And no, it wasn’t Chuck Morse, the Sununu and RNC/GOP handpicked maiden – he didn’t get a single vote. Either did Kevin Smith (who is dead last in the polls), the other Establishment candidate. This is what happens when you decide that we aren’t good enough for you.
And, apparently for Smith, a low single-digit rating in the poll (even brand new candidate Vikram Mansharamani was doing better than Smith). And for all the money and attention (yep, the Washington DC-based GOP has decided IT knows better than we do who is best to represent us by shoving millions into our Primary race for their golden boy), Morse is way behind in the polls to someone that the Establishment detests because they see him as uncontrollable.
Sidenote: if Sununu is attacking him, that should be a really great incentive TO vote for him (and not so much for Sununu). But then again, Sununu is doing the same thing against a LOT of good Conservatives because they DARE to be conservatives and put Liberty and Freedom Principles before his style of political subservience. All the more to vote for them.
Trust us, we know.
Nope, if you want to ignore us, you’re also ignoring our readers. Once again, I hate to have to tell them but OUR READER VOTE IN THE PRIMARIES. And I am extremely thankful that they think so much of GraniteGrok that they freely give us their eyeballs every day – and today they get to read about the contempt in which these GOPe characters hold you.
But for the first time in YEARS, we are going to do a third endorsement in this cycle. And it is for the guy who has taken the opposite tack – he’s made it his mission to BE with you all every chance he has gotten. He’s easily the most improved speaker, he’s certainly the most improved candidate as far as the issues go, and it’s clear that he’s done his homework in understanding the Liberty/Freedom/Conservative/Conservatarian voters in NH – what ails them, what they are looking for, and what kind of candidate they want as a bulwark against the DC Swamp.
I am proud to announce, on behalf of the GraniteGrok writer, in this very unusual third-endorsement-in-an-election-cycle goes to:
US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) Brig. General Don Bolduc
We thank him for his three-decade-long service in our military – which, I might add, was experience brought to bear on how he has risen to the top of the field both with us and with the polling going on. And we thank him in advance for that continued service as he starts in on yet another battlefield. He learned from last time – talked with a lot of voters to better learn what is important and WHY. He has a better grasp on Constitutional issues and how they should play out in representing US. He understands that the old fashion GOP talking points about taxes and finances are insufficient – that CULTURE is the driving force and that we expect him to be that firewall against a Federal Government that no longer respects its boundaries and its willingness to engage in that Culture War that hate traditional American norms and history.
And yes, he came fully prepared for our GrokGauntlet with his own (well cared for) real gauntlets.
Yes, it is late but we just had our last candidate in this past Wednesday – we wanted to give every candidate a fair shake and opportunity. But we still have two weeks and we will support him (and our other endorsements) as we can. And by the way? If you see Establishment malfeasance going on against Don Bolduc, Lily Tang Williams, or Karoline Leavitt, let us know!
To be truthful, we found good things about the other candidates that did take the time and showed interest in meeting with GraniteGrok: Bruce Fenton and Vikram Mansharamani. Both are newcomers to the political scene. From our perspective, both were great to talk with, in different ways, and both brought different perspectives to bear and need more time to develop a bit more to be better integrated, not within the GOP, but with those NH voters that they’d be better integrated than the Establishment ones.
And here are the three GrokGauntlets sessions presented for YOU folks in aiding you in picking your candidate to support:
Don Bolduc:
Bruce Fenton:
Vikram Mansharamani:
And an additional pic of The General’s gauntlets:
