reince regularly
and have been impressed with his attention to detail, fundraising
prowess and desire to help Iowa retain its "First in the Nation"
status in the Presidential Election process.

Though Reince inherited a situation that saw the RNC in
debt, donations down and confidence struggling, he turned the
Party around by cutting waste, limiting overhead and restarting
many of the fundraising programs that had fallen dormant.
Republicans must always hold themselves to a higher standard and
this requires our generous donors to trust us to use their
contributions wisely.

Reince has always been readily available to listen to our
concerns, answer questions and ensure we feel comfortable with
the direction of our Republican Party. We believe he has done a
superb job turning around a party that was in disarray and we
look forward to working with him in the future. Together we can
grow our party, engage grassroots activists and continue to
promote the conservative principles of our platform.

As voting members of the RNC, the Iowa delegation
supports Reince Priebus for Republican National Committee
Chairman and encourages members across the country to do the
same. We are excited at the possibilities the future holds and
look forward to Republican success in 2013 and beyond."

AJ Spiker - State Chairman
Steve Scheffler - National Committeeman
Tamara Scott - National Committeewoman

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^^^ Yea, Preibus also said, for the record, that we didn't submit our paperwork in time to have Ron Paul officially nominated at the RNC.

& he lied.

Heres the thing, if AJ Spiker has already come out in support, it is almost impossible to expect him to publicly retract it. His credibility and his word is important right now, especially if he wants to be re-elected again for 2016.

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still, I wonder if when Spiker won, if that wasnt' the first call Priebus, who did know about the challenge, made...

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We have to play the long game here. Priebus has the votes so it's pointless challenging him.

In the future Spiker might get a chance to be RNC head and then maybe we can undo all the sh&t they've done or maybe we can do it from the inside and influence him some way.

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Just talked to Ben Swann, he is going to do a piece on Mark Willis.

Pretty cool!


p.s. he is a little more optimistic than some of you are being right now. lol

[Bastiat's The Law]

But might too many split the anti-Priebus vote and leave him in charge anyway?

My reasoning was if other people jumped in to challenge Priebus, especially well-known people, then Priebus would likely step down.

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I'm sure he is going to encounter some cost Do you think we should start a money bomb or chip in. He has airfare costs and other unforeseen.

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I'm sure he is going to encounter some cost Do you think we should start a money bomb or chip in. He has airfare costs and other unforeseen.

He said he needed six votes, can we get those? Yes, if he needs costs covered we should think about that as well. When is it?

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He said he needed six votes, can we get those? Yes, if he needs costs covered we should think about that as well. When is it?

Here is what I know.

he has 4 of the 6 written nominations, he needs 2 more from 1 other state to complete the 6.

Here is a list of States that have come in support of Chairman Priebus:

New Jersey - Including Gov. Christie
Iowa
New Hampshire
West Virginia
Minnesota
Washington
Conneticut
Puerto Rico
Oregon
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
New York
Utah
Hawaii
New Mexico
Tennessee
Oklahoma
California
Colorado
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Virginia
Wisconsin

This makes 75 votes.. not the 150 that Reince Priebus claims he has. We still need 2 RNC members from 1 state to secure the nomination for Mark Willis for RNC Chair. Get at it!

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Here is what I know.

he has 4 of the 6 written nominations, he needs 2 more from 1 other state to complete the 6.

got it. I'll post that at DP.