WRITE OF CENTER
The ancient Romans knew how to throw a party. After a great military victory, they had a huge parade. Legions marched through the city, along with prisoners, vanquished enemies and even wild animals from distant lands. The commanding general was hailed for his leadership as the people cheered him, the conquering hero.
But there were two men in the general’s chariot: the general and a slave. The slave had one job, a single purpose; he repeatedly spoke into the general’s ear: “All glory is fleeting.”
It reminds me of a quote from a famous American football coach: “There is more to winning than just wanting to. After all, everybody wants to win. But winners prove themselves every single day.”
Republicans are on a winning streak in Texas. We have won every statewide election since 1994. Texas has backed every Republican presidential candidate since 1980. And here in Kendall County, every citizen is represented by a Republican in every office from the courthouse to the White House. In last year’s election, President Trump won Texas by 14 points.
We aim to keep it that way.
Importantly, that means avoiding the apathy that comes with consistent victories, just like the generals were constantly reminded in Roman times. It also means Republicans being proactive, voting consistently and keeping a close eye on our opponents. It means proving ourselves every single day.
Speaking of our opponents, our next challenge has the name Blue Texas; it is a multimillion-dollar initiative, supported by megadonor George Soros, to turn our dear Texas into a political battleground.
It aims to organize Democrat volunteers, recruit candidates and boost Democrat turnout for next year’s midterm elections. It hopes to break the GOP stronghold on our great state. As you could easily guess, most of the funding is coming from outside Texas.
Of course, the majority of Texans vote Republican; we are totally opposed to the outlandish and radical agendas being proposed by our opponents.
Look at the winning mayoral candidate’s platform in the Democrat primary in New York City. Zohran Mamdani, who is nearly certain to win their November election, is a proud member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). He is the young darling of the leftists.
The DSA’s official platform includes “defunding the police by cutting budgets annually toward zero,” to “disarm law enforcement officers,” to close local jails and to “free all people from involuntary confinement.”
It calls for nationalization of institutions of monetary policy, insurance, real estate, and finance.
They want to slash American military spending, close all U.S. foreign military bases and immediately withdraw from NATO.
And they want to end all deportations and demilitarize the border and end all immigrant detention and abolish ICE. They would allow non-citizens to vote and abolish the Senate.
Most Texas voters are traditional and conservative, the core of the GOP. We want nothing to do with our opponents’ ridiculous, outrageous platform.
The way to win elections is to vote every time; millions of conservative Texas GOP voters continue to vote every election and save our great state. We can and we must.
To be clear, if you’re a conservative, then you are a Republican — because the Republican Party is the only conservative party. Our core values endure.
Republicans believe in law and order.
We believe in secure borders.
We believe in religious freedom.
We believe in protecting the unborn.
We believe in the right to bear arms.
We believe in educational freedom.
We believe in reducing the tax burden.
And we believe in economic opportunity for every Texan and every American.
As the next election cycle ramps up, you will continue to hear leftist voices screaming, “threat to democracy.” It’s their favorite trigger phrase; whenever they disagree with a conservative policy or a leader, they will cry about a supposed “threat to democracy.”
We won’t fall for this twisted logic. We know what we stand for. And we will not allow our state to be turned into another leftist disaster, like the large cities on both coasts.
And best of all, we always vote. Kendall County leads the state in voter turnout, voicing our strong conservative voices. Majority rules. Case closed.
Scott S. Kramer is former Chairman of the Kendall County Republican Party.
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