Blackwell's how to build "A Conservative Resurgence"
Ex-OH Secretary of State Ken Blackwell is preparing to announce what he calls "the most comprehensive reform of the way the RNC operates" as his campaign for RNC chairman reaches the homestretch after New Year's. He calls it his "Conservative Resurgence Plan" and today he teased GOPers with a taste of the reforms he's promising.
From a 12/22 camp release: "please allow me to offer some specific ideas about how we can make the fundamental changes that we need to implement a genuine 50-state strategy and rebuild our party."
Blackwell's four steps toward a resurgent RNC:
-- "Once each quarter, I will hold a 4-person conference call with each state."
-- "Each quarter, the RNC will transfer 10% of its net fundraising proceeds to state party organizations."
-- "I will secure a major speaker for each state party once per year to appear at a fundraising event, with all proceeds going to the state party."
-- "I will allocate millions of dollars to the precinct organizations in our party to rebuild from the ground up ... We will invest the resources in recruitment, training, and development of precinct organizers across the country so that we have the grassroots base required for a successful ground game."
Blackwell says in the release that he plans on copying many of the successful grassroots strategies used by the Pres.-elect Obama's camp in 2008: "The Obama campaign learned in the Wards of Chicago how to organize at the precinct level and we cannot allow them to hold that advantage nationwide. It will take a substantial investment of resources at the local level that is unprecedented in our party's recent history."
Says Blackwell, "small cosmetic changes are not adequate" to fix what's broken at the GOP.
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