Pierce County Convention 3/25/2012

The 28th District

by

Peter Chiou

Do not give in to the prospect of losing but proceed ever more boldly against it!



This is a no-holds-barred self examination of how we screwed the pooch so badly in the 28th. This paper is intended to educate in how to win. I apologize to all those in 28th who worked so hard to only fail. We missed a lot of opportunities. No holding back. No time for pride and ego. Get it out and then fix it. We must really hang up our egos at the door in debriefs like this if we are to learn. When we’re done, let’s go have a beer.

It was a bloodbath yesterday in the 28th. The results could have been very different had I known the rules better and had previous experience in a contentious environment like this. JM (RS DL as well as GOP DL and Caucus Chairman), counter to the wishes of the Santorum campaign, crafted a unity slate with the Romney and Gingrich camps. Their objective was to shut the Ron Paul people out rather than to ensure a brokered convention at the national convention. This objective was achieved but to their own detriment. It was a tactical win but an operational error on her part, IMHBAO. However, their execution was nearly flawless (my hat off to them) but it took a lot longer than they had expected because a lot of their Santorum and Romney folks were also new and showed up unbeknownst to them.

Hence, the following are ideas derived from my experience yesterday: (I hate losing due to stupidity)

