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| Meshawn Maddock, right, with CJ Galdes, center, and Scott Hagerstrom, left (Photo by DarKen Photography) |
By Brandon Hall
(Email him at WestMiPolitics@Gmail.com)
A letter written by conservative activist and RNC Platform Committee member Meshawn Maddock-signed by multiple other delegates to Cleveland-says it's time to come together and rally behind GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump.
"Elected and volunteer “leaders” within the our party are publically speaking and conspiring against our presumptive candidate," the letter says in part.
It continues:
"Why? Their candidate lost. If any single thing has occurred across the country to date through this primary process, it is that voters now vividly see the hypocrisy of the party establishments. Donald Trump (and for that matter Bernie Sanders) exists largely because the people are sick and tired of being sick and tired over the political process lockdown continued by party bosses, big money donors, lobbyists and unelected bureaucrats. The process is broken and needs a house cleaning. We implore all Michigan Delegates to the RNC Convention to get behind our presumptive nominee."
The letter comes as former Cruz supporters Saul Anuzis, Wendy Day, and Barbara Bookout are under fire for launching an effort to steal the nomination from Trump at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
According to Chad Livengood of the Detroit News:
"Two Republican National Convention delegates from Michigan are joining a new grassroots coalition of party activists plotting to dump presumptive nominee Donald Trump at next month’s convention in Cleveland.
Republican activists Wendy Day of Howell and Barbara Bookout of Grand Rapids said Friday they are part of a growing multi-state network of delegates who are discussing changing the convention rules and freeing bound delegates from being forced to vote for Trump on the first ballot at the July 18-21 national party meeting.
“If such an opportunity presents itself, I will be first in line,” Bookout said...
State Sen. Jack Brandenburg, a Trump national convention delegate, on Friday blasted fellow Republicans for
distancing themselves from the party’s presumptive nominee — three days after U.S. Rep. Fred Upton of southwest Michigan said he
would not endorse the New York businessman.
“Trump’s the nominee, and I would suggest that if you call yourself a Republican, get behind him,” said Brandenburg, R-Harrison Township. “Look, I don’t agree with everything my dad says, but I’d still back him. This is a guy that went out there and kicked ass.”
Day said Trump has had six weeks since Cruz and Kasich dropped out to win over his party detractors.
“We’re engaged to Trump, but we’re not married,” Day said. “If you found out your fiance was a habitual liar, adulterer and owns casinos and an escort service, you may not want to get married at that point. We want to give people a chance to not get married to Donald Trump.”
>>>Read more about Anuzis HERE:
Bookout has set her Facebook Cover Photo to a woman tied up with Trump looking menacingly at her...In one comment, Bookout writes "I am already unbound...help the others!"
Michigan's RNC Committeewoman Kathy Berden says it's time to unite behind Trump.
"So much at stake," Berden wrote on Facebook. "We need to support and rally around the presumptive nominee to take back the White House!! I am proud as Michigan's RNC to pledge to support Donald Trump, the winner of the most votes in Michigan, the people's choice."
Others agree.
"I am ashamed of those within our party seeking to thwart the will of the majority of our voters," 2nd GOP Congressional District Chair Mike Hewitt said.
"It is hard to lose an election. It's hard if you run or the person you supported ran and lost," Conservative activist Darlene Dowling Thompson said.
"The sad part about sore losers is they become bitter and want everyone else to lose as well. Some are even willing to allow someone like Hillary to win rather than see someone that they did not support win instead.
There is no principle as some are claiming in this effort to disrespect voters as though they think they know all and are the end-all. They are neither. They are sour grapes and sore losers and that is all they are. Period."
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| Berden, left, Bookout, right |
>>>Here is the full letter from Maddock and the delegates:
MIGOP preaches “unity”, but what are their actions?
Republican leadership always preaches unity. Teamwork. Coming together. Building bridges. Being on the same page. Lining up behind “our” candidates---even when you personally may have had a different first pick.
Grassroot voters have been hearing this message and have been on the receiving end of MIGOP “complaints” along this line for years.
“You guys just aren’t team players” it is said of grassroots leaders. “You folks need to come together behind ‘our’ candidate” they tell us.
This is said when, for example, a conservative candidate primaries an incumbent. That’s bad. But if an establishment unknown primaries a sitting elected conservative, well, that is “for the good of the party”. More unity talks are then delivered.
Now comes candidate Donald J. Trump.
Delegates were elected to represent Michigan’s Republican voters and to go to the RNC Convention pledged to vote for a specific candidate for president. A similar process was used in other states to select their best representatives who will reflect the citizens who cast their vote in those state primaries or caucuses.
This is how our party set up the rules.
To do anything to the contrary would disenfranchise every American citizen who expressed their views by voting through the process. We are a nation of rules. These are the Republican rules, whether we like it or not.
So how is the presumptive GOP nominee for president welcomed by the MIGOP? A candidate that garnered more Republican votes than any candidate in history. A candidate with well over the “magic number” of Delegate votes to lock up a first round Convention nomination.
This is how that presumptive nominee is welcomed. Elected and volunteer “leaders” within the our party are publically speaking and conspiring against our presumptive candidate.
Why?
Their candidate lost.
If any single thing has occurred across the country to date through this primary process, it is that voters now vividly see the hypocrisy of the party establishments. Donald Trump (and for that matter Bernie Sanders) exists largely because the people are sick and tired of being sick and tired over the political process lockdown continued by party bosses, big money donors, lobbyists and unelected bureaucrats. The process is broken and needs a house cleaning.
We implore all Michigan Delegates to the RNC Convention to get behind our presumptive nominee. You are welcome with no judgement or finger-pointing, we actually do need to work together to beat a career politician and career liar who is running on the Democrat side
When do we need to come together?
Today.
How should our Michigan Delegates respond?
In public and often and loudly. Tell the MIGOP “insiders” and our elected Republican leaders how you really feel about their lack of unity.
We head off to Cleveland full of anticipation, with excitement and hope about tomorrow.
Together we will Make America Great Again.
Sincerely,
Steve Boron - National Delegate (District 13)
Jodie Brown - National Delegate (District 13)
Tamara Carlone - National Delegate (District 11)
Tom Llewellyn - National Delegate Alternate (District 11)
Meshawn Maddock - National Delegate (District 11)
Debra Mantey - National Delegate (District 5)
Diane Schindlbeck - National Delegate (District 2)
Marian Sheridan - National Delegate Alternate (District 11)
Dennis Marburger - National Delegate (District 9)
Wes Nakagiri - National Delegate (District 8)
Margaret Copeland - National Delegate Alternate (District 5)
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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.
>>>Email him at WestMiPolitics@Gmail.com
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