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« Reply #275 on: April 05, 2021, 10:57:58 PM »

Waterloo, IA

Rally with IA state Governor Michael Engle and several state legislative candidates while following mask and social distancing guidelines

Hello Waterloo,

I am glad to be here with my amazing fanbase alongside the only Federalist Governor elected in Fremont. He does really incredible work governing your state and he's a great friend of mine. This region has lacked much of an alternative to the elite governing coaltion led by the First Minister for many years. We have an example of superb Federalist leadership in this pocket of the region here. We are great for the pocketbook of the average Iowan who wants to live a prosperous life. With a Federalist governor at the helm of this state, you can get some piece of mind when Truman wishes to impose his insidious social agenda that is far out of line with the actual honestly decent people of Iowa. The alternative is a puppet for the national Labor party and their special interests that wish to reengineer society in a way you aren't signing up for. The Federalist Party is the true party of free soil, free labor, free men, and free speech since we have always stood for putting more power into your own hands to determine how you want to live. We are the party of the farmers who feed this great nation of Atlasia, and it is time for us to show what we can do in taking back this region with poor governance for far too long.
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« Reply #276 on: April 05, 2021, 11:24:43 PM »
« Edited: April 06, 2021, 01:13:17 AM by Southern Governor LouisvilleThunder »

Los Angeles, CA

Rally with Los Angeles mayoral candidate Ronaldo Schwartz while following mask and social distancing guidelines

Hello Los Angeles,

It's  a great sight to see all of us come together with a common goal in mind. That is to bring a new bold leader to the mayor's office who will solve the crises at hand and make life better for the average Angelino. For far too long, the city has been kept locked down with those well connected to the Labor government in Sacremento, Denver, and Nyman being held to a different standard than the average dude in LA. It is time for a clean house in our city's government who will tackle the corrupt interests holding us back. With a Federalist mayor, we will finally tackle the causes of the ridiculously high cost of living facing the city. Labor only cares for keeping you content enough so that the people won't cause them trouble so they can continue the grift. With Schwartz in charge, we will make good progress in making the city a place that actually lives up to the spirit of what Fremont is supposed to be--a land of free soil, free men, free labor, and free speech! Labor will come here and campaign on the Governor of the South presenting a shocking message, and I say that I am proud of making the South a great example of a region that is prosperous and free. I wish to there being that same kind of opportunity here to Los Angeles.
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« Reply #277 on: April 05, 2021, 11:44:11 PM »
« Edited: April 06, 2021, 02:17:02 AM by Southern Governor LouisvilleThunder »

Coeur D'Alene, ID

Rally with the ID gubernatorial candidate and several state legislative candidates while following mask and social distancing guidelines

Hello Coeur D'Alene,

It's amazing to be here in the great state of Idaho. This is a state with such pristine beauty and a people that places a ton of value on the importance of freedom to allow your own destiny to manifest. That is what it means to be a land of free soil, free men, free speech, and free labor. With a Federalist government in charge, you will have leadership more in line with your own values and hold more concern for local needs within your communities. This is important in a state that is as wide open as Idaho with an isolated yet connected web of small towns. Main Street Federalism will bring in more opportunity, more freedom, and lower taxes which are astronomically high in this region and result in few jobs being available for the fine hard working citizens of this state.
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« Reply #278 on: April 06, 2021, 12:38:37 AM »

Williston, ND

Rally with the ND gubernatorial candidate Dawn Dewey and several state legislative candidates while following mask and social distancing guidelines

Hello Williston,

Some people may consider me to a madman for coming here as the Governor of the South, to the home state of the First Minister, to present a bold vision for something else for the governance of this fine state. That vision is one that will truly make North Dakotans free men on free soil with control over their own destinies and livelihoods. This comes in the form of building opportunity through reducing government power and putting it into the hands of your families. The long held Labor government in Denver led by Truman does not want to make you more free. They demand subservience and obedience to their particular brand of evil that they consider to be lawful and thus good, moral, and respectable. People should demand a government that respects them rather than feel the need to be respectable in the eyes of their government. Recently, Truman has vetoed a bill that merely requires Parliament to reauthorize a policy to fund abortions in overseas countries in the instance that a Federalist President puts the so called Mexico City Policy into place even though the President's power to do that has been eliminated. Truman and the national Labor Party believes that your hard earned money should go to aborting babies (mostly of color) in foreign countries while hailing it as something totally virtuous and righteous as if it makes the region of Fremont morally superior. That sort of value is way out of line with the good farmers, oil workers, and ranchers of North Dakota. A truly moral government is one that protects the most vulnerable in our society while not being tyrannical in the lives of adult citizens. Free labor and free speech means that a citizen should be able to work and have opportunity to build himself up in life while always remaining vigilant against threats to their values and way of life. These are reasons why you should consider being bold and vote in a Federalist Governor and a Federalist legislature in North Dakota so that we can finally have real change that makes life better for all.
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« Reply #279 on: April 08, 2021, 01:04:42 AM »

[Following another brief absence, during which he once again visited constituents on the ground in a road trip covering multiple states, Representative Cao made his first public appearance in several days in Rensselaer at a general rally for the Governor of New York and area Federalist state legislative candidates. A copy of his speech at the masked and socially distanced event is reproduced below for public release.]

