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Related: About this forumAssembly Republicans lay off veteran staff amid new PR push
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article16420646.htmlAssembly Republicans laid off eight staff members Thursday as part of a long-expected restructuring that focuses on strengthening the caucuss public outreach.
Four months after parting ways with two senior-level officials, the move by Assembly Republican leader Kristin Olsen effectively collapses the policy and budget staffs, freeing up positions for public relations.
With Republicans firmly in the minority, and unable to advance many of their policy priorities, the reorganization is an acknowledgment that no amount of internal budget or policy work is likely to help the party disseminate its message and grow its ranks. Despite the layoffs, the caucus payroll will increase by one position....
Officials plan to focus on advancing policies and messages that highlight an optimistic vision of opportunity for all Californians, according to a Thursday announcement prepared for release and obtained by The Bee.
Four months after parting ways with two senior-level officials, the move by Assembly Republican leader Kristin Olsen effectively collapses the policy and budget staffs, freeing up positions for public relations.
With Republicans firmly in the minority, and unable to advance many of their policy priorities, the reorganization is an acknowledgment that no amount of internal budget or policy work is likely to help the party disseminate its message and grow its ranks. Despite the layoffs, the caucus payroll will increase by one position....
Officials plan to focus on advancing policies and messages that highlight an optimistic vision of opportunity for all Californians, according to a Thursday announcement prepared for release and obtained by The Bee.
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Assembly Republicans lay off veteran staff amid new PR push (Original Post)
KamaAina
Mar 2015
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brush
(54,526 posts)1. Heartless B_stards
What about the 8 staffers they let go? What do they do now for imcome?
And you know they were republicans if they worked in republican offices.
They don't even care about their own people.
daredtowork
(3,732 posts)2. Sadly, they probably have an opening just in interacting with constiuents
In my limited experience, at least, it seems like Dem reps are extrenely complacent about bothering to interact on the poorer end of the scale. It seems like they've classified who doesn't matter. I'm starting to eye Seattle's Socialist Alfernative party/movement with envy.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)3. And in our top-two primary system, it could work
in places like the Bay Area where repukes are on the endangered species list.