Allen West launches bid for Texas GOP chair

[TexasTowelie]

by Cassandra Pollock, Texas Tribune


Allen West, a former congressman from Florida, announced Thursday he is running for Texas GOP chair, challenging current party leader James Dickey for the position.

“I’m jumping back into this fray,” West said in a Facebook Live video Thursday. “We need to have strong, principled voices — constitutional conservatives.”

Delegates are scheduled to elect the next state party chair at the Texas GOP convention in May 2020.

In July, West told supporters he was exploring a run for the position. Afterward, Dickey, who has served as chair since 2017, said he was running for reelection — and stressed the importance of party unity ahead of a competitive election cycle.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/08/15/texas-republican-party-allen-west/

[Skittles]

1. fuck "conservatives"

they make me sick

[Gothmog]

2. West was going to run against Colin Allred

This may be fun to watch. The Texas GOP is a very racist bunch of assholes

[tanyev]

3. Yep. You go, Allen.

Just give me a chance to get stocked up on popcorn first.