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jpak

(41,757 posts)
Mon Aug 19, 2013, 05:52 PM Aug 2013

Members of GOP cite dissatisfaction with LePage, legislative Republicans in mass resignation letter

Source: Bangor Daily News

AUGUSTA, Maine — A group of a dozen Republicans upset with party politics at the national and state levels and dismayed by the actions of Gov. Paul LePage and GOP members of the Legislature have resigned from the party en masse.

Among those who quit the party are Mark Willis of Dennysville, who is a Republican National Committeeman, Sam Canders, who lost a bid last month to serve as chairman of the Maine Republican Party, and several people who supported presidential candidate Ron Paul in 2012 only to be shut out of the Republican National Convention.

Bryan Daugherty, who was one of the Paul supporters and who resigned from the Penobscot County Republican Committee, said he attended a Republican National Committee meeting last week in Boston that represented the “last straw.”

“We’re trying to restore the voice of the grassroots people,” said Daugherty. “We’ve been fighting that same cause and others at many levels from the state party to the RNC. I’ve found that they’re not welcoming any type of discussion. For me it just comes down to the definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing over and over again.”

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Members of GOP cite dissatisfaction with LePage, legislative Republicans in mass resignation letter (Original Post) jpak Aug 2013 OP
Paulites can't stand LePage either? Gormy Cuss Aug 2013 #1
Le Page is nuckin futz! Mopar151 Aug 2013 #8
Ha, ha, ha.... take that, Rinse! I knew Maine wasn't as crazy as LePage and the rest of the GOP. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #2
I like it when skunks get into pissing contests. What's next, self immolation? marble falls Aug 2013 #3
Hey, if they want to douse themselves in gasoline and set each other on fire who are we cstanleytech Aug 2013 #7
Hey its a free world and free entertainment - win/win, youse know what I'm sayin'. I'll even lend... marble falls Aug 2013 #9
It sounds as though their anger is because the GOP tblue37 Aug 2013 #4
+1 freshwest Aug 2013 #10
State and National R's were not extreme enough for them, along with Lepage. quakerboy Aug 2013 #12
There! See what you made me do? Half-Century Man Aug 2013 #5
I thought... paleotn Aug 2013 #6
+1,000 freshwest Aug 2013 #11
You can't fool all the people, all the time. blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #13

cstanleytech

(26,284 posts)
7. Hey, if they want to douse themselves in gasoline and set each other on fire who are we
Mon Aug 19, 2013, 08:08 PM
Aug 2013

to argue with them so I say just sit back and enjoy the show.........................want some ?

marble falls

(57,079 posts)
9. Hey its a free world and free entertainment - win/win, youse know what I'm sayin'. I'll even lend...
Mon Aug 19, 2013, 08:31 PM
Aug 2013

'em a match, hey, after all I'm open minded, right?

tblue37

(65,336 posts)
4. It sounds as though their anger is because the GOP
Mon Aug 19, 2013, 06:46 PM
Aug 2013

in their state wasn't extreme enough to satisfy them on some points. These are Paulite Republicans, not moderates who are horrified at Republican extremism.

Still, anything that drives a wedge between factions in the Republican Party is good news.

quakerboy

(13,920 posts)
12. State and National R's were not extreme enough for them, along with Lepage.
Mon Aug 19, 2013, 10:48 PM
Aug 2013

Their points were
*not enough national fiscal conservatives have positions of power
*National R's not putting limits on the NSA
*Too much gun control
*state R's not supporting Lepage Budget.
*Lepage supports too many taxes
*lepage hasn't done enough to prevent surveillance

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
5. There! See what you made me do?
Mon Aug 19, 2013, 07:49 PM
Aug 2013

In order to promote teamwork I've shot us both in the foot. I hope you're happy.




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