The Republican Party of Florida has issued a decision following multiple grievances by members of the Saint Johns County GOP. The party has deemed that all endorsements issued by the party were invalid. In a statement issued by RPOF chairman Evan Power, local chairman Denver Cook was issued a reprimand for failing to follow the correct procedure in issuing the endorsements.
Many of the candidates knew that proper procedure was not being followed, however chose to accept the endorsements regardless.
Sadly, these grievances were filed before the primary election. Power and the RPOF simply chose not to act. As retaliation for filing grievances, former candidate Gerry James has filed a motion to remove vice chairman Jamie Parham, and a vote will be taking place on 9/26. It now appears that Parham is confirmed to be correct about everything he claimed was taking place within the local GOP.
From conversations I have had with Parham, he informed me that he had personally spoken with several of the endorsed candidates informing them of the questions surrounding the endorsement process. The endorsed candidates chose to accept the endorsement anyway, abandoning all principle in hopes of winning.
Will the Republican Party of Florida continue to allow Indivisible activists to hijack party functions while it sits back and does nothing to help Donald trump’s reelection campaign?
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As someone who is a native from St. Johns County and has voted for Republicans for the past 45 years, it upsets me to see how this REC is being turned into a progressive love fest. They no longer believe in debating, free speech and freedom. They believe in safe spaces, no transparency, revenge, lies and silencing their political opponent.