I Voted Yesterday

8-10-22

I was in a quandary as to whom I would choose to run against our entrenched Democrat Senator Blumenthal. He of Viet Nam lying. The three choices were a former Republican leader of the House, a businessman new to politics and a woman Trump endorsed. I was very familiar with Themis Klarides, who had been in CT politics for years. Peter Lumaj was new and I knew little of him. The third was Leora Levy who’s only claim to fame for me was Trump endorsed her. All three campaigns never reached out to me until I started getting text message on Monday. (Curious as to how they got my mobile phone number.)

I wrestled with choosing between what I thought would be the clear winner. Klarides has a long history in the state and the name recognition that comes with it. Lumaj is a business man who may have some real-world experience I relish in my governments. Levy previously dissed Trump but now has his imprimatur. I had no idea who to choose. Then they raided Mar-O-Lago.

If ever a martyr was made, it was Trump on August 8, 2022. That the full weight of the federal government has been brought down upon a former and soon-to-be at least, candidate for the Presidency, told me that we are in a fight for our very way of life. I chose to make a stand and voted for Leora Levy. I fully expected my vote would be a throw away as it is in the general election in this very blue state. I mean the Connecticut Republican Party endorsed Klarides and the populace knows her well. Instead, I see now where many who may have had lingering doubts about what a one-party state or country can do, have spoken and said enough is enough.

After seeing the feckless Connecticut Republicans continue to go to gun fights with pea shooters, I’d rather go down swinging. Klarides might have been the “better” candidate but even if she won, it would be another “moderate Republican” who is really a left of center Democrat in conservative homes. If nothing else happens in the general, I will encourage Ms. Levy to call out the hypocrisies of these Marxist policies (For the People Act, Inflation Reduction Act etc.), weaponization of our legal system and the untoward direction of our country. With the megaphone of a statewide campaign and the national attention it will harbor, it is critical that we get the word out that these policies and the disparate applications of the law are undermining the very foundation of our country. It is not hyperbole to say this can lead to an all-out violent confrontation as the state, fully armed, can foist its might on an unwilling citizenry.

So, I voted on principle and not who has the best chance to win. I’m hoping those two criteria come together this November.