Voting is one of the most important privileges citizens have in our republican system, but it\u2019s not enough to cast your ballot in the General Election. Here in Idaho, whoever wins in May almost always wins in November. Next Tuesday is your opportunity to have a say in the direction of our society, and I implore you not to take it for granted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the past few weeks, I\u2019ve explained how to identify candidates who truly believe<\/a> in conservative and Republican principles, why the Idaho GOP asks candidates to sign the Integrity in Affiliation<\/a> form, why it\u2019s important to call out dishonest campaign materials<\/a>, and why voters must step up and participate<\/a> in our society. Now, with the election only days away, it\u2019s time to turn those words into action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The purpose of the primary election is to build a team of Republicans to take on the Democrats in November and then carry out the will of the voters next year. Choosing a strong slate of nominees is just as important\u2014if not more important\u2014than showing up to vote in the fall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Folks, you have to realize what time it is. The leader of the Democrats in Congress promised \u201cmaximum warfare, everywhere, all the time.\u201d The radical left has declared war on our history, our values, and our families, and will stop at nothing to impose its twisted Marxist system on our country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a battle we must fight, but our weapons are ballots, not guns. Next Tuesday, we have the awesome responsibility of selecting the Republican team that will go to Boise and Washington, DC, to fight for faith, family, and freedom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t sit this one out. Next week, you will choose who represents us in Congress, in the Senate, and in the House of Representatives. These men and women make decisions every day that impact our entire country. You will also choose who represents us in the Statehouse. Over the past few years, Republican lawmakers in Idaho have led on medical freedom, school choice, tax cuts, right-sizing the state budget, rooting out DEI in public colleges, and protecting women\u2019s spaces from men playing dress-up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s keep that momentum growing. Not only must we elect Republicans, we must elect the right kind of Republicans\u2014those who are honest with voters and who stand for the enduring values that made America and Idaho great in the first place. At the end of the day, it doesn\u2019t matter how many mailers, television commercials, or text messages you receive. The power to decide who represents you in government belongs to you, the citizen voter of Idaho. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you haven\u2019t already voted early or by mail, please make a plan to vote on Tuesday, May 19. The future of Idaho depends on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Voting is one of the most important privileges citizens have in our republican system, but it\u2019s not enough to cast your ballot in the General Election. Here in Idaho, whoever wins in May almost always wins in November. Next Tuesday is your opportunity to have a say in the direction of our society, and I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":18468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[243],"tags":[28,348],"class_list":["post-19861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinions-op-eds","tag-election","tag-idaho","cat-243-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19861"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19862,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19861\/revisions\/19862"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}