Martha McSally  during the Republican primary season

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One of the interesting things to observe with any primary is to take stock of those who win and of those who come short and what of their political future

As mentioned in a previous article, we thought all four primary Republican candidates for the Tucson based Congressional District 8 seat were extremely talented and that they conducted themselves with a welcome sense of decency. The majority of the debates and forums were conducted in a healthy, robust manner and were for the most part free of personal attack or negativity. Conservative Tusconians appreciated this approach and became more focussed on the issues that mattered, namely the economy and health care.

Martha McSally surprised many when she finished second to Jesse Kelly in the recent Republican primary. McSally campaigned tirelessly and covered many miles to reach as many people as humanely possible. The former airforce combat pilot pitched her impressive military experience to the electorate and gained many admirers with her refreshing and engaging style.

Some of the criticism directed at McSally was that she spoke too much about her military experience. This criticism was unfounded and absurd. The new breed of Republican candidates are ex service personal. Frank Antenori, Jesse Kelly and Martha McSally have all served their country and could not be better prepared for public office. One thinks of former World War II general, Dwight D Eisenhower and his efforts as US president. A man who orchestrated the D-Day plan knew how to govern his country.

McSally argued her military experience was about dealing with different groups of people and how achieving different aims, ambitions and missions required negotiation, planning and proper execution.

McSally spoke during her campaign about the taxation process and how it was too complicated for the average person to understand and that it was also prohibitive to small businesses.

Her policy ideas were focussed on lower government taxes, encouraging less interference in the business sector and a non carbon tax future that would help an ailing US economy stricken with a socialist styled handout culture from the Obama administration.

It’s vital that the United States returns a Republican administration to the White House in November. The current global political spectrum is dire. The scourge of leftist ideology has sent Europe spinning into recession, seen Australia’s mining boom undermined by a reckless spending and a higher taxing, leftist government that is deeply despised with local voters. Now with France turning to socialism, the need for conservative political alternatives in all forms of government, world wide, is required to confront and dispatch an ideology that creates economic misery and unemployment.

The USA is crying out for economic solutions, where entrepreneurs, energy companies and other small businesses can operate under a system that encourages wealth creation, that in turn creates jobs and a higher living standard. Policies that the current Republican party encourages.

On a local level, Martha McSally has a bright future ahead of her, if she chooses to continue a career in politics. Her name will definitely pop up, if Jesse Kelly is unable to win the upcoming special election. It is a fascinating time for conservative politics in Tucson. With a Democrat culture to overcome, the Republican party base is in healthy shape. To take the next step to victory it needs to reach out to the voters who have not mind up their minds about who they may vote for in November. Whether it will be Jesse Kelly or Martha McSally or somebody else, Tucson needs a Republican in congress to represent them and to get the country and it’s economy working again.