Campaign season will soon be upon us. Local politicos are lining up their bow ties and blazers and beginning to make backroom deals with possible candidates for all seats from local county council to national races. I, for one, pick my candidates how I pick my friends. I look for people who are real, accessible, a person with honest eyes and a genuine nature. At times I say to myself, "Self. You need medication because no candidate is all of these things." But instead of medicating, I go for educating. Educating myself on all the candidates to see if there may be at least one who can live up to the stringent standards I set forth for any public official. To my surprise, one actually does exist. He's my friend, he's your friend, and he's a friend to South Carolina. His name? Andre Bauer.
The race for the brand new Seventh Congressional District seat will be one of the hottest races around in the upcoming months. Candidates from all sides of the political spectrum will throw their hats in the proverbial ring. One already has and there is one I am hoping will. Andre Bauer. Because no other candidate has what Andre has. Simply put. He's your friend first and your candidate second. I challenge you to sit back and watch as Andre works a crowd. While most candidates will blindly shake hands with as many people as possible, not even bothering to make eye contact, Andre wants to know you. Your name, where you are from and what, if anything, he can do for you. No longer is the political process only accessible to a chosen few. With Andre Bauer at the helm, he will give the power back to the people of South Carolina and for the first time in a long time, give the people of the Pee Dee a voice and a place on the national stage.
Today I took a moment to look back my past blog posts from last year. My very first entry was a recap of the first time I met Andre. It's amazing how, after so many months have passed, I have gone from looking at Andre as not only my candidate of choice, but also my friend. He has that affect on everyone he meets. I've spoken with a few other Bauer supporters in the past few days and they all feel the same way as I do. How often does a politician come around who is the type of person you'd want as your best man at your wedding, as the brother you never had, and as someone you could call at 2 am just to talk . And to think soon he may be, once again, back out on "the trail" asking the people of the Pee Dee to give him a chance to make them proud as he represents us all in Washington. People light up when he enters a room, he puts you at ease making you want to spell out your life story, and, when you leave meeting with him, you feel as if you are leaving an old friend you've known since those childhood days gone by.
The race for the brand new Seventh Congressional District seat will be one of the hottest races around in the upcoming months. Candidates from all sides of the political spectrum will throw their hats in the proverbial ring. One already has and there is one I am hoping will. Andre Bauer. Because no other candidate has what Andre has. Simply put. He's your friend first and your candidate second. I challenge you to sit back and watch as Andre works a crowd. While most candidates will blindly shake hands with as many people as possible, not even bothering to make eye contact, Andre wants to know you. Your name, where you are from and what, if anything, he can do for you. No longer is the political process only accessible to a chosen few. With Andre Bauer at the helm, he will give the power back to the people of South Carolina and for the first time in a long time, give the people of the Pee Dee a voice and a place on the national stage.
Today I took a moment to look back my past blog posts from last year. My very first entry was a recap of the first time I met Andre. It's amazing how, after so many months have passed, I have gone from looking at Andre as not only my candidate of choice, but also my friend. He has that affect on everyone he meets. I've spoken with a few other Bauer supporters in the past few days and they all feel the same way as I do. How often does a politician come around who is the type of person you'd want as your best man at your wedding, as the brother you never had, and as someone you could call at 2 am just to talk . And to think soon he may be, once again, back out on "the trail" asking the people of the Pee Dee to give him a chance to make them proud as he represents us all in Washington. People light up when he enters a room, he puts you at ease making you want to spell out your life story, and, when you leave meeting with him, you feel as if you are leaving an old friend you've known since those childhood days gone by.
As I've stated before, I am not your typical "Young Republican". I don't own a blue blazer, I think bow ties belong in a museum, and I have vowed since day one, that I will never compromise myself nor my integrity just to get ahead in this, the rat race that is South Carolina politics. Whether I remain simply a volunteer working towards advancing the Republican cause or if I actually make my living one day as a shiny new Politico, I will remain true to myself. Which means you can trust what I am saying. I am not merely writing random niceties to try and flatter Mr. Bauer so I may one day find my name on his payroll. I say these things because I mean them. I am nothing if not an honest, trustworthy young man. My momma raised me right. I tell it like it is. Good or bad. Always have and always will. And the day my feelings about Andre change, I will be the first to sit down at my laptop and type out those words for the world to read. But that won't happen. Because, like me, Andre is a man of his word.
As Voltaire once said, "All is a miracle. The stupendous order of nature, the revolution of a hundred millions of worlds around a million of stars, the activity of light, the life of all animals, all are grand and perpetual miracles." My friends, the Pee Dee is full of miraculous wonders from the sandy white beaches of Myrtle Beach to the sun rising over the Lynches River . There is one man who will work tirelessly to protect the Pee Dee and all it holds dear. Please join me in supporting Andre Bauer for Congress.
As Voltaire once said, "All is a miracle. The stupendous order of nature, the revolution of a hundred millions of worlds around a million of stars, the activity of light, the life of all animals, all are grand and perpetual miracles." My friends, the Pee Dee is full of miraculous wonders from the sandy white beaches of Myrtle Beach to the sun rising over the Lynches River . There is one man who will work tirelessly to protect the Pee Dee and all it holds dear. Please join me in supporting Andre Bauer for Congress.
Andre should be proud to have your support. I have watched you grow over the past year. You are a Young Republican and just like us old timers, we all must be educated on the candidates so we can make the best choice as we see it. Keep on keeping on!
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