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Your best friends are quite skeptical, your Mother is heartbroken, and your Father looks across the dinner table and sends him "You better be good to my daughter" looks. You try to convince them that you've made the right choice and if they love you, they will give him a chance. In the end, it's his responsibility to convince them, not yours. Newt is smart enough and articulate enough to win them over.
Why have I come to this conclusion? Well, I have been leaning this way for several weeks and have watched all of his interviews and speeches - I mean all of them, since he announced. I have read just about every news article written; at least the ones written by people who don't believe that conservatives are minions of evil. I have researched the 21st Century Contract With America. I have dug into the dirty laundry. and looked at the high profile mistakes, missteps, and scandals. I've prayed about it.
What finally convinced me? I have to say it was the video embedded below. I have worked with manufacturers and distributors my whole career. As a salesperson, I have watched manufacturing sputter and in the case of furniture, textiles, and woodworking, all but die in the great state of North Carolina. My livelihood depends on a healthy manufacturing environment and at the end of this video I was imagining the big fat commission checks that were going to grace my bank account if this man becomes President.
Alas, I am not merely voting my pocketbook. I have chosen to support the candidate with the best ideas, the clearest understanding of the issues facing the country, and the greatest experience and credentials in the field. If you have not already done so, I encourage you to give Newt a serious look.
