Rally Cancelled - LCREC fulfilled it's Mission

The rally for Saturday, August 8th has been cancelled. The Gubernatorial Appointments office confirmed for the LCREC on Wednesday, July 29, they chose Owen Chad "Cracker" Johnson.

We are disappointed that Abraham Blitch was not chosen. He had the support of 49% of the voting population in the 2008 elections and the full support of the Levy County Republican Executive Committee, just not the support of the Governor. We believe Levy County Republican Executive Committee has fulfilled their mission; our mission is "to educate all potential voters about the Republican Party platform through the promotion of honest men and women for local government positions, community activities, precinct organization, fundraising, and enhanced community relationships to encourage year round support and enthusiasm leveraging our combined expertise and the latest innovations in technology." We feel we did exactly what our mission has called us to do. We promoted and supported just such a candidate in Abraham Blitch.

We are happy Mr. Johnson chose the right party affiliation and has recently become a Republican; we will support our newly appointed Commissioner for District 1. We wish him only the best of luck. We have to believe the Governor has made the right decision and move forward. We have a budget that needs to be ironed out and Mr. Johnson is already behind where all the other commissioners are.

As the Chairman of the LCREC, I believe the best interests of Levy County would be to put our full support behind Mr. Johnson. Now that Mr. Johnson is Republican, we at the LCREC, look forward to his appearance at the Levy County Republican Meetings and events!

Contact: Michelle Finnen
Chairperson
Levy County Republican Executive Committee
877-734-LEVY (5389)
www.levyrepublicans.com