Jeff Fisher, Carole Strayhorn and maybe it'll be fun after all
Republican Party of Texas Jeff Fisher was quoted objecting to the Stayhorn campaign's strategy of reaching out to liberals and moderates outside the usual GOP primary electorate. Strayhorn campaign manager Brad McClellan found that objectionable. The entire quote which McClellan found objectionable was:
It's one thing when a candidate tries to invite like-minded conservative Democrats and independents to make a lasting commitment to the Republican Party. It's quite another to encourage liberals to vote in the primary like a "one-night stand."
McClellan sent State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) members a note saying that he "called the executive director of our Republican Party of Texas and demanded he publicly apologize for the inappropriate and degrading comment he made about Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Republican candidate for Governor and my Mom."
Perry, not surprisingly, refused to comment, calling it "politics."
Seven SREC members (there are 62 total, 2 for each state senate district) replied to McCllean saying that they were "perplexed . . . about Comptroller Strayhorn's plan to undermine the integrity of the Republican primary. Like millions of grassroots Texas Republicans, we also have serious reservations that Comptroller Strayhorn wants liberal Democrats to choose Republican nominees for public office."
So who knows? I know I'm on record as saying this primary would be less fun without Kay Bailey Hutchison, but maybe it'll be fun after all.
Related: Rachel Toalson, SAEN
Posted by Evan @ 08/21/05 07:58 PM
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