I have been peripheral to the campaign so far. I traveled for 30 hours on the 912 bus with 5 of Paul’s current close support team. Now they travel with him everywhere. Before they chose Paul as the candidate they’d support, they interviewed all the candidates. They said that Eddie Hendry sounded good until they’d met him. To them, he came across as (I’m paraphrasing) low energy and not nearly as salable as Paul. They had no problems with him or what he had to say. So, the rest of us got behind Paul.
We asked the same question you asked because splitting the vote is a real concern. (BTW, so far as I know we’re all registered Republican. Given how they talk I’d be shocked if anybody was a Democrat.) They felt Eddie Hendry’s views were fine and that he’d do a fine job if he were to have the chance. This district is, by a huge margin, Democratic. Democrats vote by feel not with their heads. Otherwise John McCain would be President. They convinced the rest of us to get behind Paul.
If you want more I’ll connect you with one of the close-in team.
I’m really sorry this post became the shouting match it did. I only wanted to know what trade agreement Obozo had signed to prevent a future US president from lowering corporate taxes.
Technically, due to this information, the others are the ones splitting the vote. Conservative does not equal Republican, just as Republican does not equal conservative.
If you have ever heard Paul McKain speak, you'd quickly do away with any "self-serving" notion. He has said he doesn't want the job, but at the same time realizes he has to get it to reverse the course of our national downward spiral. Paul, like me, wanted nothing to do with stuff like this upon retirement from the Fire Dept. Can one man make a difference? As was the case in the late 1700's, the answer is yes. It has to start with one man or woman and once the ball is rolling, others will find their comfort zone coincides with the way things are going. It's easy to sit at a keyboard (or keypad for those enamored of phones) and fire away, but what are YOU doing to turn things around? If you like Mr. Hendry, volunteer for his campaign or make a donation. By all means, do a lot of research, ask questions, and pitch in once you have made a decision.
While there are no conservative Democrats in office in Congress, there are plenty of them that live in District 2. Many have found in the past they had to be a (D) to vote in many elections due to the closed primaries. Look at the State Attorney that fired KrisAnne Hall- he was unopposed in the general election, so the (D) primary decided the race. Where was the NPA candidate in that one to blame? These are the voters that will decide this election in District 2. You have a percentage on each side that will vote party line regardless of who is running, and you have a growing number that are looking at the candidate, not the letter after their name.
-Paul Henry
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