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August 27, 2013 07:55 AM UTC
10 Comments
Jason,
I enjoy your threads and comments here on Coloradopols but I'm not sure reading the transcript that Ms. Mizel was supporting Mr. Tancredo. I read it to mean she agreed with Mr. Boyles' opinion of what the Republican Party thinks of Mr. Tancredo and she appears to put Sen. Cruz in that category as well.
Agree trying to make this a big deal is a stretch. And there's so much really worth making a big deal over.
I do remember that back when I had a minor local Dem party position, we weren't supposed to make public statements (that would be mainly at meetings, while speaking to our local Dems in our official capacity, etc. since nobody was interviewing anyone at my lowly level) for or against one primary or potential primary candidate or another because anything we said could be taken to be coming from the party and our primary job was going to be helping to elect whoever wound up winning the primary and running. That would be hard to do had we trashed that person in the run up. That's why I didn't use my real name on this blog in the first place; so I could be free to express myself here without reference to my small role in the party.
Exactly. There is a big difference between saying "I support Tancredo" (could be taken to mean support in general because of agreement w/policies but not in any race in particular) and "I support Tancredo in the governor race". It was roughly the former which Becky said, not the latter.
As for Sarah Arnold and Ryan Call, I wouldn't surprised if personal animus is driving Sarah's comments.
I see your point, but i asked myself, does Mizel support Tancredo over the others? Most likely yes. It's not a statement you'd expect to hear from someone who's neutral, right?
Jason,
Do you have any information about what is going on with Democrats and the party?
Instead of relying on Jason you could just start going to the meetings of your HD. The districts are supposed to hold meetings once a month. The HD is the basic building block with the mission of getting HD reps elected but also helping elect Dem candidates in general at all levels, doing voter turn out, providing education on issues, fund raising, recruiting volunteers, recruiting people to run for local office, community outreach, organizing for the county party at the local level. That's where you'll get to know the local active people who are tuned in to what's going on in the party and up the chain through that entry level.
You'll hear all kinds of stuff that isn't going to be put in writing on the county or state sites or talked about in pressers. Who's in, who's out, what the over all strategy is supposed to be, who did what to who, who's ticked off at who, secret and not so secret dirt etc. Candidates at every level and people from the county and state party levels will will turn up, especially in run ups to elections. You can ask them questions and tell them what you think directly. It takes time and energy but you'll learn you more than you can get from anybody on a blog, even Jason, if you really want to know.
Oh and what I said about party officials being discouraged from showing public preference at the primary stage so they can preserve the ability to advocate with credibility for the chosen candidates in elections? Privately is a different story. You'll find out pretty quickly what your local HD activists and their friends higher up really think.
I was told a couple years ago that the dems don't try to muzzle their country officials. See http://bigmedia.org/2011/05/09/radio-host-says-el-paso-gop-trying-to-shut-up-republican-activists/
Well when I was involved in the Arapahoe Dem Party we were strongly urged to maintain a certain public neutrality, especially among local candidates, in the early phases. Naturally we were free to go to our assemblies and conventions in support of whoever we liked best. Early on we were supposed to invite all and sundry to speak and present their cases at our HD meetings and give them equal chances to win people over. The caution had two main reasons.
1) People might take our views as reflecting official Dem party views.
2) We were going to have to work to elect whoever won the nod. That was our primary job. Electing Dem candidates.
For most lower offices we only had one candidate most of time long before the actual caucuses and so forth so not really much of a problem.
Maybe it's different now or maybe other county parties have a different culture.
I was specifically advised by a then county officer ( I was down the chain at HD level) not to participate here under my own name because of my position.
I'm guessing Becky Mizel has a lot of clout, due to her hubby's extensive contributions to the Senate Majority fund. That may be at the bottom of the mystery of why Call isn't being more publicly punitive. I'd post a link but the followthemoney site is down right now.