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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> THERE ARE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CHILDREN, WHO WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN, AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN FEAR, OR IF FINANCES GET IN THE WAY OF THEIR HEALTH, THEY SHOULD BE KIND AND GENEROUS TO WORKING WITH THEM AS A WOMAN, THE WHOLE WOMAN.
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> MR. HAND, YOU MAINTAINED THE 20/20 ELECTION WAS STOLEN, DESPITE THIS BEING DEMONSTRABLY UNTRUE .
DO YOU TRUST THAT THIS ELECTION WILL BE FREE AND FAIR?
>> RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE?
I'LL BITE.
LET ME SAY, TO START WITH, THAT IT IS A SHAME THAT I HAVE TO EVEN ANSWER THE QUESTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WITH FEAR.
FEAR OF FURTHER PERSECUTION AND PROSECUTION FOR MY OWN BELIEFS .
BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION , 20/20 WAS STOLEN, UNEQUIVOCALLY AND ABSOLUTELY, YES.
I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
>> WHAT GIVES YOU FAITH IN THIS ELECTION?
>> I HAVE FAITH THAT OUR STATE LEGISLATOR , BONNIE, HAS PUT TOGETHER A BILL TO PUT SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO HELP SAFEGUARD SOME OF THE MAIN ISSUES WE HAD IN THE LAST ELECTION.
>> SOPHIE, PLEASE ASK YOUR QUESTION TO MICHAEL NIXON.
>> MR. NIXON, ON YOUR CAMPAIGN WEBSITE YOU SAY THAT YOU ARE POLICIES THAT UPLIFT MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.
I AM CURIOUS WHAT COMMUNITIES YOU ARE REFERRING TO?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I AM REFERRING TO THE COMMUNITIES OF DISTRICT 2 IN GEORGIA.
DISTRICT TO IS ONE OF THE POOREST DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND WE NEED TO REVITALIZE THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.
I INTEND TO BE THE VOICE FOR DISTRICTS TO, SO THERE ISSUES ARE HEARD AND WE PUT BIGGAR BACK IN THE COMMUNITY.
BUILDING INTO THAT COMMUNITY, AND WE NEED TO BUILD BACK A BETTER FUTURE FOR DISTRICTS TO , AND I AM GOING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE FINAL QUESTION WILL BE ASKED BY MY.
YOUR QUESTION TO WAYNE JOHNSON?
>> MR. JOHNSON, YOU HAVE SAID THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF A FEDERAL AGENCY THAT YOU SEE AS BEING UNNECESSARY.
WHY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND WHAT ROLE DO YOU SHOULD PLAY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION FOR ME TO TAKE A STAB AT.
--TO TAKE A STANCE ON.
I WAS THE NUMBER THREE PERSON IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
I WAS CONFIRMED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP, AND I SAW FIRSTHAND THE WASTEFULNESS THAT WOULD GO ON IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WOULD PUT OUT LOCK GRANTS.
ALSO, AS WE WELL KNOW, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RUNS THE FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN SYSTEM AND WE HAVE $110 BILLION WORTH OF MONEY THAT IS GOING OUT , 85% OF WHICH WILL NEVER BE REPAID.
SO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WASTE.
THEN ALSO, WE GET INTO THE ISSUE THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DICTATE POLICY AND THE WAYS IN WHICH OUR CHILDREN SHOULD BE EDUCATED.
CHILDREN NEED TO BE --HOW THEY ARE EDUCATED NEEDS TO BE LOCAL LEVEL, AND WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH FINANCIAL RESOURCES AS NECESSARY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT CONCLUDES THE FIRST ROUND.
WE MOVED TO THE SECOND ROUND, WHERE CANDIDATES WILL ASK THE QUESTION OF THE OPPONENT OF THEIR CHOICE.
IN THIS ROUND, THE QUESTIONS WILL BE 30 SECONDS FOR EACH CANDIDATE.
A 62nd RESPONSE AND IF NEEDED, A 30 SECOND REBUTTAL.
MR. NIXON, A QUESTION TO THE CANDIDATE OF YOUR CHOICE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PANELISTS AS WELL.
CHUCK, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, ARTICLE 5 HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP A LOT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
DO YOU SUPPORT ARTICLE 5 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION EFFORTS, AND IF SO, WHY OR WHY NOT?
>> YES I DO.
MR. NIXON IS REFERRING TO A VIDEO I MADE A WHILE BACK WHERE I TOOK A SOUND CLIP OF HIM TRAIL USING MY NAME AND TALKING POORLY OF MYSELF.
SO WHAT I DID WAS PUT TOGETHER A VIDEO TO SET AN EXAMPLE TO HIM , FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS, TO KEEP MY NAME OUT OF HIS MOUTH AND I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
>> 30 SECONDS OR ANY KIND OF REBUTTAL?
>> I BELIEVE THAT CHUCK HANNA IS REFERRING TO A HOUSE BILL IN GEORGIA.
I WAS REFERENCING ARTICLE 5 OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION , SOMETHING FOR US MEN SHOULD KNOW, WHICH SAYS THAT TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURES CAN RATIFY OR PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT, SUCH AS A TERM LIMIT WHICH GIVES POWER BACK TO THE STATES, WHICH I AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT, RETURNING SOVEREIGNTY TO THE STATES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, AND GETTING RID OF POWER AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU MENTIONING THE VIDEO THAT YOU DID AS A THIRD GRADER ON MY BEHALF.
>> NEXT QUESTION FROM WAYNE JOHNSON TO THE OPPONENT OF YOUR CHOICE.
>> YES, MY QUESTION IS, FOR MR. NIXON, I WANT TO THANK EACH OF THE OTHER CANDIDATES FOR BEING A PART OF THIS PROCESS, AND I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK THE LOUDERMILK IN SERIES, AND THE VERY CAPABLE REPORTERS AS WELL.
MR. NIXON, IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES, AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE REQUIRED TO WIN OVER SANFORD BISHOP AND HOW DO YOU INTEND TO MARSHAL THESE RESOURCES?
>> THAT IS FANTASTIC .
I KNOW YOU BROUGHT UP SEVERAL TIMES YOU HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES, HOWEVER, THIS IS THE FIRST RESIDENTIAL ELECTION WE'VE HAD SINCE THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN REDISTRICT IT.
WE HAVE THOMAS COUNTY, AND WE HAVE ROBINS AND ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE.
I NEED WE FINANCES, TO OVERTHROW BISHOP BUT THAT IS NOT THE ONLY THING WE NEED TO MAKE A WIN IN A VICTORY FOR DISTRICT TO.
I AM GOING TO JOIN IN EVERY COUNTY'S GOP, WE ARE GOING TO BRING GRASS ROOTS BACK TO DISTRICT 2, WE ARE GOING TO KNOCK ON DOORS AND BRING IN FENCE RIDERS AND INDEPENDENCE AND DEMOCRATS TO VOTE AGAINST SANFORD BISHOP BECAUSE HE HAS TO LIVE WITH EVERYTHING THE BIDEN AGENDA HAS PUSHED DOWN OUR THROATS IN DISTRICT 2.
WE WILL UNIFIED DISTRICT TO ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE BOTH SIDES OF THE HOUSE NEED AND WANT TO CHANGE.
IT TAKES SOME FINANCES, BUT THAT IS NOT ALL IT TAKES.
IT TAKES HARD WORK, IT EFFORT, IT TAKES GRASSROOTS AND DOORKNOCKING, AND MY CAMPAIGN IS MAKING IT HAPPEN AND WE WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN AND WE ARE GOING TO DEFEND SANFORD BISHOP AND I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING HIM RETIRE.
>> MR. JOHNSON?
>> I DO BELIEVE THAT WAS A GREAT ANSWER TO THE QUESTION, AND WHICHEVER OF US WINDS UP BEING THE NOMINEE TO GO UP AGAINST SANFORD BISHOP WE WILL HAVE TO TAP THOSE RESOURCES AS WELL.
CHRIS WEST DID A GREAT JOB LAST TIME TAKING ON SANFORD BUT HE FELL SHORT BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT, IT WILL TAKE BETWEEN $3 MILLION-$5 MILLION TO TAKE OUT SANFORD.
