Preibus, RNC Jump the Shark
Shame on the GOP
The RNC, Reince Preibus, and Mitt Romney and his campaign are up to their sleazy tactics AGAIN.
They are sore losers who didn’t like who won the caucus in Nevada and other states.
“So Priebus, in concert with the Romney folks here, have decided to turn the so-called Team Nevada office on Tropicana into the de facto Republican Party” according to the Las Vegas Sun.
NH GOP has also violated rule #11 by ‘endorsing’ someone in a primary.
In response to the call by Clark County GOP for RNC Chair Preibus to step down, State GOP Chairman Michael McDonald released this statement.
“The Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus has the authority to take the necessary steps to support a candidate to ensure Republicans win the presidency in November. RNC Rule 11 applies to the RNC’s ability to make endorsements and spend resources in state races and may have been misinterpreted by some in Nevada in its application to the presidential election. Ron Paul’s campaign released a statement on May 5 providing Chairman Priebus and the RNC their “full consent” to move forward with setting up Victory organizations. Certainly we do not need to wait for Tampa before assisting our presumptive nominee. I look forward to working with Chairman Priebus and Republicans across the state of Nevada as we build a top-notch ground game to beat Barack Obama and elect Mitt Romney to the White House.”
They even admitted what they were doing.
“The plan would be to transfer money directly to Team Nevada and/or funnel some through the Washoe Republican Party, run by the respected Dave Buell, who is well-liked by the RNC and Romney folks.
To distill, the GOP insider said, “Essentially we’re setting up a shadow state party.”
And this is all because they did not successfully shove Mitt Romney, their chosen establishment candidate, down the throats of potential delegates.