In March 2012, Joshua Fauver, the former chairman of Young Constitutionalists and Vice-Chairman of the Clarion Call to Unite Committee (CCTUC), announced he would be running for state representative in district 21 in Louisiana in 2015. He announced that he would be seeking the Constitution Party nomination.
However, today, he announced that he will instead be seeking the Republican Party’s nomination. This means he is no longer the vice-chair of the Constitution Party of Louisiana but will likely still remain within the CCTUC. From his campaign Facebook page:
After analyzing the demographics, the results of the last election cycles for district 21, talking to family, friends, and personal mentors I have made a decision that I feel like is best for my campaign and by extension our state. This was not an easy decision, but one I think will further the principles and ideals I stand for. I will be running for State Representative as a Republican candidate.
The following is a new picture on Joshua’s campaign Facebook page.
Bon voyage. And get rid of the crazy giant Republican ad already!
Joshua had a good reason to leave; just as I did, even if I chose a different path then he did.
hmmmm: GOPer Wayne Root and now Joshua Fauver … IPR has a long future if it includes coverage of former third party activists turned “conservative Republicans”
no reason for banner ads within a story – very distracting, especially if you can’t do it right and it comes out the size of a billboard.
Is the site owner reading this?
It turns out what would otherwise be a news article into an apparent editorial endorsement of a Republican candidate. Contrary to site policy.
@7 and 4
It’s a visual that goes along with the article and I see no reason with taking it out.
Do to the fact that @7 isn’t me, I will began using my last name on IPR comments.
“Is there a purpose served by the large Republican ad at the end of the post?”
I’m surprised that’s still there and hasn’t be taken out yet.
Best of luck. I still would of rather seen him run as a 3rd party, seems like he is falling into the two-party system trap. Still would like to see him win tho.
I think so, however he’s still the CCTUC Vice-Chair; he’s still going to help us out, so I am not going to exclude him at all.
He’s making a smarter decision, but still failing to see the writing on the demographic walls. I haven’t looked into his district, but I’m guessing it’s solidly Democratic, which is why the Democratic incumbent has been unchallenged outside of their party for the last two cycles.
Facing an incumbent, as a Republican in a Democratic district, isn’t going to end well. But, with that said, it is definitely going to end better than it would’ve as the CP nominee.
I assume this means he’s ejecting himself from the CP.
Is there a purpose served by the large Republican ad at the end of the post?
And to think he would’ve made a fine National CP Youth Chairman, if only the leadership wasn’t so hard on him.
Tried to talk him out of it, but if that’s what Joshua wants to do, and knows how to campaign effectively to win, so be it then. If he can actually pull off winning this race, that would be awesome.
I stand with Josh.
It’s a smart decision that I fully support. Running third party for non-municipal elections is great- to make a statement, provide an alternative to the 2 parties, not raise any money, and lose by a very significant margin.
If you want a chance at winning, though, run with the Republican Party. If you receive its nomination, then it’s a solid step for liberty. You’re also spared the whole Wasted Vote Syndrome, so you’ll do better than a measly 3%.
When I run for office in the future, I’ll only do so as a Republican.