WE STAND HERE TODAY NOT AS PEOPLE TRYING TO WIN THE PRIMARY AND BY VIRTUE BE YOUR NOMINEE.
WE HAVE GOT TO PREVAIL AGAINST SANFORD.
>> REGGIE WADE BARADA?
QUESTION PLEASE?
>> MY QUESTION GOES TO CHECK AND.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY, TO BECOME A CANDIDATE TODAY, YOU KNOW, IT IS A BLOODSPORT OUT THERE.
I APPRECIATE AND RESPECT THAT EVERYONE ON THIS PANEL WANTED TO BE HERE AND BECOME A CANDIDATE IN THE RACE FOR CONGRESS.
CHUCK, YOU HAD SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOU IN YOUR LIFE THAT NO AMERICAN SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THEM , AND YOU HAVE BASED YOUR CAMPAIGN ON THAT ARREST ON JANUARY 6th.
HOW DOES THAT TRANSLATE INTO WHAT THE PEOPLE OF THE SECOND DISTRICT ARE WAKING UP AND THINKING AND WORRYING AND TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING OUT OF EVERYDAY?
>> GOOD QUESTION.
I'M GLAD YOU ASKED.
FOR STARTERS, MY CAMPAIGN IS NOT BASED ON JANUARY THE SIXTH.
THE ONLY REASON JANUARY 6th EVER COMES UP IN MY CAMPAIGN IS SO THAT YOU THREE CAN THROW IT IN MY FACE.
THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA ARE NOT GOING TO HIRE ME FOR THIS JOB BECAUSE OF MY MEMORIZATION SKILLS ON POTENTIAL POLICY CHANGE .
THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA ARE GOING TO HIRE ME FOR THIS JOB BECAUSE I AM ONE OF THEM, BECAUSE I REPRESENT THEM, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE JOB REQUIRES.
THAT IS THE JOB OF REPRESENTATION AND WE ARE CHOOSING WHO IS GOING TO REPRESENT THE WORKING CLASS PEOPLE OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
KEEP THE POLITICAL TALK AND ALL.
PEOPLE WILL HIRE ME BECAUSE OF WHAT I STAND FOR AND WHAT I FIGHT FOR.
>> 30 SECONDS ?
>> I AM THE ONLY WOMAN IN THIS CAMPAIGN .
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN THINKING OF VISITING EVERY SINGLE COUNTY WITH A MAT ON THE GROUND, I SEE WOMEN EVERYWHERE, RANCHERS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, FARMERS, AND THEY ARE STRUGGLING AND WORKING EVERY DAY FOR THAT, AND THEY DESERVE TO BE RECOGNIZED AND BROUGHT FORTH ON THEIR STRUGGLES AND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO EACH AND EVERY DAY AND I AM GOING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN IN SECOND DISTRICT.
>> TO WRAP UP THIS ROUND, THE FINAL QUESTION OF OUR SECOND ROUND.
CHUCK HAND, A QUESTION TO THE CANDIDATE OF YOUR CHOICE.
>> MY QUESTION IS FOR MISS LIBRADO.
WITH YOU AND I, BEING THE ONLY CANDIDATES IN THIS RACE THAT ACTUALLY LIVE IN THIS DISTRICT, AND THE ONLY CANDIDATES IN THIS RACE THAT CAN CAST A BALLOT FOR OURSELVES, I WOULD RATHER YIELD AT THIS TIME BACK TO YOU INSTEAD OF TO OUR OPPONENTS.
CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING BOOK , ITS CONTENTS AND RELEASE DATE?
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT, CHUCK.
I PUT MY HEART AND SOUL INTO VOLUNTEERISM AND WORKING HARD FOR ANYTHING THAT I BELIEVE IN AS PASSIONATELY AS I. I COLLECTED MY UNCLES LETTERS FROM HOME FROM WORLD WAR II, SO, WORKING WITH PTSD, AND SOLDIERS AND VETERANS, MY HUSBAND BEING ONE OF THOSE, I SAW IN HIS LETTERS WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO VOICE FOR YEARS AND I FINALLY HAD A WOMAN THAT I WORKED WITH INTELLIVISION FOR YEARS, SHE ACTUALLY PUT INTO WRITING AND MADE HIS BOOK, HIS VOICE FOR PTSD SUFFERERS A REALITY.
IT IS NOT A SELF PUBLISHED BOOK, IT IS CALLED YOUR FORGOTTEN SONS BUT THAT IS HOW HE SIGNED HIS LETTERS AND I CONTINUED TO VOLUNTEER AND WORK TO HELP PREVENT VETERAN SUICIDE, AND ALSO FAMILIES THAT HAVE TO LIVE WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE SERVED WITH PTSD.
THANK YOU.
>> MR. ANDY?
>>, TO RESPOND TO THE COMMENTS YOU MADE BEFORE THIS AND USE THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT.
I SPEAK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR DISTRICT.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO DO MORE FOR OUR FARMERS.
I'M TELLING YOU, US WORKING- CLASS FOLKS ARE TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT IT.
WHAT ABOUT THE FRAMERS ?
THE WELDERS, MECHANICS, NURSES, AND TEACHERS?
WE HAVE TO DO MORE FOR ALL OF THE WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
NOT JUST THE FARMERS BUT THANK YOU.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR SECOND ROUND.
YOU ARE WATCHING THE PRIMARY DEBATE FOR THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
WE WILL NOW GO BACK TO OUR PANEL, TO ASK QUESTIONS TO THE CANDIDATE OF YOUR CHOICE UNTIL WE RUN OUT OF TIME.
I MAY ALSO ASK QUESTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES AND I WILL DETERMINE WHEN A REBUTTAL IS NECESSARY.
WE START WITH SOPHIE GRATIS.
THE QUESTION FOR THE CANDIDATE OF YOUR CHOICE?
>> I WILL ASK ANOTHER QUESTION FOR MR. NIXON.
YOU WORK IN A RURAL HOSPITAL AND YOU HAVE ALSO SAID THAT YOU WANT AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE.
DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU WORK AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO ENCOURAGE STATES LIKE GEORGIA THAT HAVE NOT EXPANDED MEDICAID TO DO SO?
>> I DO WORK IN A HOSPITAL, AND ME , HORRIBLY, IS YEARS AGO, WHEN OBAMACARE CAME, IT ENACTED A LOT OF REGULATIONS AND RED TAPE AND IT TOOK A LOT OF PHYSICIANS THAT HAVE FAMILY PRACTICES, AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE FAMILY PRACTICE GOING TO MEET THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
BECAUSE OF THAT A LOT OF HOSPITALS HAD TO PURCHASE THESE CLINICS AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE COMMUNITIES BACK TO THEIR FAMILY DOCTORS, FAMILY PHYSICIANS, FAMILY HEALTH PRACTICES THAT THEY NEED TO KEEP THE HEARTBEAT OF THESE COMMUNITIES GOING.
RIGHT NOW, OUR HOSPITAL TAKES A FAMILY APPROACH, AND I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF IT BUT HOWEVER, MANY HOSPITALS DO NOT, AND MANY CLINICS BOUGHT BY THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND HOSPITALS THAT TRY TO TURN A PROFIT TAKE IT VANTAGE OF THESE COMMUNITIES BECAUSE PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND PHYSICIANS CANNOT RUN THEIR OWN CLINICS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO DO SO.
AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL I WOULD ABSOLUTELY MAKE THOSE CHANGES.
>> MR. NIXON, A QUICK FOLLOW- UP.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT EXPANDING MEDICAID WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN WHAT IS HAPPENING AT HOSPITALS OUTSIDE OF THE METRO AREA?
>> I BELIEVE EXPANDING MEDICAID IS A BAND-AID ON THE SOLUTION, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IT WOULD REVAMP THE HEALTHCARE THAT WE HAD , THAT IS A MUCH LARGER APPROACH TO FIXING THE PROBLEM.
>> LAURA CARLY?
