John,
Many have reached out to ask my thoughts about November's election, and while I sometimes feel like a broken record, I feel the same way I've felt for a long time now.
America would be better served if our leaders looked for ways to work together rather than seeking ways to tear each other down. It's pretty simple if you think about it, but it's so rare these days that I feel many have given up hope that it's even possible.
Republicans did not win the large majority in the U.S. House and did not win the majority in the U.S. Senate because they largely decided to oppose President Biden and his agenda without providing any meaningful agenda and ideas to do something different.
It's one thing to complain about something or criticize it, but if you don't have a better idea and you're not willing to put in the hard work to get something done, then you're just making noise for the sake of winning at all costs.
It's also pretty obvious that President Trump played a big role in these electoral losses, as he often does, by recruiting fringe candidates that can't win general elections. It happened in 2018, 2020 and again this year.
It's good to see some folks finding their courage and finally saying that out loud when their silence has been deafening these last six years or so. When they had a chance to stop this plague on our party, they were either silent or complicit and we've all been paying a heavy price since.
I'll be honest with you - I don't know what the future holds, but I am confident that Donald Trump will not be our president again. He can run if he wants, and if too many other candidates run again and split the vote, he may well win the Primary, but he will not become president. Americans have seen enough of that chaos.
By winning a very narrow majority in the U.S. House, the Republicans have a real opportunity to fight for a conservative agenda. There will be a temptation for House Republicans to do a tit for tat and launch new investigations, but that doesn’t lend itself to serving our country. Instead, they need to reach across the aisle to find compromise on meaningful issues facing our nation. Getting 80% of what you want is still winning now matter how hard some try to convince you otherwise.
Are they up to the challenge? I hope they shock us all by finding ways to work together to make progress. Time will tell which path they choose.
Thank you for all that you do to lift those around you and help others. I am thankful for you!
Sincerely,
-John
