Herman Cain spoke at the
Victory Breakfast on Saturday at the GAGOP Convention. Cain wrote of his vision for the
Georgia Republican Party in the MDJ:
Time for Georgia GOP to take bold new direction by
Herman Cain 6/2/17, given at the Convention
This weekend, hundreds of grassroots
Republicans will gather in Augusta to elect a new chairman to lead the state
GOP. With a new president in the White House, nothing could be more important
for Georgia Republicans than to embrace a leader with a bold vision for our
state.
President Trump has big ideas to
save this country from cutting wasteful spending in Washington and reducing the
tax burden on families and businesses to repealing and replacing Obamacare.
Many of the president’s ideas embrace federalism — or sending programs back to
the states including Medicaid and funding for school choice. This would allow
state officials to decide what works best for their citizens. That’s why the
election of a new GOP chairman in Georgia is so crucial. We need a leader who
not only embraces conservative ideas but who will recruit candidates to enact
conservative policies. There is no point in repealing and replacing Obamacare,
for example, and sending many decisions back to the states if state officials
refuse bold change that will save consumers money or restore the doctor-patient
relationship.
We cannot afford to have weak
Republicans within our ranks as the Trump agenda will need enacting on the
state level. We need a courageous, conservative governor, state legislators,
school superintendent and insurance commissioner to put in place policies that
enable freedom.
It will take state and local
cooperation to give parents the option to send their child to a school other
than the one assigned to them by their address. A strong GOP chairman can
recruit candidates who truly believe these types of policies benefit all
Georgians.
There are other reasons why this
chairman’s race is critical in the history of the Georgia GOP. Just 12 years
ago, the party took the majority of all three branches of state government —
the first time since Reconstruction. It was a big time in Republican history as
the Georgia House, Senate and Gov. Sonny Perdue enacted bold, conservative
ideas from medical malpractice reform to a voter ID requirement to increased
abortion restrictions. There was much unity in the GOP agenda in the state.
Now there appears to be many
factions as the grassroots wants protections for religious liberty and abhors
legalizing marijuana and casino gambling. Special interests now influence many
who govern the State Capitol, discouraging them from governing like
conservatives.
A strong chairman will recruit
candidates for governor, the Legislature, Congress and local offices who listen
to the grassroots, communicate with them and support protecting freedom.
There is no doubt the state of
Georgia is changing. We have thousands of newcomers from across the country
moving here daily, and Georgia’s population is projected to grow by four
million to 15 million people by 2030.
In many once-GOP strongholds in
suburban areas of Atlanta such as Cobb and Gwinnett counties, we are losing
support as minorities and women are lured to big-spending ideas of the Democrat
Party.
Republicans need a chairman with the
ability to reach out to minorities and women and bridge support into this next
decade. The chairman I support will communicate to these potential newcomers
that conservatives promote ideas that help their families such as being able to
pick the school of their choice, making it easier to start a business and
bringing home a larger paycheck thanks to tax cuts. What the GOP doesn’t need is an
unreliable conservative who has a history of voting for or writing checks to
liberals that undermine the values of our country.
After eight long, destructive years
of Barack Obama, our nation has a rare opportunity to repair much of the damage
of his presidency. But Trump needs partners on the state level who will stand
strong with him to make our country great again. As the Georgia GOP voters meet
this weekend, they can cast one more vote for real change — by choosing a
chairman who sides with them and not the Establishment.
Herman
Cain, a 2012 GOP presidential candidate and 2008 US Senate candidate from
Georgia, is a syndicated columnist, Fox News contributor, WSB radio host,
business executive and tea party activist.
http://www.mdjonline.com/opinion/herman-cain-time-for-georgia-gop-to-take-bold-new/article_a28782b8-479c-11e7-bc59-ef377d0941f1.html?utm_source=Augusta+-+GaPundit+for+June+5%2C+2017&utm_campaign=GaPundit+Todd+Rehm+Georgia+Politics+04202015&utm_medium=email
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