Tom Mechler, the chairman of the Texas GOP, has resigned for personal reasons. His counterpart in the Texas Democratic Party is lamenting the event, according to The Texas Tribute:
“It’s a damn shame Tom Mechler may be leaving the Texas Republican Party,” Gilberto Hinojosa, the Democrats’ chairman, said. “Personally, I always enjoyed our exchanges because he made Democrats look so good.”
But this isn’t just a snark announcement. In his statement, Mechler beseeches his organization:
In his resignation letter, Mechler warned Texas Republicans against descending into warring factions, both after the presidential race and a still-unfolding legislative session. The party, he said, “needs to work harder than ever to come together.”
“A party that is fractured by anger and backbiting is a party that will not succeed,” Mechler wrote.
I wonder if it’s really just backbiting, or if we’re seeing the expected wars over ideological (and even religious) purity.
Perhaps he was even RINOed.
