Conservative Ken Cuccinelli wants to remake the Republican National Committee, giving the members more power and the chairman less power.
From politico.com
Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, a prominent conservative and expert on the complexities of the party convention process, has begun pitching GOP delegates on a proposal that would have far-reaching consequences for the party. The idea: strip the Republican National Committee chair of power and decentralize control of the party apparatus, handing it over to the 168 RNC members who compose the national party. The package, according to three sources who’ve been briefed on the matter, would also aim to diminish the overall power of the RNC and empower grass-roots conservatives in future party nominations. Under the concept, for example, the RNC chair would lose the power to appoint powerful party officers.
Cuccinelli was a top aide to Ted Cruz in his campaign for President. He is now involved in Cruz Super PAC. Some believe Cuccinelli wants to change the party structure in a way that could help Cruz in a 2020 quest for the Presidency. That sounds a bit far fetched to me. Cuccinelli has always supported the grassroots. It’s more likely he’s doing this in an effort to organize the Republican party from the grassroots up, rather than the top down.
While Ken Cuccinelli is the chairman of the Virginia delegation at the National Convention, he is not on the rules committee. He will need Morton Blackwell to present his ideas for a new party structure when the rules committee meets at the convention. Blackwell has wanted a change in the RNC for a long time.
“More power in our party should flow from the bottom up.”
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Cuccinelli had the rules changed when he ran for Governor.
Ken you lost, you ran just like Romney.
Go away your five minute are up
Is this the RAT forum Palin was talking about?
Yes. A echo chamber of sour grapes and schemers.
Sounds good on its face, but could the Devil be in the details?
In our day of decentralization, and razing the establishment, (Brexit, Trump, et al), maybe the winds of change, on many fronts, are in the cards.
In any event, if legit, Godspeed.
almost laughable, one has to wonder, why now? what epiphany all off a sudden came upon him? grassroots?, or his “roots”?
on second thought, completely laughable
When has the grassroots ever been in power in Virginia? You have the same sort of party bosses at the local as you have at the state or national level. They just don’t have great name recognition yet. An example is the guy suing to free the delegates. Just another party hack looking to move up. The grassroots might start winning when local monthly meetings take place in an auditorium instead of the back room at Golden Corral. Yet everyone wants to fawn over a bit player like Cooch changing the RNC? C’mon, the money has no interest in Cooch.
We have for too long been a top-down personality based party. Ken is exactly right, the structure needs to change, putting the Grassroots back in power. It would change us from a losing party nationally to winning again. Look at where we are winning: Local and state where more involvement on local levels brings out the people. The Party bosses have relied too long on the consultant, candidate based system that ignores the local levels.
Go Ken and Morton.
Sounds like Cruzers trying to hijack the party for their own intended candidate. Has Cuccinelli and Blackwell come out in force backing the republican nominee? Not so much. 168 people in control, lol. Sounds like another obstacle brought to us by drum roll please, lawyers who would slate the apparatus in favor of their candidate. What Morton and Ken want is not a improvement but another ruse for backroom politics. Empower the grass roots by making it a straight up majority vote by the people that selects the nominee. Get on board with Trump, Ken!
Sorry, this has nothing to do with the convention. Power to the people!
Just remember, those people you talk about are the ones who picked Trump for their leader. You good with that decision?
Does it say the RNC?
Yes, Republican National Committee. Sorry for the confusion.
You are correct Jonathan. When Ken is involved it is always self fulfilling modus operandi. Ken does only what is best for Ken. Ken is simply trying to remain relevant when is star is no longer shining.
Ken is no longer a viable candidate for any office. His behavior at the convention was revealing.