GOP Political Text Messages in Knox County
Head of the local GOP threatening sitting representatives to never support anyone but their party. Classic Party over all here.
Knox County Republican Party Chair Martin Daniel:
Good morning Republican Knox County Commissioners:First, thank you for serving our Knox County, Tennessee. Recently, post-primary Election Day, it has come to my attention via hearsay and rumors that one or more of our Republican Commissioners may be considering advocating for the election of a Democrat county commission candidate. I hope those rumors are just that – rumors – and are not actual fact. Such an endorsement would be a mistake by the person giving it. In any event, I remind you that I and the current Party Executive Committee were elected in part to ensure party unity. Towards that objective, per my duty as Chairman, I respectfully advise you that if any Republican Knox County Commissioner publicly endorses or otherwise publicly advocates for the election of a Democrat candidate for any Knox County elected office, I will personally move to publicly censure that Commissioner. Additionally, I am confident that said endorsing Commissioner's political life with the Knox Republican Party would be at an end, at least for the foreseeable future. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Also, got to love this quote by Andy Fox, who I believe is almost saying there are no room for moderates, and only hard right wingers are real republicans now?
Andy Fox: Advocating for the election of a Democrat is classic action by RINOs who think Republican support for Republican candidates only goes one way– when a "moderate " Republican wins and expects the conservative base to support the moderate. "Moderate" Republicans, if indeed they're actually Republicans and not Democrats using the party as ballot access because they couldn't be elected as Democrats, don't think they should support conservatives. Just look at my race where a so-called Republican, Victor Ashe, openly supported a radical leftist instead of me.