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Last week, I made a terrible mistake. I reached out to several prominent conservatives and populists supporting one candidate or another in the Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary. I wanted to know if unity was possible after the election since this race has been more divisive than any primary this season.
After discussions with Greg Kelly, Jack Posobiec, Todd Starnes, and a handful of others, I reluctantly came to the conclusion that when the primary was over, we could reunite and move forward toward the midterm elections where we fight the real foes, the Democrats. I say “reluctantly” because that was never really how I felt. I’m not one who believes in the old saying, “vote conservative in the primary and vote Republican in the general.”
For years, I’ve said a RINO was just as bad as a Democrat. In many ways they’re worse because at least you know what you’re fighting with a Democrat. The lines are clear. With RINOs, you never know which side of a fight they’ll be on. I’ve mused about the whiplash induced in many conservatives over the years with people like Lindsey Graham who sometimes make sense and sometimes reveal their NeoCon agenda.
I concluded in my article that unity was possible for one reason and one reason only: I figured a conciliatory tone would allow me to get the message out to supporters of Dr. Mehmet Oz about his leftist and anti-American leanings. It was a “strategic” move and I’ve been very disappointed in myself ever since. That’s not my style. I take pride in shooting straight and aiming true. It didn’t feel natural to accept unity for the sake of strategizing when deep down I have no intention of ever supporting RINOs.
To my readers and listeners, I humbly and wholeheartedly apologize. I deceived myself into thinking I could reconcile with fellow conservatives who were supporting a globalist like Dr. Oz (or WEF-ally David McCormick, for that matter). By deceiving myself, that means I also deceived my readers, and for that I am truly sorry.
In reality, there is no way I could cheer for, support, or accept either Dr. Oz or McCormick in the Senate. Would they be better than the Democrat. Probably. Maybe. But we have spent so much time in recent years accepting the lesser-of-two-evils, and I’ve been done with that for a long time. I convinced myself I could do it after the Pennsylvania race, but now that it’s done I’m realizing I was being delusional.
Sean Hannity and others went completely nuclear on Kathy Bennette in the last week of the race. They spread lies about her in ways that one normally associates with unhinged leftists. If I thought I could reconcile with him, Ric Grenell, or any of the other Dr. Oz shills, I was wrong. Perhaps I never really thought that. Perhaps it was just wishful thinking. Frankly, I’m just not sure anymore. All I know is that I cannot and will not have unity with RINO-supporters.
Does that mean I’m ready to finally dump President Trump and seek another to lead the America First movement? At this point, I’m just not sure. He’s built up so much goodwill with his actions as President. Unlike Hannity and others, President Trump may deserve a pass. May. Then again, he’s still pushing the jabs. He’s still hiring the wrong people and backing the wrong candidates. He’s still participating in the very Swamp politics he swore to abolish.
No, I’m no ready to abandon him yet, but for the first time in over five years I have an open mind about the future of the America First movement. It’s the people of the movement who are important. The leaders will do what they will, but the true America First patriots are the epitome of the word “grassroots.” That is where the real strength that is necessary to preserve and rebuild our nation lies. I do still support President Trump, but that support hangs by a thread that can be broken by another more discerning America First patriot stepping up at any moment.
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It’s always challenging to admit that we made a mistake, and my perspective on finding unity after the Pennsylvania primary was a huge one. I’m correcting it now, humbled and disappointed that I fell into that trap in the first place. I know that admitting that mistake and questioning my support for President Trump in the same article is certain to make some cut me off, but the truth is the truth. If I’m going to keep doing what I’m doing, I must be honest with myself which means being transparent with you all.
It is my sincere hope that we’re able to turn things around in America. The only people who have a chance of doing that are America First patriots which is one of the biggest reasons I’m so adamantly opposed to RINOs. My wife told me that I need to stop getting behind candidates. As I explained to her, I rarely fully support any one candidate, but I oppose RINOs aggressively. My support is contingent on an America First ideology and a willingness to fight the RINOs. I’m not looking for perfect candidates any more than I’m looking for unicorns. But a good America First candidate going up against a RINO helps me remain resolute even in light of imperfections.
Kathy Barnette wasn’t a perfect candidate. Some would say she wasn’t even a good candidate. But I supported her because Dr. Oz and McCormick do not hold America First perspectives and are directly affiliated with globalists. I’d rather lose with Barnette than win with a globalist. This is why I am reversing on the notion that reconciliation with RINO-shills is possible.
