This is a work in progress.
Two years ago our State Representative, Lance Gooden, decided not to seek reelection so he could run for Congress. To fill the void, four individuals filed to run in the Republican Primary. Due to the importance of this office I made a special effort to research the candidates to decide which one to support.
Boy, was I disappointed.
Disappointed not in the character of any of them (at first) but in the fact none of them would say anything beyond the mantra they all repeated in unison ad nauseam: "Border Security. Right to Life. Second Amendment. Lower Taxes. Better Schools. I'm the Conservative candidate!"
While they all seemed to pick the right side of the right issues, none of them seemed willing to share their thoughts and ideas regarding what to do about them. Because I was so anxious to pick the right candidate, I tried to ask each of them a specific question which would prompt a more enlightening response.
Boy, was i disappointed.
I posed the same question to the candidate on their Facebook pages. I wasn't trolling, mind you, I was providing each candidate with the opportunity to get my vote. All any of them had to do was answer a simple question, and they would have had my support. I really did want to vote for one of them!
Boy, was I disappointed.
My questions were deleted, I was blocked from posting anything else on their Facebook pages, and I didn't get any answers from any of them. This -- from all those people who claimed they wanted to represent me in the Texas House of Representatives! It looked like my concept of representation was different from theirs.
I was really disappointed.
That's why I'm running for office. That's why I will never purposefully disrespect you.
(By the way -- I'm the Conservative candidate.)
People are right to ask a candidate for political office what his or her "issues" are. Is the candidate passionate about the Second Amendment? Tax reform? Foreign policy? Road repairs? Candidates are supposed to represent us and look out for our interests. Therefore, we want to find a candidate who:
Some advisers suggest a candidate make a list of the three or five (or ten) issues which are most important to him or her so potential voters can quickly see where they stand. I have a lot of ideas about a lot of issues (and many of them will be discussed below) but my "list" will contain a single item: Values.
The issues you care about.
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