Republican Business Networking Breakfast!

A great idea! Definitely check it out:

Friday April 11, 2008, 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Highland March Executive Suites

20 Cabot Boulevard, Suite 300, Mansfield, MA

Co-hosted by: Olivier Kozlowski, Vice Chair, Mansfield RTC and

Ari Taube, Chair, Sharon RTC

You’ve seen your fellow Republicans at meetings, campaign events and social gatherings, but do you know what they do for their “day jobs?” You might discover that you can refer business back and forth with your fellow Republicans. Here’s your opportunity to find out, and to do some marketing of your own.

Join us Friday morning, April 11, for breakfast and a great networking opportunity. Republican city and town committee members will have the chance to get up and let everyone know what they do, exchange business cards and materials and come away with a directory of those present: “The Red Pages.” Whether you own your own business or can benefit by bringing in business to your employer, “The Red Pages” will give you the chance to present your business and contact information to your fellow Republicans.

Signup deadline for inclusion in “The Red Pages:” You’re more than welcome to show up and pay at the door, but if you’d like to be included in “The Red Pages,” send a check in the amount of $20 to cover breakfast, room rental and printing of “The Red Pages” to: Olivier Kozlowski, 22 Tracy Circle, Mansfield, MA 02048, along with your business information to be received no later than March 31, 2008.

Red Pages submission specifications: depending on the response, each person will get either ½ or ¼ page ads. You may submit your ad in print or electronic format to kozesq@comcast.net. Remember to include your contact information (especially if you work for someone else), and what category you’d like to be listed under in the table of contents. Also, please identify which city or town committee you belong to.

Questions may be directed to Olivier Kozlowski, (days): (781) 297-0005, (evenings) (508) 261-9254 or anytime at kozesq@comcast.net.

or

Ari Taube: (781) 367-5066 or ari.taube@sharongop.org

GOP Primary Turnout Increases 574% !!!

With all that has happened since the Super Tuesday primary that included Massachusetts, some may not have notice what a great boost that was for our party. On Tuesday, Feb. 5, 496,171 people chose to vote in the Republican primary. How terrific was this? Well, for starters, there were only 486,000 registered Republican in Massachusetts at the start of the year!

The last Presidential primary in Massachusetts in 2004 was uncontested, and the turnout was much lower than usual, as 73,793. The increase from 2004 to 2008 was a whopping 574%! And because thousands of Independents voted in our primary (we won't know the exact number until local communities report to the Secretary of the Commonwealth), we will almost certainly see an increase in the number of registered Republicans in Massachusetts, too!

The Democrats also saw a large increase in their primary, so we cannot take this for granted: However, we can read it as a clear sign that people want two party competition in our state, and that primaries not only decide on who our nominee will be, but also build our party at the grass roots level.

As soon as we get the information from the Secretary of the Commonwealth, we will include the list of who voted in the primary on voter vault, for candidates and town/ward committees to use in identifying supporters.

- Peter Torkildsen