How You Campaign is How You Will Govern.

John McGuire answers the grifter element infecting the Party. OPINION

Like my friend Governor Youngkin, my number one priority has been on helping fellow Republicans keep the House and flip the Senate because, right now that is all that matters.  So much is at stake: protecting the unborn, defending our Second Amendment rights, and securing our elections. God willing, I will win in November and become the first State Senator in history to actually live in Goochland County. I recently stopped by the Goochland GOP tent and the Goochland Tea Party tent for early voting. Here is a lesson/example of why it is often recommended legislators like me stay out of local elections:

2 Independents for Commonwealth's Attorney: 

In case you didn't know, there are two candidates running for Goochland Commonwealth’s Attorney: Republican incumbent Mike Caudill, now running as an Independent, and John Lumpkins, who is also running as an Independent. It is every person's right in this scenario to endorse either one of these Independents because neither one is a Republican nominee.  I respect whatever choice you make, and I have friends on both sides. I've told both candidates I am staying out of this thing and not endorsing, but it is getting ridiculous. 

I know bullying tactics firsthand. While I have the highest award for conservatism in Virginia, for months a small group of never-Trump Republican activists (including our DeSantis endorsing Congressman) thought it was a good idea to tell everyone I was a liberal Democrat — ridiculous. People are smart and it didn't work because we had a record win with 63% of the vote in a four-way race on the first ballot. We won Goochland by a huge margin! Unfortunately, these folks will say or do anything to get your vote because they think they are smarter than you. These same people, sadly including a few in local GOP leadership, continue to take potshots at me and are now helping John Lumpkin’s campaign by using the same disingenuous rhetoric they used when they ran my opponent’s campaign at the convention.

These people call the current Republican incumbent Commonwealth’s Attorney Mike Caudill a Democrat. They are also saying he will defund the police, which is simply ridiculous. We gain nothing as a party from lying to our voters. As a Goochland resident, we know we have some amazing law enforcement officers, and I think we all agree we feel pretty safe. 

Sometimes, Republicans focus their fire on each other when it should be focused on the Democrats.  In Navy SEAL language, that makes us less effective as a fighting force. 

I've heard it said that how you campaign is how you will govern. I call upon both sides to recall your values to run as candidates for public office with the intent to serve the great people of Goochland County. As Republicans, let's stop the nonsense and “lock arms” so we can keep the House and flip the Senate!

Delegate John McGuire Goochland
Republican Nominee for State Senate District 10
Father * Navy SEAL * Business Owner

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