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AZGOP Chairman's Name SHOULD NOT Be on iPetition Re: Removing Electoral College Member

AZGOP Chairman's Name SHOULD NOT Be on iPetition Re: Removing Electoral College Member Whoever started this "Arizona GOP Selected Non Trump Supporters for Electorat" iPetition needs to learn the rules, an appointee to the Electoral College is required to sign a pledge they will cast their vote for the nominee. Also if you start a petition your name should be on it as the maker, otherwise it's just another hit piece by an unknown source.

1.       Robert Graham’s name should not be on here, he supports Trump

2.      You are making allegations that Graham is out to cheat Trump supporter without any verifiable proof.

3.      I will reiterate the Jane Lynch story “Robert Graham, I don't believe had any knowledge of Jane Lynch's mind set until she made this comment that was reported by a Politico reporter: "Jane Lynch, a GOP veteran from Arizona, says she’ll likely cast her personal vote for libertarian Gary Johnson or a write-in candidate." She did go on to indicate she would cast her electoral vote for Trump.”

4.     Unless you can provide e-mails from Carole Joyce her name should not have been included.

5.      The body of the petition was changed without notice to those who signed the petition.

6.     You might use spell check to check your spelling error’s

Robert Graham, is once again attempting to cheat the Arizona Trump supporters, and the Trump supporters of this country, by chosing Presidential electors for the Donald J Trump ticket who are not true Trump supporters. This would include Jane Lynch, who has openly and publicly come out in opposition to Trump since being put on the electorate. We, the people or Arizona, as well as our fellow Trump supporters across this country, demand that Robert Graham immediately withdraw both Jane Lynch, as well as himself from of this slate if possible per statute. If not, we demand that the below Pledge be signed as it will be sent to all electors. In addition, we are also aware that many of the others did not support Trump in the primary, and yet another electorate, Carol Joyce, has made very negative comments about Trump on many email chains. It is customary and proper to place only true Trump supporters on an electorate. We believe Mr. Graham is doing this purposefully to cheat Donald J. Trump, our elected nominee, out of votes thus shifting the outcome of this election. The outcome of this election is vital not only to the people of Arizona, but it is vital to this entire county. We will not stand silent and are aware that the establishment has continued to move forward with unethical practices.

****Please note***** I completely understand why people want to have factual information presented to them before signing. I would as well. Therefore, I will be putting links on this petition this evening. In addition, I will be writing something up for these electorates and I invite all of you signing this to join me in asking our electorates to prove ahead of time their allegiance to the Trump ticket by singing a pledge that they will vote Trump if he wins the state.

This election is far, far too important, in so many ways, to have to continue playing these games with people who are not committed to doing what they are supposed to be doing.

These are the chosen electorates. The following will be sent to them.

The AZGOP Presidential Electors have been announced. They are Foster Morgan of Glendale, Walter Begay of Kayenta, Bruce Ash of Tucson, Sharon Giese of Mesa, Jim O’Connor and Jerry Hayden of Scottsdale, and Robert Graham, Edward Robson Joyce Carol, Alberto Gutier and Jane Lynch of Phoenix.

ELECTORATE PLEDGE TO THE PEOPLE OF ARZONA AND THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES

It has come to our attention that Robert Graham has put Presidential electors on the Trump slate who have not supported Trump in the primary, been negatively speaking of Trump in multiple emails, have publicly come out saying they will write in a candidate or will support Gary Johnson. Mr. Graham, while “supporting Trump” on his Twitter feed, has done things to sabotage this campaign such as telling volunteers to leave the Trump rallies, thus leaving the Trump campaign with no table, no interaction with supporters, no way to sign up supporters as volunteers, and no way to register supporters. Even those wanting to donate to the campaign during the rally where turned away. This is just one of the many things that have been going on.

Since actions speak louder than words, we are asking for the following Presidential electors to sign this Pledge below. Each electorator will be receiving this individually and immediately. We will be reporting on the ones who send it back to us personally signed.

I __(name)_________________pledge, as a chosen Presidential Elector for the State of Arizona Republican Party, to put my vote in for Donald J. Trump for President should Mr. Trump win the state of Arizona.

I understand that if I do not fulfill this obligation that I am participating in frauding the Arizona people and the people of the United States of America by disrespecting our electorate process and voting against the will of the people.

Signed________________

Dated_________________

Please print full name below:

____________________________

Arizona: Petition To Remove AZ GOP Chairman and Jane Lynch From AZ Electoral College

I signed this petition to see what it was all about.
 "Arizona GOP Selected Non Trump Supporters for Electorate"

There are inconsistences in the petition.
1. Robert Graham supports Trump and should not be included for appointing a life long Republican to the Arizona electoral college.
2. Robert Graham, I don't believe had any knowledge of Jane Lynch's mind set until she made this comment to a Politico reporter: "Jane Lynch, a GOP veteran from Arizona, says she’ll likely cast her personal vote for libertarian Gary Johnson or a write-in candidate." She did go on to indicate she would cast her electoral vote for Trump.
3. To my knowledge Carole Joyce has never had an account on any social media. Any negative comments she may have made about Trump would have been in an e-mail. For her to be included proof  of comments would need to be provided.
If you wish to sign the petition:

