How It Felt to Address the Democratic Convention as a Republican
IF YOU HAD TOLD ME when I was first running for Congress in 2010 that in 2024 I’d be speaking at a presidential nominating convention, I would have assumed that my political career had taken off. Getting a speaking slot at a convention usually means your party likes you and wants to highlight you and invest in your futur…
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4 months ago · 462 likes · Adam Kinzinger
I’m a very liberal democrat but I’m also a pragmatist. I have voted for republicans before when I thought they were the better choice, including former Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon. If we can’t find ways to work together we will endlessly be on a seesaw back and forth as first one party takes congress, then the other, or deadlocked as we’ve seen the last two years with Darth Rumpus forcing the party to jettison plans they agreed to such as the border bill. That’s why I was delighted to see you on TV Thursday evening. I’m sorry to hear it cost you friends and I realize it may affect any future political plans you have. Keep up the good fight for those of us who think there are more important values than party loyalty at any cost.
“ I spoke from the heart. I didn’t shy away from being a conservative and a Republican despite the audience physically in front of me, because I knew they weren’t my audience.”
I think you’d be surprised that many ARE your audience, Adam. However, it is your fellow republicans who need to hear your message, and it’s a shame that FOX news and other non-sensical media outlets refuse to share your words or wisdom. I think some republicans will quietly seek out your speech…that’s my hope, anyway.
I will always seek out leaders like you. Please don’t ever stop being that leader.