Good afternoon, Rensselaer! It’s great to be here, great to have spent the past few days back on the road incognito among the fine citizens of Dave’s country, and especially great to be with you all and with your governor here as we kick off his re-election campaign this month. There are many, many wonderful people here in the state of New York who, in addition to displaying the sound good sense to continue to mask up and socially distance as you all are doing now, have sound good values which we here in the Federalist Party have done our best to serve and emulate over the past term.

You know your governor’s track record. He helped to resuscitate New York’s healthcare system from the initial body blow it suffered in the early stages of the pandemic. He’s laid the foundations for infrastructure upgrades – to roads, to buildings, and to those all-important public utilities – that will better serve both upstate and downstate needs. And, of course, he has given our national effort against COVID-19 a much-needed shot in the arm. But he couldn’t have done all that without the legislature, without the dozens of public servants under the Federalist banner in this state who have been dedicated first and foremost to helping their communities and their constituents, or without working across the aisle and looking past party lines to the other leaders who serve the people of New York. If a community needs help, we will help – and we trust our state legislators here in New York to cut to the heart of the issues affecting them and help their constituents in any way possible.

We know the parties here in Lincoln, and here in New York, are not going to operate like their counterparts in other states. The Governor and our Federalists in the legislature, for one, have done their best to operate based on what New York needs rather than what our national leaders think of any one issue. And it appears to me that they will continue to operate as they have always done throughout their term and assume likewise of their fellow legislators in other parties. We Federalist here in Lincoln have tried to build bridges and always have; there’s no other way to get the needs and voices of the people here in a community like Rensselaer across the river to Albany where they can be heard and acted on by those in power.

Now, I had a call earlier today with your governor here in his role as chair of the Federalist governors’ association, which he has done an amazing job with by the way. The task of promoting a nationwide vision of government that prioritizes the needs of the community and policies that preserve local control and a chance for individual citizens and families to thrive and grow is no easy feat for anyone at the best of times, and even less so at times like these. We were very pleased to welcome Governor Bunsen of Wisconsin and we trust he’ll do his best in serving his state, and extremely gratified to hear of his pledge to likewise work with all parties in his legislature, and let it not be said that people never learn anything from politics – it is vital that the people, whether of Wisconsin or of New York or of Lincoln more generally, have leaders in power who will be willing to put people over party and govern over partisan concerns. And it was my express hope on that call that the legislators of Wisconsin, of all parties, could bring that same mindset to the table that their new Governor has brought.

Why am I bringing him up, you may ask? After all, the Governor of Wisconsin has little to no impact on what New Yorkers need. But it is that same dedication to putting people over party, to governing soberly and without letting ideological blinders cloud your vision at the helm of government, to a real focus on legislative results which benefit everyone and build the communities up into a position to drive Atlasia’s growth – it is that same dedication that will bring the same good governance to the people of Wisconsin that you all have enjoyed here in New York, that you heeded when New York elected an unlikely ticket to the Governor’s office seven months ago, and that I believe you all here in Rensselaer and across this great state will bring back to the helm of government this month. We are greatly looking forward to talking in more detail throughout this month about the fruits of that dedication, about our plans for the term ahead, and here to begin that, please give your warmest welcome to the Governor of New York State!
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« Reply #280 on: April 09, 2021, 01:52:01 AM »

[The Representative made a morning stop in Ames to join the Governor and a number of legislative candidates at a masked and socially distanced rally, at which he delivered the following speech.]

Thank you, folks. Thank you all for coming, and thanks for having us here with you today – masked and socially distanced, no less. And a very good morning to you, Ames! Glad I could make it here. It is always an honor to be out here with you all.

In fact, as a member of Congress, it is very much a personal prerogative of mine that I keep in touch with the people regularly. The only drawback of doing it for extended periods of time is that I get cut off from important happenings in politics. So while you all have had a few days to digest the news, I was rather saddened to hear last night of the recent deregistration of your former Senator and regional luminary Scott. He has been a great statesman, a deeply dedicated public servant who time and again managed to return to serve the people despite great personal struggle, and a friend to all those who served alongside him in Nyman and in Denver. It was a pleasure legislating with him, and I can only hope you good folks and the rest of the people of Frémont will be able in the future to once again have him fighting for you in the public sphere.

