Palm Beach County GOP faces friction, unhappiness with chair as 2024 elections loom

Palm Beach County Republicans say the 2024 presidential election presents an historic opportunity to help return the locally residing former president to the White House. But first, the top echelons of the party have to work out some internal disagreements and conflicts.

At the center of the friction is party chairman Kevin Neal. The unhappiness with Neal, less than a year into his tenure, is evident in a no confidence vote last month, a lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County court and consternation over what his critics say is underwhelming fundraising.

Former county GOP chair, Sid Dinerstein, a Neal critic, said he is troubled by the new chairman's removal of a longtime events coordinator from her post. But he said his main concern with Neal is the lackluster fundraising that Dinerstein fears will make the county's GOP chapter ineffective.