(Ron) Carey stepping down as (Minnesota) GOP Party Chair

[Ian David]

Source: Minnesota Public Radio

Carey stepping down as GOP Party Chair
Posted at 4:21 PM on April 27, 2009 by Tom Scheck (0 Comments)

Ron Carey, the chair of the Minnesota Republican Party, said today that he's stepping down as party chair. It's no surprise since three people are already running for his position. Carey said he told the party's state executive board ten days ago and has been telling party activists about his decision. He said they decided against making a public announcement because he didn't think most Minnesotans followed party issues closely.

Carey was first elected party chair in 2005 and served 18 years as a GOP activist. He said he decided to step aside and let someone else run the party.

"There's others who can take the torch and continue to fight the good fight of the Republican concepts of limited government, more freedom and lower taxation. I never felt that I was the only person capable of doing that job and I'm glad to see that there are other quality people coming forward."

Carey would not say who he's backing to replace him. Businessman Tony Sutton, radio host Dave Thompson and former state lawmaker Carrie Ruud are already running for the position. Party activists will elect a new chair in June.


Read more: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2009/04/carey_stepping.shtml

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[AlinPA]

1. Republican concepts: hatred for immigrants, gay people, non-white-non-Christian, poor people, union

members, educated people, and science.

[No Elephants]

9. You forgot honest lawyers and honest journalists. Aw, just make that honest people.

[CatholicEdHead]

2. So, what's next for him? Run to replace Pawlenty? Run against Klobuchar?

What House District does he live in?

[rasputin1952]

3. "Take the torch"...

more like a smoldering twig...:D

[damntexdem]

4. They should give it to Norm Coleman, because as we all know ...

he deserves to get the chair. ;-)

[KamaAina]

6. And he needs a job, too!

:P

[MadMaddie]

7. Actually the rat bastard already has another job at "Think Tank"

he is intentionally screwing up the process.

[KamaAina]

8. A think tank?! Well, at least he's got half of it right

his career is tanking.

As to the "think" part, not so much. :dunce:

[downindixie]

5. How do those rats run

up and down those ship ropes so fast?

[No Elephants]

10. "Steps down" rarely means that. It may mean "forced out," about to be indicted" or

"found another cushy job that pays a lot more," but it rarely is as simple as it sounds.

[Ian David]

11. Ron Carey is resigning to spend more time disenfranchising his family. n/t