ElectionWatch 2014: Us v. Them

Were just seven days away from Election Day. On November 4 2014 tens of millions of American citizens will head to the polls to elect their governors senators and representatives--those who will govern and represent them in public office. This occasion presents a responsibility on the part of the electors to know who they are voting for and to cast an informed vote in accord with their religious and moral values based on the candidates positions on important issues. It also presents a responsibility on the part of those running for public office to be clear and honest about their stances on the issues and to respect the fundamental religious and moral values on which America was built and without which a free society cannot endure. In a republic and a democratic society such as ours we the people have both the right and the responsibility to participate freely in political life including casting our vote in state and national elections for the sake of the common good. Unfortunately this key hallmark of our democratic society--free and fair elections--is now under tremendous assault from the increasingly corrupt Washington political establishment. Most of the Republican candidates especially Tea Party contenders are taking their responsibility seriously and doing a fairly good job of candidly explaining their positions on the issues while respecting our nations traditional religious and moral foundations. The behavior of our corrupt and dishonest Democratic establishment politicians on the other hand is downright embarrassing and morally despicable. They are pouring millions upon millions of dollars into negative slanderous and libelous campaign ads designed to smear and destroy their Tea Party opponents so they can retain their grip on power. These desperate career politicians cant run positive campaigns and play by the rules because they have nothing positive to stand for and know that the voters are turning against them so their strategy of last resort is to outspend their opponents and cover them with mud. What they are doing is not only dishonest but unjust. They are taking an election that should be a landslide for our movement--the Tea Party movement--and turning it into a toss-up. Using more and more big money big lies big media and voter fraud they are gradually transforming our national election process into a meaningless charade to keep their beloved establishment firmly in place to the fullest extent still possible. This national election campaign has become a classic battle of us v. them: David versus Goliath the people against the establishment Americas traditional religious and moral values against the encroachment of a radically secularist ideology inalienable human rights and freedom against tyranny and oppression corruption against honesty character and integrity against greed and lust for power career politicians against statesmen and public servants. The mighty Washington political establishment is beholden to the large abortion biotechnology junk food pharmaceutical and insurance corporations that have kept it entrenched for many years now. By contrast most of the little Tea Party and Republican candidates actually share our values and represent our interests. They are the ones who should be running this country. And the good news is that they are on track to do just that despite all the efforts of the establishment to keep them shut out. Consider that most of the Democratic incumbents are outspending their Republican rivals two to one three to one four to one in some cases even five to one yet their challengers are still very close to them in the polls dead even with them or even slightly ahead of them! This is very telling. If both sides were spending the same amount on their campaigns the Democrats would already be soundly defeated in this election. Good candidates can run strong campaigns on their own merits and dont need barrels of money to prop them up--and theyre proving it. Considering the unfair disadvantages theyre facing our Tea Party candidates are doing splendidly well and American public opinion is clearly on their side. Obviously because of the Washington establishments dirty tricks not all of the Republican and Tea Party candidates are going to win in this particular election but at least some of them will--and that will be good progress for our movement. By all accounts this is going to be a very close election with many races undecided for at least a day or two after Election Day and probably several runoff elections and a couple dozen recounts. At least two or three Senate races will be nearly tied and control of that house of Congress may well come down to just one very close and bitterly contested race with the most probable final result being a 50-50 split. Pray for our country and make sure you go to vote on November 4 if youre physically able to do so. Continued prayer and action before during and after this election are essential if our movement is to keep advancing. Any losses in this election must not discourage us. We should count our victories not our losses. The Tea Party revolution has only just begun. We must keep the big picture in mind and keep looking toward the future. We cant give up nowwe are winning! If God is with us who can be against us? Together with the help of Divine Providence and the assistance of Mary Immaculate our national Patroness we the people will reclaim our country and restore its greatness for the benefit of future generations. In God we trust!
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