SDGOP changes central committee meeting/dinner due to guest. (Who are they bringing to town?)

Pat Powers

From my mailbox comes an announcement that the SDGOP sent out this afternoon:

From: Chairman John Wiik
Date: Thu, Jul 13, 2023, 4:49 PM
Subject: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: SDGOP State Central Committee Meeting

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: SDGOP State Central Committee Meeting

Dear SDGOP State Central Committee,

I am writing today to inform you of a necessary change in our schedule regarding the upcoming meeting. After careful consideration and coordination with all involved parties,  we have decided that a new date for the meeting would be best for us as an organization. We will be postponing our current date of July 21st and 22nd, and hosting the Monumental Leaders Event on September 8th, 2023 and the State Central Meeting on September 9th, 2023, at the same locations in Rapid CIty, SD.

This adjustment will allow us to secure a highly distinguished guest speaker who will undoubtedly provide a new level of excitement and success for the SDGOP. And allow for ample time to coordinate with each member of the State Central Committee.

We will be reissuing the meeting notice and all registration links. If you have made a donation or purchased tickets for the dinner, they will be refunded.

We understand that this change may be an inconvenience for some members, and we apologize for the changes. However, we firmly believe that the revised date will enable us to deliver an exceptional meeting on all fronts.

We kindly request your understanding and cooperation in this adjustment, your participation and engagement are highly appreciated. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out. We look forward to welcoming you all to the rescheduled meeting on September 8th and 9th. Let’s continue to work together towards a stronger SDGOP.

Regards,
Chairman John Wiik

So what does he have up his sleeve? Stay tuned.

14 thoughts on “SDGOP changes central committee meeting/dinner due to guest. (Who are they bringing to town?)”

  2. This never happened under Lederman.

    A central committee meeting is different than a fundraising dinner. They should still have the meeting and hold a fundraising event at another time. Just because a speaker canceled doesn’t mean they can’t have a meeting like they always have.

  3. Rumor has it they are lining up a presidential candidate as the headliner, but there are quite a few of them at the moment.

    Back when the state central committtee voted to hold the 2022 convention in Watertown and the 2024 convention in Rapid City, I was hopeful that we could have a fabulous presidential-election-year-convention-in-the-City-of-Presidents and host an event with the presumptive presidential nominee as a headliner, because by June we will know who it is. Then the site selection committee changed the location. By next June we will know who the nominee is, but we won’t be in Rapid City, so getting the nominee to headline a fundraiser won’t be likely. Opportunity lost.

    Back in 2015 a group of us went to Columbus Ohio to an AFP event featuring half a dozen presidential candidates. Ted Cruz was sucking all the oxygen out of the event hall, but there was applause for all of the others.
    Donald Trump wasn’t even there, so years later, it is hardly remembered, so why did we bother going?
    For the money they are asking here, $5K, $10K, we should be creating a memory we can share with our grandchildren. We are not going to bore our grandchildren with the story of our trip to Columbus, Ohio, and I bring it up here only as a cautionary tale.

    1. They could move the convention to Rapid City if they want to. Nothing stopping them. If they could get Trump to attend in RC then I’m sure the committee would move it to where ever whenever.

      1. Conventions take longer than a year to prepare for. It’s too late now. Watertown got the 2022 convention because they were supposed to have the 2020 one and it was cancelled. But the plans were still made and ready to go.

      2. Do you mean the guy with four Federal indictments and a host of other lawsuits in progress, convicted of being liable for sexual assault who wants to punish the government if he’s elected and doesn’t pay any personal income tax? The only reason he is running for president is to avoid prosecution.

  5. Maybe, just maybe, the Chair caught enough flack for having a meeting with 2 weeks notice?

    1. Hopefully. It was terribly short notice for anyone going. I had people offering me proxy forms. These meetings should he set 6 months in advance.

        1. Required doesn’t mean it’s a good way to run a party or organization.

          2 weeks is the minimum required. How about just for good attendance and participation sake the GOP schedule these well in advance.

  7. I sincerely hope the Speaker in question is former Vice President Mike Pence. I would pay dearly to hear him frankly address the audience and to make himself available for questions and answers.

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