I am, of course, aware that harsh words have been traded in the past on the campaign trail between Scott and ourselves here in the Federalist Party. But I think we speak for the people of Iowa, for citizens all over Atlasia, when we say that that matters very little in comparison to what Scott has actually done and what we have actually done. My legislative work with the former Senator has brought us into contact many times. Have we butted heads on some of them? Of course. But that headbutting is precisely how bad bills become good bills and good bills become better bills, because we are forced to the table and to come up with solutions that will keep our economic situation running without pulling a fast one on the little guy, that create a fairer working environment for our manufacturing and service workers across the nation, and that put the community’s efforts at the forefront of our push for renewable energy and a better environment. These bills and this lawmaking process help far more people than the mudslinging we encountered in recent months possibly can. Infinitely many more, in fact, since mudslinging helps no one. That mud is distracting, unnecessary, and it gets in the way of what actually matters in politics, and I think my record will bear me out on the matter of putting my campaign where my mouth is.

If it isn’t already clear, I’m not a big fan of mud in politics. You know who else isn’t? Your Governor right here, who is on record as not hating anyone, and who throughout his tenure has done his best to bring results and Light to the state he serves. And it isn’t just him; the legislators of the Federalist Party here in Iowa, like my own fellow Feds just across the Mississippi, know the value of keeping your head down and working for the folks who need your help – it’s easier to avoid the mud being thrown overhead that way. They haven’t shied away from working with other parties either; tearing down legislators on the other side of the aisle harms the Iowans who elected them just the same as it would if the roles were switched. So we have worked closely with Labor representatives, most prominently on a farm bill that protects the livelihoods of farmers and ensures their work isn’t wasted. We have worked with the DA on crafting fairer housing practices in Iowa’s cities and towns, and with the Liberals on maintaining water quality and similar efforts that, like many other things at the state and municipal level, tend to get lost in the national conversation. And led by the Governor, we have tried to keep to the spirit of cooperation among all legislators that has yielded tangible results for Iowans and will do so again if you get out and vote to reelect Governor Engle and the Federalist legislature this month.

The people of Iowa have lives to live and know better than to go around being mad at people because of their political differences, and frankly a lot of Beltway discourse would be better if it was more like the ordinary Atlasian’s conception of politics: as a way for stuff to get done for the people who put us into these positions of power, nothing more. That has been something the Federalists of Iowa have taken to heart and then some, and we have the results to show for it. To talk more about one of those results, I’d like you all to join me in welcoming an ordinary citizen like yourself who found herself elevated to just such a position in the legislature, and how she has made use of it on behalf of the people of Ames and communities like it – your state representative, everybody!
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« Reply #281 on: April 10, 2021, 01:25:13 AM »

[Representative Cao returned to New York City to campaign alongside legislative candidates and the mayor, who took time off from his busy schedule to give the opening speech at a masked and socially distanced rally that closed off a day’s worth of COVID-compliant campaigning and doorknocking in the neighborhoods of southern Queens. The Representative gave the speech immediately following the mayor’s; a copy is reproduced below.]

Thank you for that. Folks, that was your mayor with the policies and the plans he has pursued since you all gave the very great honor of reelecting him in February with the help of our fine public servants in Albany. And warm greetings, Ozone Park! It’s great to be here with you all and to see everyone still masked and socially distanced. Keep it up, folks, and go get vaccinated if you still haven’t done so!

I had the honor of appearing alongside your Governor recently, during which I was very proud to highlight the excellent work he has done for New York and the credit to other governors across the nation which he has been. And so it is once again my pleasure to be here with Mayor Silver to do likewise for our nation’s cities; to highlight the responsible Federalist leadership which he proved possible all the way back in July and now sees Federalist mayors governing many of the nation’s major metropolitan areas. Yet, as he has just told you, he is not the main focus of that story, and neither is the Governor nor the state legislators and candidates on behalf of whom we are gathered here today. That story focuses on you the people, and as long as the highly capable Federalist public servants here are in office that will continue to be the case.

