Attending Republican County and 5th Congressional District Caucuses as a delegate from El Paso County and attending the State Caucus this Saturday as a delegate, I’ve picked up a few wandering perspectives on this journey. I will let you know who I’m voting for and why - and encourage everyone to open their minds, do the research, and make your own decisions… Separate and apart from all the commercial and election campaign tools pumping out texts, emails, phone calls, snail mail cards, and etc.
Governor - Greg Lopez. He is my brother in Christ. I really like Heidi G and she is absolutely capable, as well. Both are about Life, Liberty, and America First. Because I know Greg, I want him in the Governor’s mansion.
Senator - Eli Bremer. Over the years, I’ve looked in his eyes, shaken his hand, and he is my brother in Christ. On our 15 minute call, we talked more about faith and church than politics. Delightful! As an old Army retired guy, I know what its like to be in a constant disciplined workout and training program for combat. As an Olympian and multiple sport athlete in Shooting and equestrian events, while on active duty in the Air Force, Eli does to. But there is a lot more to Eli as a father, businessman, and one who loves our state. There are excellent, effective candidates in this race but Eli rises to the top for my vote. It is the old Israeli Special Forces recruiting technique of Friends bringing friends.
Still sort of thinking on the rest who will be up for nomination at the State Caucus.
Based on the two Caucuses already past, here are what I voted for:
Doug Lamborn for Congress. The bonehead county Republican leadership kept him off the ballot at the 5th CD caucus so I wrote his name in, anyway. Like Eli, It is the old Israeli Special Forces recruiting technique of Friends bringing friends. Doug is a humble and awesome brother in Christ. Please see my article on him from last week.
Rose Pugliese for 14th State House District. Woman of faith, single mom, lawyer, elected twice to Mesa County Commissioners, business woman. A great replacement for Shane Sandridge. Shane is awesome and we will miss him. There is a lot of negative campaigning focusing on Rose and that makes me even more eager to vote for Rose. Joe and his people seem unable to speak positive and are focused on any excuse to say bad things about Rose.
County Commissioner - What a painful mess. At the county Caucus, the Fervent church Pastor and Lindsay Moore dove deep into a negative diatribe against Holly Williams and Holly’s husband as part of Lindsay’s nomination for County Commissioner. They basically attacked a sister in Christ in public - exactly what Jesus tells us not to do in Matthew 18. If Charity Mcpike is on the ballot as an independent (boy did the Caucus screw up Charity’s nomination), I will vote for her. Holly is a great lady and if Charity is not on the ballot, Holly gets my vote. Those two speak to the positive and their vision, not even attacking Lindsay Moore. Frankly, based on Lindsay and the Fervent Pastor’s hard charge into negative rhetoric against a sister in Christ and her husband, I will not go to any events hosted at Fervent and not even vote for Lindsay to be dog catcher.
I’ve attended the Repub central committee meeting, El Paso County Caucus, and 5th CD Caucus. Along the way, I’ve been labelled a RINO (Huh? First time that’s happened to me and that libel label is the fruit of division), seen excellent friends and people of life and faith attacked and called devils (Russ and Julianne McPadden, and the Colorado Sunrise Women, y’all are awesome so ignore those schmoes), watched negative attacks on fellow Republicans… I have a few recommendations.
Don’t vote for the Negative boneheads who attack other Republicans. All of us are about Life, Liberty, and America First. I pointed out a few of the negative folks above. Save the negative for taking on the Democrats and stop doing their job for them of taking down Republicans. John P, are you listening?
El Paso County Republican Party leadership is a cluster that already happened. They are in way over their heads. Instead of unifying, the fruit of their leadership is division. In an election year when Dem seats and governor’s mansions are ripe for taking, El Paso County Republicans are incompetently divided by their squabbling leadership. Our county with so many Republicans elects people of life to state office or fails in that endeavor. Keep your eyes on the next vote for County leadership in February, 2023. Hopefully it’s not too late to achieve unity.
This one is the most important. Life. Radical abortion agendas are now law in our state. Instead of Pissing on each other - by the way, Piss is in the Bible so I’m being Biblical - Republicans should be unifying hard on Life, Issues of Life, and Candidates who will fight this hard as opposed to getting elected then drifting to thumb sucking teddy bear comfort zones in the State House.
Jay - heading to the gym to work out a few anger issues.
Appreciate all your insight here