RESOLUTION OF
THE KENDALL COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
REGARDING THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FOR THE OFFICE OF GOVENOR
WHEREAS, we the Kendall County Republican Central Committee vow to engage with utmost effort and attention to elect the Republican nominee to the office Governor of the State of Illinois during the year 2010, and
WHEREAS, currently there are numerous announced candidates for the Republican nomination to the office of Governor, and
WHEREAS, we believe that multiple Republican candidates seeking the Republican nomination for this or any office can and should be a positive and beneficial occurrence for the advancement of the Republican Party, to wit:
- Multiple candidates create multiple election organizations involving multiple groups of engaged volunteers,
- Multiple candidates can impact multiple regions, demographic groups, and segments of our state population,
- Multiple candidates will reach more people than can fewer candidates exposing them to the principals and benefits of governance under the leadership and principals of the Republican Party,
- While these positive and beneficial attributes are applicable to any office, they are accentuated when the multiple candidates are seeking the office of Governor.
WHEREAS, we believe that these positive and beneficial attributes can only be achieved by a positive, issue oriented campaign focused on candidate qualifications, experience, principals and issues including but not limited to:
- Education of the Electorate on Republican principals expressed in the Platform of the Illinois Republican Party.
- Debate of the Issues that are most important to the electorate and further debate of how Republican principals can be applied to those issues for the betterment of the People of the State of Illinois.
- Informing the Electorate of the specific manner and means that each respective candidate will apply Republican principals as Governor for the good of the People of the State of Illinois.
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WHEREAS, we harbor grave concern that the positive and beneficial aspects of the multiple candidate nominating process will be lost, and the party will be damaged, if the campaign for the nomination strays from Education of the Electorate, Debate of the Issues, and Informing the Electorate -- and specifically the party will be most damaged, and the positive and beneficial aspects will be irretrievably lost if:
- Candidates engage in personal attacks upon one another
- Candidates engage in petty and unproductive criticism of one another’s candidacy, positions, and campaign
- Resources, including money, volunteer effort and access to the electorate are squandered on personal attacks and petty, unproductive criticism
WHEREAS, we stand steadfastly resolute that each candidate that believes that Republican principals are best for the People of the State of Illinois must unequivocally, enthusiastically, actively and vocally endorse, support and seek victory in the general election for whoever obtains the Republican nomination to the office of Governor of the State of Illinois.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE KENDALL COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE, THAT:
I. The preambles written above are adopted and incorporated herein.
II. Each candidate for the nomination should adhere to the positive campaign endeavors of
Education of the Electorate, Debate of the Issues, and Informing the Electorate , Debate of the Issues, and Informing the Electorate
set forth above.
III. Conversely, each candidate must refrain from the negative, wasteful and damaging
endeavors of personal attack and petty criticism set forth above.
IV. Each candidate should willfully and without hesitation pledge his or her personal support
and endorsement of whoever ultimately wins the nomination.
AGREED TO THIS 21st DAY OF THE 9th MONTH [September] OF THE 2009th YEAR, A.D.
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Ken Toftoy Chairman
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Scott Gryder Secretary
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