Or perhaps Curt found that he couldn’t pull the party as far to the right as he hoped, and he gave up trying. Who knows, maybe the center-right is reasserting its power in the RPV, and far-right ideologues are none too happy about it.

Posted by I.Publius on 27 January 02009 @ 1pm

It could happen. That certainly would be a good sign for the RPV.

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 27 January 02009 @ 1pm

Hm. My natural assumption was more along the lines of, “Oh man I can’t raise the money they want but I can’t be put on the hook for it so let me leave in a huff!”

I am both terrified of and amazingly curious to see the innards of the state party right now.

Posted by Joe on 27 January 02009 @ 2pm

Also note that he resigned while praising Frederick (other than suggesting that his leadership style could be more polished.) Clearly, and contrary to your “Duh,” he sees the “problems of structure, power projection, consultant interference, interpersonal difficulties, years of internal malaise, Luddite attitudes, leadership, and unity of purpose” as coming from outside the current leadership.

Highly entertaining.

Posted by Redshift on 27 January 02009 @ 2pm

Redshift is correct, Waldo, and to imply that Curt called for Frederick’s ouster (“this is seen as a wake-up call, and this leads to the ouster of Frederick”) is beneath you.

Posted by James Young on 27 January 02009 @ 6pm

I neither stated nor implied that Curt called for Frederick’s ouster. I said that there are two proper responses to this, and that’s one of them. Those are my conclusions. I happen to give my readers a great deal of credit, and assume that they’ll read the stories to which I link. As, clearly, both of you have.

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 27 January 02009 @ 6pm