Originally Posted by
gnome
I worked for Bill Milliken. He was as nice a guy as you’d imagine; I still consider myself a Milliken Republican. Fiscally conservative and socially liberal.
Before I changed over completely to being an independent if not a Democrat, I attended my county convention.
For those who have never attended a county convention, the alleged process is for Precinct Delegates to present their credentials in an effort to be nominated for the State Convention.
I know this sounds boring because it is, but this is the important point: I was standing up presenting my credentials and described myself as a Milliken Republican. At that point, two young men behind me started to woop and cheer with one yelling with a raised fist,
“That’s what I want to be a Militant Republican!”
I walked out.