Republican Primary Debate/My Dream Candidate
Peace and blessings family! I welcome you all to Conservative as Christ Special Election Episode part 1.
Who am I? I am just a wretched servant of a great God and country. Always in that order.
To be respectful of your time we are going to jump right in.
This is a special episode dedicated to the Republican Primary Debate which kicked off the political season.
Politics is one of my favorite sports and it needs reform.
This is not anything to freak out over as all of our major sports need reform at times to remain competitive.
Unlike our other sports, politics is not a game and should not be taken lightly.
I think the first problem we should start with is the two-party system.
Once you understand that our politics is a sport, you to see how absurd it is for a country of 335 million people to only have two political parties.
As a country we are much more diverse in political thought than the Republicans and the Democrats.
According to the Pew Research Center the 2020 election saw the greatest voter turnout in decades.
And there were still eighty million eligible voters who did not participate.
They do not feel like either party represents them, so they stay home.
That is a form of voter suppression.
Not only that, but it goes against the very principles that this country was founded on.
The objective truth is this country was founded because the people rebelled against taxation without representation.
Currently our two-party system is leaving ¼ of our citizens being taxed without representation.
And the remainder of us are forced to choose between having the lesser of two evils represent us.
Which leads us to the debate stage.
But first tell me if this makes sense?
My state has a closed primary system which means that in order for me to vote in the republican primary I have to be registered as a Republican. Does that make sense to you? In my mind I should be able to vote in the republican primary, democrat primary, green party, and any other party on the ballot in my state.
I still could only vote for one of them for president, but I gave myself the best option to get president I want.
Why is that not the way it is?
As it stands, I cannot vote in the Republican primary.
I will give my overall thoughts on the debate:
Who do I think won?
Would I vote for them?
Then we will go over the questions that were asked and I will give the response that my ideal candidate would give.
There were eight candidates on stage: (The quotes are from their campaign websites)
1. Ron DeSantis – “American decline is not inevitable, it’s a choice.”
2. Vivek Ramaswamy – “No greater damnation in modern society than being called a racist.”
3. Mike Pence – “Trump failed the Constitution, I upheld it.”
4. Nikki Haley – “On our worst day we are blessed to live in America.”
5. Tim Scott – “We need a commander in chief with a backbone.”
6. Chris Christie – “Because truth matters.”
7. Asa Hutchinson – “I believe in an America that leads.”
8. Doug Burgum – “Our enemies are not our neighbors.”
When it comes to the Republican Party agenda the candidates agree on most issues. They may show their work differently, but they end with the same answer.
The three issues they had the most disagreement on were:
Donald Trump
Russia, Ukraine
Abortion
If I had to pick a winner of the debate it would be Nikki Haley
Unless she has changes in her policy positions, I will not be voting for Nikki Haley in 2024.
Here are the debate questions and how I would have answered them:
1) Biden says that “Bidenomnics” is working. Do you agree?
No. There are too many hardworking Americans living in poverty. The American Dream used to be that you could own a home and raise a family on a single income. How can that be achieved when the minimum wage is only 7.25 an hour? The first thing I will do in office is raise the minimum wage. I will eliminate the term working poor.
2) What will you do to rein in government spending?
I reject the premise that government spending needs to be reined in. I reject the idea of small government. The government has to be big to perform the job of running and defending the country. The real question is for whom will this big government be working? The needs of the few or the needs of the many. As President I would make sure the government is working for, We the People and not just a select few.
3) Why should voters choose you as a non-politician without any experience?
That is exactly why they should choose me. I am not a politician, but one of them fighting for them.
4) They asked Pence if he was part of the spending problem as the Trump administration added to the deficit. I reject the premise we have a spending problem. I believe we have a resource allocation problem. We should be getting more for what we are spending.
5) Do you believe that human behavior is causing climate change?
Yes
6) Abortion question
As a Christian I am pro-life so I am against the death penalty as the bible says thou shall not kill.
We have 100% control over who we execute as a nation.
As a Christian I love my neighbor as myself and I would not want anyone outside of my family and doctor telling me what I should do with my body so I think abortion should be legal. Therefore, I think Roe vs Wade was a fair compromise.
Recent election results prove that most Americans feel the same way.
7) Homeliness and Crime are on the rise. Is this the cause of the Covid lockdown?
No. in America we never had a lockdown due to covid.
Homeliness and crime are on the rise because people are getting more desperate. Did the covid outbreak exacerbate this? Yes
How do we solve it? End poverty.
8) If Trump is convicted, but wins the nomination will you still support him?
No, poverty is not on his agenda.
9) Did Pence do the right thing?
Yes
10) Would you support the increase of more funding to Ukraine?
I currently do not have the clearance to know all the information I would need to provide a proper answer to that question.
Overall, my foreign policy will be to promote peace and extend peace as far as it depends on me.
11) How would you deter China.
See answer to question 10
12) Do you consider the Mexican Cartel coming across the border an invasion?
No.
Would you authorize lethal force?
Before we can promote peace abroad, we have to secure our peace domestically and that means properly securing our borders.
As President I will ensure our agents working along the border are properly staffed and supplied to keep us secured.
13) As President do you support sending U.S. Special Forces over the border to take out fentanyl labs?
No. I am not in favor of committing acts of war against our neighbors.
14) What would you do about the seven million migrants that have come across the border since Biden took office?
Those coming to America to pursue the American Dream will be given a path to citizenship if that is what they want. If they just want to work my administration will have plenty of that as well.
I have driven all through fly over country. We have plenty of space for all of our citizens as well as those seeking asylum.
15) What would you do to repair the decline in education?
Sensible reform:
Better facilities
Competitive pay to attract qualified staff
Parent/Community engagement
16) Should Presidents have to pass a mental and physical test in order to serve?
No, put an age minimum and maximum. I would say 35-70. Waivers for this can be approved.
17) If you were president, would you tell the American people the truth about UFOs?
Yes
18) 70% of Americans used to say that they were proud to be an American. Today that number is only 39%. Tell Americans voters why you are the person to inspire this nation to a better day.
My fellow Americans I can honestly tell you that I would vote for a candidate like me. All I ask of you is to vote for a candidate that you feel represents you.
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Thanks for reading or listening family.
“We the People are conservative as Christ because we are the church, and we are the state.”
I AM/The Wretch