Just saw this over at PolitickerNH (and the ‘Grok wishes both Jim Pindell and Brian "Cosmo" Lawson well in their new venture – both have appeared on our Meet The New Press radio show):
NH GOP Executive Director Leaving PositionThe Executive Director of the New Hampshire Republican party, Steve DeMaura, is leaving his position to take a job in Washington D.C.
In an email to the Republican Executive Board, Chairman Fergus Cullen said “What can I say? You just can’t make LeBron James play college ball when he’s ready for the pros.”
Cullen says that the Republicans might be shifting staffers to other roles.
“In this process other staffing changes are possible, and some people we know may change roles,” Cullen added.
No replacement has been hired.
Last week, when asked to comment on a possible departure, DeMaura told PolitickerNH.com the rumor was “not true.”
The same day Cullen sent out an e-mail looking for resumes to hire additional staffers.
When asked, “What positions are you looking to fill” Cullen responded “Take the email I sent saying we are looking for resumes at face value and don’t read more into it than was there.”
I had the fine opportunity to chat several times with Steve (and he also appeared on the show). While he was always trying to get Doug and I to be a tad easier on Republicans and fire only on the Democrats. Yet, we did find common ground and I always enjoyed talking with him.
Face it, he was uncomfortable, in his position, of our outlook that we had to hold Republicans to a higher standard – as any regular reader would know!
We wish him luck and prosperity in his new position. And a BIG hat tip (and Fergus) to him again for helping to obtain former Ambassador to the UN John Bolton for MTNP to talk about his new book.
In the mean time, this does leave a void in the NH GOP party; hopefully someone that will be well versed in rabblerousing the grassroots will be hired.
