It is interesting to watch from the sidelines. We have serious issues in our community. Some argue that we shouldn’t air our dirty laundry, and normally, I would fully agree. But because this is such a small community, one in which most people are already aware of the issues and the “dirty laundry,” it’s impossible to escape it. So, is it better to hide it or confront it? It’s far better to face it openly, especially when it requires the community to help with the very issues we face. We need to work together to correct the wrongs.
We must first look at the past, what happened a year ago, in November 2024. A strong slate of Republican candidates swept the local elections and won every race in our community. It was wonderful. There was real hope for conservatives. We fought hard to get this slate elected, believing things would change for the better. Many people dedicated time and effort to make that happen. But one year later, look at where we are.
We now have 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀—all while the public has grown increasingly aware of the bias within the council. Everything that has happened since last November shows troubling signs of corruption. This is simply unacceptable. If someone cannot see this as a problem, there may be no convincing them otherwise.
Some may dismiss this as another “Soros attack” meant to turn our county blue – or one could recognize it for what it truly is: 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝘃𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆. We must treat this as a lesson. Every single candidate must be thoroughly vetted and honestly evaluated by each PCP before being endorsed then paraded out in front of the community.
Even well-respected conservatives and former commissioner 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗲 have raised concerns about the very issues facing our commissioners. Are we now going to throw yet another well respected conservative under the conservative bus to protect a corrupt agenda? At what point do we stop and admit: 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙭 𝙞𝙩—not only for our party, but for our community.
It is not just about getting elected. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱. That begins with proper vetting of candidates—something sorely lacking in the previous party administration.
The hypocrisy in all this is astounding. Certain party members are defending the commissioners in their recall, even though one of the allegations is that they “𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿.”
These same people now criticize PCPs who have resigned, claiming they “walked away from the people they represent.” How can they say that while defending commissioners who gave away their own elected authority? The loudest voice among them is a PCP who was never elected – but appointed. 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘆, 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿?
When a political party’s goal is to elect honest conservatives, but it becomes so consumed by internal attacks that it can no longer function, it fails in its most important purpose. If these attacks continue and no change is made, the party remains hostage to its own dysfunction.
This is the very reason why many of us have resigned, we could no longer function as a party nor could we change it within. It’s time for the community to hold this party accountable and demand real change from within—because there is no viable future without it. This is why many of us have resigned as PCP’s and now work with United Conservatives to help educate the community on issues and candidates while promoting honesty and integrity within our conservative values.