Cities are communities, plain and simple. Leaders like Mayor Silver wouldn’t be governing right, and in point of fact wouldn’t be standing here to talk to you all, if we didn’t make absolutely sure that every community gets a say in how they are run and what would be best for them and their people. There wouldn’t be a vaccine effort that has been the envy of the nation if distribution was not equitable, specifically tailored to prioritize high-risk groups, and meticulously stress-tested beforehand. There wouldn’t be additional help for our public schools here and in the Bronx and across this city and this state if we had not taken the calls of our teachers and kids and parents seriously and done our best to offset the toll that the pandemic has taken on our children’s futures. There would not be improvements to New York City’s economic landscape, now more welcoming for small businesses of all kinds and for economic opportunity to bloom with COVID-19 almost beaten, if we had not acted on the experiences of our business owners: the family-owned stores and those privately focused on tending to different corners of NYC’s melting pot, some corners affluent and others struggling to get by, many with the support of their local communities, and all with their own contributions to New York and more than deserving of help during this tough period.

Working closely with the Governor and with Albany on all this on behalf of the people of New York City, and getting successful policy for you folks out of it, would be a cause for ego-stroking in lesser leaders. But the mayor, like our other Federalist mayors across the nation, does not forget who entrusted him with the position he holds. And it would not serve the people of New York well if he had fallen into the old trap of seeing this city as a stage to exploit rather than a massive collection of communities and people to serve. The unprecedented cooperation between the mayor and the Governor has been a big reason behind the success of the vaccination program, the economic reforms, and the rest of the governing process which New York City and New York State has seen over the past months. Letting petty rivalries or any other such considerations get in the way of that might have soothed personal egos but would be very bad for the people of New York; that is why the both of them have defied the historical dynamic and, in doing so, more than proved their worth as public servants both in name and in action. I want to be clear – there can be adults in the room, people who you can absolutely trust to place the people ahead of themselves, as rare as those might have seemed in New York’s political scenes past. One of them is right next to me, several others are here onstage and running for the legislature, and yet another currently sits in the Governor’s chair. That is the record of the Federalist Party, ladies and gentlemen: good governance driven by the need to put you all first and seeing where your needs will lead us, rather than the imposition of a prearranged agenda – a square peg into a round hole – that ignores what New Yorkers and their communities need.

We will continue to look after the community; we have and will continue to give you the power, wherever possible, to stand up and argue your needs and your issues with the confidence that you will be heard and understood by governments that in the past have hardly always demonstrated their capability to do either. That is the promise that the Federalist Party has made in Chicago, in Miami, right here in New York City – and as you voters did in the past, so we are now asking for you to consider again: to place your trust in a party that has proven itself time and time again in standing up for your needs and pursuing a government where you get the say you deserve. Thank you, Queens, for having us; it’s my pleasure to now welcome the next state representative for Ozone Park!
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« Reply #282 on: April 15, 2021, 01:52:56 AM »

[Representative Cao was seen yesterday evening at a public rally with the Governor and state legislative candidates in Midwood as part of a multi-day campaigning and GOTV effort by Federalist leaders in the city's neighborhoods. The speech he gave at the masked and socially distanced rally is reproduced below.]

Thank you for that. Well, folks, I’m very happy to be back with you good people here in Midwood and to see everyone still masked up and socially distancing. It was our pleasure to stop by back in February to talk to you all about what the mayor had done and would continue to do with the office he holds, and now it isn’t just the state legislators and the governor who are here, but also yours truly and the rest of the regional and federal offices up for election this month. I understand Mr. SN will stop by here soon ahead of this weekend’s elections. And while Sunrise is no longer running, he certainly looks to continue fighting for the communities here in Lincoln.

Talking of Lincoln, I’m sure we have all heard the ruckus up at the Daniel Moynihan building where the Council is busy debating a change to our regional Constitution. As many of you do, I am very happy to see the Governor’s dedication to a fairer form of government: one that preserves the checks and balances that will keep our government accountable to each other and above all to the people, while also not confusing the living daylights out of all of us poor folk who can’t dedicate our whole lives to following the minutiae of Lincoln’s politics. Nevertheless, as your state senator has very rightly said, you are all highly encouraged to continue giving your thoughts on this matter to the Governor and the Council – especially to New York’s own Chancellor AGA and to the other members of the Council who serve this tri-state area.

But while that is an important issue that more than ever underlines the need for you all to get out and vote in the Council elections this weekend, that’s not what I wanted primarily to talk about today. The workings of government are one thing; what we do within the community, independent of what the bureaucracy imposes upon us, is another. And it can generally be much more impactful if we as a community put our minds to it. We talk a lot about making sure no one gets left behind, so I and others are very glad that the community leaders here in Brooklyn have taken pains to back that up with concrete and innovative actions that more than justify the bids for higher office which some of them here have launched this month.

