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A really interesting development:
An interesting development in the statewide races:
At this point, what's particularly interesting is who has signed, and who has not.
The entity it self has some every notable names behind it. According to their website:
Justice Keith Kautz (Retired Wyoming Supreme Court, Evangelical Leader Southeast Wyoming)
Diana Enzi (Long time Wyoming activist and advocate for Christ from Gilette Wyoming)
Jim Neiman (Business, civic and Christian leader from Hullett, Wyoming)
Michael Evers (Business Leader and Episcopal Priest from Sheridan Wyoming)
Evan Simpson (Business Leader and Religious Leader for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from Star Valley, Wyoming)
Frank Moore (Business Leader and active in the Catholic community in Douglas, Wyoming)
Diemer True (Business, civic and Christian leader from Casper Wyoming)
Ron Rabou (Farmer, author and motivational speaker and leader in Christian community and member of Converge Worldwide from Albin, Wyoming)
Patty Micheli (Rancher and Religious leader and teacher for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Fort Bridger, Wyoming).
Mike Leman (Legislative Liaison for the Dioceses of Cheyenne, Deacon at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Casper, Wyoming)
The text of the pledge is:
The candidates who have signed the pledge, which you can do on their website, are, so far:
GOVERNOR
Eric Barlow
Governor
Megan Degenfelder
Governor
U.S. SENATE
Jimmy Skovgard
U.S. Senate
U.S. HOUSE
Jillian Balow
U.S. House of Representatives
Bo Biteman
U.S. House of Representatives
Kevin Christensen
U.S. House of Representatives
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Steve Harshman
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
SENATE
Evie Brennan
Senate District 31
Ogden Driskill
Senate District 2
Ronald McCleary
Senate District 5
Marcia Neumiller
Senate District 27
Lauren Schoenfeld
Senate District 5
Wendy Schuler
Senate District 15
HOUSE
Dalton Banks
House District 26
Elizabeth Bingham
House District 17
Ronda Boller
House District 52
Peter Boyer
House District 58
Jessica Crowder
House District 43
Christopher Dresang
House District 35
Erin Edwards
House District 41
Justin Fornstrom
House District 10
David Hill
House District 50
Lloyd Larsen
House District 54
Martha Lawley
House District 27
Matthew Legler
House District 25
Jayme Lien
House District 38
Roland Luehne
House District 28
Myca Sturtevant
House District 29
Shane Swett
House District 13
Art Washut
House District 36
John Wetzel
House District 25
JD Williams
House District 2
Paul Wing
House District 11
Bill Winney
House District 20
COUNTY
Macey Moore
Converse County Commissioner
COUNTY PARTY
Michael Evers
Sheridan County GOP Precinct Person- Precinct 2-5
My guess is that after the article, some who haven't signed, or who aren't aware of it, will sign or will feel compelled to sign.
Notably, in the House, the big money candidates, Gray, Freiss and Rasner have not signed. Gray's an entire political career has been based on being a lying asshole, so this puts him in a spot. When he gets up at night and stubs his toes he blames it on left wing radical communist Marxist socialist fascist monarchist podiatrist, so that would take a major part of his repertoire out of play and actually make him live part of his faith. Rasner has gone full comedic sideshow at this point, but it would take the extreme out of the candidate whose been the most extreme. It probably wouldn't impact Freiss who hasn't attacked his opponents, but who is, in a very nice way, relying upon "I'll bring jobs to Wyoming of a type that I've worked at myself because I believe you dumb twits want to exist in the imaginary 1950s".
It's also interesting that only one Senatorial candidate, Skovogard, has signed it.
The name of the organization comes, of course, from Matthew 5:9, " Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."
We have not seen much of that in politics. A lot of modern campaigning in the Trump era has been downright immoral, lead by the conduct of Trump himself, who belittles and insults people routinely. Of course, in spite of the fact some Christians have seen something in him, there's no evidence of any Christian beliefs in Trump at all. He doesn't attend church, he's a serial polygamist, he has a track record of cheating on his spouses, he's hung out with men who rape teenage girls, and his life has been characterized by a love of money. Indeed, money seems to be his primary focus and he doesn't seem to grasp that it isn't the primary focus of every living human being.
This, of course, is the Wyoming election, but here too conduct has been shocking. Signing this would take a big page out of some candidates campaign strategy guide.
Well, I hope this makes a difference. And I hope that failure to sign is taken as a reason not to vote for a person.