>> MR. HAND, DISTRICT 2 COVERS A HUGE SWATH OF GEORGIA.
LOTS OF FOLKS HERE --YOU KNOW, IT IS A DISTRICT SO LARD WHICH CLEARLY INCLUDES PEOPLE WHO WILL NOT VOTE FOR YOU, WHAT IS YOUR PLAN FOR CONNECTING WITH THOSE CONSTITUENTS?
>> PEOPLE THAT WON'T VOTE FOR ME?
SEEMS LIKE YOU KNOW A LOT .
TO START WITH, LET ME SAY THIS .
THE PEOPLE THAT I'M TALKING YOU, THE WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE SOUTHWEST GEORGIA THEY WILL NO LONGER BE DISTRACTED OR DIVIDED BY RACE, RELIGION, OR POLITICAL PARTY LINES.
OUR WORKING-CLASS MOVEMENT AIMS TO UNITE US ALL WITH THE COMMON GOAL OF COMMON SMALL GOVERNMENT --COMMON SENSE SMALL GOVERNMENTS.
THAT IS WHAT THE WORKING PEOPLE SOUTHWEST GEORGIA WANTS.
WE DON'T CARE ABOUT D AND R, YOUR SEXUAL PREFERENCE, ORIENTATION, YOUR FEELINGS, ANY OF THOSE THINGS.
WE WORRY ABOUT WHAT WE GOT LEFT OVER OUT OF OUR PAYCHECKS AND THAT IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.
THAT IS ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS SURVIVING.
THE SURVIVAL OF THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
I YIELD BACK.
>> MAIA?
>> THIS QUESTION IS FOR EVERYONE.
CONGRESS RECENTLY IMPROVED A SPENDING PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDED FOREIGN AID .
WOULD YOU HAVE VOTED FOR THAT SPENDING PACKAGE ?
WE CAN START WITH MR. JOHNSON.
>> I WOULD NOT HAVE VOTED FOR THAT PACKAGE AS PRESENTED.
I BELIEVE THAT THE ELEMENTS OF FOREIGN AID INCLUDED IN THAT PACKAGE HAVE BEEN BROKEN DOWN INTO , YOU KNOW, WHICH PARTICULAR PROBLEM WE WERE TRYING TO SOLVE INSTEAD OF THIS PACKAGE IS A BUNDLE WHICH MEANS THAT CONSEQUENTLY, THINGS GOT PUT IN THERE THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN PUT IN THERE.
>> MISS LIBRADO?
SHE ASKED THE QUESTION FOR EVERYBODY SO I WILL GO DOWN THE LINE.
>> LEGISLATION IS A VERY TRICKY , SLIPPERY SLOPE SOMETIMES AND IN ORDER TO REACH ACROSS THE AISLES, AS THEY CALL IT, AND WORK TOGETHER TO UNITE OUTCOME THAT WORKS FOR ALL AMERICANS.
HAS HAD TO TAKE SOME MINIMIZATION WITHIN THAT LEGISLATION , AND THERE ARE SOME CAVEATS THERE THAT NOT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS OR THEY ARE THOUSANDS OF PAGES LONG OR HOWEVER AND, DO WE EVER GET THINGS ACCOMPLISHED BECAUSE WE HAVE TO SATISFY SOMEBODY ELSE'S GREATER NEED.
SO, I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD HAVE BROKE FOR THAT BUT I WOULD MAKE SURE I WOULD READ EVERYTHING THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE OF THE SECOND DISTRICT AND HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT THEM.
SANFORD BISHOP PUTS IN HIS LEGISLATION, THESE REGULATIONS THAT HAVE A STRANGLEHOLD ON OUR FARMERS, AND EVERYBODY LIKES TO EAT, BUT THE RIGHT HAND THAT FEEDS US IS BEING CUT OFF TO TAKE CARE OF A SMALLER GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THAT LEGISLATION, THAT SHOULD BE IN SOME OTHER FORM OF LEGISLATION.
THAT IS MY BEST WAY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
WE HAVE TO BE REALLY AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN LEGISLATION AND PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HOW IT AFFECTS EACH COUNTY AND EACH PERSON.
EVERYBODY IN THE SECOND DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MR. NIXON?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT I HAVE VOTED FOR IT?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
LET ME MAKE THAT CLEAR.
I WILL SAY IT AGAIN.
I WOULD NOT HAVE VOTED FOR THIS BILL BECAUSE THIS BILL TAKES ADVANTAGE OF EVERY TAXPAYER.
NOT JUST IN GEORGIA, BUT THIS TAXPAYER IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THIS IS OUR HARD-EARNED DOLLARS THAT WE ARE WASTING ON THESE OMNI BILLS PASSING.
WE NEED TO GET BACK TO --WE NEED TO START WITH LINE ITEM ISSUES.
YOU'RE HAVING 1000 PAGE BILLS COME STRAIGHT OFF THE PRESS, THEY ARE SO HOT AND WARM BY THE TIME YOU ARE AVOIDING VOTING ON THEM, PEOPLE HAVE NO CHANCE TO READ WHAT IS IN THEM AND THAT JUST ENDS UP WITH FRIVOLOUS SPENDING AND I AM A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE CANDIDATES.
WE NEED TO STOP BILLS LIKE THIS, WE NEED TO GET THE BUDGET IN ORDER, WE DON'T NEED TO JUST KEEP KICKING IT DOWN THE ROAD, WE NEED TO MAKE OUR KIDS AND GRAND CRU GRANDKIDS AND GREAT GRANDKIDS INHERIT SOMETHING THAT IS ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY DOABLE AND NOT THE MESS THAT WE HAVE NOW.
SO NO, I WOULD NOT HAVE SUPPORTED THIS BILL.
>> MR. HAND?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
THAT IS A HARD NO.
AGAIN, I AM NOT HERE TO DAZZLE YOU WITH POLITICAL JARGON.
SO I'LL KEEP IT A LITTLE MORE RELATABLE TO THE PEOPLE OUT THERE CASTING VOTES.
SIMPLY PUT YOU CANNOT SPEND MONEY THAT YOU DON'T HAVE .
THAT IS A PROBLEM THAT OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS .
WE CONTINUE TO WRITE CHECKS THAT WE CANNOT CASH.
WE CONTINUE TO STEAL FROM OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO FUND THESE RIDICULOUS BILLS.
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A PAUSE ON SOME LEGISLATION , NOT SIGNED SO MANY NEW BILLS BUT START RESCINDING SOME BILLS.
THAT IS REALLY WHAT I AIM TO DO IS SHRINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS.
OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS OUTGROWN ITSELF AND WE ARE PAYING FOR IT.
OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN ARE PAYING FOR IT.
IT MUST STOP.
>> I WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH THIS QUESTION , MR. JOHNSON AND MR. NIXON BOTH MENTIONED THERE WERE MULTIPLE BILLS HERE.
MORE GENERALLY, INSTEAD OF ASKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT ISRAEL, UKRAINE, OR TAIWAN, MAYBE A BIGGER QUESTION STARTING WITH MR. JOHNSON, IS THERE A ROLE FOR FOREIGN AID FROM THE UNITED STATES ?
WHAT IS THAT ROLE?
FOR FOREIGN AID.
FOREIGN AID IS A FORM OF INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY .
I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN SOUTH AMERICA, AND I KNOW THAT IF WE DO NOT PROVIDE ELEMENTS OF AID TO SOUTH AMERICA, , CHINA WILL.
CONSEQUENTLY WE ARE IN A BIT OF AN INTERNATIONAL RACE TO SEE WHO CAN WIN THE MOST FAVOR, BUT WE HAVE TO PUT LIMITS ON THE PRICE TAG FOR THAT FAVOR.
>> MR. HAND, I WILL GO THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
YOUR GENERAL THOUGHTS, IS THERE A ROLE FOR FOREIGN AID, OR BACK TO WHAT YOU JUST SAID?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, BUT AGAIN, YOU CANNOT SPEND WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE .
IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
PEOPLE NEED HELP OUT THERE, AND BY ALL MEANS, THEY HAVE MY PRAYERS.
