Aug 162025
 
CAGOP Update: Fact Check Time, The Opposition to the Establishment Deserves the Truth (and better leaders too)

Blogger’s Note: There is a glossary of terms at the end of this post, so that those not 100% up to speed can get a refresher on the terms and players involved. I have been silent on the drama surrounding the upcoming CAGOP convention / inner workings of the CAGOP for quite a while. I Read the Full Article…

Aug 152025
 
CAGOP UPDATE: Don't believe what you've been reading in Blogs or email blasts, things are not as they seem

You will notice, I have not written anything in a while. Here is the bottom line, a lot of things are happening with a lot of people. No one has full context. No one knows what each thing means. I have read a lot of information in print that is false. There are a lot Read the Full Article…

Jul 212025
 
CAGOP Update: Almost on Queue, I got a lawyer email forwarded to me about campaign finance issues for County Parties.

Well, here we go. From: Ashlee N. Titus <XXX> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2025 8:56:28 AM To: Ashlee N. Titus <XXX> Cc: Scott Winn <swinn@cagop.org> Subject: Legal Risks of Earmarking and Best Practices for County Committees Dear County Chairmen: As legal counsel to the California Republican Party, I want to emphasize the legal risks associated with earmarked contributions—that Read the Full Article…

Jul 122025
 
CAGOP Update: So, the Legislature is going their own way with money? If you are a County Party, think through two immediate consequences

For those of you interested in things California Republican Party – there have been a lot of emails passed around containing a letter signed by legislative leaders indicating that they are starting a new fundraising program that is outside of the CAGOP structure that has been used for the last 12+ years. I am concerned Read the Full Article…

Jul 012025
 
Some Thoughts on Everything Trump as I Watch the Coalition of the Never Satisfied

There are many people that I meet in politics that are professional whiners. Sadly, most of those people to I know in that descriptor comprised the “down the escalator” base of Donald Trump’s original campaign for President. They don’t get him. They are the first to bail on him when times get tough. I used Read the Full Article…