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I'm running for Senate as a Republican. My Dem parents are backing my opponent
Quote:My decision to be a Democrat was never a decision. It was just expected of me. It was understood. Born into a family of Democrats, my grandfather would often spend weekends talking to me about his respect for Franklin Roosevelt and his annoyance with President Reagan. I listened and absorbed, but was not yet ready to think critically about what I was told – or to decide for myself.

I love and miss my grandfather, but life has since taught me that thinking critically about the principles of the Democrat party is never encouraged because if you do, you have no choice but to leave – to walk away.

I was elected National President of the College Democrats of America in 1999, and now I’m a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018. While the Democrats’ influence over my political philosophy defined a few years in my late teens and early twenties, that influence could not withstand the test of life and experience that made me a conservative as an adult. In contrast with my time as a Democrat, my evolution to becoming a conservative Republican was a fully mindful and deliberate decision, based on my life experiences that left me with no other option.

While my choice was made clear to me through the experience of my marriage, the birth of my three children, my acceptance of Jesus Christ as my savior, my time fighting in two wars, and my experience in business since leaving the Marine Corps, it came at personal cost.

My parents have since turned their back on me, my wife, their grandchildren, and their extended family. Adding to this, they decided to make the maximum contribution to my Democrat opponent in my campaign for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, an intentional personal blow that made headlines across the country. It was deliberate – and it is a true representation of the intolerance of a political philosophy that stands on the false platform of tolerance.

I don’t enjoy talking about this highly personal experience, but as I see the #WalkAway movement gain momentum, I feel compelled to share my story. As #WalkAway grows, conservatives need to reach out to those who were raised to believe in a Democrat Party and a liberal political philosophy that does nothing to make them more successful.

Many others who have decided to leave the Democrat Party have also likely paid a personal price for their decision. And others are not yet ready to leave because of the judgement and ridicule they will undoubtedly receive from other Democrats – whether family, friends, or co-workers. Unfortunately, their fear is founded.

The Democrat party is not the party of tolerance. It is not the party of acceptance. It is the party of intolerance. It is the party of closed doors, but open borders. It is the party of judgement. It is the party of identity politics. And that is why the #WalkAway movement is resonating. Because when you stop and ask yourself why you should be a Democrat, it is impossible to answer if you acknowledge the party’s hypocrisy, since it openly advocates for policies that encourage dependency and destroy opportunity for all of us.

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Unfortunately, liberals choose their cult over everything else. Happened to me in my family. My own mother ditched me when I was a kid because I wasn't a liberal. Of course, she did me the favor since I never had to hear her garbage ever again.
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Liberal Motto: Team over Country.....And Family
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(07-16-2018 12:48 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  
Quote:My decision to be a Democrat was never a decision. It was just expected of me. It was understood. Born into a family of Democrats, my grandfather would often spend weekends talking to me about his respect for Franklin Roosevelt and his annoyance with President Reagan. I listened and absorbed, but was not yet ready to think critically about what I was told – or to decide for myself.

I love and miss my grandfather, but life has since taught me that thinking critically about the principles of the Democrat party is never encouraged because if you do, you have no choice but to leave – to walk away.

I was elected National President of the College Democrats of America in 1999, and now I’m a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018. While the Democrats’ influence over my political philosophy defined a few years in my late teens and early twenties, that influence could not withstand the test of life and experience that made me a conservative as an adult. In contrast with my time as a Democrat, my evolution to becoming a conservative Republican was a fully mindful and deliberate decision, based on my life experiences that left me with no other option.

While my choice was made clear to me through the experience of my marriage, the birth of my three children, my acceptance of Jesus Christ as my savior, my time fighting in two wars, and my experience in business since leaving the Marine Corps, it came at personal cost.

My parents have since turned their back on me, my wife, their grandchildren, and their extended family. Adding to this, they decided to make the maximum contribution to my Democrat opponent in my campaign for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, an intentional personal blow that made headlines across the country. It was deliberate – and it is a true representation of the intolerance of a political philosophy that stands on the false platform of tolerance.

I don’t enjoy talking about this highly personal experience, but as I see the #WalkAway movement gain momentum, I feel compelled to share my story. As #WalkAway grows, conservatives need to reach out to those who were raised to believe in a Democrat Party and a liberal political philosophy that does nothing to make them more successful.