BUT THEY DON'T HAVE MY DOLLAR, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE DOLLAR TO GIVE.
>> MR. NIXON?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IS THERE A ROLE FOR FOREIGN AID ?
FIRST, WE HAVE TO TAKE AN AMERICA FIRST APPROACH AND I AM STRONGLY AMERICAN FIRST.
I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUES HERE AT HOME BEFORE WE START LOOKING AT UKRAINE AND ALL THE FRIVOLOUS SPENDING WE ARE GIVING THEM.
NOW ISRAEL?
I AM VERY PRO-ISRAEL.
ISRAEL WAS OUR ALLY FOR MANY YEARS AND WE SHOULD NEVER WALK BACK ON ISRAEL.
WHEN IT COMES TO ISRAEL, YOU HAVE TO PICK A SIDE BUT I WILL TELL YOU THE GOD OF ISRAEL WILL WIN AND I STAND WITH ISRAEL AND AMERICA SHOULD STAND WITH ISRAEL AND THIS ADMINISTRATION SHOULD NOT WALK BACK FROM ISRAEL.
WHEN IT COMES TO FOREIGN AID, YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF AMERICA FIRST, ISRAEL IS OUR ALLY AND SO THAT IS ALREADY IN THE BUCKET.
THESE OTHER COUNTRIES, WE SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR PAKISTAN'S INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE SHOULD NOT BE GIVING MONEY OUT OVERSEAS FRIVOLOUSLY, THIS IS A WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY.
WE SHOULD NOT BE DOING IT, WE SHOULD NOT GIVE FOREIGN AID TO COUNTRIES THAT HAVE A MEDIAN INCOME EQUAL OR HIGHER TO WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE IN THE USA.
I WOULD BE ASHAMED TO WALK BACK TO MY DISTRICT AND TELL THEM THAT I SPEND THEIR HARD-EARNED MONEY OVERSEAS ON SOME KIND OF FRIVOLOUS COUNTRY THAT JUST WANTED IT TO GO PARTY.
>> MISS LIBRADO?
AMERICA FIRST, OF COURSE.
THROUGHOUT HISTORY, THE UNITED STATES, WE HAVE SUPPORTED EFFORTS OVERSEAS IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND WE ALL HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS, BACK TO THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION THAT KNOW HOW --WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE SURE AMERICA IS TAKEN CARE OF.
BUT YES, WE HAVE TO BE OUT THERE AND HELP THE NATIONS IN THE WORLD.
THEY LOOK TO US, WE ARE THE LEADER AND WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY.
NEW WORLD ORDER COMING IN TRYING TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM US, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THAT WORD BUT THAT IS WHAT IT IS.
SO, WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHO IS INVOLVED WITH THAT AND WHO WANT THE NEW WORLD ORDER.
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, I SUGGEST YOU LOOK UP AND READ A BIT MORE ABOUT IT, BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT AMERICA FIRST, AND WE HAVE TO SUPPORT ISRAEL.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
ISRAEL ARE THE CHOSEN PEOPLE AND WE HAVE TO DO THAT.
AND WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW IT AFFECTS US WITH OUR ENEMIES.
AND AWARE THAT SUPPORT SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO TAKE CARE OF AMERICA FIRST AND OUR BORDERS >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> SOPHIE REYES?
>> SURE BUT THIS IS FOR MR. HAND.
YOU ARE SPEAKING JUST NOW ABOUT HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHRINK SOME OF THE POWERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
BUT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNDING SOME MAJOR SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROGRAMS LIKE SNAP.
DISTRICT 2 HAS ABOUT 20% OF PEOPLE LIVING BELOW POVERTY AND EVEN MORE KIDS THAT FALL BELOW THE POVERTY LINE.
I AM CURIOUS WHAT YOUR POSITION IS ON THIS, AND POSSIBLY EXPANDING SOME SOCIAL SERVICES ?
>> THE QUESTION.
WE DO HAVE TO HELP THE PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP.
BY ALL MEANS.
AGAIN, THAT IS WHY WE NEED A REPRESENTATIVE THAT ACTUALLY REPRESENTS THE PEOPLE OF THIS DISTRICT.
WHAT I MEAN IS, I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY TO QUALIFY FOR FOOD STAMPS, BUT NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO ACTUALLY BUY FOOD.
I DO BUY USED TIRES AND APPLIANCES.
I CAN RELATE.
ANY PROGRAMS REGARDING THAT TO WORK ON, AND TO BUILD MORE OF AND INCREASE, NO DOUBT.
LIKE I SAY, IT REALLY JUST COMES BACK TO THE REPRESENTATION HERE.
IT IS A JOB OF REPRESENTATION.
WE HAVE NEVER HAD REPRESENTATION THAT ACTUALLY REPRESENTS US, THE WORKING- CLASS PEOPLE OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
THAT IS MY INTENT FOR THIS CAMPAIGN IS TO GIVE REPRESENTATION TO THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY MAKE UP OUR DISTRICT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO INVOKE A REBUTTAL , IS THAT APPROPRIATE?
>> I DON'T THINK YOU BROUGHT UP YOUR NAME.
>> HE INFERRED SOMETHING ABOUT ECONOMIC STATUS.
>> I WILL GRANT 30 SECONDS, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL OF US ON THIS STAGE DO NOT COME FROM POINTS OF PRIVILEGE BUT EVERYBODY ON THIS STAGE KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS TO EARN YOUR DOLLAR AND EARN YOUR LIVING.
I GREW UP IN A HOUSEHOLD, I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS POOR BECAUSE MY MOTHER MADE SURE THAT WE HAD WHAT WE NEED, BUT I AM ONE OF ACTUALLY EATEN TADPOLE SOUP AND I'M ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE THAT HAS BEEN ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS WELL.
SO, IT DOES NOT TAKE THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION OR WORKING AS A MECHANIC TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WITH THOSE COMING FOR THIS POINTS.
>> REBUTTAL ON THE SAME GROUNDS?
>> LET ME DIRECTOR MR. HAND.
MR. HAND, IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT , THAT IS MIGHTY RICH COMING FROM THE CANDIDATE WHO LAST WEEKEND AT THE DISTRICT CONVENTION STATED THAT HE OWNS FIVE PROPERTIES IN THE DISTRICT.
WHEN THE DELEGATION ASKED HIM ABOUT HIS RESIDENCE LIVING IN THE DISTRICT.
IT IS NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU COME FROM.
WE ALL START OFF IN THIS WORLD WITH THE SAME BLANK PLATE .
IT IS ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE TODAY AND WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT I AM THE ONLY CANDIDATE ON THIS STAGE THAT CAN ACCURATE PLEA REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF OUR DISTRICT >> I WILL SAY THAT YES -- >> MR. NIXON, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
IF I RECALL, WHEN I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL, MY PARENTS COULD NOT AFFORD TO SEND ME TO COLLEGE SO I WENT INTO THE MILITARY WHERE I PROUDLY SERVED IN THE AIR FORCE AND THE NAVY AND CURRENTLY STILL SERVE IN THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD.
HOWEVER, I PULLED MYSELF UP BY MY BOOTSTRAPS AND I HAVE EARNED EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE TODAY.
THE SUCCESS THAT I HAVE WAS THROUGH HARD WORK AND EFFORT AND I NEVER GAVE UP AND I WOULD NEVER GIVE UP ON THE PEOPLE OF THIS DISTRICT.
SO, THEY SHOULD LOOK AT SOMEBODY --IF I COULD BETTER MYSELF, I HAVE PLANS TO BETTER THE DISTRICT.
WHY WOULD THE DISTRICT TO CHOOSE SOMEBODY TO BETTER THE DISTRICT IF THEY HAVE NOT BETTERED THEMSELVES , AND STILL SAY THEY LIVE IN THE SAME SITUATION THAT THEY CURRENTLY LIVE IN, AND HAVE LIVED IN FOR YEARS.
>> TWO PEOPLE THE FINAL WORDS, MISS LIBRADO?
30 SECONDS FOR YOU, AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO EXPECT THANK YOU.
THE ORIGINAL QUESTION, GOING BACK TO CHECK ON THAT, TOO, IS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE.
