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Arthur Larrivee, one of the leading organizers of the Republican Party in the SouthCoast region, has left the party, and has become an unenrolled voter.
Larrivee tells The Standard-Times newspaper that he has resigned from the state G-O-P Committee.
Larrivee says he was disillusioned. He said former Governor Romney -- who is now seeking the Republican nomination for president -- "did nothing" for the state party and town committees.
Democrats have long controlled the Legislature, but Republicans had a 16-year hold on the governor's office. That ended when Democrat Deval Patrick defeated Kerry Healey.
But Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson, who is a Republican, said Larrivee is too quick to criticize other party members when things don't go his way.
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'Disillusioned,' local GOP leader quits party
By Jack Spillane, Standard-Times staff writer
The man who has been the face of the Republican Party on the SouthCoast for the past decade has left the GOP and become an unenrolled voter.
Arthur Larrivee told The Standard-Times that he has also submitted his resignation as a member of both the state GOP committee and the town of Dartmouth committee. He had been a member of the state committee for 18 years.
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A conservative, he was a regular guest on talk radio and commentator in the local press. He was an organizer of both the New Bedford and Dartmouth town committees."I've been disillusioned for some time," Mr. Larrivee said.
"We've just had one of the worst administrations (Mitt Romney) in the last 20 years. He did nothing for this state party, he did nothing for the state administration and he did nothing for these town committees."
Mr. Larrivee has been critical of state officials, saying they have failed to do enough to build the local party. In the recent election cycle, most of the $4 million raised by outgoing party chairman Darrell Crate went to statewide candidates, while good local candidates, like governor's council candidate Phil Paleologos, went underfunded, he contended.
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The Massachusetts Republican Party has had difficulties building a grass-roots base of support for decades. Currently there are not enough Republicans in the state Legislature to override a gubernatorial veto.
Mr. Larrivee said he made his decision in the wake of the Tuesday election of former Congressman Peter Torkildsen as the new head of the state party.
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