Jon Fleischman
Jon is the elected Vice Chairman, South of the California Republican Party.
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Hollingsworth the Magnanimous Senate Leader
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Today off the transom came a release from the campaign of State Senator Sam Aanastad, who recently announced that he, too, is seeking the GOP nomination for LG. The release announced the endorsement of Hollingsworth of his candidacy.
Needless to say, it seemed like an interesting story if Hollingsworth was dropping his support for Denham in favor of Aanestad. Were Hollingsworth not the leader, that wouldn't be too shocking. Between Aanastad and Denham, the former is more ideologically conservative. But because he is the leader, it would have been a head-turned.
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Note to leaders: When in command, take command. Make decision and stick to them. This isn't magnanimous. It's squishy.
Posted by George Ford at October 20, 2009 9:03pmHollingsworth absolutely did the right thing. A leader backs his caucus members even when they compete with each other. The unity of the caucus for the big public policy issues is far more important than which Senator becomes our next Lt. Governor.
Posted by Bill Leonard at October 20, 2009 9:15pmPost a Comment
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