Opinion: My Choice for President
Written by McEntire
(Europeia - June 15, 2017) - Frequently, in contentious elections people say that there are truly multiple good choices, but one candidate ended up winning out. Usually, they're lying. In the current race for President, they would be telling the truth. Writinglegend, Darcness, and Rand are all fine candidates, and have shown themselves well in this campaign. In truth, I have been undecided. While I have expressed my excitement that the Writinglegend/Deepest House ticket entered the campaign, I have also worked well with President Darcness throughout my time as Speaker, and have admired the way that Darcness picked up at a difficult time for the region and carried himself with dignity. I have admired Rand's campaign and was frankly pleasantly surprised by his performance at the debate last night. I have been the underdog candidate for President before, hoping for a debate win that could launch the momentum of a campaign. In fact, the last time I was in such a position was against Writinglegend himself, and there's a reason that I lost that race.
Writinglegend proved himself again last night, and for that reason, the Writinglegend/Deepest House ticket is my choice for President.
As I've said, while there are three fine candidates, I believe that there is only one who is well positioned to be a part of the movement going on in Europeia right now. We are refocusing on community, on education, and on building together. We see it in many of the actions we've taken in the Senate, striving towards people-centric governance. We see it in Erica's successful bid for CA chair, which focused on education. We need a partner in a President that understands how to build community, and there is no finer choice than Writinglegend. His deep ties in the community, forged by years of service, have helped him work with anyone and everyone. That's the brand of inclusive leadership we need right now, at this particular moment in Europeian history.
Not only that, but communication will be the key to our ability to build community within Europeia and with other regions. Without a doubt, the finest communicator in this region is Deepest House, and this ticket's commitment to a unified communications strategy will help us sell ourselves and understand each other better. I have had the pleasure of working with Deepest House in several capacities, and have immense trust and respect for the professional that he is. With DH ably communicating the community-centric vision of Writinglegend, we will grow together and build our reputation abroad. In the past, the Ministry of Communications has been seen as the overseer of the EBC, nothing more. There's a true opportunity there, to use the MinComm to build a communications strategy for the Executive and the region. While DH has purposefully eschewed political ambition, so much so that I was surprised to see him take this appointment, I know as his deputy this term that he has the kind of steady, purposeful leadership that will serve the region well at a higher level.
As a Texan outside of this game, I appreciate the personal touch of politics. The grip and grin, if you will. I have many stories of WL building a personal relationship with me, even when we were running against each other several years ago. And I suspect that many of you do as well. If Europeia is to continue to grow, we have to lean into our strengths, and to do that we need a leader that has a personal sense of his duty to the region, and love and affection for the people in it. In my opinion, this term we need Writinglegend and Deepest House for President and Vice President. I will be voting for them, and I hope you'll join me.
