Greater El Paso Republican Women Meeting
Saturday was a pretty busy political day in El Paso. The Greater El Paso Republican Women (GEPRW) met for their regular meeting on Saturday morning.
Within minutes of my arrival I was bombarded with questions about the line-up changes at KHRO. I'll explain what the details are, as far as I know them, in a later piece.
I was invited to attend the meeting by the President Becky Hermosillo. They were a gracious group of patriotic women and were very kind and respectful. There was the occasional playful ribbing, but it was all in good fun.
There were three candidates in attendance, though we really didn't get a chance to hear from them at the meeting. The organization is having a couple of candidate forums in their next couple of meetings.
The candidates in attendance were Manny Hinojosa, Zulema Lazarin, and Abe Peinado. Hinojosa did a good job of working the room and introducing himself to people. I didn't notice Lazarin doing so, but she did take a minute to make a quick remark on the microphone (audio available below) and Peinado listened respectfully, but didn't really work the room. That might be his inexperience on display considering the GEPRW is an organized group of women that would be receptive to his message and would be a great place to start building a base and possibly develop campaign contributions. I'm sure he'll soon find his footing.
State Rep Dee Margo gave a briefing to the group, but unfortunately I am not really free to disclose what he had to say because he asked the conversation be off the record. Actually it was more like demanded it. So this one is a freebie.
But anyone reading this might want to let Representative Margo know that he doesn't get to decide what is on and off the record. If I am an invited guest he happens to be at in the future, I will relay the facts. If he talks with me one-on-one and wants to have a conversation about what is and is not on the record, I'm happy to have that conversation.
Its a shame too, because I was pretty impressed with a few things and was going to mention exactly what and why. But oh well, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt...this time.
I don't know what the policy of the organization is in terms of endorsements in these types of elections, but any candidate would benefit from visiting with the group and laying out their positions. I did some checking around and the GEPRW are a pretty well-organized organization.
Within minutes of my arrival I was bombarded with questions about the line-up changes at KHRO. I'll explain what the details are, as far as I know them, in a later piece.
I was invited to attend the meeting by the President Becky Hermosillo. They were a gracious group of patriotic women and were very kind and respectful. There was the occasional playful ribbing, but it was all in good fun.
There were three candidates in attendance, though we really didn't get a chance to hear from them at the meeting. The organization is having a couple of candidate forums in their next couple of meetings.
The candidates in attendance were Manny Hinojosa, Zulema Lazarin, and Abe Peinado. Hinojosa did a good job of working the room and introducing himself to people. I didn't notice Lazarin doing so, but she did take a minute to make a quick remark on the microphone (audio available below) and Peinado listened respectfully, but didn't really work the room. That might be his inexperience on display considering the GEPRW is an organized group of women that would be receptive to his message and would be a great place to start building a base and possibly develop campaign contributions. I'm sure he'll soon find his footing.
State Rep Dee Margo gave a briefing to the group, but unfortunately I am not really free to disclose what he had to say because he asked the conversation be off the record. Actually it was more like demanded it. So this one is a freebie.
But anyone reading this might want to let Representative Margo know that he doesn't get to decide what is on and off the record. If I am an invited guest he happens to be at in the future, I will relay the facts. If he talks with me one-on-one and wants to have a conversation about what is and is not on the record, I'm happy to have that conversation.
Its a shame too, because I was pretty impressed with a few things and was going to mention exactly what and why. But oh well, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt...this time.
I don't know what the policy of the organization is in terms of endorsements in these types of elections, but any candidate would benefit from visiting with the group and laying out their positions. I did some checking around and the GEPRW are a pretty well-organized organization.
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