When we last left Paul Welday, former Republican House candidate, he was being approached to run for state party chair and circling the wagons.
Apparently, he’s also getting on the bus. As reported in the Michigan Republican Party Watch earlier this month, Welday has launched “the GOP Road to Renaissance Bus Tour into each of Michigan’s fifteen congressional districts” to meet with Republicans around the state and plead his case.
Among many other things, this caught my eye:
“Our Party has to get younger, hipper, faster, and more agile,” Welday continued. “We should build upon the work done by Chairman Saul Anuzis and take technology to another level. We can start amongst ourselves. But, ultimately it isn’t about the tools we employ. Rather, we will be judged as candidates for the chairmanship based on our ability to bring people together around a set of guiding principles that make our Party more relevant in the lives of Michigan citizens. That’s our objective.”
Perhaps someone should take a look at the nasty campaign Welday ran against a candidate from his own party – heck, his own hometown - while considering whether he’s capable of bringing people together.
If you’re interested in the “inside” chatter, you’ll find “Insiders unimpressed…”, “Welday, a Milliken Republican?” and “Reader reacts to Welday” interesting as well.
–Joni Hubred-Golden
Publisher, The Enterprise
