Blogger’s Note: I was Steve Frank’s campaign manager in 2021 when he ran for Chair of the CAGOP.
I’ve stopped asking why. I am convinced that what I am seeing was foretold in the classic book “Lord of the Flies”. This is the only explanation I can muster for what I am seeing.
The battle lines are pretty clear for CAGOP office. Corrin Rankin, John Park (no Relation), Sayrs Morris and Robert Rego on the side of Sanity, versus Mike Morrell and crew. Further, I can only draw the conclusion that Mike Morrell (he, a former State Senator) approves of the psychosis being carried out on his behalf.
You will see the comment from a former State Senate candidate calling Corrin Rankin – who was a down-the-escalator, day ONE Trump supporter – a communist. You will also observe that Bill Essayli, a Conservative firebrand that the lobbyists in Sacramento can’t stand is now relegated to scum status by the anti-CAGOP crowd. Either you are with them or you are against them – nothing else matters.
These same luminaries have lied repeatedly against Rankin, calling her a DEI candidate. Would they hurl this at a non-black candidate? Would they hurl the above attack against Essayli if he was white as a sheet and not Lebanese?
This is what you have to look forward to if Mike Morrell and his crew get elected.
Leave us not forget, the attacks against Bill and Corrin are not the only racist tropes that have come out of this crew:
I wonder if the person who posted that vile message—and the other who liked it—are still happy about it now that the savagery and atrocities of Hamas are being exposed. John Paul White is a sitting CAGOP board member and should be expelled from the CAGOP Board, and the others pushing such garbage should get the Grcar treatment as well.
There is one thing – these people aren’t prejudiced, they hate everyone equally – Blacks, Jews and Arabs. I can’t wait to see what’s next for them…
Speaking of Joseph Grcar – he and Allison Hayden broke in to the Alameda GOP HQ while the Alameda GOP was organizing VIA zoom due to people’s concerns regarding threats on their safety. While Hayden had a key to the HQ, they were not authorized to be there and the stunt resulted in police activity.
Undaunted, these knuckleheads staged their own shadow party meeting and then protested to the CAGOP to recognize their meeting, not the actual party meeting. They were rejected and now the opposition is claiming “We Wuz Robbed”.
Again, re-read the above two paragraphs to understand the utter lack of self-awareness in this crew.
In Marin County where they won an outright majority, they could not organize and were stripped of their four appointed delegates because they allowed their organizational meeting to devolve in to a Tom Hudson rage-fest. Even when they win, they can’t fight their way out of a wet paper bag.
Steve Frank has sent out several of his Heard on the Tom-Tom’s emails that are named after a deceased (for about 15 years) former officer of the CAGOP. I would bet she’d tell Steve to stop using her name given the outright lies and the 90% untruths that it has been replete with the last 60 days. About the only thing correct are the names, even though Frank likes to misspell a lot of words.
As the election is going worse for the opposition, the hysteria is growing worse and the spiral is easy to discern.
Beyond the Alameda GOP stunt, I have been told of at least two other counties where physical threats occurred. One person indicated that opponents of their chair had called employers and/or business associates of central committee members not aligned with them. I am waiting for on-the-record confirmations with specifics and I will name names. Given the verifiable threats, what I am seeing on line, the above is plausible. The opposition is completely out of control and would decimate the CAGOP should they prevail in the election.
Lastly, it is laughable that Steve Frank is invoking the MAGA movement and Donald Trump in his posts. Knowing Mr. Frank as I do, and having had conversations with him about the subject of Trump, he is a skeptic of Trump at best.
This is embarrassing. These are not conservative values. This needs to stop.
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Good day to you Mr. Charlie. We finally met face to face. Glad I got to have the opportunity.
So, now you know, who I am, and where I am for California.
Hilton?? No, I didn’t get that chance to meet up with him. You and I are from different time-frames for reference. Unfortunately, HE is trying to match up to the ‘now’ generation, and look ‘swank, sheek, catchy, upbeat, blah blah’ as most people stuck on TRENDY fashions and believe it’s the way to go!! I think we called it back then, RETRO. (spits)
Yea, he probably looked like a doof…….but people will support him non-the less.
I decided I didn’t WANT to dress up, since I’d done that previously on two other occasions, so I dressed DOWN. Call it: The Republican version of John Fetterman, if you will.
So, I missed Stevo…..didn’t catch Bianco at his table, nor talk with his staff…..maybe I should have? But, I declined to. I DID, however, meet up with Mr. Zacky.
Heard talk about him through the convention: Youngish guy, good qualities, lofty goals, no way he’ll get there, won’t listen to sound advice, won’t go where we ADVISED him to run for…..but (shrugs) It is what is it.” Wow……very supportive of him, ya think?
HE seemed shocked to finally have met me in person. Perhaps it was the, IN PERSON part, that threw him off? Or, of my continually answering the question he seemed to feel I couldn’t answer: Can I raise 100K? (yes, I can) DO I have 100K on me? (I’m not rich like you, but I can acquire it if need be). WILL I be able to raise 100k? (yes, if it’s GOD’s will)
He was stuck, on the 100k thing. Very apologetic about his email to me and the challenge he put in it, and wanted me to “understand and be aware of his feelings should I decide to waste MY time and money on a campaign HE says I can’t win in.” I don’t think he was up to speed, on Fiorino and her loss, since he claimed it was ONLY about funding!! (yes, and she LOST self funding 140m)
I thanked him, and let him know: “What you or I say means little to either of us. It’s for the public, since overall, THEY will decide the race. Not us. I look forward to meeting you again on the campaign trail as well as the debate stage in the future. have a great convention and pleasant weekend!”
Bianco will fail. Too much baggage, but after the convention? lol, maybe he won’t.
Hilton? Even delegates say: He sounds socialistic in his speech and tone. Yea, ya think?
Grenell? If it’s the gay man? oooooookay, waste of time. ONLY if Harris runs, will he view California as something worth saving? (spits) miss me on him.
Me? lol, Like I said….it’s the VOTERs who’ll decide. I’ll give it my very best to convince them…..battling the Party the whole time if need be, because THEY know better!!!
(Rankin) THEY know how it’s done! (Ahnold) THEY, are the experts! (in losing so far)
Times are changing for us Mr. Charlie. Times are changing.
Leo, unless you can raise $40 million in the next 9 months…Run for School board or other position. You have to crawl before you can walk and walk before you can ‘Run’. Pund intended LOL
40M??
LOL,
please….if 140M can’t do it what do you think 40m can do? And how much did Dahle raise? Heck, even Occasio in her race to unseat a DIEhard Demo??
BTW? As I keep hearing that phrase: Unless YOU, what can YOU….etc.
What exactly will YOU do to assist?? (besides nothing at the moment)
Just asking……….
Leo, $40 millon is the ante-in…its a high states game at that level (if you have name recognition like Hilton or Blanco you ante-in with $20 million. Even congress the Ante-in is $100K to be creditable. It’s painful, I know, but that is politics today. If you can’t write the check or raise that kind of cash…don’t run. (From Experience)
Aaron (Park)…Really “Corrin Rankin, John Park (no Relation), Sayrs Morris and Robert Rego on the side of Sanity”????…You have sold out. Never thought I would see you so kozy with the ‘Reade/Abernathy/Munger Bunch’. I guess you are getting soft in your old age. laugh
Mr. Charlie?? Smh. You still missed the point….but I get it. You’re stuck in the 60’s mentality.
It shows.
140 MILLION ………wasn’t raised, they HAD that much.
You do know what SELF FUNDED means, right?
That person still LOST.
Using YOUR logic, that should have been an 8 year Governor run for that person. It wasn’t. Why was that, I wonder? What excuse will YOU provide, for that loss? If it was ONLY about money….there should be no excuse, according to YOU.
We will agree to disagree, and out of respect, I’ll defer comments toward you, as best as I can.
We see things vastly different: YOU, back in the day. ME, with GOD’s help, anything is possible.
Republicans? 10 Counties swapped sides, but it SURE wasn’t because Republicans out voted Democrats. Democrats SWITCHED to Republican in their VOTE.
How do you KEEP that momentum? By a Decent Message, some FIGHT and by making changes.
YOU and folks like you, believe it’s all and ONLY about; Raising money. NO message, no vision, no anything. Just cash.
After 30 years of losing, when will it sink in?
Arnold had cash…………how is he spoken of today?? The beginning of the end of the Republican Party, from a Cash rich Republican? (with assistance from Mr. Munger, et al)
Hilton has cash…….and Socialist values. You think HE”s the one?? wow.
Bianco will move towards Amnesty…….you believe that’s ok?? wow. Chad can’t even ADDRESS the issue of “Sancturary State Status” in California. But you appear OK with the Status quo. Alright. We all have our own opinions. By the way, what ever happened to the Batter?? That GUY, using all YOUR experience, should have won in his Senate race? You know, the one with no Government experience, who should have run for School Board or Water District instead of a Senate Seat? What was THAT excuse for losing??
(Steve Garvey?….yea, him).
Why don’t YOU run for School Board, I’ll support your efforts. Tell that to Chad or Steve as well. Makes good conversation.
When people TELL YOU what YOU should run for? There’s your problem. Mike Morrell Should have run for School Board. The results may have turned out better for him.
Oh….wait. Didn’t he have experience? Cash? Influence? Wasn’t he a FORMER Senator in California? Why, based upon YOUR vast years of experience, HE should have won, hands down. What happened?? Right…………….Rankin won, my bad.
Using YOUR logic, Shouldn’t Audette have cleaned Hadwicks clock? What happened Mr. Charlie? Oh, right……….Audette lost, my bad.
Chris Bisch should be running for School Board, per your experience. Yet again, she’s going to try for Congress. Let me see…….hmmmm, weren’t YOU a supporter? I believe she raised a little over 180k this go-around. Didn’t crack the 100k range in 2022, nor in 2020. No ante in there Mr. Charlie, so what’s the excuse for that? 3 Years running, 3 years failing. You telling her the same thing?? Run for a School District??
Or, do you just have something personal against ME trying to win something FOR this State and even something for you as well?
Marine?? Major even? smh…what happened? When did you lose, your will to FIGHT??
The check I can write….heck, California bounces em every day!!
Raising the cash, I’ll leave to you, if you still know how, that is.
I know, it’s painful to hear, and you’ll ignore this cause you’re smarter, more connected than I am. Which is WHY, OUR party using YOUR logic hasn’t done jackS— in 30 years.
Frontal assaults don’t work all the time. As a Marine, YOU of all people, should know that.
Tap dancing……you know what that means, correct? In the Military jargin?? That’s Hilton.
Thanks for the consideration Mr. Charlie. I’ll still be here, trying to win, while you’re still there, making excuses for why we can’t. Painful to hear, but that is politics today.
(Pearls before swine…..hmmmmm……smh)
Not against you Leo…but you have to be honest with yourself. If you really think you can win go for it….but to you have $40 million is assets, pledges or likewise?
BTW Leo Aaron reduced me in Rank to Lance Corporal again…. lol (but I dont mind, LCpls have all the fun)