The new club wants to continue pushing GOP officeholders to the right, while longstanding local Republicans caution against that approach.
Lillian Miess, president of the San Antonio Young Republicans, speaks with Mark Dorazio and Matt Rinaldi during the first meeting of the San Antonio Young Republicans at The Angry Elephant on Tuesday evening.A new San Antonio Young Republicans club wants to change the face of the state party convention happening in its city in less than two months.They’ll be tasked with crafting the state party platform, which lays out the values of the GOP’s most active supporters.
Rinaldi, whose legacy centers around weeding out Republicans who veer from the GOP platform, gave the keynote address, suggesting state convention attendees will get to make an important choice about the party’s future. Trey Box, vice president of the San Antonio Young Republicans, speaks during the club’s first meeting at The Angry Elephant on Tuesday evening.Trey Box, vice president of the San Antonio Young Republicans, speaks during the club’s first meeting at The Angry Elephant on Tuesday evening.Trey Box, vice president of the San Antonio Young Republicans, speaks during the club’s first meeting at The Angry Elephant on Tuesday evening.
“We’re very welcoming,” she added. “We want to kind of change the way people think of Republicans by making it open to people who want to learn about the party.” On the San Antonio City Council, whose members are nonpartisan, only District 10 has reliably sent a conservative voice to the dais in recent years. Democrat Beto O’Rourke carried that district withAn attendee sports buttons with conservative messaging at a meeting of the San Antonio Young Republicans at The Angry Elephant on Tuesday evening.An attendee sports buttons with conservative messaging at a meeting of the San Antonio Young Republicans at The Angry Elephant on Tuesday evening.
Texas GOP Chairman Matt Rinaldi speaks during the first San Antonio Young Republicans meeting at The Angry Elephant on Tuesday evening.Texas GOP Chairman Matt Rinaldi speaks during the first San Antonio Young Republicans meeting at The Angry Elephant on Tuesday evening.Texas GOP Chairman Matt Rinaldi speaks during the first San Antonio Young Republicans meeting at The Angry Elephant on Tuesday evening.
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