Ever tried to win an argument with someone? It sucks. Now imagine that person you are arguing with has zero idea about the by-laws of the CAGOP or the way things work, before you think I am referring to Steve Frank, it is more than just him.
Mike Cargile was the opposition candidate for CAGOP Chair in 2023. He is a likable guy, but appears to be a few bricks short of a foundation.
He made a video about the dastardly voting devices at the CAGOP Convention:
Looks like they are attacking Richard Grinnell who endorsed Corrin Rankin for chair. Grinnell and Rankin know each other from Team Trump as Rankin has been to Mar-a-Lago and is a day one Trump supporter.
So – the opposition is honing in on an error that stated “Unexpected Participants Detected” – as evidence of election fraud at the CAGOP Convention. There’s a problem, no one asked what actually happened.
Someone left their voting device in the hallway. If I was a conspiracy nut, I’d say it was an opposition delegate doing it deliberately to create a problem. When the device was non-responsive and out of range the security in the voting system disabled it.
Then, someone attempted to use it to vote and the error message generated. So – this incident that the opposition is having a seizure over illustrates that the security protocols to ensure the integrity of the election actually worked!
But, you can make bank that the lie started by Lani Kane and Mike Cargile will be repeated incessantly. Then there is the matter of their guy (Jack Guerrero) winning the Treasurer Election:
Just today – I lifted this gem from Facebook.
You can see the outright lies on this facebook thread that will be repeated by this crew. If being a conservative means believing lies, repeating lies and becoming enraged when the lies are pointed out, count me out. That behavior is more like a cult, being led by a group of people I will be profiling in a future installment of this series.
I hate to tell the Colby gal that Lani Kane was a terrible candidate who was terribly slowed by the major health issues she had. I got reports all over the state that Kane did not perform well when she appeared to promote herself the poor presentation reports were similar to those related to establishment candidate for treasurer Robert Rego. I know Lani and think she is a good people, but her window to lead politically has closed.
Also note comment from the Melanie person. That might was well have been written in the Heard on the Flim Flam blog. I could show her the video clip of Donald Trump talking about Corrin Rankin at Mar-A-Lago and she’d likely do a Jim Carey where she covers her ears and says la-la-la.
In the two months leading up to the CAGOP Convention, we outlined several counties where there was drama, fighting, police activity and the like.
The voting machine lie was the repeated subject of theatrics all weekend at the convention and in the weeks leading up.
But the focus of this post is in the weeks leading up to the convention there were some occurrences that were conveniently omitted by the opposition and the Heard on the Flim Flam updates:
Santa Clara – Opposition won by one vote. While Tom Hudson and others showed up the melt the meeting down, no further drama happened after the meeting. Like adults, the establishment knew they lost and called it good.
This is why the Monterey situation that went one vote the other way is even more obscene, as people involved in that mess will likely end up in court. For what? Because of the ideological narcissism and incessant need to win an argument? I truly believe some of these people are just fine letting their lives get ruined just to avoid the unconscionable thought of having to apologize or admit fault.
Marin, I have written about ad nauseum, but contrary to rumors and lies… their New Chairman and Treasurer were seated consistent with the CAGOP By-Laws and not due to any rumored threats of lawsuits. Two years ago Modoc County could not organize itself properly and suffered the exact same fate (no appointed delegates recognized). But, the chair and treasurer were allowed to participate as their status is automatic per the bylaws.
Did you know in opposition stronghold Fresno County, they locked out a member of their committee who showed up three minutes late? (6:03 I was told) The member could not get in the gate as Kolstad(?) had the gate set to close at 6PM Sharp and the vote went by one for their Chair Liz Kolstad. But, the proxies and credentials committee recognized Kolstad despite the issue, and recognized her appointed delegates.
You never read about this on the heard on the flim flam, or in the opposition social media, did you?
Despite the outright lies being told by Steve Frank about San Benito – they organized at the home of Rob Bernosky due to concerns over member safety. But, the opposition candidate was elected chair. That point was never emphasized in the intellectually dishonest writings present.
In Alameda, the cops were called and reports filed.
In LA, paid professional security was present
In Sacramento, both sides acted like children and I have credible stories of misconduct on both sides.
In Sutter – despite a 19-2 advantage for the establishment, the Northern Vice Chair went to the meeting and attempted to disrupt the proceedings.
Several counties, fearful of change opted not to go on the ballot to avoid a potential change in leadership – thus, forfeiting their appointed delegates. This was especially significant in one of the CAGOP regional races (stay tuned).
Ask yourself this question: Was any of this good for the CAGOP? Will this register voters? To what end was all of this done?