Many others who have decided to leave the Democrat Party have also likely paid a personal price for their decision. And others are not yet ready to leave because of the judgement and ridicule they will undoubtedly receive from other Democrats – whether family, friends, or co-workers. Unfortunately, their fear is founded.

The Democrat party is not the party of tolerance. It is not the party of acceptance. It is the party of intolerance. It is the party of closed doors, but open borders. It is the party of judgement. It is the party of identity politics. And that is why the #WalkAway movement is resonating. Because when you stop and ask yourself why you should be a Democrat, it is impossible to answer if you acknowledge the party’s hypocrisy, since it openly advocates for policies that encourage dependency and destroy opportunity for all of us.

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I considered myself a democrat in my late teens and early twenties... then I matured and started thinking for myself. Now I am a Republican.
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I've never considered myself a democrat or republican. When I had my alumni interview in conjunction with my application to Rice, the interviewer was an English professor at U of Alabama who asked me whether I was a liberal or conservative. I worked it out that I was basically liberal on social issues but conservative on fiscal and defense and foreign policy issues. I don't think I've ever varied far from that, and I don't think either D's or R's have ever come close to that.
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(07-16-2018 01:38 PM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  I considered myself a democrat in my late teens and early twenties... then I matured and started thinking for myself. Now I am a Republican.

I think a great part of nowadays republicans were sympathetic to the democrats when younger. That famous quote carries a lot of truth.

"If you are not a liberal at 25, you have no heart. If you are not a conservative at 35, you have no brain".
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(07-16-2018 06:49 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  I've never considered myself a democrat or republican. When I had my alumni interview in conjunction with my application to Rice, the interviewer was an English professor at U of Alabama who asked me whether I was a liberal or conservative. I worked it out that I was basically liberal on social issues but conservative on fiscal and defense and foreign policy issues. I don't think I've ever varied far from that, and I don't think either D's or R's have ever come close to that.

the only difference with me is the dems have shifted so far left since Clinton coupled with a 3rd party candidate only mucks the center/right, I can no longer look at the socialist or 3rd party objectively anymore.....

that's what happens in a two party system that is fully embedded....

the money is too overwhelming for ANY 3rd party candidate to EVER have a chance of winning...............................oops, #henceDJT

watch Cuban make a run at it in '24......and he will run ® as well.......

it's always been nothing but a label/tag to me.....we're too advanced as a nation relative to historical alliance.......

there's a YUGE difference between emerging vs. developed.....

the US is now in 'fine tuning' and protection mode at this point.....
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(07-16-2018 01:27 PM)thespiritof1976 Wrote:  Unfortunately, liberals choose their cult over everything else. Happened to me in my family. My own mother ditched me when I was a kid because I wasn't a liberal. Of course, she did me the favor since I never had to hear her garbage ever again.

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(07-17-2018 01:00 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  
(07-16-2018 01:27 PM)thespiritof1976 Wrote:  Unfortunately, liberals choose their cult over everything else. Happened to me in my family. My own mother ditched me when I was a kid because I wasn't a liberal. Of course, she did me the favor since I never had to hear her garbage ever again.

Dayum.

And you want to add insult to injury ? She came back into my life when she came crying back to the family. She lost everything and didn't have two nickels to rub together.

Then she met a nerdy CPA who came from a family of money and won life's lottery.

Then she ditched me a second time.

Which is why, IMO at least, making a living is the only thing a man really needs. A man doesn't have to have a wife, or children, or anything like that. Sure, it is nice and helps make for a more complete and well rounded life in some ways but without the ability to make a living none of those other things mean a damn thing anyway.
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(07-17-2018 01:30 PM)thespiritof1976 Wrote:  
(07-17-2018 01:00 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  
(07-16-2018 01:27 PM)thespiritof1976 Wrote:  Unfortunately, liberals choose their cult over everything else. Happened to me in my family. My own mother ditched me when I was a kid because I wasn't a liberal. Of course, she did me the favor since I never had to hear her garbage ever again.

Dayum.

And you want to add insult to injury ? She came back into my life when she came crying back to the family. She lost everything and didn't have two nickels to rub together.

Then she met a nerdy CPA who came from a family of money and won life's lottery.

Then she ditched me a second time.

Which is why, IMO at least, making a living is the only thing a man really needs. A man doesn't have to have a wife, or children, or anything like that. Sure, it is nice and helps make for a more complete and well rounded life in some ways but without the ability to make a living none of those other things mean a damn thing anyway.

You need to go to chicago Spirit. I hear they're giving free money away. You won't have to work.
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