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Update: 38th Assembly District Candidate debate tonight; Patricia McKeon to be a no show?

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The Republican candidates for the 38th Assembly District will be debating the issues tonight, Monday, April 23, 2012 at 7:30. The round table debate will take place at the Canyon Theatre Guild located at 24242 Main Street Newhall. The theater will open at 7:00 pm for socializing before the debate begins at 7:30 pm. Slated to attend are Scott Wilk, Paul Strickland and Patricia McKeon. Although, late word from the McKeon camp is that Patricia will probably be a no show tonight and at tomorrow’s PTA sponsored forum.

We have received confirmation from our sources that several SCV Republican leaders have told “candidates who had already committed to attend the event to back out on their commitment.” What was originally billed as a unifying event for the various SCV Republican clubs has degenerated into anything but.

As our embedded source indicated; “Why would a few Republican leaders undermine a joint club effort to UNIFY the clubs and promote the Republican candidates for the Assembly race? What is to gain by discounting the event? Why wouldn’t you want your candidate to show up and take questions so they can show the voters they are qualified for the office of State Assembly? Is “hiding” now a legitimate campaign tactic? Is this really an appropriate role for Central Committee members?”

No doubt there will be more to come on this topic!

Comments

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Fed Up N SCV
Fed Up N SCV Says: April 23rd, 2012 at 9:13 am Show up tonight and see if Patricia can muster the guts to debate with Stickland and Wilk. If she can’t even show up and debate these gentlemen, does she really deserve your vote? Hidding in a cornor until June 5th will not work Mrs. McKeon! http://scvgoproundtable.eventbrite.com
SCVTalk Explains it All! | SCVTalk.com
SCVTalk Explains it All! | SCVTalk.com Says: April 23rd, 2012 at 2:01 pm [...] McKeon will most likely no show Republican candidate forum this evening at the Canyon Theater. WRB Dave Bossert poses what he perhaps thinks of as rhetorical questions regarding this development [...]
Alyse
Alyse Says: April 23rd, 2012 at 3:06 pm Apparently from the above, we’ll also be seeing if Paul can muster the guts to show up. What gives?? If they’re afraid to come out to a Republican event, how do they expect us to believe that they’ll go to Sacramento and debate Democrats every day for a living??
Mary
Mary Says: April 23rd, 2012 at 3:19 pm If you don’t have the answers, its easier to avoid the event. Its sad that her handlers believe she is not up to the debate, so they play these games. The SCV Republican establishment is NOT about unity. If it were, they would work to do just that. They divide the CRA, play silly childish games and make Patricia look like a fool. If she is not up to debate Wilk and Stickland, why would we elect her to go to Sacramento and debate with the entire legislature. SCV is a small pond, Sacramento not so much. Put on your big girl panties, Patricia.
Pat McKay
Pat McKay Says: April 23rd, 2012 at 10:26 pm It’s official! Patricia McKeon was a no show at the GOP roundtable tonight. There were about 200 Republicans there and Scott Wilk got the stage to himself for about an hour of Q&A. I think he’ll represent us well in Sacramento.
Come to SCV
Come to SCV Says: April 24th, 2012 at 12:51 am Where it didn’t end up surprising me that Ms. McKeon would not be attending this round table forum because the powers that be told her not to; I am completely flabbergasted by Paul Strickland’s family member calling this morning to cancel his involvement. For a guy that goes on at any other event about being for the people and listening, he certainly decided We The People are no longer important. That makes me sad to lose him to the dark side just to try and win an election. I’m sure many undecideds that were on the fence about who to stand behind, just got their answer. And to think the GOP could have just worked to unify the party to get two Republicans to the General. Shame on them and shame on the Central Committee members that constantly complain about party unity but went out of their way to stop this evenings round table event. Goodbye Patricia McKeon and Paul Strickland. Looks like it will be Scott Wilk and Edward Headington moving on to the General.
Pat McKay
Pat McKay Says: April 24th, 2012 at 10:27 pm Just heard that Patricia McKeon was a no show to the PTA Forum as well. The other three candidates showed their respect to the education commuity by attending.