UPDATE: Jessica Flynn took the win at 56-35 in the caucus vote.
SPECIAL COMMENTARY BETWEEN PRINTED EDITIONS
(AS VERBALLY RELATED BY THE PUBLISHER):
Back during the race for MassGOP chair, Amy Carnevale had a “conflict” and sidestepped the big Carlisle debate. Five other candidates, showed up. Two of them, clearly to beat on then chair and candidate for re-election Jim Lyons.
Putting that aside, here is what we learned, or rather, for those who know her, was reiterated by Elizabeth Childs, who is now running for a seat on the MassGOP State Committee:
EXCEPTS OF PRIOR ARTICLE BY Lonnie Brennan:
The Chairwoman of the Carlisle Republican Town Committee was very detailed, administering a 2 1/2 hour marathon MassGOP candidate forum which gave everyone plenty of time to know what each candidate was about. For example, people learned the following:
- Elizabeth Childs and John Fetherson [two candidates] don’t know if there was fraud in the 2020 Trump election [think about that]
- Elizabeth Childs wants to return to the “Big Tent” that the MassGOP embraced back in 2006 – the tent, however, excluded conservatives, embraced liberals, and had no room for gun owners.I remember drawing a picture on the whiteboard in a conference room of the MassGOP headquarters showing a big tent, with the Christians, gun owners, pro-life, and others all left outside the tent – pushed out in the rain. And not ONE member of the MassGOP crew at the time disagreed with my argument about what they have done with their so-called “Big Tent.” It was a rouse to make conservatives compliant. It resulted in many races being lost. Childs, apparently doesn’t understand the code-word, or else does. Either way, very problematic. Sad. She seemed so caring and energetic and determined, with a great resume. A truly great ‘let-come together, work together, big smile, big credentials person,’ Truly sounded like a Democrat, but then again, that was her history, before coming to the Republican Party in her late adult life to run for congress as a liberal against a conservative (she lost, and in the process, damaged/crippled the conservative in that race). Planned?
Note from Lonnie: “Childs is friendly and sounds good and looks good on paper. So did Charlie Baker. So did Mitt Romney. I’ll take a Trump any day over these feel-good Democrat enablers. I hope folks supportJessica Flynn (Shanahan). She’s bright, balanced, and brings the youth vote and energy. The last thing the MassGOP needs right now is another player such as Childs.
