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Heath Mayo

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19 Dec 20

The problem with the “Vote Loeffler for divided government” argument isn’t the divided government part. It’s the Loeffler part.

The fact that seemingly conservative ends increasingly require playing footsie with a QAnon-curious candidate is a damning indictment of the GOP.

I mean, come on. It’s pretty obvious the GOP is entirely bereft of leaders when it can’t even muster a Republican Senate nominee with enough spine & common sense to just color somewhat inside the lines and win *Georgia* by 8 points. These shouldn’t be close seats.

This is actually a potential starting point of post-Trump agreement between principled conservatives and Trump’s former supporters: the GOP in its current form needs to be completely replaced.

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Heath Mayo

@HeathMayo

3 Nov 20

Remember Charlottesville.
Remember Access Hollywood.
Remember Ukraine.
Remember the planned 9/11 Taliban meeting.
Remember his praise for Kim Jong Un & Putin.
Remember how he applauded Xi’s camps.
Remember how he denigrated a Hispanic Article III judge.
Remember his incompetence.

Remember how he disrespected our troops.
Remember how he suggested those who died from COVID weren’t strong.
Remember how he told us we’d only have 15 cases and it’s disappear.
Remember how he said he’d reform healthcare but never did.
Remember how he lied over and over again.

Remember how he disrespected women.
Remember how he started a trade war that didn’t work.
Remember how he said he’d build a wall and that Mexico would pay for it, but ultimately never built it and still asked you to pay.

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Heath Mayo

@HeathMayo

20 Sep 20

I can’t associate with these Rs. Under Trump, they’ve abandoned most of what I agreed with as a conservative when it came to policy & worse have so embraced his odiousness in how they engage, there are few left I even respect. They want a shrinking circle & can have it. I’m out.

At first, I was set on writing in a name, b/c I am a conservative. I believe in a strong 2A, I’m pro-life, I support robust federalism & a limited fed. gov’t, and I’m worried about runaway spending that both parties have exacerbated. But this election isn’t about those things.

It’s about character and decency and respect for our institutions. It’s about getting back to a certain normalcy instead of constant chaos at the hands of a reality-TV president. It’s about honor and respecting the troops and respecting the dignity of all people.

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Heath Mayo

@HeathMayo

5 Sep 20

Ok, fine. Here’s a thread of Trump quotes for which Trump himself is the public source:

—“Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab em by the pussy.”
—“[McCain’s] not a war hero. I like people who weren’t captured.”

—“Judge Curiel’s Mexican heritage creates a conflict of interest.” (he was born in Indiana)
—“Kim Jong Un has been, really, somebody I’ve gotten to know very well & respect.” “We fell in love.” “Chairman Kim has been terrific, frankly.”
—“President Xi is a very, very good man.”

—“Putin’s been a leader, far more than Obama has.”
—“That clown Charles Krauthammer”
—“And there’s doubt as to whether Obama was born here. He doesn’t have a birth certificate.”
—“You could see there was blood coming out of [Megyn Kelly’s] eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.”

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Heath Mayo

@HeathMayo

20 Jul 20

I see this one a lot: "Why do you call yourself a conservative, Heath? You need a new word. It's ruined."

It's a fair point & deserves explanation - because it's true: I do still consider myself a conservative. So, what does that mean?

I'm conservative because I'm skeptical of govt's ability to change society in one swoop. If institutions are flawed, my bias usually is to reform them rather than destroy them, unless they actively offend core principles of justice. There is often wisdom in what's already built.

I also claim conservatism because I believe in the importance of moral virtue & values in a society. I'm not a moral relativist. That doesn't mean that government should go around codifying every value into law. But it does mean that our leaders should live them & be an example.

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Heath Mayo

@HeathMayo

28 Jun 20

Since Trump is so bad in so many ways, one challenge for principled conservatives is to retain our self-definition by clearly articulating the reasons we reject him. Most are basic & bipartisan (e.g., rule of law, decency, competence, & truth)—others are unique to conservatives.

We conservatives reject Trump because:
—he spent us into record debt thru an economic expansion
—implemented a failed tariff-&-subsidy regime that hammered farmers & consumers
—repeatedly used faith as a prop
—praised dictators & excused human rights abuses
—attacked career LEOs

—violated the constitutional limits on the Exec. by declaring sham “emergency” orders on pet issues he couldn’t get thru Congress
—used antitrust laws to threaten & attack companies he doesn’t like in a non-neutral way
—blindsided military commanders

...off the top of my head.

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