I’m not a fan of purity tests, but I’m a huge fan of discernment. If we stay true to God and follow our nationalistic beliefs through an America First ideology, we can focus on unifying true patriots. It’s not the “big tent” the GOP wants, nor is it the combining-of-forces to beat Democrats that the Republican Establishment has used against us for decades. It means we’ll support the best America First candidates possible. And if there are no good ones, we shouldn’t support anyone. That goes against Republican orthodoxy, but I don’t care. Republican orthodoxy gave us George W. Bush, John McCain, and Mitt Romney.
For the first time ever, I’m going to debunk myself. Here’s what I’m embarrassed that I wrote a couple of days ago:
Populist pundit Jack Posobiec from Human Events believes we will be able to reconcile after the primary is done. He told me the focus needs to be on the midterm elections.
“Every primary is a hard-fought contest,” he said. “I hope that in the midst of this conservatives and America First populists will remember we all are on the same side, and to treat everyone fairly and truthfully. We all have a long road ahead to November.”
That is hopefully the sentiment we will all fall back on after the primary. As Democrats have proven over the past 16 months, they are an existential threat. As much as I oppose RINO globalist Dr. Oz, I’d still rather see him in the Senate than any Democrat. That didn’t used to be the case; a RINO was once just as bad as a Democrat in my book. But today, I may not like most of what Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, or Susan Collins do with their Senate seats, but at least all of them voted against the radical abortion bill last week. With the Senate as tight as it is, all it would have taken is one of them to have allowed abortion up until birth to be codified.
Just because Romney et al occasionally vote the right way on certain issues doesn’t mean we should support them in any way. The Swamp in general and the Republican Establishment in particular have conned many of us into thinking that centrist, milquetoast politicians are better than radical leftists. That’s not necessarily true. On individual votes, it can be beneficial but we cannot and must not base our support on singular votes. The damage done by people like Romney far outweighs their occasional benefits. They lead many Republican voters down the path of thinking bipartisanship and centrism works. Neither do. Perhaps they once did, but that ship sailed long ago if it ever existed at all.
We are deeply divided, which means those who push the GOP to the mushy middle are actually enabling those who turn into leftists based on separate triggering factors. We need to convince as many Americans as possible that a strong, America First ideology works for everyone. That cannot happen if we keep sending the Mitch McConnells and Dr. Oz’s of the world to Capitol Hill.
Does that mean we need to look at “fringe” candidates? In many ways, yes. There are plenty of people on the right who do not like Marjorie Taylor Greene or Matt Gaetz, for example. I don’t always agree with them myself. But at least I know their decisions come through an America First lens. They don’t get everything right, but there’s a difference between getting something wrong and being wrong. RINOs are wrong, even when they occasionally get something right.
I know this article probably doesn’t make sense to everyone. I don’t like writing or doing podcasts as emotional reactions to events, but if I always wait until I’m completely calm and thinking properly, I may never write at all. That’s the state of the nation right now. There seems to be a constant flow of events prompting emotional responses in those of us who pay attention the most.
The bottom line is this: When I thought I could reconcile with those in conservative media who backed RINO globalists, I was wrong. I deluded myself, and my punishment that I’m unfortunately sharing with you is this convoluted article asking for forgiveness. It is what it is. Feel free to lambaste me in the comments because I totally deserve it.
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I’ve thought about this as well. But we don’t have the numbers to pull it off. The left can pull it off because they’ve had decades to consolidate control of the media and institutions. And if conservatives become a permanent minority party by kicking out the RINOs we will eventually disappear as the left does not accept dissent (especially in the younger generation) the way the old conservatives did when they unfortunately allowed the left’s stealth rise to power.
YES I agree, J D was and remains WRONG
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To be fair, this new DonaldGQP insurgency is a steaming pile of sheet with absolutely no loyalty to anything but The Donald, who has absolutely no loyalty to anything but The Donald.
this cleavage betw “Am Firster’s” and RINO’s has been on the radar for a few years. it is as though AF’s are saying to broad conservative party, “let us decide who the GOP is or we will ensure both of us fail.” i hope it doesn’t happen that way. bec we will have a marxist takeover with two useless minority factions that have no power. personally, I’d rather win with less-than-perfect allies than lose bringing them down. so called it lesser of evils, compromise, water-down whatever. losing is the worst of all the options. power goes to coalitions not utopians. and btw, not voting is the same as pulling the lever for marxism.
