Thread by @merissahamilton

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A little less than a year ago, a small group of grassroots voters were upset LD28 was flipped Blue by a never-trumper Board that was more committed to silencing their grassroots PCs than winning elections

We were told how the current chairman would ask voters registered in the D party to switch to R and become PCs to block out people that actually wanted to work hard, knock on doors, make phone calls, and keep AZ free

We were told everytime someone tried to give the grassroots a voice in the district, they were driven out of it by the chair, her proxies, and her allies

Our Founders didn't risk their lives, their families, and their treasure, so that an oligarchy could stifle our freedom

Our country was created to have a government that's firmly by, of, and for the people

When someone seizes power -- even a small LD fiefdom -- just to shut down the voices of those precious volunteers that want to work hard and keep freedom in tact for another generation, they should be treated with the same regard as the tyranny our founders warned us about

After analyzing the district and finding the strengths and weaknesses precinct by precinct, we got a small team of grassroots together for a meet and greet

@gaynorforgov came and spoke about redistricting and inspired the grassroots!

That evening a dream was born to take back the district so it could be a place where the grassroots could thrive and no one would ever shut down these hardworking volunteers from having a voice ever again!

We started meeting weekly in peoples homes and postcard writing to voters

We sent out over 3,000 handwritten postcards, made many phone calls, and knocked on doors

At every meeting @realDanFarley would come and teach about being a PC. We would recruit the guests to join EZAZ.org and join an @packamerica small team

After activating 400 volunteers in that never-trumper LD, registering a couple of hundred+ new PCs, ensuring redistricting empowered the grassroots -- that dream has come to fruition with @realDanFarley and his incredible slate winning by BIG margins tonight!

This was an incredible team effort with hundreds of volunteers and many groups working together on a single mission of empowering the grassroots to win elections and keep Arizona free!

There are many people we need to thank, but there are a few that believed in the grassroots when very few did:
@jim_lamon @NortonforAZ @kelliwardaz @gaynorforgov @FreedomWorks @RevCLBryant @NancyBarto @ScottPresler @realDanFarley

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!

Thank you @realDanFarley for your incredible leadership!

How It Started: How It's Going:

We also need to give a huge thank you to @tylerbowyer @azaustinsmith @TurningPointACT @azfec @ScotMussi and @shirysapir

Thank you for fighting for Arizona and believing in the grassroots! 🙏

@tylerbowyer @azaustinsmith @TurningPointACT @azfec @ScotMussi @shirysapir LD4 Dems on the Left. LD4 GOP on the right.

#RedWAVE

Let's Win @AZGOP!

None of this would have been possible if @NilandMickie and @maricopagop didn't pave the way for the grassroots to be successful despite never-Trumper LD chairs that tried to hold us down and flip our district blue

Thank you for your leadership and courage! ❤️
#LeadRight