Scott Baugh captured double the vote of party insurgent Tim
Whitacre in the Orange County Republican Central Committee
election. However, establishment candidate Jon Fleischman was
beaten.
Santa Ana resident Tim Whitacre is challenging longtime chairman
Scott Baugh, who lives in Huntington Beach. The battle puts the
current rift inside the party on full display.
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Two Central Committee members say Tea Party-affiliated groups
offended the top leadership so much that they killed an important
endorsement in the Irvine City Council election. Top leadership
denies it.
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