Oh we got Trouble
Right Here in River City
And that Starts with a Tee
Which Rhymes with a Cee
and that Stands for Chair!
Has a scorching investigative report on
IOWA'S POLITICAL, COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEES NEEDLEADERSHIP!!
Greetings, Governor Branstad and all—
Controversy in the Linn County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) caught Iowalive net workers’ attention and led to this performance report for both Linn County Republican and Democrat Central Committees—and for County Central Committees in the entire state as well. The 3rd table below shows a threat to the future of two political parties, if not the American Republic itself. And Iowalive net workers also found the larger the county population, the worse the performance numbers. Bigger is not better, Governor!! It’s worse!!
The Linn County controversy arose over The Linn County Republican Central Committee Treasurer’s refusal to sign checks sought by the Chair without the entire committee voting to spend the money. The Treasurer was following the committee's rules on expenditures.
Then there was a $100 check the treasurer, having an impressive Integrity Index Score of 560, mistakenly wrote on the LCRCC instead of the Iowa Conservative Union (ICU), in April 2014. Realizing his error, the treasurer immediately contacted the Iowa Campaign Ethics and Disclosure Board (ICEDB) to rectify the error—which easily resulted in a check for $100 issued by the ICU to the LCRCC. End of story as far as the ICEDB was concerned.
Except, the LCRCC chair and the webmaster have pounced on the $100 check non-issue and fabricated and perpetuated a mess, and are much more interested in obtaining ICU financials than improving LCRCC’s pathetic efficiency and effectiveness. Suffice it to say, an officer with a high Integrity Index Score of 560, doing his job in the LCRRC, appears to be unwelcomed by the Chair of the Committee. The numbers in the following two tables show evidence of poor chair leadership.
LINN COUNTY REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT CENTRAL COMMITTEES SHOW WHY POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS COST SO MUCH AND ACCOMPLISH AND INFORM SO LITTLE
LINN COUNTY POLITICAL PARTIES WOULD BE WELL SERVED TO ELECT MUCH BETTER TOP LEVEL LEADERSHIP! The Perceived Problem With the Republican Central Committee Treasurer is a Fabrication! The Chair Candidate and 4 New Candidates Seeking Sub Tier Positions Are No Improvement. Source: Iowalive 2-12-15 | |||
LINN COUNTY POLITICAL PARTIES | Integrity Index Score, Year-to-Date 2-1-15 | Avg. Operating Efficiency, Year-to-Date 2-1-15 | Avg. Political Effectiveness, Year-to-Date 2-1-15 |
Linn County Republican Central Committee Executives, Other Than Chair | 260 | 30% | 20% |
Linn County Democratic Central Committee Executives, Other Than Chair | 150 | 18% | 13% |
Linn County Democratic Central Committee | 2 | 5% | 3% |
Linn County Republican Central Committee | 25 | 15% | 2% |
Linn County Republican Central Committee Chair | 11 | 3% | 1% |
Linn County Republican Central Committee Finance & Election Teams | 13 | 3% | 1% |
Linn County Democratic Central Committee Treasurer and Finance | 2 | 1% | 1% |
Linn County Democratic Central Committee Chair | 1 | 1% | 1% |
Integrity is Adherence to Moral and Ethics Principles. The Antonym of Integrity is Evil | |||
Integrity Index Score Derivation Methods are Posted on Website:http://www.iowalive.net/integrityderivation.htm | |||
*Average on a scale of 0 to 1,000 tops, where significant integrity starts at 300, evil is at 250 and below. Grand larceny scores 40. | |||
Operating Efficiency Derivation Methods are Posted on Website:http://www.iowalive.net/deriveopeff.htm Political Effectiveness Was Determined Similarly. | |||
Anyone Claiming to Have Better Numbers is Asked to Provide Them, Along With Derivation Methods Used. | |||
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES PRODUCED POOR RESULTS
LINN COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES CLAIMED BY THE CHAIR | Integrity Index Score | Avg. Political Effectiveness | COMMENTS |
Played a significant role in electing Joni Ernst & Rod Blum | 2 | 1% | As a result, Joni & Blum each gained about 1,000 votes in Linn County (1.1% of Co. vote for Ernst) |
Brought FOX News & Congressman Jason Chaffetz to our caucus | 100 | 2% | Chair’s objectives and results expectations for these activities were not clearly defined and communicated |
Collaborated with other Republican groups to co-host a TV-broadcast US Senate Forum | 110 | 2% | |
Hosted the District Convention | 100 | 1% | |
Donated money to our local candidates | 300 | 15% | Chair didn't say how much was donated |
Integrity is Adherence to Moral and Ethics Principles. The Antonym of Integrity is Evil | |||
Integrity Index Score Derivation Methods are Posted on Website: http://www.iowalive.net/integrityderivation.htm | |||
*Average on a scale of 0 to 1,000 tops, where significant integrity starts at 300, evil is at 250 and below. Grand larceny scores 40. | |||
Operating Efficiency Derivation Methods are Posted on Website: http://www.iowalive.net/deriveopeff.htm Political Effectiveness Was Determined Similarly. | |||
Anyone Claiming to Have Better Numbers is Asked to Provide Them, Along With Derivation Methods Used. | |||
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