The point of this article isn’t to debate voting versus not voting. Of course, everyone wants to vote in actual elections that aren’t simulations distorting actual votes of real, living people. The point is to give you perspective on what you should be hearing from candidates vying for your support in knocking on doors, spreading yard signs, donating campaign money, and finally, getting out the vote.
What You Will Typically Hear
Republican candidates, including all factions of Republican (America First, Conservative, Moderate, Reagan, Trump, Libertarian) based on self-applied label will always give lip service to the following items:
ALWAYS
1) Better tax policies
2) Better energy policies
3) Better veteran care policies
Furthermore, standard candidates will usually express verbal or written support for the following – unfortunately, execution is generally lacking and lack of accomplishment is blamed on “lack of super majority” or on others in general:
ALMOST ALWAYS
1) Second Amendment policy, but short on tamper-proof solutions
2) Border policy, especially when not in power to implement solutions
3) Pro-life policy, but short on bold intervention
The items in the second group are generally platitudes made to assuage the fears of constituents who hold valid concerns over these normally compromised positions. Unfortunately, as we have seen in the case of the Arizona Senate’s botching of the Maricopa County audit findings, Republicans are skilled at passing blame to colleagues – “We would decertify but we know that Paul Boyer won’t support it and we only have a one seat majority.” As such, the important work is often never put to a vote.
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