The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports Republican discord has driven the state’s GOP treasurer to resign.
Months away from President Donald Trump taking Wisconsin in the last election, chaos has hounded the Republican party of that state.
“The party’s treasurer and longtime executive committee member, Kelly Ruh, resigned from her post Oct. 19 over what she described as “dysfunctional leadership” and a lack of direction for the party that she said has led Republicans in the state to “repeat the same mistakes time and again,’” reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Ruh went on to say “The absence of a strategic plan, defined objectives, and measurable outcomes, as well as budgetary issues have created an environment in which progress is difficult to assess and nearly impossible to achieve.”
Despite Trump winning the state last year, Ruh said more recent elections with Democrats sweeping seats indicates the state party “will play no role in deciding our nation’s future” if it does not “drastically change its approach to everything,” which she said includes leadership, fundraising, messaging, organizing, among other goals.
Wisconsin Republican chairman Brian Schimming has also been under fire from members of his own party, reports the Sentinel, with one member asking for him to step down.
The Sentinel reports more MAGA-oriented Republican forces like Turning Point USA are working to overtake the state party’s agenda and its executive committee. The paper reports Ruh represents the party’s old guard.
In her letter, Ruh said she felt she can “no longer meaningfully contribute to our Party’s executive leadership team under the current circumstances,” adding that “it is unclear what we are working toward or what our capacity is to achieve our objective.”
Read the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report at this link.