Posted on 07/04/2021 11:05:21 AM PDT by RandFan
Lieutenant Colonel Allen West announced his candidacy to become Governor of Texas this morning in a 7-minute video that detailed his history, celebrated the heroes of the Texas Revolution, and using comparisons to the Alamo, urged Texans to join him on the “right” side of the “line in the stand” with their vote.
“Now it is our time, it is our time to stand up and honor those words of Texas, Our Texas, and to secure the future for our children and our grandchildren, to make sure the growth, the opportunity, and the prosperity, the economic success that you see here in Texas, continues on,” said West, after exploring the Republic of Texas’s rich history of volunteers and politicians who came from other states. West, who was born in Georgia and attended the University of Tennessee noted that over 30 men from Tennessee were among the early leaders of the Republic of Texas, and those who fought at the Alamo.
“That means that we stay energy independent, and we fuel America, so that we’re not dependent on other nations – other nations that are our enemies,” said West. “To make sure that we secure our borders, to make sure that Texas is for Texans.” West added, “We cannot live in a state that is the number one state for human and sex trafficking in the United States of America. That’s not how we protect our children and our legacy.” West then suggested Texas needs modern heroes to match those of the Texas Revolution.
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Carpetbagging is not one of them. Your excuse for not liking Colonel Allen West rings hollow.
I will vote for Abbott. I like Allen West but I do not like carpetbaggers on either side. West moved to Texas just a few years ago.
We need one great candidate, not two fighting it out, and letting a democrat or McConaughey sneak in. West is being stupid and selfish here.
They will have plenty to debate.
Grabbot only moves to the right when there is an election. The second it is over, he will move back to the left just like he always does and do his best to vacuum up all of the campaign money whether he is up for election or not.
He looks at what DeSantis or someone who is able to innovate is doing and if it looks successful Grabbot claims credit for it since it was his idea all along anyway.
He needs all of this campaign money so he can run for president in 2024, because the position is owed him, just like Jeb!. He’s in a wheelchair for goodness sake!
I’ve never worked on a campaign but I am thinking real hard about volunteering for West. I am just that sick of Grabbot.
Abbott acts like a conservative only when he is running for re-election, just like John Cornyn.
Forgot to add that Texas conservatives do not like Abbott.
In addition to being very conservative, West is also black. That’s not a qualification, but no one can deny that it will help.
There is also the Michael Berry factor. His lisenting audience is huge and Michael Berry hates Abbott.
Texas desperately needs Col. West's strength and character.
Allen West has poor campaign skills. He lost a GOP district in 2012 which Brian Mast (R) has been able to hold comfortably since 2016.
I do not hate Abbott,but West has my vote.
Same thought, unless he’s going to mud sling for someone else.
why the freak would West do this??
Love him, but Abbot is doing a good job!
Dumb move!
Texas needs tough minded conservatives. We do not need the compromisers that have led to the Left continuing their winning streak.
Why ? The person who needs to be replaced is John Cornyn, not Abbot.
Many of us in Texas got very fed up with Abbott and his legalese edicts that often infringed on basic rights and left us to fight local authorities during 2020 while he sat back and twiddle his thumbs and refused to call the Legislature into special session to help deal with the pandemic. Because of that he is now trying really hard to get back in voters’ good graces. I welcome Colonel West’s candidancy.
Ross was right, and ahead of his time. I don’t know what West will bring to the table.
That district was completely changed.
“They will have plenty to debate.”
Thanks, I don’t have a vote in this fight but the West supporters have positive arguments for West and policy disagreements with Abbot while Abbot supporters haven’t said anything positive about their candidate, just a “carpetbagger” charge against West which doesn’t touch on policy at all.
And if he did win he'd put the governorship of a light red state at risk.
Are you in TX?
Just curious.
I consider every Republican incumbent suspect.
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