Getting Involved Means Republicans Can Win

We can all do something in the lead-up to the November election. What is your something?

Robin M. Itzler | August 31, 2026

Patriots don’t have to open their wallets to contribute to a candidate’s campaign, although money is always welcome. You can contact your local county Republican Party or directly reach out to the candidate and/or organization promoting a proposition. Everyone can do something to save our nation from a growing communist takeover.

Local candidates (school boards, city councils, aldermen, boards of supervisors, commissioners, etc.) often run on shoestring budgets. Anything you can do is appreciated.

For instance, Maureen “Quinn” Flaherty ran for the Long Beach, California, school board in the June primary. A special ed teacher at a charter school, Flaherty was making strong inroads in her school board district during the campaign, which explains why teachers’ union members started showing up to protest at her events. She shared her story with me:

I ran for Long Beach Unified School District Board Member in the June 2, 2026, primary. I have been a community leader in Long Beach, CA, hosting events to teach the public about their constitutional rights since 2020. My goal in running was to do more for my community since these days there are many agendas that are unhealthy for children attending public schools. For more background visit Protect Our Kids website. Throughout my campaign, I endured much harassment and abuse such as disparaging signs about me throughout Long Beach and in my own neighborhood, attack ads on YouTube, teacher union members and Antifa showing up at my events trying to shut down my voice, and more. Despite all the negatives, I came in second place with 33 percent of the vote, out of three candidates. The incumbent had 55 percent. She won outright in the primary election because of the 50 1% rule in primaries for local elections.Advertisement if (window.publir_show_ads) { document.write(''); } My efforts threatened the teachers’ union. According to the Long Beach Post the Teachers Association of Long Beach (TALB) spent more than $200,000 to defeat me who they called the “Conservative Challenger.” They also claimed that I was “too MAGA for Long Beach” when those words just mean make America great again. In my opinion, a great slogan for a city in desperate need of conservative leadership. As a local candidate lacking the same financial cushion that TALB had, I received amazing support from those that opposed their leftist agendas. This included local Long Beach churches such as Calvary Chapel Long Beach. People volunteered in so many ways such as making phone calls, knocking on doors, putting out lawn signs,........

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