John Stephen

This is the most underreported fact in politics right now. There are THOUSANDS of these "moderate Republicans" in our state legislatures. Yes, THOUSANDS. Red states, blue states, purple states. These fake Republicans are decent enough on life and gun issues, and I use the word "decent" charitably, that they have convinced the voters that they are conservative. But they conspire with the actual Democrats to form a Uniparty that grows state government. In red states, it's truly offensive because Republicans often have supermajorities that are entirely capable of passing amazing, glorious conservative priorities. But they don't because the Uniparty in charge serves the special interests who fund their campaigns instead of the conservative voters who elected them. So they rob your wallet and restrict your liberties. Case in point - Democrats in the Texas House were never punished for leaving the state over the redistricting fight last year. Why? Because Speaker @Burrows4TX relies on the Democrats to keep his power structure in place. He has to keep them mollified if he wants to remain Speaker. In blue and purple states, the fake Republicans operate as the "loyal opposition". They support the Democrats' agenda or they quietly oppose it. You see, if they don't put up too much of a public fight, they still get their pork projects and corporate welfare that their special interest masters ask them to secure. Case in point - 16 Republicans including minority leader, Delegate Jason Buckel, voted for the Wes Moore Democrat budget in Maryland. No self-respecting conservative Republican would do that. But these fake Republicans did because they are in on the scheme. The @MDFreedomCaucus refuses to play this game and they are very public about the fake Republicans' deception. The only way...the ONLY WAY...to stop this, in my opinion, is an "inside and outside" strategy where State Freedom Caucus lawmakers (the "inside") work with grassroots activists, groups like @TPUSA and others (the "outside"), to expose this deceit. I believe this strategy has been proven correct. The amazing men and women of the @WYFreedomCaucus started out with just 8 members in 2022, but by implementing this strategy, they took control of the Wyoming state house in 2024. And since then they have enacted conservative priorities like lower property taxes, school choice, capped spending growth, and a whole lot more. Our other state freedom caucuses are following the same blueprint but the Uniparty still clings to power in those states. Eventually, however, conservatives will win. It's up to us to determine how quickly it can be done.