It’s a pure numbers game, and the numbers were not on the side of conservatives. It appears the greatest number of votes the two conservatives garnered was 60 on the 6th ballot.

The outcome of this vote was determined back in 2009 and 2010 when the RNC delegates were elected. It was a different party then. And, because it hasn’t changed much in the PC ranks (at least from the standpoint of most delegates), and because the ballot is secret, the non-conservatives felt no pressure to “vote conservative.” Sure, in their respective states, maybe some Republicans won, but that could be attributed not because of a change in the output (votes) of registered Republicans, but, instead, by a surge in independents among the grass roots conservative “tea partiers.”

Those independents and tea partiers who voted are not THEIR constituency. If they want to get reelected as RNC delegates (state party chairs and the two delegates from each state make up the delegation of each state), they look to their constituencies. That constituency is the rank and file precinct committeemen in their state. Now, here in AZ, because we’ve had a huge surge in the PC ranks by conservatives, one of our delegates, who’s running for state chairman, Bruce Ash, told audiences that he would NEVER vote for Michael Steele. And he explains that he supports the entire platform. And that’s he’s VERY conservative. He stresses it. Why? Because, for example, in one of the legislative districts, EVERY state committeeman elected ran on a “Party Platform” slate, which was code for “not a RINO.” And, in Maricopa County, our conservative incumbent county chairman won with 70 per cent of the vote. In the county that has 70 per cent of the state’s PCs and 70 per cent of the state committeemen, who were elected by those PCs and who, in turn, will elect the state chairman on Jan. 22 and then, in Jan. of 2012, will elect our two RNC delegates.

So, not much is going to change re who we get as RNC Chairman until more conservatives get inside the Party.

I keep hearing these references to the “conservative grass roots base of the Republican Party” and that might actually exist. But, apparently there isn’t a mirror image of it in the RNC delegate ranks.

Marjorie Dannenfelser of the 285,000 strong Susan B. Anthony List non-partisan organization asks in a Redstate Diary, “[i]s the Republican Party listening to the grassroots on Life?

http://www.redstate.com/mdannenfelser/2011/01/13/the-rnc-race-and-the-truce-on-truces/

I’d simply submit that “the Republican Party” would listen a lot more if she would be able to “pivot” all those 285,000 members to go join one more organization — the Republican Party itself. the SBA List has, all by itself, more than enough members to fill up the approximately 200,000 empty PC slots. Fill up those slots with conservatives in 2011 and by the time the next RNC officer elections come around, we conservatives will “own” the Party in two years.

Thank you.

For Liberty,

ColdWarrior

P.S. spaceforthepoppa, are you “in” the Party? That is, are you a precinct committeeman? If not, I hope you will become one.

Republicans did it again.

That is, the Republicans who bothered to become precinct committeeman back in 2008. Because the precinct committeemen across the country elected the state committeemen, who in turn elected their respective state chairmen and two RNC delegates (the U.S. territories elect delegates, too.)

All of this is covered in the Rules of the Republican Party (only a few pages long) and the bylaws and rules of the states and territories.

Those Republicans who did not bother to become precinct committeemen had absolutely no say in who became the RNC chairman. None.

The only Republicans who did have a say were those who became precinct committeemen.

Oh, and by the way, nationwide, over HALF of these precinct committeemen slots are vacant. If conservative Republicans would spend a couple of hours a month going to their local Republican Party committee meetings, instead of complaining about the RNC, they could change it. Because if they filled up all of the vacant PC slots, they’d OWN the Party. Precinct committeemen ARE the Party.

I explain it all at my little blog linked below.

Thank you.

For Liberty,

ColdWarrior