A string of problematic financial transactions are alleged for organizations while Philp was in charge.
http://coloradoindependent.com/639/updated-new-complaint-filed-against-trailhead-alleging-money-laundering
"We
made a mistake based on an errant reading of the state statutes, and
we're taking steps to remedy the problem," said Alan Philp, executive
director of the Colorado Republican Party." While Philp was its
director, the Colorado Republican Committee failed to file notices of
large contributions, as required by law, despite receiving 65 such
contributions between Oct. 10 and 23.
But
according to Philp's bio on his own Web site, he was "Regional
Political Director for a nine-state region for the Republican National
Committee." And he didn't know the rules?
http://cappublicaffairs.com/
"Oy
vey. Here comes Alan Philp again," writes Cara DeGette of the Colorado
Springs Independent. "Oh, yeah, oh yeah. The down 'n dirty, hardball
Republican 527 committee that two years ago tracked a bloody path of
slash-'em politics all over the state? ...It was run by an operative
named Alan Philp, who was flogged for broadcasts and campaign fliers"
which were ... well... bald-faced lies.
http://www.csindy.com/colorado/whos-running-the-show/Content?oid=1142486
"I
am excited to announce the addition of these seasoned and well
respected political operatives to the Nevada Republican Party," enthused
Amy Tarkanian, Chairman of the Nevada Republican Party, in a press
release.
http://www.nevadagop.org/nevada-republican-party-announces-big-additions-to-2012-team/
"Cory
Drumright will serve as the Nevada Republican Party Caucus Director
overseeing the day to day operations for the 2012 Nevada Republican
Presidential Caucus," she announced.
But here's the problem.
Black Box Voting does not support or deride any candidate, but we do
attack bad policy. And it's bad policy to have three guys in charge of a
caucus, all of whom had recently worked for one of the candidates in
the race.
When you add the apparently revolting ethics of Philp,
along with the troubling Iowa caucus management of Collins, you've got a
bad brew.
Because so many citizens, bloggers, and tweeters put
these caucus problems out in the sunshine, two black eyes on the face of
democracy showed up in public, albeit with a heavy coat of makeup
applied by the media.
It appears that what really happened was anything but amateur, but The AP blames it on amateurs, and writes:
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