Arizona GOP Selected Non Trump Supporters for Electorate

It has come to our attention that our AZ GOP Chairman, Robert Graham, is once again attempting to cheat the Arizona Trump supporters, and the Trump supporters of this country, by chosing electorates for the Donald J Trump ticket who are not Trump supporters. This would include Jane Lynch, who has openly and publicly come out in opposition to Trump since being put on the electorate. We, the people or Arizona, as well as our fellow Trump supporters across this country, demand that Robert Graham immediately withdraw both Jane Lynch, as well as himself from of this slate. In addition, we are also aware that many of the others did not support Trump in the primary, and yet another electorate, Carol Joyce, has made very negative comments about Trump on social media. It is customary and proper to place only true Trump supporters on an electorate. We believe Mr. Graham is doing this purposefully to cheat Donald J Trump, our elected nominee, out of votes thus shifting the outcome of this election. The outcome of this election is vital to not only the people of Arizona, but this entire county. We will not stand silent and are aware that the establishment has continued to move forward with unethical practices.

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Arizona Republicans In LD24 Have Their Long Knives Out For Leader

Again Republicans Try to Deep Six Their Own

While the leader of Arizona Republican LD 24 was in the hospital a member or members of the group stealthily and in secret got their long knives out to recruit a candidate to run against him if decided he was going for full term of his own instead of a replacement for the former chairman who moved to a greener pasture. Again Republicans showed they would rather stab their own in back than be transparent.

The really sad part is that he trusted them and his trust was paid back with a Benedict Arnold action. be

Via MCRC Briefs

LD24 Appears To Be In Turmoil the past couple of days over what could be viewed as another coupe to purge one more reported “conservative leaning PC from a leadership position.” As readers may recall, a few weeks ago an out-of-state PAC mailer targeted long-time PCs Bob and Cindy Thomas, who are known as two of LD24’s “hardest working PCs,” by leaving their names off a candidate flyer.

That backfired when the voters became aware of the skullduggery and they re-elected Bob and Cindy over a couple of the PAC recommended candidates in the Aug 30 primary. Yesterday, another shenanigan started surfacing.

It seems while LD24 Chairman Timothy Lee was recuperating from foot surgery and going through rehab the past couple of months, a few PCS quietly recruited Barry Wong to run against Lee for the upcoming Chairmanship election – never mind that Lee had already appointed Paul Smith as chairman of the LDs nominating committee.

Lee’s surgeon released him this past week to become active again and --- ironically, the well-kept secret to throw him under bus – leaked to him.

As readers may recall, Lee served as the AZGOP Treasurer for about 10 years.

He moved to LD24 from Pinal County a couple of years ago and became the LD24 Chair when Ken Bennett resigned to get into the congressional race.

So Lee’s hardly a novice at the inter-workings of the party; he knows most of the party secrets for the past decade and where the skeletons are buried. It is going to be interesting to see how this situation plays out.

More should bubble to the surface in the next few days. In the meanwhile, it should be an alert to conservative-leaning LD chairs. Who knows how many others are targeted??? - ft

Jim O’Connor Announces AZGOP Chairmanship Candidacy

PRESS RELEASE

 Media Contact:  Jim O’Connor   602-538-9387 and email: jwo@ronnoco3.com

Jim O’Connor Announces AZGOP Chairmanship Candidacy

During tonight’s LD 23 district meeting, Chairman Jim O’Connor announced his candidacy for the Arizona Republican Party Chairmanship election to be held at the January 28, 2017 AZGOP Statutory meeting.

“I am running to give AZGOP State Committeemen an opportunity to choose a Chairman who will incorporate the grassroots activists’ voices and ideas into the operation of our State Party. I intend to reopen the doors of party headquarters to Republican volunteers and take advantage of their willingness to offer their time, talents, and treasure to the party. I look to orchestrate a model of appropriate behavior from the top down.”

If given the opportunity to serve AZGOP members, O’Connor commits to holding monthly Zoom conference calls with all County Chairs, as well as face-to-face meetings once each quarter. “I pledge,” he said, “to build a more vibrant AZGOP on a foundation of trust, honor, respect, and adherence to party bylaws and the Republican Party Platform.”

O’Connor has been active in our Republican politics for the past 10 years, having served two-year terms as a Member at Large for CD 5 and CD 6. He was elected Chairman of LD 23 in November 2014, and serves on the Executive Guidance Council of the Maricopa County Republican Committee. During this past year, O’Connor spearheaded the effort to renounce the National Popular Vote Compact legislation, which moved through the Arizona State House. As part of that continuing effort, he built a team to educate legislators and PCs statewide about the failings of this foolish idea. The compact, if passed, would subvert the will of the people of Arizona, by mandating that electoral votes go to the winner of the national popular vote, even if it differs from the actual Arizona result.

The most salient example of O’Connor’s effectiveness in building the party and motivating volunteers was his success in working with his district’s Precinct Captains and Area Directors to appoint 135 new Precinct Committeemen in LD 23.

He encourages all newly elected Precinct Committeemen interested in voting in the statutory meeting election to place their names on their District or County ballots for the position of State Committeeman. Only State Committeemen are eligible to vote in the race for State Party Chairman.

 Jim O’Connor