I’ve got news for you. Trump is a globalist. He is an America-first globalist, and not a flaming leftist globalist; but he is a globalist. He also has a disturbing tendency to make decisions based on pop-culture (Dr. Oz support), and he has been influenced by the lying leftist media about foreign wars.
Even if a DeSantis or similar type were somehow elected to POTUS they would just take him down with some fake charges like they’ve tried to do with every other conservative who was elected. And MTG and other AMFirsters have had limited success. We need to start locally (school boards, local councils, etc.) and patiently work our way up through the system. While we do that we make the best coalitions we can with RINOs until we have enough power to make real changes.
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Republicans have won far more elections in the last 20 years than they have lost, but the country has been getting worse and worse. That’s because of the kinds of Republicans we have been electing. No more. If Oz is the candidate, the Democrats can have the Pennsylvania senate seat. We’ll try again in 2026. It’s easier to replace a Democrat incumbent with a good Republican than to replace a bad Republican incumbent with a good Republican.
Also, you said “it is as though AF’s are saying to broad conservative party, ‘let us decide who the GOP is or we will ensure both of us fail.’” In fact, that is the Republican *establishment’s* way of playing the game historically. If Kathy Barnette had won the primary, the establishment would have worked behind the scenes to make sure she lost in the general election so they could say “See? You wingnuts need to let us pick the candidates! We told you she couldn’t win!” When Dole and McCain and Romney ran, the establishment said, “You conservatives need to hold your nose and vote for him. We’re a team!” But, when Trump ran and when MAGA people downticket run, that same establishment refuses to support the candidate and even runs hit pieces against them and uses PACs to defeat them.
You can pretend we’re in a tickle fight with the establishment if you like, but the rest of us know we’re in a knife fight and only one gets to survive politically.
Amen! JD is awesome! Greetings from Virginia!
We also still have the big elephant in the room – election fraud, so what are the true results for senate election here in PA. Only the Heavenly Father and Demoncrat boss know.
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I understand your feelings, but respectfully disagree on your conclusion.
I think you are RIGHT that we need to refuse to support RINO’s in primaries.
But the more we push America First in primaries, the more good candidates we will get elected in generals.
I’m not calling for “reconciliation” with RINO’s.
I’m asking for realism. If we surrender the house and senate and control over the MECHANISMS of government to the radical left, repeatedly, because we cannot get enough good America First candidates, we will destroy this country before we have time to elect good America First candidates to restore it.
For goodness sake, look at how far gone it’s gotten in just 16 months under Biden?
I mean, really, we are thanking MANCHIN and SINEMA from preventing the Dem’s from passing universal voter-fraud and 4th trimester abortion on demand.
That’s what comes from refusing to deal with reality.
Yes, support the America First candidates. Maybe get more, better candidates.
But be willing to realize there is a substantive difference between Republican control of government and democrat control, even if that Republican control is divided between RINO’s and America First.
Also, I REALLY don’t understand the slavish devotion to Trump. You make so many excuses for him. He is NOT conservative.
I voted for him twice and will again if he’s the nominee, but really, he does NOT care about us. He cares about himself.
He was smart enough to figure out that there were tens of millions of people who wanted a populist/conservative candidate, so he took on that mantle, not because he deeply believed in it, but because he WANTED to be President for his ego.
He’s a brilliant salesman, and yes, he’s a fighter. he has some good instincts, but overall, the ONLY thing that made him a good president was that he wasn’t as bad as all the recent ones.
DeSantis is FAR better, and I pray Trump decides NOT to run so we can get a better choice.
One last point here. Not all RINO’s are equal.
McCormick is a big business Republican, probably squishy on most conservative issues, but still a lifelong Republican.
Trump picked OZ, who is a DEMOCRAT. He supported a liberal, abortion supporting, gun control supporting, trans-ideology supporting LIBERAL, simply because the guy is famous.
See, Trump likes WINNING more than ANY OTHER PRINCIPLE. Getting a FAMOUS candidate is more important than getting one who has the right beliefs.
Do you understand yet? Trump doesn’t really CARE about 90% of the conservative principles, he just knows how to rile up the voters.
I wish Cathy could have won, but in the absence of her, McCormick is LIGHT YEARS better than Oz, and infinitely better than whoever the Dems select.