I WAS A SINGLE MOM FOR MANY YEARS I HAVE BEEN ON FOOD STAMPS.
I AM ON A FIXED INCOME.
I KNOW IT TAKES A LOT OF MONEY TO RUN A CAMPAIGN, BUT I AM HERE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THE PEOPLE OF SECOND DISTRICT.
IT IS NOT LIMITED TO OUR ROLES, WE HAVE COLUMBUS, MACON, AND ALBANY.
ALBANY, SANFORD BISHOP'S DISTRICT, AND HE IS FAILING MISERABLY .
CRIME IS MOST VIOLENT IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, WE HAVE TO UNDERFUND THE DEFENDANT WOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE WHO NEED IT BUT WE HAVE TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY FOR LEGISLATION.
>> ESTHER JOHNSON, FINAL WORD ON THIS?
>> WELL, I THINK IT BASICALLY BOILS DOWN TO THE FACT THAT EACH OF US CAN IDENTIFY WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE DISTRICT.
THERE WAS A QUESTION ASKED EARLIER ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH REGARD TO SOCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT IS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT COME TOGETHER FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE SECOND DISTRICT.
>> LET'S MOVE ON TO LAURA CORLEY.
>> MISS LIBRADO , HAVE RAISED NO CAMPAIGN FUNDS BUT EISAI TAKES A LOT OF MONEY TO RAISE A CAMPAIGN?
>> I KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN A CAMPAIGN, BUT AT THE LEVEL THAT MR. JOHNSON IS RUNNING THE CAMPAIGN, I DON'T THINK THAT WINS CAMPAIGNS.
I THINK GETTING IN ON THE GROUND AND BEING WITH THE PEOPLE AND LETTING THEM KNOW WHO YOU ARE, AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING THEM , LISTENING TO THEM AND UNDERSTANDING THEM BUT I CAN RELATE THAT TO A STORY WHERE MR. BISHOP WAS INVITED TO A TOWN HALL WHERE FARMERS WERE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT SOME THINGS, THEY COULD NOT GET HIM TO COME , HE SENT A REP, THE MAN FELL ASLEEP AND ASKED FOR NOTES WHEN HE LEFT.
THAT IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.
I AM THERE.
THEY KNOW ME.
I AM BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND I AM GOING TO LISTEN TO EVERYBODY , FROM THE CITIES TO THE RULE, I WILL BE THERE FOR THEM.
THAT TAKES GAS IN MY TANK.
I HAVE HAD SOME DONATIONS, I MAKE IT WORK.
I KNOW HOW TO BUDGET >> MY NAME WAS INVOKED.
YOU CAN DO BOTH, YOU CAN RUN AN INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN USING ALL THE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AVAILABLE AT THE SAME TIME .
I BELIEVE I AM THE ONLY CANDIDATE THAT HAS ACTUALLY VISITED ALL 30 COUNTIES AND SPENT TIME LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE.
THERE IS NOTHING TO SAY THAT YOU CANNOT DO BOTH.
>> THANK YOU MR. JOHNSON FOR POINTING THAT OUT TO ME.
NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM MY AGREEMENT.
>> MR. HAND, IF DISTRICT TO VOTERS TO SEND YOU TO CONGRESS, AND REPUBLICANS MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HOUSE, WOULD YOU SUPPORT MIKE JOHNSON FOR ANOTHER TERM AS SPEAKER?
>> THAT IS A REAL GOOD QUESTION.
AT THE CURRENT TIME -- NO.
>> WHILE WE ARE ON THIS QUESTION I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR ANSWERS FOR THE OTHER TWO.
ASSUMING THAT YOU ARE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE, ASSUMING THAT YOU DEFEAT SANFORD BISHOP AND REPUBLICANS ARE IN THE MAJORITY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR MIKE JOHNSON FOR ANOTHER TERM?
LET'S START WITH MR. NIXON.
>> THANK YOU.
MIKE JOHNSON, IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE NEEDED UNITY IN THE GOP AND THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR AND WE NEEDED UNITY MORE THAN ANYTHING, AND WE GOT MIKE JOHNSON TO REPRESENT THE PARTY ON THE TERMS THAT HE WOULD REPRESENT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THE WAY THEY STOOD AND THE VALUES THEY STOOD FOR.
AND, IT SEEMS LIKE HE WAS ACTING, AS OF RIGHT NOW, LIKE HE IS A DEMOCRAT IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING, BECAUSE HE IS NOT ACTING IN THE MANNER THAT HE WAS PUT IN PLACE.
WOULD I SUPPORT MIKE JOHNSON?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
I HAD HIGH HOPES FOR THIS MAN WHENEVER HE CAME ON BOARD, I THOUGHT THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS AND HELP UNIFY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND ALL THAT HE HAS DONE IS BACK PEDAL ON THE PROMISES HE HAS MADE.
AND WE SHOULD HAVE A SPEAKER THAT ACTUALLY STANDS FIRM, AND STANDS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT PUT HIM THERE AND DOES NOT BACKPEDAL ON THE PROMISES HE HAS.
SO NO, I WOULD NOT STAND FOR MIKE JOHNSON.
I WANT SOMEONE WITH A BACKBONE.
>> MISS LIBRADO?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
IF WE ARE GOING TO BE CONVICTED AND WE WILL STAND FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN AND WHAT IS GOING TO WORK AND IT IS THOSE LITTLE CAVEATS IN THE LEGISLATION THAT HE IS WILLING TO GIVE IN ON THAT COST US MORE DOWN THE LINE AND I BELIEVE IN ORDER TO MAKE THINGS COME TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, HE HAS GIVEN UP.
HE JUST GIVES UP.
NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
>> WRAPPING UP THIS ROUND OF QUESTIONS.
MR. JOHNSON?
>> AT THIS POINT IN TIME, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS STANDING WITH MIKE JOHNSON.
SO MY ANSWER TO THAT IS, IT IS WAIT AND SEE .
I ALSO WANT TO HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE SECOND DISTRICT, AND I ALSO WANT TO HEAR FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GEORGIA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
THE SCENES BUT I DO HAVE FAITH AND TRUST IN PRESIDENT TRUMP AND IF HE IS STANDING WITH THEM RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE THAT IS GOING TO BE MY ANSWER.
>> YOU ARE WATCHING THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
THEY ARE DEBATING RIGHT NOW.
EARLY VOTING BEGINS TOMORROW.
WE CONTINUE ASKING QUESTIONS, THIS QUESTION COMES FROM SOPHIE GRATIS TO THE CAMPAIGN OF YOUR CHOICE.
IS >> THIS WILL BE FOR ALL CANDIDATES.
WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO SPROUT ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
WE CAN START WITH MIXED MR. NIXON.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I APPRECIATE YOU.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE BEEN TO ALL THE COUNTIES OF THE DISTRICT.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD SINCE OCTOBER, BUT, DISTRICT 2 IS DYING.
WE ARE HAVING A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE LEAVING DISTRICT TO, AND THERE IS A SAYING THAT WE USE IN SOUTH GEORGIA, IF YOU ARE NOT BUILDING, YOU ARE DYING.
AND WE NEED TO START BUILDING BACK IN DISTRICT TWO.
WE NEED TO TAKE THESE SMALL BUSINESSES AND REVAMP THEM.
WE HAVE TO TAKE THE SQUARES, THE DOWNTOWN SQUARES FOR THESE COMMUNITIES, AND PUT BAKER BACK IN THEM, VIGOR BACK IN THEM BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT KEEPS COMMUNITIES GOING.
WE HAVE TO INVEST IN THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT 2.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT MANUFACTURING JOBS GET BACK INTO DISTRICT TO.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT DISTRICT 2 PEOPLE EARN A LIVING WAGE AND NOT HAVE TO LEAVE THE DISTRICT JUST BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND WORK IN DISTRICT 2.
WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT SO THAT PEOPLE IN DISTRICT TO FEEL SAFE, AND SO, IF SOMEBODY FEELS SAFE AND THEY HAVE A JOB, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO LEAVE AND THEY WILL PROSPER AND WE WANT THEM TO PROSPER IN DISTRICT 2.
