Michigan GOP in Total Meltdown

by: GoBlueMich02

Thu Oct 09, 2008 at 14:05:20 PM EDT

Dear ___
Today, you may have received an email from a disgruntled former employee, Justin Zatkoff,  that is an example of game-playing that is distracting from our efforts this fall.  It has been leaked to the press and being circulated by the same old group of troublemakers who are more interested in intra-party political silliness than helping Republicans win general elections.

The Total Meltdown of the State GOP, under the fold

To make our situation clear, I just wanted to fill you in on some information regarding equipment, collateral materials and supplies as we allocate resources in the coming days.

Since last Thursday when the news came out about the McCain campaigns withdrawal from Michigan, we have been actively working on a plan to allocate remaining resources around the state.

In the meantime, there have been several individuals, including some disgruntled former employees, who have tried to take advantage of the situation by stealing cell phones, and other electronic equipment, as well as substantial amounts of collateral materials.  In at least one instance there was an employee who vandalized their victory center on the way out the door.

We have done everything in our power to hold on to these resources until we can re-allocate them appropriately.  Some of those decisions had to wait until we had a chance to determine which victory centers would stay open and which staff would stay in place.  Some of these resources are designed specifically for the 72 Hour program.  If we disperse them now, we will have nothing for the final push of the campaign.

I would like to assure you of three things:

we are implementing a plan to make sure that what precious resources we have are distributed and used to maximum benefit for the entire state;
we will do whatever is necessary to protect any of our equipment and resources from "growing legs" and walking out the door; and,
We will prosecute anyone who attempts to take valuable collateral or equipment that belongs to the Republican party or the victory program and inhibits our effort to achieve victory in November.

Unfortunately this is what happens when there is any kind of confusion, so i wanted to give you as much information as possible and I also want to thank you for your patience and confidence in our efforts.

Larry Ward
Political Director, Michigan Republican Party
8th District GOP Chairman

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Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

www.migop.org

That's right. As McCain pulls his resources from Michigan, the state GOP tries to revive its sagging operation...but not without a little internal dissent. Allegedly, some materials have been stolen from their "Victory" Centers as McCain leaves the state. In a mature way, the State party thought that email blasting their entire list would be a positive, telling everyone about the responses from their "Victory" coordinators.