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Roughing It in the Midwest

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Well, I must apologize for the unnatural silence recently. There is really no excuse beyond a lack of especially notable CR activity during the summer months. That pattern has been broken, however, by the Wisconsin-Iowa Leadership Summit held at the Maquoketa State Park in Iowa last weekend. It was too far for me to drive, […]

College Republicans: Live twitter #obamercial using #crnc, compete for $25 iTunes giftcard

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

From the College Republican blog:
As many of you know, on Wednesday, June 24th, ABC has turned over an hour of prime-time programming to President Obama to promote his government healthcare program. This “infomercial” starts at 10pm (Eastern) live from the White House. ABC has rejected the RNC’s requests to counter the President’s debate and has […]

STORM cut, Orlando board meeting announced

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

With about 25 State Chairs and the entire CRNC Executive Board, the bomb-shell announcement of the new administration’s first conference call with the National Board on Thursday was that the CRNC has cut STORM.
On the call, the announcement was made by CRNC Treasurer Brand Kroeger.
According to Mr. Kroeger, after reviewing the books and […]

CR in VA this summer? Get involved!

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

From the PHC College Republicans blog:
CRFV Summer Volunteer Contest
The CRFV Executive Committee is proud to announce the first Summer Volunteer Contest open to all College Republicans statewide. We have teamed up with the McDonnell Campaign to offer incentives for volunteers who are able to give 10 HOURS of work (door-knocking or phone-banking at a local […]

Convention, Part II: The Election of National Officers

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

The voting part of convention went off without a hitch as far as I could tell. All the National officers, with the exception of Pete Vitale in the Midwest, were elected by acclamation as each did not have opposition.
In the Midwest Regional Vice-Chair race, Pete Vitale won easily. I forget what the exact vote number […]

Convention, Part I: Credentials Committee

Monday, June 8th, 2009

In the months leading up to convention, several credentials committee seats were vacated due to the announcement of candidacies for National office. To fill the seat prior to the convention, several regional conference calls were held. Coming out of those calls, Jonathan Ratliff from Missouri was elected in the Midwest and James Barnes of Washington […]

As convention nears…

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

…make sure you register and book a room in the hotel in which convention is being held. Both can be accomplished by stopping by the CRNC’s website.
…candidate for Chairman, Zach Howell, has created a facebook group. It is nearing 500 members. Join if that’s your thing. He also promises to be releasing another set of […]

Maine holds convention, Howell in attendance

Friday, May 8th, 2009

The Maine College Republicans recently held their convention. As a guest speaker, Maine’s convention was attended by CRNC Chairman candidate Zach Howell.
As the press release CR Nation received reports:
…Zach Howell, candidate for chair of the College Republican National Committee, travelled from Utah…to speak to the Maine College Republicans. Howell, currently a regional vice-chair of […]

Granat elected in Oregon

Friday, May 1st, 2009

With more than 100 in attendance, the Oregon College Republicans held their annual convention on April 25th and 26th at the Salbasgeon Hotel in Corvallis Oregon.
Those in attendance heard speeches from State Senator Jason Atkinson, Allen Alley- Republican Candidate for Governor, State Representatives Andy Olson, Sherrie Sprenger, Jim Thompson, and Matt Wingard, and […]

Arizona Convention report: Ellison withdrew candidacy, Clark seeks unity

Monday, April 27th, 2009

A well-informed Arizona College Republican source reports:
The Arizona Federation of College Republicans convention started off on Friday in Phoenix, Arizonan with James Bond Casino night. Despite all of the drama leading up to the convention the majority of the students were civil and seemed to enjoy each other’s company. Most male attendees were dressed in […]

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