Retired Navy aviator Aaron Dimmock filed to run against Gaetz just ahead of the deadline on Friday. According to The New York Times, the treasurer for Dimmock's campaign committee also works for American Patriots PAC, a McCarthy-aligned group that in 2022 helped elect Republicans who were aligned with the then-speaker's agenda. Oh, great. Porker Gaetz gets a challenger, but of course, it can't be a more principled conservative. It's gotta be a McCarthy knucklehead who will likely be at home with Speaker Johnson's Dem minority coalition. I'll be voting for Gaetz.
Gaetz' forensic skills are not to be underestimated. He deftly played whack-- a--mole, smiting one challenger after another in his prosecution of the motion to vacate speaker McCarthy. It was one against all when Gaetz stood virtually alone against many establishment Republicans, emerging unscathed, at least unscathed as judged by those considering his rhetorical skills rather than the outcome.
He's long been known as a bomb thrower in House committee hearings and has earned a reputation as dangerous when on the hunt.
At a time when we have an asymmetrical media battlefield in which to plead our case to the electorate, we need every single voice that can penetrate. Gaetz offers a nimble mind and a sharp tongue. Oh and by the way, he is right on nearly all the issues.
