And the OCYR Endorsement goes to...
After one chaotic hour and nine motions later, the Orange County Young Republicans voted to endorse the following candidates for the upcoming June Primary election:
33 Senate District: Mimi Walters
35 Senate District: No Endorsement (at this time)
60 Assembly District: Larry Dick
71 Assembly District: No Endorsement (at this time)
73 Assembly District: Diane Harkey
I will have a full commentary later about OCYR's bizarre endorsement process in a different post. A congratulation is also in order for the candidates who received this group's support tonight.
It should be noted that the "No endorsement" means "No endorsement at this time." These are early endorsements.
Posted by: Jubal | October 08, 2007 at 09:29 PM
Yes, thank you Jubal for clearing that up.
Posted by: Tomahawk | October 08, 2007 at 09:40 PM
A little early to be endorsing for next June's primary, don't you think?
Posted by: Young Democrat | October 08, 2007 at 10:17 PM
Unlike your party, we're actually more organized.
Posted by: Young Republican | October 08, 2007 at 10:23 PM
May the OCYR endorsement of Diane Hareky bring her as much luck as their endorsement of her State Senate run did!
Posted by: DP Resident | October 09, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Repeating here this comment to Tomahawk's post - the OCYR Endorsments are a TOTAL SHAM:
A big THANKS to Tomahawk for starting this e-trail and telling it like it really is.
Shawn Fago can't deny the fact that the OCYR endorsement process is beyond tainted. IT IS A TOTAL JOKE.
How about some transparency, Shawn?
The OCYR endorsements have NO VALIDITY and you, as President, are playing with people's political careers by making the OCYR endorsements a FAMILY AFFAIR for your own self-serving motives.
Time to answer some questions, Shawn, don't you think? Oh, right, you don't believe in asking questions and seeking answers do you? You only believe in stacking the deck to serve your self-determined endorsement purposes.
Isn't your girlfriend Diane Harkey's daughter?
Don't all of the OCYR endorsed candidates support Diane Harkey or have a link to Diane Harkey, your girlfriend's mama?
Haven't you stacked the deck with having a hand-picked OCYR Board?
The OCYR endorsements were orchestrated by Shawn Fago and his pals. End of subject.
Isn't it time for the OCGOP and all TRUE YOUNG REPUBLICANS to take notice of the SHAWN SHENANIGANS at OCYR?
Let's just call the OCYR so-called endorsements what they really are:
THE SHAWN FAGO HARKEY PICKS OF THE DAY!
GET REAL - THE OCYR ENDORSEMENTS HAVE NO CREDIBILITY IN THE TRANSPARENT LIGHT OF DAY.
Posted by: Taxpayerconcerns | October 09, 2007 at 01:06 PM
It is fine to complain about the OCYR's endorsement of these candidates, but who would you suggest they endorse alternatively? Are these candidates not the best candidates for the OCYRs to endorse in these given races in Orange County? I think that someone is just attempting to stir up controversy where no controversy should exist.
Posted by: | October 09, 2007 at 07:27 PM
Well are you aware that the OCYR took $2000 from Tom Harman and pretty much gave him the middle finger by "Not Endorsing at This Time"?
How can any Republican organization not early endorse a sitting incumbent who has no opposition, yet went ahead an endorsed non-incumbents like Diane Harkey and Larry Dick?
Posted by: Insider | October 10, 2007 at 12:04 AM
Insider,
Your facts are wrong.
Posted by: Shawn Fago | October 10, 2007 at 10:25 AM