SHARING THE LIMELIGHT
Speaking of Hoekstra, he took time in a Detroit News interview after the election to single out Oakland County Republican Party Chair Vance Patrick for special praise for the support given by local GOP county party organizations. Speaking with editorial page editor Nolan Finley, Hoekstra talked about how he rehabbed the troubled state GOP by “putting together the core group of folks that would help make that happen. I got great support from a lot of the county chairs. In particular Vance Patrick in Oakland County.” Coincidentally, just a day before the newspaper interview, Patrick sent out an email newsletter to members of the Oakland County party, thanking everyone for their effort, listed as follows: 297,340 doors knocked; 184117 phone calls made; 1.8 million text messages sent; 19,000 yard signs distributed; and 4.25 million digital ad impressions. So if you are among those who felt under siege from the election ads onslaught, it was not your imagination.
