So … the Chris I am referring to is NOT our narcissist Sun-King Chris Sununu. It is Chris Ager who wants to be the next captain of the Titanic … er, sorry, the Chairman of the New Hampshire GOP.
To cut to the chase, I sure hope that Chris’ remedy for the NHGOP is just for the consumption of the NHGOP “activists” who have a vote on the next Chairman, and NOT how he really believes GOP candidates should approach the 2023 and 2024 elections. Why? Because … in case you haven’t noticed … it’s 2022, NOT 1982.
Here’s what I am referring to:
“I am excited to announce my candidacy for Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party. I have and will continue to fight to protect our First in the Nation Primary and tirelessly advocated for our principles of lower taxes, smaller government, individual responsibility, and local control as outlined in the platform. As we approach 2024, it is imperative we unite as a party behind these conservative principles and continue to build a well-oiled machine focused on achieving electoral success.”
If NHGOP candidates campaign on the “principles of lower taxes, smaller government, individual responsibility, and local control,” expect even worse results than in 2022. These principles were appropriate for 1982 … BUT THE WORLD HAS CHANGED.
For example, how is “smaller government” going to protect us from Big Tech interfering … to assist the Democrats … in our elections? How is it going to stop the Big Banks from canceling your credit card or closing your account if they deem you a threat to wokeness? The Left controls all our institutions, and as Alfie told Tommy Shelby, “big f**** small”:
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“Local control” … in 2022 … means skyrocketing local property taxes, grooming, and the anti-white racism euphemistically called “CRT” in our public schools. Maybe … just maybe … it’s time to update the message and start talking about state laws capping the growth of local property taxes, preventing school districts from hiring “diversity” directors, and stocking school libraries with books intended to sexualize first-graders?
“Lower taxes” … in 2022 … means businesses pay no taxes, and the burden is “downshifted” to the local property taxes. And don’t give me, “tax revenues rise when business tax rates are cut.” The voters believe otherwise, and that is what matters. Campaigning about cutting the BPT and the BET will get you a pat on the head from AFP and Josiah Bartlett. What it won’t get you are actual votes.
As I have said elsewhere, I think it is much too late to save the NHGOP. But for you bitter clingers, maybe start living in 2022, not 1982.