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Yes, Aaron as turned to the Dark Side. Oh help us Obie-Wan Kenobi!!! Say it’s not so! (It laughable considering the Aaron I use to know)
Where is my singing partner? He has been MIA of late. What is a harmony without a melody?
Speaking of singing, we should talk about how half the party has gone tone deaf. The main argument seemed to be “revenge against the RINOs” and the notion that this state is already red so we needn’t work on convincing anyone, we need only to purge the party and the state of various maligned forces. That didn’t play with a majority of our party and it sure wouldn’t have played with voters. It isn’t like there aren’t examples of this being tried, all we have to do is turn our attention to Arizona or Michigan to see what happens when you abandon the idea of convincing gettable voters. Whoever was advising Morrell so poisoned him with the revenge rhetoric that it completely threw him off track. Watch tape of him talking in December versus in March and you’ll see for yourself.
The opposition brings one good argument to the table: that we need to do everything we can to empower local candidates and parties. The problem is that the opposition also stubbornly seems to think resource management and voter targeting are the work of the devil, and thus spends so much time screaming at the state party that they make it almost impossible to work together to come up with a real plan.
The remarkable thing is that Corrin is probably the most willing to reach across the factional divide of any chair we have had in the last decade. But watch the opposition screw that up with constant conspiracy theories about how they were robbed by phantom voting machines or nocturnal emissions.
Harmony, Brulte was great at reaching all factions. As for Corrin, I found out Saturday night that she has not or never speaks to Peter Kuo. Peter is a super nice guy like Brulte…everyone likes Peter. But he bet both Corrin (and myself) for Vice in 2019. I didn’t know Peter then but he is a good friend not. She refuses to talk to him… You must know a Corrin I dont know. Add in her view and statement on DEI and Life…and she is Toxic to many…. It is what is it is — 23 months and we do it again
@E-1 Yard Bird:
Geez man, will you ever grow a set and stop being a whiny little ?
You clowns got your heads handed to you yet again. You’ll get your heads handed to you at the next convention and the next convention.
You and that other knucklehead Leo from Sac oughta do a YouTube show together.
Call it: “Big Dummy and Little Dummy”
Pat Not whiny….just factual. This will play out..just sit back and watch and enjoy the show.
Liz Kolstad in Fresno County held the meeting at her own private place of business instead of the normal church location. Put a padlock on the gate and 3 paid armed guards who she wouldn’t even give them the key and purposely held our elected committee member out until after all votes had taken place. She violated legal and fire codes. No one could have even got out of there were a fire. I witnessed it all from outside the gate.
Ya know, Pat, when people do personal attacks, like the liberals always do, it is almost always because they don’t have the facts on their side or are in a losing battle. Funny how you call Leo and I ‘Dummies’ ‘yardbird’ and other such things. Now I do poke fun at Aaron because he use to be a fighter for the conservative main stream Republican views…but he has drifted to what I call the ‘Dark Side’… Which has always shocked me a bit. And when I poke fun at someone like ‘Mr. Ponytail’ who makes his income as a consultant (and least some of it) it’s because he earned it. But do you notice both Leo and I never call someone a dummy or idiot or other garbage term. That should be below you but I really don’t know who you are, nor do I care. Leo (who I have met only once) and I rather we just put the facts out there as they are apparent or learned from others and let you bloviate.
On Corrin, it is what is it is….Peter Kuo, a great guy, he defeated her for vice chair in 2019 and for over 5 years she had not spoken a word to him. I know a lot of people that know Corrin, (however I don’t speak with people I don’t respect so I really have never spoken with her) and those people are almost all are confirming their observations on her as being similar to her unfriendliness to Peter. I don’t think leadership is a trait she has mastered. So this will play out over next 23 months. But do not I expect Corrin to be a unifier and great leader….nope, not from what I know so far, not at all.
Sadly none of this surprises me. The opposition has turned into hair on fire conspiracy theorists regarding voter fraud, and promoting cult like behavior. Sad to see grown adults acting like children.
That’s the reason i left 8 years ago. These people do not realize its not a good look at all and reasonably minded folks leave.
Just look at the comment section on this blog. Every lost election is voter fraud….and paragraph long rantings about Lord only knows what. Some people need to be in the looney bin not party delegates. Sacramento has been ground zero for these whack jobs for then longest time.
True or not true?
San Mateo County Chair denied delegate appointments because of Congressional run concurrent with Chair position? Was this arbitrary which looks like cheating or always an enforced and equally applied policy in the recent past? If in fact it was arbitrary who do you think looks the worst even if this person had nothing to do with the decision?
