{"id":11436,"date":"2022-01-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/?p=11436"},"modified":"2024-09-23T23:21:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T05:21:42","slug":"dirty-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/dirty-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirty Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s been encouraging to see the enthusiastic support from conservatives across the state as I have been campaigning for Lieutenant Governor. Thank you to all of you who have come to my events, donated, and even gone door-to-door to bring more support to the campaign!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we get closer to the primary, the Establishment (or, as I call it, the &#8220;Boise Swamp&#8221;) has accelerated its efforts to derail my campaign and place current House Speaker Scott Bedke in the office of Lieutenant Governor. But here&#8217;s the thing: Bedke is no conservative. He is hand-picked by special interest groups and has his hands deep into the pockets of multinational corporations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such is politics, but it doesn&#8217;t have to be that way in Idaho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest effort by the Swamp (after the legislative &#8220;witch hunt,&#8221; previously covered by the <em>Gem State Patriot<\/em>) is a partnership with the left-leaning media to push a nuisance lawsuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This lawsuit is over a &#8220;public records request&#8221; for records that don&#8217;t exist. The legislative services office even searched all my files and found <em>nothing<\/em> related to their request. I&#8217;ve provided all that they&#8217;ve asked, and at this point they&#8217;re just coming up with ways to dig up imaginary &#8220;dirt.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leftists are desperate to distract our campaign and increase their handpicked candidate&#8217;s chance of victory, even if it means bald-faced lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether it&#8217;s accusing innocent people of wrongdoing, or devising nuisance lawsuits against political opponents, the Boise Swamp and Idaho&#8217;s very own left-leaning media are trying their best to drag the state to the left. They&#8217;re not just trying to silence and censor me, I&#8217;m just the stepping stone to their plan to censor <em>you<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m proud of Idaho, and I&#8217;ve realized even more these last few months just how many wonderful people are all across our state. Idaho has had enough of the establishment, and it&#8217;s past time to put someone in office who will stand up against the Boise Swamp!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only thing that will stop them is electing <em>true<\/em> conservatives to leadership positions in Idaho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please join me in fighting for freedom in our state. Show up at the polls, volunteer at a local campaign, talk to your friends and family\u2026 do whatever you can, and together, we can keep Idaho free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been encouraging to see the enthusiastic support from conservatives across the state as I have been campaigning for Lieutenant Governor. Thank you to all of you who have come to my events, donated, and even gone door-to-door to bring more support to the campaign! 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