Take your next state assemblyman here, for example. You’ll hear from him shortly about the work he has done with local leaders, not just within the neighborhood but all across Brooklyn thanks to his work with the Food Bank of New York City. That role has given him the opportunity to help make sure the underprivileged of our city are getting the food and essential goods they need, an you can rest assured that he will continue to fight for them in the Assembly. Thanks to his focus on providing the necessary equipment for our city’s smaller food banks, things like pallet jacks and mobile refrigerators which have been in great demand as more New Yorkers have become dependent on their services, the workers at food pantries across this city have made sure the generosity of New York’s citizens don’t go to waste. He’s suggested similar innovations and helped to implement them in the Food Bank’s own work across NYC, which have now become standard policy for food pantries across the state who have their own urban poor to feed and care for.

In this he’s found assistance from the city councillors who serve their own communities with the same problems, from the mayor who knows well the issues faced by the charity workers of this city and acted quickly to provide assistance back when he first won the mayoralty last July, and last but not least from Albany. Because of Governor Denniston’s persistent public advocacy on the matter, and the resulting legislative debate during our budget negotiations in which the Federalist assemblyman for Staten Island played a leading role, we have managed to get much-needed grants out to nonprofit aid organizations of all kinds, like NYC’s food banks, which have continued to run during the pandemic – grants that will enable them to continue working, get them the resources and support they need, and allow them to continue supporting their communities and their neighbors.

There is much that the communities here in New York City and across this great state can do to uplift each and every one of their members, in large part because they can assess those needs far more accurately and intimately than a government hundreds of miles away and occupied with the needs of other communities can possibly manage. So it has been our honor and pleasure as part of the Federalist Party to help to bring community needs to the forefront of what we do; to give those communities a greater voice in the policies of Albany; and to ensure that the New York we build under the administration of the past seven months is a government truly of the people, by the people, and for the people. Thank you, Midwood, for your time, remember to get out to vote – and please give a warm welcome to your next state assemblyman!
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« Reply #283 on: April 16, 2021, 11:00:11 AM »

[Alongside the state assembly candidates and state senator for the area, Representative Cao headlined a townhall and public fundraiser organized by the Federalist Party in downtown Syracuse yesterday before beginning an afternoon’s work of voter outreach in surrounding neighborhoods of the metropolitan area. Their efforts concluded with a general event in Brewerton (which was masked and socially distanced as were the preceding events), where the Representative gave the following opening speech.]

All right, folks. Thanks so much. And thank you, Brewerton, for having us this evening! It’s always a pleasure to see everyone out here doing your civic duty in keeping masked and socially distanced as well as taking the time to grill your candidates here at that town hall earlier. The better that can be done, the more you all benefit: from nearing the end of the pandemic as we all get vaccinated – and please book a vaccination appointment if you haven’t done so yet – to a greater understanding of what it is that you all will be dealing with when you get out to vote this month. That goes for the Council elections, for the federal elections where I will be facing you all once more on the ballot, and for the gubernatorial and legislative elections here in New York State.

To turn to the matter of the Lincoln Council for a moment, I hope you have been doing your best to stay informed and abreast of the debate over a new regional Constitution. The Council’s deliberations are a matter of public record, and as the press in the back will no doubt agree, there is no better way to educate yourself than to go directly to the source of the news. And as a matter of fact I would like to thank the Governor here for doing his part in furthering the effort to keep the people of this state informed by getting his office to include a summary of the previous day’s takeaways from the Council in his daily press release. It is a practice I hope will continue; the Governor has a public platform that can easily be used for the good of the people if the person occupying it is so inclined. Good government shouldn’t limit itself to being quietly competent. It should also make abundantly clear why it’s doing what it’s doing, what other parts of the government are doing, and allow the people they serve to see what works and what doesn’t – without that sight, you folks can hardly be expected to make the best possible judgements for your futures and the futures of your friends and families and communities and for New York at the ballot box.

As those of you who read the Governor’s latest press release will know, the Council has just returned to the debate around regional voting requirements. Now I have previously communicated my own concerns regarding the new Constitution to the Council, and expect to continue doing so. And it would be very good of you, as upstanding citizens, to make sure they likewise know your thoughts on the matter – they do serve you, after all. But that same obligation also works in the opposite direction. It is incumbent upon the Council themselves, as aspirers to good government (or better government than our region has seen in the past, at the very least) to make sure their efforts do not serve only to confuse the citizens they are meant to help. I was happy to see our own Councillor Brother Jonathan deeply involved in fielding the local concerns raised during meetings he has held with the citizens of his own home state of Vermont, where he has sometimes been joined by Governor KaiserDave and his own efforts toward the same end. It is all a welcome change from a Council which decided in previous sessions to overcomplicate our voting rights to the detriment of Lincoln’s citizens, including many right here in New York.