SO, MY PLAN IS TO FIGHT FOR INNOVATION TO THE FORMER COMMUNITY, TO FIGHT FOR MANUFACTURING TO COME BACK TO DISTRICT 2 AND TO FIGHT FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES TO GET A REHAB ON LIFE.
>> LAURA CORLEY, QUESTION TO THE CANDIDATE OF YOUR CHOICE.
>> OF THAT WAS OPEN?
FOR EVERYONE, I APOLOGIZE.
WE WILL GO DOWN THE LINE.
>> OKAY, THIS IS NOT A REBUTTAL .
>> WOULD YOU LIKE HER TO REPEAT THE QUESTION?
>> ECONOMIC GROWTH, RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT BUT IF WE ARE LOOKING AT ECONOMIC GROWTH, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE 30 COUNTIES, THE MAJORITY OF COUNTIES ARE RURAL AND FARMING IS THE MAJOR INCOME FOR THE COUNTIES.
AND I HAVE BEEN IN EVERY ONE OF THOSE COUNTIES, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF THE GROUND IS NOT MOVING, WE ARE NOT BUILDING.
BUT WE ARE STILL MOVING GROUND TO FEED THIS NATION , AND WE CANNOT LET FOREIGNERS COME IN AND TAKE OVER THAT AND INVITE THEM INTERGENERATIONAL FARMERS ARE LOSING THE BATTLE BECAUSE OF REGULATIONS.
SO GROUND IS MOVING, WE ARE STILL FEEDING THIS NATION AND PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THIS NATION, WITH GEORGIA PRODUCTS.
SO, WE HAVE TO SUPPORT THOSE FARMERS.
SECONDLY, ALBANY HAS THE FASTEST GROWING AMOUNT OF PEOPLE LEAVING THAT CITY.
THEY ARE DIMINISHING BECAUSE OF NO JOBS.
WHAT CAN WE DO THIS TO BRING THAT IN?
WE HAVE TO GET THE CRIME DOWN.
THAT IS WHY THEY ARE LEAVING.
WE HAVE TO DO THAT.
AND HOW ABOUT THE BUSINESS IN BAINBRIDGE?
DOES ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT THAT?
THAT IS ALL A SECOND DISTRICT.
WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.
>> YES, FIRST OF ALL, YOU START BY MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT KIND OF EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING.
IT'S NOT A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE, IT IS WORK SKILLS.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST NEEDS IN THE SECOND DISTRICT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT RIGHT NOW IS FOR TRUCK DRIVERS.
IN ORDER TO HAVE TRUCK DRIVERS WE NEED TO HAVE TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOLS.
WE NEED HEALTHCARE WORKERS, WE NEED HEALTHCARE SKILLS TRAINING.
IN INVESTING IN GEORGETOWN, WITH A NEW FACILITY THERE, WE SUPPORT THE WATER SPORTS, --BY THE WAY IT IS LIKE GEORGETOWN, NOT LIKE YOU FOLLOW.
I AM LAUNCHING A BUSINESS TO BUILD TINY HOMES, TO SOLVE TWO PROBLEMS, GIVE PEOPLE JOBS AND GIVE PEOPLE A PLACE TO LIVE.
SO, IT BOILS DOWN TO STARTING A GRASSROOTS LEVEL, WITH FOLKS LIKE MYSELF AND OTHERS WILLING TO MAKE A CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE DISTRICT AND THEN WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE GIVING JOB SKILLS TRAINING, AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT CAPITAL INVESTMENT IS BEING ATTRACTED TO THE DISTRICT.
>> IF WE WANT TO DEVELOP OUR ECONOMY, FIRST, WE MUST LOOSEN SOME REGULATIONS AND GET RID OF REDTAPE.
WE'VE GOT TO HAVE LESS REGULATION AND MORE FREEDOM TO OPERATE.
THE AMERICAN WORKER AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNER HAVE ENOUGH SENSE TO REGULATE THEMSELVES .
THEY DO NOT NEED CONGRESS TO TELL THEM HOW TO OPERATE THEIR BUSINESSES AND RESTRICT THEM.
WHAT THEY NEED IS FOR CONGRESS TO TAKE THEIR HANDS OUT FROM AROUND THEIR NECK AND LET THEM BREATHE.
AND BY ALL MEANS, WE MUST UNLEASH AMERICAN ENERGY AND AMERICAN OIL AND DRILL, BABY, DRILL.
>> NOW, LET'S HEAR FROM LAURA CORLEY WITH YOUR QUESTION FOR THE CANDIDATE OF YOUR CHOICE.
>> YES OR NO FOR ALL OF YOU, ARE YOU FOR OR AGAINST TERM LIMITS >> YES.
>> FOR.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> TO MAKE IT CLEAR, ALL FOUR OF YOU ARE FOR TERM LIMITS?
ANY PARTICULAR AMOUNT OF TIME, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, HOW MANY TERMS?
>> FOR TERMS FOR THE HOUSE.
>> MY PERSONAL OPINION WOULD BE THE SENATE, KEEP THEM AT TWO TERMS.
26 YEAR TERMS.
THE HOUSE, LET'S BUMP THOSE UP TO FOUR-YEAR TERMS, AND HAVE THREE FOUR-YEAR TERMS BUT THAT'S 12 YEARS.
BOTH HOUSES CAN GET 12 YEARS.
THAT GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH MULTIPLE ADMINISTRATIONS, TO BETTER THEIR DISTRICT BEFORE THEY PASS ON THE TORCH.
WHAT IT ALSO DOES IS, IT PREVENTS THESE CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES FROM WINNING A RACE AND THEN NEXT RACE AND THAT IS ALL THEY DO.
THEY ARE OUT HERE CAMPAIGNING AND TELLING LIES FOR TWO YEARS STRAIGHT, OVER AND OVER TO CONTINUE THE CYCLE.
WE HAVE TO FATTEN THAT UP >> TO GET EVERYBODY ON CAMERA, MR. JOHNSON, WHAT IS THE UNIT OF TIME?
>> THE AMOUNT OF TIME IS FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS, THEN WE SHOULD STAY WITH THAT, AND THEN THREE SENATE TERMS WHICH WOULD BE 18 YEARS.
>> I AGREE WITH CHUCK ON THOSE TERMS AND ALSO, WITHOUT TERM LIMITS, WE BREED CORRUPTION AND LAZINESS, LACKADAISICAL MESS AND THAT IS WHERE WE GET INTO TROUBLE.
YES, ROTATING THOSE TERMINALS AND GIVING THOSE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FRESH IDEAS AND FRESH PEOPLE FACING OUR ISSUES.
>> MR. NIXON, FOR YOU, FOCUSING ON THE TIME .
>> ABSOLUTELY, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID WAS SIGN A TERM LIMITS PLEDGE.
I AGREE, FOR TERMS FOR CONGRESS AND TWO TERMS FOR THE SENATE IS WHAT I WOULD DO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> MEYER PROBERT, YOUR QUESTION?
>> MR. NIXON, OFTEN TIMES INCUMBENTS WILL , WHEN RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION, THEY DISCUSS WHAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR THE DISTRICT, AND A LOT OF TIMES, BROUGHT INTO THE DISTRICT.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON YOUR MARKS IN BUDGETS?
>> WELL, YOU HAVE TO HAVE CERTAIN EARMARKS IN BUDGETS JUST BECAUSE , YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
NOW, IN TERMS OF SANFORD BISHOP, I THINK THAT HE HAS SPENT MORE MONEY IN THE COUNTRY CLUB THAN IN THE DISTRICT ITSELF.
SO, HE HAS GOT THAT ALONG WITH OTHER THINGS TO ANSWER FOR.
NOW, MYSELF, I BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE CERTAIN EARMARKS WITHIN YOUR DISTRICT, JUST TO BE ABLE TO HELP REVITALIZE YOUR DISTRICT BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE THERE TO DO.
