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Thursday, November 27th, 2008On November 19, before a crowd of 20 College Republicans at Iowa State University, Dan Nealson and Matt Sexton announced their candidacy for IFCR Chair and Co-Chair.
Running on his experience, Mr. Nealson states he can lead IFCR through “these tough times,” claiming that he “understands the struggles facing the Iowa Federation of College Republicans.”
Mr. Nealson […]
Rumor from Capitol Hill
Thursday, November 27th, 2008The rumor buzzing around the Hill this Turkey Day - among those that are there anyway - is that Hillary Clinton will be appointted Secretary of State and, this is the juicy part, Bill Clinton will be appointed to fill her Senate seat…gasp….
Interesting scenario. Apparently, politicos in New York are ticked off…
CR Composition Corner: America’s Greatest Threat
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008A piece by Jacob Ventura, former executive director of the Massachusetts College Republicans:
The United States of America is on course for a financial disaster that could cripple our federal government as early as 2027. Throughout our nation’s short history, we have encountered various threats to our national security and economic stability such as a […]
CRNC: Vegas Update III
Monday, November 24th, 2008Forgot in the post earlier to mention the fate of the constitutional amendments. In short, they all passed by wide margins. If the support was not unanimous, the opposition was at most one or two votes. The budget passed unanimously.
Also, I would like to recap what states chairs who attended the Vegas […]
Pictures from Vegas
Monday, November 24th, 2008But not those kind of pictures…
These pictures were taken Saturday night at the Michigan party hosted by Pete Vitale.
CRNC: Vegas Update II
Monday, November 24th, 2008On Saturday night, the Michigan College Republicans threw a party. As the rumor goes, Pete Vitale was the host. Mr. Vitale is Justin Zatkoff’s right hand man in Michigan.
But this just wasn’t any old party. I am told the party was held in one of the penthouse suites at the […]
CRNC Boad Meeting: Las Vegas
Monday, November 24th, 2008Alright, here is the scoop on the Las Vegas CRNC Board meeting.
Numero uno: Blake Harris was elected Co-Chairman
Numero dos: Northeast Regional Vice-Chairman, Mike Keough, gave a roaring speech which equated, to a degree, the current CRNC administration to Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and Charlie Smith to George Washington. It was a treat to […]
CRNC: Vegas Update I
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008One day and night has passed for CRNC: Vegas. Top gossip so far:
1. “WestFest” was the big party of Friday night. The party was sponsored by Zach Howell, and was reportedly a tremendous success. One report estimated that more than 100 people attended throughout the night.
2. A CR mole reports that Ben Johnson has promised […]
DC CRs give up part of Thanksgiving break for Chambliss
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008From the GW Hatchet:
A handful of College Republicans will give up three days of their Thanksgiving break and travel to Georgia next Friday to campaign for Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss.
The trip’s expenses–including travel, housing and food–are being paid for by the Republican National Committee said Brandon Hines, public relations director for the CRs. The trip […]
The rumor mill begins…
Thursday, November 20th, 2008As the CRNC gathering in Vegas approaches, speculation is beginning about who will run for national chair. At this point, there is no reason to believe that Charlie Smith and Blake Harris will not seek re-election.
Would you vote for a Smith/Harris ticket? Vote in the poll on the left.
Update: Rumor also has it that Ben […]