Throughout the swings in our regional policy, New York’s Governor and Federalist legislators have tried to keep this state aware of these changes and accommodate the fundamental right for our citizens to vote and to exercise that right fully no matter what election they are voting in. We were very pleased to help overhaul the State Board of Elections recently and eliminate byzantine regulations in New York’s election laws that have resulted in a number of notorious and nationally infamous episodes of grossly incompetent electoral mismanagement. Utter foul-ups, if you will. Voting is a serious matter for all citizens, enshrined in our Constitution; one far too important to be stymied by lack of communication or cooperation between our county, state, regional, and federal levels of government. The state senator here, in particular, has led the charge for reform to the election laws from his experience serving in Oneida County’s own Board of Elections – and with very good reason too, to judge his prior record as county administrator. Could you imagine if your county – the unit of government about as close to the people it serves as you could get – somehow failed in its duty to accurately count the votes of its own citizens? Me neither.

The Federalist Party’s legislators, and your own state senator here, may be particularly outstanding in this regard. But it is not a partisan issue to demand an electoral system that don’t confuse the living daylights out of all of us. The work of your state senator in pushing for better administered state elections; of Governor Denniston’s public and sustained dedication to informing the people of New York of such matters; of prospective Councillor Nyssus as a public advocate for you all right here in Syracuse; of New York’s former Representative Poirot’s pleas for elections that better serve the people, and my own continued advocacy for the same on the floor of the House; and of the President’s own involvement in the Council debate – this long list of public servants of all parties at all levels of government – should make clear the depth and breadth of the commitment to making sure that, at the end of the day, the laws we make are laws that help and serve you the people. And it is my firm belief, bolstered by the good work they have done over their past term in office, that that will continue to hold if you reelect Governor Denniston and elect your Federalist candidates for the state legislature. The people of Brewerton, of Cicero, of Syracuse, and of New York need good governance more than ever, with the experience required to steer New Yorkers through the change in our region and the nation. Here to tell you all directly about his efforts to do so, as he has consistently done over the past term, is the Governor himself. Come on over, Patrick!
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« Reply #284 on: April 17, 2021, 02:21:32 AM »

[The Representative accompanied a number of state legislative candidates on a series of townhalls and general events (held under COVID regulations) across northwestern Iowa, where the candidates fielded questions regarding their own legislative work over the past months and laid out their visions for the next term. One event in Spirit Lake saw the following speech, which is reprinted below for public release.]

Good afternoon, Spirit Lake! And it is my very great pleasure to see everyone out and about and still masking and socially distancing. The good people of the Midwest enjoy the privilege of a peculiarly sound good common sense that flourishes out here among the farms and plains, born of the confluence of the rivers’ fast-moving compulsions and the moderating influence of the land and its natural cycle, and it is heartening to note that that continues to be put to good use.

You did well in exercising that same common sense last election when you all here and your fellow Iowans across the state came together to evaluate the options before you and your ballot and elect a Governor that has consistently placed the people first. (Whether or not that had anything to do with all the names on the ballot being Engle, I have no idea.) Lest anyone in power run away with an inflated sense of their importance, it is highly commendable that you also returned a finely divided parliament to match Iowa’s finely divided politics. It is of the utmost importance that those in power, myself and the others gathered here included, be constantly reminded of our political mortality. And we wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve joined Federalists at all levels of government in keeping close to the people we serve, and the Iowa Federalist Party has in turn given much thought and put much effort into respecting Iowans’ decisions and working with the other parties and the people they represent.

The Iowa Federalists may have some secret sauce of their own, that of a more fundamental understanding of their state and its citizens born of their proximity to Iowa’s interests and local issues, and stand apart from the national party in that sense. But they still hold true to the principle that has guided the Federalists from the party’s conception: our dedication not just to government of, by, and for the people, but also to the laws and institutions that have kept a framework in place to guarantee the success of government of, by, and for the people. That same tension is nothing more and nothing less than a reflection of the famed politics on a knife’s edge that the statehouse has seen over the past term, despite which – no, because of which – the people have seen the results that it can yield. Your state representative has just told you about the success of his fight for the farmers and small business owners and industry workers of northwestern Iowa during the long debate over the contents of the farm bill, and I think your next state senator will have more to add on her efforts in Dickinson County’s administration on that front when she comes before you all shortly. As they and the rest of the public servants here have demonstrated, balancing on that knife’s edge can be easier when those in power aren’t straining to catch the passing sounds of outside interests but have their ears attuned to the voices of the people who elected them to represent their communities.

