What a weekend! The Northwest Republican Association, the Pima County Republican Women’s Club, and the Rincon Republicans all welcomed the holidays with very special gatherings and very special guests. We are so grateful in Pima County for the leadership of our clubs and the many, many members who join to make Pima County strong. We are especially grateful for our Congressman-elect Juan Ciscomani and his Chief-of-Staff Becky Freeman for spending time with our Republican club members to update us on his time in Washington DC. That’s the good news.
Tell Us What to Do
At the Pima County Republican Women’s Club Silver Tea on Sunday, one of the members said to me “You need to tell us what to do when we know this Democrat Governor is going to veto all the good legislation our Representatives put on her desk”.
What Do We Want? What Do They Want?
If you have ever been in a relationship, you know the answer to this question. There’s several of them. (1) Come up with a solution and make them believe it’s their idea. (2) Find out what they want and how much they are willing to give to get it. (3) Tell them what you are willing to give to get what you want. (4) Lie and maybe through fear people will follow you. (5) Keep fighting and get nothing accomplished. (6) Do nothing and hope the session is over before your constituents realize it.
Here’s the missing piece. It’s up to us to tell them what we want. If we send our representatives to Phoenix/Washington DC and don’t let them know what we are thinking, then we can’t hold them responsible for not moving our issues forward.
Expect Results
Many of the elected officials never showed up for forums, debates, townhalls—you know, the cellar campaigners. Now that they are in office, they don’t really care what you think. Biden pulled it off, Fetterman did it, Hobbs did too. Now more than ever, we need to watch every piece of legislation, every speaking engagement, every social media post, every television spot; they move, we report it.
The AZGOP just put out a Resolution asking for the resignation of Ronna McDaniel. I voted YES for the original resolution ONLY AFTER three (3) changes were made. Our three members of the RNC: Chairwoman Kelli Ward, National Committeewoman Lori Corbin-Klein, and National Committeeman Tyler Bowyer all assured the AZRP Executive Committee that they were not voting for Ronna McDaniel. By passing this Resolution, we expect that they will not change their vote.
What Really Matters
After all this dribble in the Republican Party asking for resignations, resolutions, recalls, and remedies, Joe Biden devoted $36 Billion to Save Union Workers’ Pensions. Yes, that’s right, while we were calling for Ronna McDaniel’s resignation, Joe Biden was investing $36 billion in federal funds (your money) to save the pensions of more than 350,000 union workers and retirees—a commitment to labor. On Thursday, Joe Biden said, “Thanks to today’s announcement, hundreds of thousands of Americans can feel that sense of dignity again knowing that they’ve provided for their families and their future, and it’s secure.” The AZRP said “Ronna McDaniel must resign”.
Pima County Republicans, feel that dignity? Joe Biden just used your tax dollars to fund people to collect signatures, walk neighborhoods, put up signs, and win elections in 2024. That’s how unions help their Democrat candidates. We don’t have those “funded-roots” and that’s why we lose elections.
Here’s your answer. Politics is a numbers game. Democrats know how to get the numbers ($36B). Democrats know how to organize the numbers. Democrats have the tools to manage the numbers. Democrats have the discipline to move the numbers to win. Democrats minimize those who try to divide the numbers (think AOC/Omar/Pressley/Tlaib).
Democrats are regimented and unified; Republicans are undisciplined and fractured.
Join me as we look toward 2024 with numbers.