@Slammer:
LOL LOL
You are spot on.
Our local E-1 Yard Bird and his ilk give “Conspiracy Theory” a bad name.
Pat,… No conspiracy Theory from me, Rankin won with Proxies….just like they have for over a decade. Bylaws allow for proxies, delegates have tried to change bylaws to end the practice, but Rules Committee, appointed by chair, will not change the bylaws. Majorty of delegates want proxies the gone (that actually sit in the seats) but Chair has 2/3 (including proxies) rule to stop a bylaw change. Hense the minority can keep proxies and control all votes and the Consutants and Lobbyist maintain control of the party. That is not conspiracy…That is Fact! (from your favorite YardBird)
Charlie-
I’ve never understood the argument that a minority is running the party. I think our intrepid blogger and I may disagree on this, but you do know that the proxies actually represent real delegates with real interests, right? I get the frustration that this removes one of the greatest activist gates in the process – time – but these are people that need to be represented as well. They often are electeds, professionals, donors, or others that either can’t or don’t want to spend the weekend at convention. Not everyone enjoys being shouted at for taking a position different than those that claim the mantle of “we the people”. Lord help me, some of them might even be “consultants” busy with other clients but still interested and invested in the party.
Why do most commenters on this blog (and blogger himself) believe that voter fraud is not happening? We can’t prove it isn’t happening.
From NeonRevolt refarding Emerald Robinson:
“Emerald Robinson’s 2020 election steal thread has grown progressively more insane with the new details she’s providing.
One random X user archived the flow of traffic on election day, capturing the source and destination of every packet that flowed that day. ONE GUY.
It lead to the discovery that CISA has everything sitting on a HUAWEI server. Read: Communist China was controlling our elections.
Senators – people I guarantee you think are “good guys” – sat on this and DID NOTHING. People bringing the info were told to RUN FOR THEIR LIVES because THE FBI WOULD KILL THEM IF THEY WERE IN DC.”
https://gab.com/NeonRevolt#p6ss8oitmzh
Charlie,
You and Leo have resorted to calling me names many times. Rolls right off me though. But you state to Rubbin My Loins that you think name calling is a liberal strategy. Rich Chuck, rich indeed.
Aaron Melody..I don’t know who you are so I have not called you names. Leo may have, but that is not my style. If I know someone I may use a term like Darth Vader for Aaron Park or Mr. Ponytail someone else that use to play the conservative, but everyone knows what he is now. …but I have no idea who you are so I would not use a despicable name for you. And Leo is not my brother. He wants to run for Governor.- that is his right. I think he is ‘a bit out there’ but looks like he is sticking to his guns.
Aaron Harmony…(and I dont know how you are either) The consultants are gathering blank proxies…I have been handed proxies to write my name on when I had no idea who the granter is. That was in 2017. The delegate handing over proxies don’t even care enough to know who gets the proxies. Now, I sat next to a consultant in 2019 (same guy that gave me proxies in 2017) and said …how many you have this time. He said 287..he alone brought 287 proxies to the convention, all blank like before…he writes on in the proxy holders names. They were gather buy him to elect Jessica Patterson. With that many proxies Travis Allen had no chance…it was a done deal and they knew it. Walk in to a convention with a quarter of the votes in your pocket…you are in control. Now why do I say minority…..The delegates that care enough to come to the convention and spend $700+ out of their pockets are being voted down by proxies that just don’t come. A majority of the delegates present (not the proxies) want to change the bylaws but can’t because it takes a 2/3 vote to do so from the floor to overrule the Rules Committee. That is how the minority controls the majority. I believe it was the Orange County Convention where 55% voted to reject the Rule Committee and consider bylaws to remove proxy voting…but they did not have the 66.6% needed..So the minority keep the proxies on the books. Minority stops the Majority. This months convention there were over 400 proxie report as submitted. Almost a third of our delegates don’t bother to come to the convention. I have proposed that we change to a Delegate Alternate system where, when a Delegate can’t attend; he has an associate named before the convention in writing (Just like our Counties do). The Alternate Assoicate attends in his place, just as our County Committees do by naming him an alternate. Oh gosh the granter would actually have to know who is voting in his/her place and Associate Alternate can actually then sit on the floor and vote… But then what do I know?….I only been attending conventions for 30 years (outside of mobilization for war). Do you really think Corrin would have won if there were not 400 proxy votes? I don’t know, but it would have been close, and we will never know now.
Wrong link. Sorry.
Here’s the post:
https://gab.com/NeonRevolt/posts/114203713375816979
Thanks again for the free rent Charlie… very spacious in here.
