This just came across my desk. I offer it without any editorializing. Just read it.
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"Good is the enemy of great", a paper about the current state of the Harris County Republican Party
Many
attribute this quote to Jim Collins the business writer.
In actuality it is an updated quote by Voltaire, which was “perfect
is the enemy of good”. Whichever version you prefer the
point is clear, when we settle for mediocrity we are doomed.
Such
is the case with the current state of the Harris County Republican Party.
While we have had some recent success, the truth is we have seen a
steady decline. Most specifically in the last 4 years. In 2008 we saw
a near Democratic sweep of countywide race, while losing many good conservative
judges in the process. While 2010 was a bounce back year, the results were more
of a referendum on President Obama than a Conservative resurgence. Two
years ago in the 2010 election the Democratic candidate for Governor won the
majority of ballots cast in Harris County. The very real and
damaging result is that the Democrats will control the election judge position
in all early voting locations in Harris County in 2012. This could mean loses
in a close election. This slow slide into the abyss has not occurred
without warning. But the entrenched leadership won’t allow dissent within
the party structure, and those that sound a warning are called disloyal and
their motives are questioned, meanwhile the questions themselves go
unanswered.
The problems at the County Party are many and they are not
new.
Offices have been closed; calls go unreturned, longtime conservative activists
are marginalized because they are not part of Mr. Woodfill’s team. This is
not leadership; nor is it a way to grow a party. You cannot make something better by
staying the same. We have problems but we also have solutions.
Here
is a partial lists of a few of the glaring problems.
*The
Party’s website is outdated, cluttered and ineffective.
Please
don’t take my word for it, just go look for yourself at the Harris County
Democrat party website, http://www.hcdp.org/ and then compare it to
the Republican website. Communication has changed, Face book, smart phones,
Twitter are instantaneous and cheap. The democrats have capitalized on this
change. But the technology is not exclusive to them. There are many local
Republican candidates who are doing a better job of using social media than the
party itself. We should look to them and use what works and improve where
we can. The party has had many opportunities to do this; Mr. Woodfill has not
acted upon these opportunities.
*The
full list of Precinct chairs is on the HCDP website and in a
downloadable format, it's easy to navigate and for anyone wanting to get the
information it is there. Unlike our own party’s website which you must click on
one precinct at a time. And even then, half the time the information
seems to be outdated.
*Fundraising
is anemic, party leadership recently failed to convince the Executive
Committee to support their plan to pay for the convention. Now they make
panicked and desperate pleas for funding. This is not
leadership; it's panhandling. The need for a county convention
was not a surprise. While it is true the exact date was not known until
the Federal court issued its ruling; it was always a statutory requirement that
the convention itself be held. Where was the planning, the foresight?
Additionally there are many unanswered question about how
the party has spent its money. If there has been no wrongdoing then open the
books, do an audit, if you have nothing to hide, then why are you hiding?
*The
HCDP also has monthly brown bag lunches where Democratic Party leaders will
meet with anyone that desires to attend. We can’t seem to get our own party
chairman to show up at any club meetings. Only now when the
chairman has a primary opponent is the party is holding Senate
District meetings where Mr. Woodfill does nothing more than reprocess outdated
information and techniques on communicating to local voters.
*Where
is the facebook, twitter, email suggestions? Why not mention the importance
of communicating this info to members of non-political organizations one
might be a part of? The party chair should be in constant and open
communication with the clubs. It would not be difficult for the chair to meet
once a year with Club Presidents. In fact this practice should be routine.
These
are only a few of the problems; a complete listing of the problems would
be too depressing. We can do better, we have an option. There are many
talented and dedicated conservatives who want to be a part of the solution. The
fixes are there, why they may not all be easy, but most are quite simple.
The
change begins with a change in leadership. It’s time that we have a new
party Chairman. Let’s fix this before it’s too late and the
democrats control all of Harris County.
Randy Kubosh
Randall D. “Randy”
Kubosh
Life Long Republican and
Pro-Life
Pct. 2 Chair; 2010,
2011, 2012
Ambassador Level RLC
Member; 2010, 2011, 2012
Former Secretary of the
HCRP Finance Committee; 2011
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