YOU WERE THERE TO PASS BILLS, AND TO CONTROL THE BUDGET OF CONGRESS, THERE TO HELP THE MILITARY OF CONGRESS, YOU ARE ALSO THERE TO BE THE VOICE AND HELP PEOPLE OF YOUR DISTRICT.
YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS AND YOU DON'T NEED TO HIDE FROM THE DISTRICT IN DC OR AT SOME DISTRICT, AND SO, MY JOB, WHEN I GET THERE, DO EVERYTHING THAT SANFORD IS NOT DOING AND SHOW UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT TO.
>> SOPHIE GRATIS, A QUESTION OF YOUR CHOICE TO THE CANDIDATE OF YOUR CHOICE.
>> I'M CURIOUS IF YOU BELIEVE IN A FEDERAL BAN ON ABORTION ?
THE SECOND PART OF THAT IS, DO YOU BELIEVE IN ANY EXCEPTIONS TO ABORTION BANDS , IN TERMS OF MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, INCEST OR ASSAULT?
>> YOU ASK A QUESTION THAT HITS VERY SPECIFICALLY TO MY HEART BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE IN A FEDERAL BAN ON ABORTION.
I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE AT THE STATE LEVEL.
AND YES, THERE ARE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH ABORTION SHOULD BE ALLOWED.
OUR DAUGHTER, RECENTLY, ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, HAD WHAT IS CALLED AN ECTOPIC PREGNANCY, WHICH MEANS THAT SHE IS PREGNANT IN HER FALLOPIAN TUBE.
SHE LIVES IN LOUISIANA BUT THE DOCTORS WERE SO AFRAID OF BEING PUT IN JAIL THAT THEY DID NOT OPERATE ON HER UNTIL HER FALLOPIAN TUBE BURST , AND SHE LOST HER FALLOPIAN TUBE.
SO YES, THERE ARE MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT ABSOLUTELY MUST BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, AND WE HAVE TO BE MATURE ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THAT AS A PEOPLE.
>> NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM LAURA CORLEY.
LAURA, A QUESTION TO THE CANDIDATE OF YOUR CHOICE.
>> MR. NIXON, WHAT DO YOU SEE AS GEORGIA'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE OVER THE NEXT DECADE?
>> LORD.
GEORGE'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE OVER THE NEXT DECADE, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SEVERAL.
ONE, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ENCOMPASSES EVERY STATE BUT IS IS BIG ON GEORGIA.
WE NEED TO BRING IT DOWN TO GEORGIA.
WE NEED TO HAVE SCHOOL VOUCHERS FOR THE PARENTS OF GEORGIA SO THAT WAY THEY CAN TAKE THE SCHOOLS THEIR KIDS GO TO, AND TAKE IT AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE.
WE NEED TRANSPARENCY BACK IN ANOTHER THING IS, WE NEED TO HELP OUR FARMERS, THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE BILLS ON PAPER WITH SO MUCH RED TAPE AND HOOPS TO JUMP THROUGH, WE ARE HURTING THE FARMERS, NOT HELPING THEM.
WHEN WE HEARD THE FARMERS, WE ARE HURTING EVERY GEORGIAN IN THIS ROOM AND WE HAVE MANY FARMERS IN GEORGIA.
SO, I WOULD HELP THE FARMING COMMUNITY, AND I WOULD DEFINITELY HELP THE EDUCATION THAT WE HAVE IN GEORGIA, AND COMPLETELY REVAMPED IT AND GET IT BACK TO THE STATE LEVEL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
>> WE HEARD FROM MR. HAND, EARLIER, ABOUT, IF YOU WERE TO WIN, HOW TO UNITE THE CLOSELY POLITICALLY DIVIDED DISTRICT THAT STILL LEANS SLIGHTLY DEMOCRATIC.
IF YOU WERE ELECTED, HOW WOULD YOU BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER?
I'M CURIOUS WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO THINK, AND STARTING WITH MR. JOHNSON?
>> YES.
FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE GOT TO EXPLAIN TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS WHY VOTING REPUBLICAN IS NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING AND CAN BE A VERY GOOD THING.
IN ORDER TO WIN THIS ELECTION, MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT, WE HAVE GOT TO CARRY 50,000 PEOPLE THAT NORMALLY NORMALLY VOTE DEMOCRATIC TO COME ACROSS TO THE REPUBLICAN SIDE.
AND THOSE PEOPLE WILL BE MAKING DECISIONS OF WHO TO VOTE FOR FOR PRESIDENT, WHICH I BELIEVE WILL BE P-TRAP, IT WILL ALSO BE MAKING A DECISION FOR CONGRESS, WHICH I HOPE AND EXPECT TO BE ME.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM A REASON AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE ABSOLUTELY 100% FOCUSED ON THEM.
IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE PARTY CHANGE, IT IS ALSO ABOUT, THE INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL BE REPRESENTING THEM.
>> THANK YOU.
WHEN I FIRST DECIDED TO GO INTO THIS RACE , I HAD A LOT OF PHONE CALLS AND TEXTS FROM FOLKS WHO WERE AT THE CONVENTION LAST JUNE AND THEY ARE ASSAYING THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT YOU, YOU ARE THE KERRY LAKE OF GEORGIA AND I BUT I NEED TO PRAY ON THIS.
I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, I HAVE BEEN REACHING ACROSS THE TABLE AND TALKING WITH A LOT OF DEMOCRAT WOMEN WHO COME UP TO ME, WHO WANT TO TALK TO ME, THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT THE CHANGE AND WHAT IT WILL MEAN.
THEY HAVE ASKED ME A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND I AM THERE FOR THEM.
WOMEN ARE VOTING , MORE INTERESTED IN VOTING, AND THEY'RE TALKING TO A WOMAN ABOUT HOW THEY WANT TO DO THAT.
I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE REACHED THAT THRESHOLD.
I BELIEVE THAT I CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND I BELIEVE THAT WOMEN'S ISSUES AND RIGHTS AND WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH FOR ALL LEVELS, THE WOMEN AT THE END OF THE DAY , WE TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS AND WE CAN MAKE THESE THINGS HAPPEN.
I BELIEVE THEY TRUST ME IN THAT AND I AM GOING TO BRING THOSE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OVER.
>> MR. NIXON?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WELL, I SPEND A LOT OF TIME DOORKNOCKING IN ALBANY.
ALBANY IS A HIGH POPULATION DEMOCRAT AREA.
WHEN I KNOCK ON THESE DOORS, A LOT OF THESE LIFELONG DEMOCRATS MISS TRUMP PUT THEIR LIFE WAS BETTER FOUR YEARS AGO UNDER TRUMP.
THEY ARE PAYING WAY MORE FOR GROCERIES NOWADAYS.
$300 OF GROCERIES USED TO FIT IN THE BACK OF TRUNK AND NOW IT RIDES IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BUT THEY WANT TRUMP POLICIES BACK SO I SPEAK WITH A LOT OF DEMOCRATS, I DO A LOT OF DOORKNOCKING IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AND I TELL THEM, LISTEN, THIS ELECTION, WE HAVE TO PERSON NOT POLICY, YOU HAVE TO GET SOMEBODY IN THERE WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
SANFORD BISHOP HAS TO ANSWER TO ALL THE ADMINISTRATION RULES AND REGULATIONS AND INFLATION THAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND THEY DON'T WANT THAT.
THAT IS HURTING THEIR FAMILIES, THAT IS HURTING THEIR PANTRIES.
THEY WANT SOMEBODY THERE TO TAKE OVER SANFORD BISHOP AND THEY WANT A REPUBLICAN TO DO IT AND THEY WANT A REPUBLICAN THAT WILL BACK TRUMP IN OFFICE AND GET THIS COUNTRY HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND I AM THE REPUBLICAN TO BACK TRUMP AND TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN IN THE HOUSE.
>> CHUCK, I KNOW THIS QUESTION WAS AIMED AT THE OTHER THREE, BUT YOU MAY TAKE 30 SECONDS IF YOU WANTED TO ADD TO THAT.
>> THE BIGGEST THING IS THAT IS THE BIGGEST TASK AT HAND, HERE, FOR ME.
