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It’s Hard Sometimes To Vote Republican

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I vote Republican because I think the other side is crazy. I have on occasion voted for a Democrat in a local election when that candidate held conservative views and would stay with them, but that is becoming very rare. However, the Republican party does not really seem to care what its grass roots think. They have illustrated this many times.

On Monday, The Federalist posted an article that illustrates the problem with the Republican elite.

The article notes:

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., took a break from making folksy quips to let the mask slip during a Sunday interview about Texas’ Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico. While often unpredictable in its accuracy, public polling has shown the race to be one of the most contested in the country.

Yet, despite the race’s apparent closeness and major fundraising disparities between the two candidates, the milquetoast Kennedy wouldn’t commit to the Senate GOP deploying money to aid Paxton’s election. He said that the Senate GOP’s campaign arm simply doesn’t have the money to spend in Texas (after pouring millions into the state primary alongside other establishment forces to try and save incumbent Sen. John Cornyn).

“There’s no sense bubble wrapping it — we’ve got a race in Texas. … [Paxton] is going to have to point out the deficiencies of Mr. Talarico. … [But] you can’t win an election by saying the other guy’s worse than me. Money is an issue,” Kennedy said. “We in the Senate don’t have the money budgeted for Texas. We need help from the president. The president says he has $850 million in his campaign accounts. That’s a lot of jack.”

Put another way, “Sorry, Ken, you’re on your own!”

On the surface, it seems particularly rich that the Senate GOP is now running to Trump for help after refusing to pass the SAVE America Act and other conservative priorities. But there’s actually a bigger dynamic at play here that voters should pay attention to.

Whenever an establishment-backed crony wins the GOP nomination in any given primary, conservative voters are told to fall in line and back the party’s candidate, no questions asked. But when Republican voters nominate a grassroots candidate who will actually fight for their interests, those same establishment voices are more than happy to leave that candidate out to dry.

Every year the conservative voters are asked to support candidates that they know will not move the conservative agenda forward. That needs to stop. I may reach a point where I will vote for a Democrat in a national election rather than elect a Republican who doesn’t represent me. At least I know the Democrat won’t represent me, so I won’t be disappointed when that happens!

In Their Own Words

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It’s still July, and the mid-term elections are already heating up. This mid-term will determine the direction of the country for the next six years. Do you want to spend the next two years watching President Trump be impeached? That’s what a Democrat Congress will spend their time on. Or do you want to spend the next two years watching policies originate in Washington that make it easier to start a small business and will eventually bring inflation under control? That’s what a Republican Congress will bring you. That is the bottom line on the mid-terms. The mid-terms will determine who becomes President in 2028.

On Tuesday, The Independent Sentinel posted an article about three of the candidates running for office in November. The article simply quotes their own statements. You can draw your own conclusions.

The first–Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.

The article reports:

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wants to eliminate fossil fuels and take away jobs from hardworking Michiganders: “We continue to rely on fossil fuels for our energy, we need to get to 100% renewable energy…”

…”I’m looking forward to the conversation about how we…pass Medicare for All.”

Next–James Talarico.

The article reports:

James Talarico — who said he “hates Christianity” — praised Islam for inspiring his religious beliefs: “I’ve learned as much about my faith from Salman’s tradition, from the Islamic mystics, from poets like Rumi, as much as I have from Christian authors…”

…James Talarico: “Prison is violence.” “It’s hard to imagine a world without prisons. Just because it’s hard to imagine, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t.” How very DSA of him.

Finally–NJ House candidate Adam Hamawy.

The article notes:

Adam Hamawy has stated, “Healthcare is not a free-market issue, it is a core responsibility of government.”

How does that align with the Tenth Amendment and the Oath of Office he would have to take swearing to uphold the U.S. Constitution?

One other note about Adam Hamawy (source here):

Adam Hamawy, a Princeton plastic surgeon, is a frontrunner in a crowded Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D.) in New Jersey’s deep-blue 12th Congressional District—despite his years-long friendship with Omar Abdel-Rahman, the Muslim extremist cleric who was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 1993 bombing.

These are three of the people the Democrats are putting up for election. There is a good chance that at least two will be elected.