Tail..– you are welcome. BTW all the conservatives know you are not really a conservative now. I told them two years ago…they didn’t believe me…they all do now!
Tail— You did have some of them pretty fooled though. Now they just ‘shake their heads’ when your name is brought up. Remember, what goes around comes around in life.
@E-1 Yard Bird:
What a pathetic joke you, the Tea Party and all your failed minions truly are.
Riddle me this; why is it you Tea Partiers can conduct a successful proxy drill?
Why is it you Tea Partiers only recruit, support and vote for pathetic losers?
Pat, you love the personal attacks don’t you. Yes, one of the many things I do is work with the The Tea Party. Great Patriots! OH by the way, the military term is Shit Bird’…not ‘Yard Bird’.
A few in the Navy (Navy Yards) use that term but it is mostly use for prisons. I do wonder if I know you or if have ever met you (I doubt it)…but it doesn’t matter. 6 months until next convention…much will happen. (BTW I chuckle when Aaron Park calls me a LCpl….He’s is a Squid (Navy) a lower form of Marine life without a backbone–Laugh– its a Navy-Marine thing all in good fun). But I am clueless on who you might be, and like I said it doesn’t matter.
Aaron:
FULL DISCLOSURE: I worked for Sen. Morrell and team. Glad to make the calls and organize the outreach as best as I could. Had to step aside for health reasons.
REQUEST: Aaron, please inform us if Corrin Rankin paid you or not. I have also asked Steve Frank to come forward about whether Steve Hilton is paying him or not as a consultant. I just ask for full transparency.
Regarding some of your remarks:
Jon Paul White and team should actually take a few victory laps. They should not be discouraged by the results of the 2025 Convention elections.
I think that a larger argument for returning to paper ballots is worth making, regardless of allegations one way or another. That reform would just make it easier to affirm results so that no one could cry “rigged”!
I am THRILLED that Jack Guerrero won the Treasurer position, and I am also grateful for Mark Wright and others for winning their Regional Vice Chairmanships.
I want to add something in defense of David Hernandez, the Regional Vice Chair for LA County.
I spoke with him about the LA County GOP Central Committee elections earlier this year, and he told me that the whole affair was run fair and square, despite the hiccups at the beginning and their forced relocation to the parking lot. He does not make idle charges about voter fraud at all.
The grassroots is getting more professional, more effective, and they forcing the party to actually act like a party rather than an overpriced social club.
Auther….Steve Frank is off to Europe for a two week well deserved vacation. I highly doubt that Steve is being paid anything by Steve Hilton. You need to realize that when Steve and Tea Party Team found out that Hilton endorsed Rankin they promptly fired him as their dinner speaker.
Tom Del Beccearo got the nod instead…and the Dinner was a sell out at over 160 at the Sheraton the Saturday Night of the convention. Every year we have to turn people away because it’s been sold out of the past 4-5 years. We worried that firing Hilton would affect ticket sales…but it had no effect.
If Steve Frank was being paid by Hilton, I doubt they would have canned him.
https://open.substack.com/pub/americaneedsyou/p/california-is-maga-why-the-cagop?r=v5y93&utm_medium=ios
Ooooo, the tangled web we weave, when we weave it.
So, from what I’ve “heeeeeard”, Aaron IS being paid by Rankin and company.
Is the WORD, correct, or incorrect?
YEAH!!! Mr. Jack Guerrero won!! From what I’ve “heeeeeeeeeeard”, he’s not like that other guy running, whom people said was ‘funky/crooked’ as all get out. Truth or Fiction?
From what I”ve heeeeeeeeard…….Ol Mr. Hilton, is too busy selling books…..BUT!!
HE, should be finished by the 25th of March 2025!!! Oh my……that’s TOMORROW!!!!
IS this guy, going to commit to California? Or is he just looking to get points from the rich folks for his 15 minute city idea?
Have ANY of you ever, EVER visited Del Norte Republican group?? Their CRA???
Nice folks…..quaint town. Small, quiet…interesting.
I had HEEEEEEEEEEARD!!!!, that when Mr. Hilton spoke there, he saw about….30 0r so people?? While He couldn’t DIRECTLY charge them, he DID accept their donation to his favorite charity. And while that MAY seem like a decent thing to do??
Seriously…………you were going to CHARGE, talking to a group of REPUBLICANS, who maybe amounted to 30 or so folks???? QQ
Yea…………I understand if you do that for 100+………..but really?
Shame on you sir. You’re not interested in helping California……..seems you’re only interested in helping yourself TOO California and all it offers.
Besides Socialist……….Charlatan comes to mind.