Romney Announces California Finance Team
I just saw this on Total Buzz:
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney released the list of his California finance co-chairmen today with, thanks to alphbetical order, OC GOP boss Scott Baugh at the top of the list. OC biz folks named are David Bradford (OWNLI), Mark Chapin Johnson (Chapin Medical), John Clarey (RF Comsites), Hadi Makarechian (Capital Pacific), and Doug Wilson (Next Solutions).
Memo to Romney campaign: if you're really trying to communicate with GOP activists, consider putting Red County on your e-mail distribution list -- given that we have blogs in three the most GOP-voter rich California counties and a fourth on the way. My e-mail is matt@redcounty.com. Just a thought.
Hey Matt, now you know how I feel about reading of Larry Dick's candidacy on your site! Link to come -- but hey Larry... We've got 300,000 subscribers. I don't charge a cent.
Posted by: Martin Wisckol | March 15, 2007 at 05:27 PM
LOL. I got skunked on the Romney release, too. I e-mailed Boston to get you, Jubal, and me put on their list.
Posted by: Jon Fleischman | March 15, 2007 at 05:47 PM
Martin:
No disrespect meant to Total Buzz. You most definitely ought to be on their distribution list.
Posted by: Jubal | March 15, 2007 at 05:48 PM
Jon:
That's not a good sign when they're leaving GOP blogs off their press release list.
Posted by: Jubal | March 15, 2007 at 05:54 PM
I should probably mention, since it might make you guys feel better, that the Romney campaign didn't send me a release on this. A source mentioned it, then I looked it up on the Romney Web site. I'm not sure I'm on their list either!
Posted by: Martin Wisckol | March 15, 2007 at 06:08 PM
Actually, it makes me even more suspect of their operation! Are they contacting any media?
Posted by: Jubal | March 15, 2007 at 06:11 PM
With Hugh Hewitt FLOGGING Romney with a book and daily mentions on his blog and radio show, it is surprising that the Romney campaign doesn't have the aforementioned "Red County" blog-o-sphere on it's distribution list.
Maybe the Romney campaign needs to read Hewitt's BLOG book?
Posted by: | March 15, 2007 at 07:14 PM
I noticed Baugh's name on the Romney list. Has he resigned as OC Rep Party Chair? In the past, he has declined to endorse in contested races based on his Party title.
Posted by: Question about Baugh | March 15, 2007 at 07:32 PM
RE: Question for Baugh,
No. Scott will be signing on as Scott Baugh, former Republican Assembly leader, not OC GOP Chair.
Posted by: Ryan Gene | March 16, 2007 at 01:08 AM
Give me a break. Baugh could sign on as the Queen of England-- it doesn't change the fact he IS CURRENTLY the County GOP Chair... what a joke. Why play such stupid semantic games?
A few weeks ago, someone wrote here that Baugh's supporting Mitt because he's on the payroll of one of the big money guys in the area who's a major Romney donor...I hope that blogger here reads this and reminds us of who that is-- I forget. I think it's the guy who owns the St Regis.
Posted by: Come On, Ryan Gene | March 16, 2007 at 07:20 AM
Taken directly from the website:
Governor Romney’s California Finance Co-Chairs:
- Scott Baugh, Chairman, Orange County Republican Party, Orange County
Posted by: Ryan Gene is incorrect | March 16, 2007 at 10:27 AM
Eh, so I was wrong. What else is new? :-p
Scott has the right to endorse whom ever he wants.
Posted by: Ryan Gene | March 16, 2007 at 02:15 PM