Harmer’s Endorsements Problem

It’s likely that Ronald Reagan is crying in Heaven. He once called the California Republican Assembly the “conscience of the Republican Party.” The CRA’s endorsement of carpetbagger David Harmer in the CD 11 primary is (pardon) unconscionable.

Nothing demonstrates the CRA’s descent from greatness more than this endorsement. The CRA board stood back in impotence as San Joaquin Central Committee member Sara Blicharz magically brought dead units to life, strong-armed moribund units that hadn’t met in many months, and brought in third party operatives. An investigation by the Board into Blicharz’s machinations is clearly in order.

That brings us to the endorsee, David Harmer. Just who/what has the CRA endorsed? Let us consider:

• • Carpet bagger from outside CD 11
  • Loser from CD 10 against Garamendi (who, if Harmer had any guts, he would be running against even now)
  • Loser from UT CD 2 (his party delegates rejected him outright)
  • Proud Republican insider (we all so loved their work in the last decade)
  • Proud Lawyer (enough said)
  • Jerry McNerney’s best chance to stay in office

Republicanism in California has been brought to death’s door by the Governor and those who support his style of republican statism. If the CRA hopes to find its way back to relevance, they had better keep rogue operatives from gaming the system. We need a CRA, a real CRA, to keep supposed Republicans like  Maldonado and Denham in check. Help yourself, help the Republican cause, help California, and join the CRA.