It should be noted I had been a long-time supporter of Marlin Stutzman's bid for the U.S. Senate, and had he not run, my support would've gone to Richard Behney. Also, nothing in what I have written is intended as criticism of any kind against the personal character of Dan Coats.
From the time you began your campaign for the United States Senate, you were not the kind of candidate I was looking for and found. A Washington politician of nearly 20 years was not a resume point that I necessarily saw as a plus. The fact Senator John Cornyn of Texas asked you to run, after Congressman Mike Pence and Todd Rokita both said no, didn't help either.
During the primaries, I had the opportunity to hear you speak on several occasions. I agreed with 95% of what you said, yet had suspicions about whether you were just saying the right things in order to win votes.
When you became the Republican nominee in May, I accepted the results, but remained uncertain about you as a candidate, even after the candidate I was supporting united with his fellow opponents behind your candidacy. Your record in the past on the Second Amendment has been, to say the least, bothersome, as had also your vote to confirm Justice Ruth Ginsburg.
The only reason, quite frankly, I didn't throw my support to the Libertarian nominee, Rebecca Sink-Burris, is because her own stances on foreign policy and immigration are equally bothersome to me. Keep in mind, I'm no purist when it comes to choosing to vote for a candidate; I'm simply a conservative/libertarian looking for the best candidate to vote for.
Having read a recent blog post from a friend of mine, my own concerns about your stance on judges has been alleviated, but I still wonder about your record on the Second Amendment. This has been difficult and conflicting, but nevertheless, I have decided that come November 2nd of this year, I will cast my vote for you.
I will close this letter with one thing: I have been a registered voter for almost ten years, and have voted for dozens of candidates. And in all that time, only once have I ever regretted casting my vote for any one individual. I say this to you now, sir: don't ever make me regret my voting for you.
4 comments:
Hi Morgan, I always enjoy reading your thoughts. I too am apprehensive about casting a vote for Dan Coats. I have his voting record for 1998 and he also voted in favor of Soyta Miyor (sp?), among other questionable votes including haircuts for Senators.
Much thanks, I appreciate it. The last thing I want is another Dick Lugar; something I fear could happen when I vote for Dan Coats (especially when one thinks about his vote for judges like Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor).
I hope Coats doesn't make me regret voting for him; I don't like the thought that I somehow threw away my vote by voting for a candidate who proved to be the opposite of what I was hoping or expecting.
Hi Morgan, Funny you should mention Dick Lugar. I just sent him an email the other day and told him how sad I was he decided to run again!
Yes, it is sad. We need to come up with names of conservatives and libertarians who would be good candidates to run against Dick Lugar in the Republican primary.
I like the idea of Richard Behney making another run in 2012 personally.
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