Jeff Frederick responded yesterday to the letter from nine unit chairs asking for his removal by dismissing their leadership:
He noted “only nine” chairmen signed the letter and they represent just “7 percent of 130 local GOP units in Virginia.”
“While I greatly respect the hard work our local unit chairman perform on behalf of our party….I think the news here is who did not sign the letter,” Frederick said.
Frederick, who is accused of mismanagement and incompetence, also accused the chairman of “expressing an individual opinion.”
“There is no evidence suggesting they are speaking on behalf of the people they represent,” said Frederick. “I would hope before jumping to conclusions on what is best for our party, they would carefully weigh the evidence and the long-term consequences to our party.”
These areas represent some of the largest localities in the state.
Not only that, but as I’ve noted elsewhere, yesterday’s letter coupled with Alexandria’s resolution two weeks ago represents every unit chair in every locality that has had a special election this year coming out against Jeff Frederick:
Alexandria (Joe Murray – 46th)
Fairfax (Pat Herrity/John Cook)
Virginia Beach (Barry Knight – 81st)
Norfolk (John Coggeshall)
These are the areas that have most recently experienced Frederick’s leadership at RPV first hand. These are the insteaces of trench fighting that have laid the groundwork for 2009. These are all unit chairs and units that have called for his removal.
