The Franklin County GOP has revoked John Rutan's endorsement based on comments he made to The Dispatch party members called "strange" and "inflammatory."
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Michael Schwartz, the group's executive director, went ballistic because the GOP Central Committee on Monday declined to endorse Cajon Valley school board president Jim Miller in his re-election race against Alex Welling.
The change was prompted by the endorsement for the race for the 75th Assembly District, a seat being sought by Carl DeMaio and Andrew Hayes in the fall general.