One of the hopefuls for the Constitution Party’s presidential nomination just completed a campaign swing through Idaho.
Scott Copeland, a Baptist preacher and Mississippi native, said his priorities are God, family and country, in that order.
“I believe God would have godly people in our White House and in our nation’s capital serving His people,” Copeland said in an interview Tuesday at the Hilton Garden Inn in Twin Falls. “I believe those ideologies of (our) founding have been somewhat abandoned by greed and for prosperity of those serving in Washington.”
This is Copeland’s first time running for office. He said this is an advantage — a politician shouldn’t ever be president in the first place.
“I’m just your average American citizen who believes he can make a real difference,” said Copeland, who lives in Texas now and works for a surveying firm.
Copeland, who declared his candidacy in April, is one of six candidates who are reportedly considering seeking the party’s nomination. The party’s 2012 presidential candidate, Virgil Goode, got three-tenths of 1 percent of the vote in Idaho. Goode was on the ballot in 26 states and had write-in status in 16 others.
Copeland made several stops in northern Idaho and in Boise before coming to Twin Falls. Idaho’s Constitution Party plans to hold a primary, rather than a caucus, to choose its presidential favorite this year.
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A perfect match for the CP.