THE VOTERS WANT A REPRESENTATIVE THEY CAN RELATE TO.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY DESERVE THAT.
THEY DESERVE A GENUINE, TRUE, AUTHENTIC CANDIDATE.
A HARD-WORKING GEORGE APPLYING FOR A JUDGE JOB, NOT OUT HERE LIKE A POLITICIAN.
IF THERE'S ANY ADVICE I CAN GIVE YOU VOTERS OUT THERE TO CHOOSE THAT, WHO REPRESENTS YOU BEST.
LOOK AT THEIR HANDS AND THEIR SHOES .
THAT'LL TELL YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.
>> WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, I WANT TO ASK THIS TO MR. NIXON.
CAN YOU NAME ONE VOTE THAT YOU HAD CONCERN WITH, OR ONE VOTE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT FROM SANFORD BISHOP?
>> O LORD.
SANFORD BISHOP HAS BEEN VERY LAX ON BORDER SECURITY.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ACTUALLY NEED TO REFORM, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BORDER IS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE MIDDLE-AGED MEN AND WE HAVE MILITARY AGED MEN WALKING , WILLY-NILLY ACROSS THE BORDER INTO AMERICA, WE HAVE AN INFLUX OF ILLEGAL ALIENS COMING INTO THIS COUNTRY.
WE NEED TO STOP PEOPLE AT THE BORDER.
WE DON'T WANT ANOTHER LAKIN RILEY HERE IN GEORGIA , AND SANFORD BISHOP'S LACK OF SECURITY, AND HIS LACK OF VOTING FOR BORDER SECURITY, IT ALLOWS THINGS LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN, AND WE CANNOT HAVE THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN, THINGS LIKE THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN WHEN I AM THERE BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BORDER IS SECURE.
I WILL FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SECURE THE BORDER, AND WE DO NOT HAVE THESE PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND WHERE WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AND WHO THEY ARE .
WE HAVE TERRORISTS FLOODING IN FROM THE SOUTHERN BORDER, AND IT NEEDS TO STOP AND IT IS GOING TO STOP BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO GET SANFORD BISHOP OUT OF THE HOUSE AND WE WILL PUT TRUMP BACK IN THE OVAL OFFICE, AND WE ARE >> THAT IS ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR QUESTIONS.
CANDIDATES WILL NOW HAVE 60 SECONDS FOR A CLOSING STATEMENT.
OUR FIRST CLOSING STATEMENT COMES FROM CHUCK AND.
>> LOOK, Y'ALL, I KNOW I AM NOT WHAT YOU ARE USED TO.
I AM BIG ON THE SUITS AND TIES AND SPEAKING IN POLITICAL TONGUE , BUT WHAT YOU ARE USED TO HASN'T WORKED.
AND IT WON'T WORK .
WHAT YOU ARE USED TO HAS RUN THIS COUNTRY INTO THE GROUND.
WITH THE CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE THAT WE LIVE IN, WITH ALL THAT IS GOING ON, I DO BELIEVE THAT I AM THE RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.
I AM THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB.
HONESTLY, WE HAVE LOST THIS SAME RACE FOR OVER 150 YEARS STRAIGHT, NOW.
WHAT DO YOU POSSIBLY HAVE TO LOSE?
BE SURE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE, CHUCK AND FOR GEORGIA, AND FIND US ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND MAY GOD BLESS SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
>> FINAL STATEMENT NOW FROM WAYNE JOHNSON FOR ONE MINUTE.
THERE IT IS.
WELL, THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION IS WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO GAIN BY SELECTING THE RIGHT PERSON TO BE YOUR REPUBLICAN NOMINEE ?
THE PERSON WITH THE EXPERIENCE AND THE PASSION AND THE COMMITMENT.
IT IS ALL ABOUT WHAT WE CAN GAIN, NOT WHAT WE HAVE TO AVOID LOSING .
AGAIN, I AM DR. WAYNE JOHNSON.
I AM FROM MACON, GEORGIA, I AM LOOKING TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO REPRESENT EVERYBODY FROM MACON TO THOMASVILLE, FROM BAINBRIDGE TO COLUMBUS.
CUTHBERT AND ALL PLACES IN BETWEEN.
TO SUM IT ALL UP, I AM A PUBLIC SERVANT --I HAVE BEEN A PUBLIC SERVANT APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP TO SERVE IN HIS ADMINISTRATION.
BEFORE THAT, I WAS A JOBS CREATOR.
YOU ASK ABOUT THE DISTRICT?
I HAVE CREATED A NUMBER OF JOBS IN THE DISTRICT AND AROUND THE WORLD.
BEFORE THAT I WAS A U.S. ARMY OFFICER.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I CAN SAY IS THAT I HUMBLY AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOU TO TRUST ME WITH YOUR VOTE AND LET ME BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MICHAEL NIXON, YOUR FINAL STATEMENT .
>> PEOPLE OF DISTRICT 2.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR HEART IS IN THE DISTRICT.
I GOT MARRIED IN THAT DISTRICT.
MY SONS WENT TO SCHOOL IN THAT DISTRICT.
MY OLDEST SON, WHEN HE GRADUATED A TECH SCHOOL AND BECAME A PROFESSIONAL WELDER, HE BOUGHT HIS FIRST HOUSE IN THAT DISTRICT.
MY BROTHER HAS A LARGE CHURCH IN ALBANY, AND I LOVE TO SEE THAT HE REACHES THE PEOPLE'S HEARTS IN THAT DISTRICT.
GOING AROUND THE CAMPAIGN, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE IN DISTRICT 2 AND I HAVE MADE A LOT OF CONNECTIONS.
I AM PROBABLY THE ONLY CANDIDATE THAT RUNS AROUND EVERYWHERE HE GOES, WITH HIS PARENTS, BECAUSE I HAVE A PASSIONATE MOM.
SHE IS WANTING THIS IN HER LIVING ROOM RIGHT NOW TODAY.
AND, I WIND HER UP AND LET HER GO AND I WANT TO MAKE HER JUST AS PROUD OF ME AS I WANT TO MAKE THE PEOPLE OF THIS DISTRICT.
SO GOD BLESS YOU.
VICTOR NIXON.
NIXON FOR GEORGIA.COM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MISS LIPAROTO?
>> THANK YOU.
LOOK TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT OF ME AND YOU SEE THE SAME CANDIDATES THAT WE HAVE PUT IN EVERY SINGLE ELECTION CYCLE.
IT DOESN'T WORK.
WE THROW IT ALL OUT EVERY TIME.
THERE IS NO FEAR OF THESE FOLKS BEATING HIM AT ALL BUT HE IS LOOKING AT ME.
I KNOW WHY.
I HAVE WORKED WITH HIM BEFORE AND I KNOW HIS GAME.
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN MANY COMMUNITY PROJECTS.
I LIVE IN MY COMMUNITY, I WORK AND I VOLUNTEER THERE .
I AM THE CANDIDATE THAT CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.
IT IS TIME TO PUT A WOMAN IN THEIR.
WE ARE OVERDUE AND WE ARE STRONG IN SECOND DISTRICT.
WE NEED THOSE VOTES, WOMEN.
YOU CAN GO AND VOTE FOR ME, LISTEN, WHEN WE GET IN THERE, DIFFERENCE, BECAUSE I AM THE ONLY OF THESE CANDIDATES THAT CAN BE SANFORD BISHOP IN NOVEMBER, AND I KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.
YOU CAN GO TO REGINA LIPAROTO , DISTRICT 2, LEARN MORE ABOUT ME BUT DON'T FORGET TO VOTE.
EARLY VOTING STARTS TOMORROW.
CHECK REGINA LIPAROTO, READY FOR CONGRESS.
>> YOU SO MUCH TO ALL THE CANDIDATES.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PROGRAM.
WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND VOTERS THAT EARLY VOTING BEGINS MONDAY, APRIL THE 29th, AND ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 21st.
AGAIN, THANKS TO OUR CANDIDATES, AND TO OUR PANEL OF JOURNALISTS.
LAURA CORLEY, SOPHIE GRATIS, AND MY A PRO BONO.
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