March 28, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR – ONLY TWO CHOICES

A good Conservative friend of mine wrote the following and I decided to send it to you.

DonaldTrumpVHillaryClintonI’m going to now say what I’ve been mulling for last couple of months. Bear in mind that my candidate was Marco Rubio. Sadly, he did not prevail but I’m thrilled he’s running for reelection to the Senate.

My understanding of the facts of 2016 is this — correct me where I’m wrong:
1. Trump announced and ran in the primaries and caucuses for the GOP nomination, as did 16 others.
2. Over the course of the nominating process, Trump won 37 states, Cruz won 10, and Kasich and Rubio each won 1. This totals 49 states – not sure what happened to the other state plus territories and DC, but it wasn’t close. Trump trounced the field
3. Trump won with substantially more voters participating in 2016 than in 2012.
4. The “smart people” – many of whom are my good and dear friends — were unsuccessful in convincing the GOP primary electorate not to support Trump. They tried. They failed.
5. Trump won. Handily. Not even close.

So, it strikes me that the only way to have stopped Trump was to either thwart the will of the primary electorate at the END of the process (which several tried unsuccessfully to do) OR for some insider or some group of insiders to have kept Trump from running at all.

So I ask my conservative leader / writers / academic and other professional political opinion makers — is that what you want? Some group of “wise men” who decide who can and can’t seek the nomination? How do you think that will work for conservatives long term?

I’m mystified at my conservative friends who want me to think it is okay for them to destroy the nominee of the GOP as chosen by the primary electorate. It wasn’t rigged (like the Democrats’ process was) and Trump won fair and square, under the system we have. If we BELIEVE in the rule of law and playing by the rules– which I do — then I am bound to accept and support the outcome of the process. To get to the playoffs, you have to win the games during the regular season. Put me down as supporting the winner of the contests.

And one more thought from a friend who lives in Pinehurst: “I wasn’t keen on John McCain or Mitt Romney. Neither were conservatives. But all the powers that be said I had to suck it up and be a loyal Republican. So I voted for them both. Now, when the guy I wanted – Trump – wins, the same people go ballistic and bail. I don’t get that.”

The people picked Trump. I’m tired of being preached at by my holier-than-thou smart friends about how this is the end of western civilization. Hillary is the end of America as we know it. She will finish the job Obama has so successfully charted to accomplish that. Saul Alinsky will have ultimately prevailed. Is that what you want?

I choose to be part of the resistance to allowing that to happen.

Adding my own comment:

There are consequences for every action. I completely understand people having differing opinions about the 2016 candidates. However, when all is said and done, we will elect either Clinton/Kaine or Trump/Pence in November. No matter what side you are on, these are the choices.

Yes, there are other candidates running, but only Trump or Clinton will be elected President. Whatever you do, or choose not to do, will help elect one or the other. Its that simple.

There are many other concepts and philosiphies that we can discuss, the strengths and weaknesses of the Republican field of candidates, including Donald Trump, and we probably will find many that we will agree on.  But all other conversation aside, the reality is that we will have either a President Trump or a President Clinton.  I prefer to focus and concentrate on only one thing:  Defeating Hillary Clinton. 

I will work for Trump/Pence and against the Clinton continuation of Barack Obama, and Saul Alinsky.  I completely agree with my friend, Hillary is the end of America as we know it.

If you have not yet done so, please take the time to view the movie Clinton Cash:  http://www.breitbart.com/clinton-cash-movie/

God Bless us all, God bless our great country.

Ben 

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