OPEN THREAD: What’s The Plan For The MNGOP?
I started writing something last week about the future of the Republican Party of Minnesota. What it needs to change, stop doing, and the lessons it must realize and come to accept.
And not just lessons that need to be learned by the people who hold election certificates, elected party leaders, señor staff, strategists, advisers, etc., but also the lessons that the activists and base need to understand. What its is that sets us apart, in a negative way, from Democrats when it comes to party operations.
I’m still working on my piece and trying to decide if I actually want to publish or release it. I’m debating my future in the party, as far as being active in the party side of things. This piece is helping me work through that decision in my head. But its more like an open letter, or a speech I’d love to give.
But I am curious as to what you all think we should do differently, not at all, or start doing. Or maybe you think everything is just fine. Please share.










I’m more curious about your take on this and like you am loath to make open suggestions, but the one thing I think we have to get to is the realization, as widespread as we can make it but activists of all stripes in particular, that any Republican is better than every Democrat and we ought to be working and voting accordingly. There are some in our Party who continue to insist that “once people see how bad having Democrats in charge is they will elect Republicans,” and use that as an excuse not to work for or vote for Republicans, to “teach them a lesson.” Time for attitude adjustments for those people.
Why are people reluctant to share their ideas?
Anyway, I’ll admit I’m new to party involvement. But it seems to me that the state party’s main concern should be information gathering and distribution, with another goal of public relations/branding/messaging. Everyone knows we have serious issues with voter identification, databases, and what to do with the information once we have it. Party units should be concentrating on these issues, not raising money for candidates or recounts.
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The MNGOP is dead until there are new caucus and new delegates who are actually republicans are elected.
Until then I would ignore the party, it is beyond repair right now.
Like the old saying, when you are in a hole, first thing is to stop digging.
Right now the MNGOP is filled with a group of people with dynamite and backhoes.