re: Fleming and Letlow Debate

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Let's be honest, Trump saw a nice set of tits and someone who told him how great he is, that's all he needed for an endorsement.

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In this whole thread I have not seen one comment on what people like about Fleming... including your response

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How old is Trump?

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Too fricking old

Still voted for him 3 times.

But he is.

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Deep Fried Gravy

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That’s just your take—and not a particularly strong or well-supported one.

I support Flemming for the following reasons.

1. Alignment with Trump / “America First” - He’s explicitly running against Sen. Bill Cassidy for breaking with Donald Trump (impeachment vote). Fleming frames his campaign as restoring loyalty to that agenda, criticizing Republicans he sees as not fully aligned.

2. Freedom Caucus–style conservatism - Fleming helped found the House Freedom Caucus, which signals his ideological lane: Limited federal government, Lower taxes and spending, Strong opposition to federal overreach, Hardline conservative voting record.

3. Anti-establishment / “RINO” framing - Positioning himself as the true conservative outsider (even as an insider)
Criticizing Republicans he views as insufficiently conservative RINO.

4. Conservative credentials & résumé - Physician, Military veteran, Business owner, Former congressman and Trump administration official

5. Traditional Republican policy positions - Pro-business / deregulation, Conservative social values, Skepticism of federal healthcare expansion

Fleming has also accused Jeff Landry of interfering in the race to help another candidate (Letlow), which is obviously apparent. Landry needs more puppets and Fleming is not one of them.

My take away from Letlow is “Trust the support behind me and my ability to deliver.” that's it, nothing more.

My assessment is that Fleming is winning the Poli Board vote. Not sure how much that translates to the standard LA voter but hopefully a good sign.

His stances on immigration, DEI, carbon capture, oil & gas, healthcare, FISA, etc all seem to be significantly more conservative than his opponents. We all HATE Cassidy because he is a traitor. Both Letlow and Fleming have congressional records to run on. I like John’s record a little bit more than Julia’s.

In this debate, Fleming came across as much more knowledgeable, prepared, confident, and willing to speak on the issues he was being asked about. Julia came across as uncertain, stuck to talking points, and tried to pivot her responses to each question into an attack on Fleming on an unrelated issue. She seemed to be lacking in substance.

When both were congresscritters, Fleming and Landry were very close.