DelCo Republicans rally the faithful in Chadds Ford

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Delaware County Republican
Party Chairman Andy Reilly urged Chadds Ford Republicans not to take the
November election for granted. He said Chadds Ford is crucial for party success
countywide.

“If we lose
Chadds Ford, we have some issues,” Reilly said.

He explained
later that the county is changing demographically, with many Philadelphia
Democrats moving into the eastern part of Delaware County.

“From a
demographic and mathematical standpoint, we need to get out every vote we can
and Chadds Ford offsets some of the Democratic strongholds in the county.
There’s no denying that. Chadds Ford has always been a solid, fiscally
conservative Republican community and it’s important for us to get the vote
out.”

He added that
the supervisors have done a good job as evidenced by the fact that the
Democrats have not put up a candidate to run against Keith Klaver for
supervisor.

He also said
the party needs to stay focused.

“We need to
make sure our voters aren’t complacent. They need to understand that there’s a
county race and that county officers really affect the lives of people here in Chadds
Ford.”

During his
speech to the partisan audience, Reilly said he was hungover. He said he had no
alcohol the previous night, but made the mistake of watching President Obama’s
jobs speech the night before. He said the president’s plan is one that would
incur more debt to fund temporary jobs.

Government
doesn’t create jobs, Reilly said, but it can create an environment where
businesses can flourish.

“The
Republican Party puts up candidates who are more qualified and experienced in
dealing with government issues — keeping taxes low and trying to invite a tax
base to come in — and to create an environment in the county where businesses
want to locate and hire local people. We’ve have a history of success in that
regard.”

Colleen Morrone, a Concord Township
supervisor running for Delaware County Council and Nate Nichols, candidate for
Common Pleas, addressed the crowd. Several others, including Delaware County
District Attorney G. Michael Green, running for a Court of Common Pleas
judgeship, also attended.

Chadds Ford Republican leader
Mary Kot said the idea for the breakfast meeting was to provide a venue for
business owners to talk with
supervisors about what they think would help the business climate in the
township.

“We want to help businesses
thrive, especially in this economy. So, it’s to create a friendly
relationship,” she said.

Yet, she acknowledged that the
breakfast meeting had more of a political flavor.

“Yes, that’s standard
procedure,” Kot said. “Any political functions the Republican Party has, the
candidates always come because they want to get as much exposure as possible.

Kot said the local party wants
to know what businesses think would help them, “So we really want businesses to
come to the supervisors and let them know how the supervisors and the
Republican Party can help them.”

Kot also acknowledged that
several businesses in the township have gone under this year, with others on
the brink and the village is getting that “ghost town” look again.

“We’re all
worried about that and that’s why we want to do anything we can to help the
businesses be successful.”

Township tax
collector and Republican committee woman Valerie Hoxter reminded members of the
audience that the Republicans are running three candidates for school board,
Timotha Trigg and Frank Murphy from Chadds Ford and Sharon Jones, from
Pennsbury, and that the party wants help in getting out the vote. She said
Murphy helped to turn around a board that was “dysfunctional.”

The three
Republicans and two Democrats, Kathy Do and Gregg Lindner, are vying for three
seats on the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board from Region C.

About Rich Schwartzman

Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.

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