It is very necessary, for them and for the other Federalists here who have time and again stressed the need for Main Street to have a say in its own governance, to be clear about their duties. We do, after all, serve in the political system we have because of a foundational system of laws that owes its authority to no one person who might be able to revoke it, or bend the rules to their will; it is that system that ensures even the ability of a naturalized citizen with a funny name to have the same voice with the same right to be heard as any of the others in this great nation which has been built on that foundation. And at the same time it remains the case that government by the people must bear the same moral compass that drives the people if it is to be a government that lives up to the animating principle which the Founders harnessed in that foundational system and which we continue to strive toward today – and let us be clear; it is an enormous triumph for this country that we have that principle, which has driven us so far, further than most every other developed nation to date, and yet reminds us of how much we can still do to fulfil its promise.

A late senator just across the state border from here once spelled that moral basis out in no uncertain terms, emphasizing the duty of our citizenry to care for those in the shadows of life, those in its dawn, and those in its twilight. It has been the privilege of our own national leaders under the Federalist banner to join in the bipartisan work that went into the healthcare bill that continues to cover each and every citizen of Dave’s own country. It is still the privilege of the Federalists here in Iowa to have worked with the Frémont Parliament in implementing the numerous other provisions upholding the constitutions of the young, the old, the sick, and the weak which have passed through Denver. It will, we hope, continue to be the privilege of Governor Engle and the Federalists in our legislature to continue working with all parties in this state in ensuring local needs are met for our kids’ education, extend the protections that have kept our care homes safe even during COVID-19, and expand the reach of job grants to fully accommodate Iowans who need work and have been held back through no fault of their own. That is the Federalist dedication – one that extends to the dawn and the twilight of all our lives; one that doesn’t flag or waver in its dedication to give the people and communities of Iowa the chance to express their needs and drive this ship of state.

We have and we will continue to persist in standing up for you all, and it will soon be up to you to stand up and make your decision as to the course of the next term. Make sure to inform yourselves and make the best decision you can; in the meantime, to assist with that, please give a warm welcome to someone you know has fought for you tirelessly here in the county government and who will keep that fight up in the legislature: your next state senator!
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« Reply #285 on: April 18, 2021, 01:21:14 AM »

Winston-Salem, NC
April 18, 2021

This event was hosted by Senator NC Yankee for his own campaign and to assist the local and state candidates in NC for the state elections. Covid precautions were taken!

I want to speak tonight about the importance of regions to strengthening our system and also the importance of states to the dynamic as well. As many of you know for years I have championed the positive benefits of a strong regional system that is active and vibrant. I have defended them strongly against misguided reforms that would have decimated this system, but I have also welcomed various reforms that would seek to improve and strengthen the regional model.

The reason why Regions are so important is because first of all they are an important aspect of the separation of powers to ensure that power is not concentrated too much in one place. Historically speaking, whenever you have allowed absolute power to aggregate in one place that power has usually been abused and led to oppression and a failure to safeguard the rights and liberties of the people. At the same time the government must be able to safeguard them and possess the strength and power to do so but also it must be stated that it must not be able to aggregate the power to threaten them itself.

Another important benefit to the regional system is that it allows for the ability to experiment with and explore new options for governance and sometimes these proposals are good, and sometimes these proposals are just terrible and by experimenting with them you can see which ones work and which ones don't. Throughout my tenure, I have sought to enable a level of experimentation with issues like health care, while ensuring a basic level of access to the people, still allowing the regions to discern aspects of their regulation and implementation. The same has been applied to and is important to issues like Education, which allow for a great opportunity to speak on the state government.

The state governments have important responsibility and being closer to the people, have a better ability to govern effectively for the people that they are thus responsible too. This means that the state's must be protected in their rights to exercise these authorities and not hampered or hindered from above be it for motivations good or ill intent. I have spoken passionately about the importance of letting local entities as well determine their future and their policies on these matters, including significant aspects of education.

The Federalist Party, its candidates and myself especially, we are committed to protecting Regional and State's Responsibilities and we are just as concerned about maintaining and preserving local control. If you are concerned about these issues then I encourage you get out and support your Federalist candidates for Federal, Regional and State Office next weekend.

Thank You and have a Blessed Evening!
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« Reply #286 on: April 18, 2021, 01:37:31 AM »

Charlotte, NC
April 18, 2021

This event was hosted by Senator NC Yankee for his own campaign and to assist the local and state candidates in NC for the state elections. Covid precautions were taken!

I am speaking to you tonight about the importance of the economy and the effect that it has on hard working families who are too often forgotten and left behind. The strength and solidity of the family must be paramount even as we get through what I hope to be the last stages of this pandemic, we have made great efforts to help and support families through this tough time but we must remain focused on the important role that they play going forward as well.

One of the most important thing that needs to be considered is how our policies encourage the stability of families and the creation of good paying jobs is a key to that along with policies that reign in out of control housing costs, keep healthcare costs down and also work to promote and make available opportunities for higher education. Along with that comes the paramount importance of ensuring that our schools are working effectively as well.

