“Madam Chair,
Effective Immediately, I am resigning from the Manatee REC (Republican Executive Committee). It is with a heavy heart that I leave the REC because as a strong loyal Conservative Republican, I thought the REC would do so much to get strong Conservatives elected who firmly believe in our core values (attached below). However, many within the REC have betrayed those principles. They have become environmental extremists who no longer value free enterprise and free markets. The only criteria they choose for supporting a candidate is if they didn’t get a donation from a builder. This is not the solid judgement we should be using. Every candidate should be assessed as to their strength of commitment to our core values.
We Don’t need RINO’s or Democrats-in-disguise running the Republican party. We shouldn’t be supporting candidates who state their preferred pronouns in their bio. We shouldn’t be supporting candidates who donated to Democrats. We shouldn’t be supporting candidates who solicit Democrats to switch parties to vote for them in our Republican party. We shouldn’t be supporting candidates who switch parties just to win Republican Manatee County. We shouldn’t be supporting candidates who don’t believe in the right to life. We shouldn’t be supporting candidates who can’t commit to school choice. We shouldn’t be supporting candidates who think every problem will be resolved with more and bigger government.
I look forward to when the REC returns to being a pro-business, and pro-family organization. as someone once said. Until then, I don’t want to be affiliated with this group that can’t be loyal Conservative Republicans.”
Steve Vernon –
Bob Spencer
Publisher
Manatee Herald
publisher@manateeherald.com