It also must be important to ensure that we maintain our economic situation long term and even as we have recognized the need for spending to get through the pandemic, we need to focus also on long term spending and ensuring that we have the means to fund our long term spending and entitlement programs. At the same time we need to make sure that we are making the most of our budget debates to ensure that these topics and these long term considerations are being met with the importance that they deserve.

The Federalist Party, its candidates and myself especially, are focused on the importance of insuring long term solvency in our finances and working to help and promote policies that strengthen families and the economic conditions in which they have to operate. We believe that doing so is vital to so many other policy areas and that all of these polices necessarily link together in terms of their impact. I encourage you to get out and vote federalist for Federal, Regional and State level elections next week.

Thanks and have a Blessed Evening!!!
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« Reply #287 on: April 21, 2021, 02:08:52 AM »

[Following a prolonged absence from the public, during which he attempted to recuperate from a nasty head injury at his home in Bloomington, Representative Cao returned to southern Iowa to join the Governor and an assortment of state assembly candidates at a masked and socially distanced event at Chariton. The Governor’s remarks about the coming election, briefly summed up as follows,
echoed the theme struck by other speakers at the event.]

It is good to be back out here in Iowa and on the trail with you all, after that brief injury I suffered some days ago which has kept me at home trying to rest up. Frankly, it is somewhat embarrassing to admit this in a state where much more severe injuries have been shrugged off by the farmers and laborers of its past, where you have not let minor medical conditions prevent you from continuing to wear masks and socially distance, but it was impressed upon me that I was to avoid “overexertion” of any sort after my concussion. So you’ll be relieved to hear that I am keeping this brief on doctor’s orders. More than a couple of upstanding folks across the aisle who have been making hay out of the length of my speeches will be pleased too, no doubt.

Speaking of folks across the aisle: even as we welcome Scott back to public life, I – and others here in Frémont, I’m sure, who know how much she has done for the region on a much deeper level – will be sorry to see Speaker Siren take a step back after the conclusion of her current term. It is always the case that officeholders who stay in touch with their constituents have a better ear for what the people need, and it is thankfully rare here in Dave’s own country to see an officeholder place their own job security over the security of those they serve. Those of us gathered here today are no exception. It is important for myself personally and for my fellow officeholders to stay in touch with the people, which is why the Federalist Party here has been rousing people across the state to prepare to do their civic duty and vote this weekend for federal and regional elections.

Governor Engle, too, far from being the rumored “Eternal Governor,” knows very well that he holds his job because of the voters and no one else; he is answerable to the people of Iowa and nobody else. That was the reason for his focus on expanding rural broadband and working toward the goal of giving every town and every county in Iowa the opportunity to reap the benefits of the Internet, for job opportunities as well as education; it has provided the foundation for Iowa’s candidates of all parties to propose policies for our digital future. That was the reason for the attention paid to the rising problems with mental health issues and everyday illnesses, of much more seriousness than a mere concussion, that have been shunted out of the public eye by COVID but which remain closely monitored and acted upon thanks to the work of a multipartisan team of legislators led by the state senator who has just spoken to you. From the very beginning the Iowa Feds have campaigned on issues facing Iowans alone; our communities are a source of pride to Iowans all over the state, to us Federalists, just as they are to Chariton. And I would venture to add that while others have strayed into discussion of Beltway rumors that bear no relevance to your daily lives – myself, too, on occasion – the Iowa Federalists have not wavered from the path set for them by the needs of their constituents.

Let us be clear: the Iowa Federalist Party has consistently assumed the best of others and worked with them on boosting our infrastructure and healthcare and the livelihoods of our farmers and laborers and service workers here in this state. If we believed that was a failed strategy, we would not be pursuing it. That, fundamentally, is what we here in Iowa have done over the past term and it is what will push this state to greater heights in the months and years to come. And if you believe that is best accomplished through Federalist leadership, Governor Engle and your local state House and state Senate candidates would appreciate your support. Please join me now in welcoming a friend and a public servant, one of your most prominent advocates for the problems faced here in Lucas County: your next state representative!
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« Reply #288 on: April 21, 2021, 02:29:37 AM »

[En route back home from Nyman, Representative Cao stopped in Wheeling to attend the Governor’s masked and socially distanced event, which ended a day of coordinated campaigning by the Federalist Party of West Virginia by state legislative candidates up and down the state. The speech he delivered is reproduced below.]

Wheeling! It’s great to be here with you all this afternoon. There’s no denying that this state has a great deal of beauty to offer, its people as well as its natural scenery. And that is made even clearer when you all come out and continue to keep masked up and six feet apart. It’s very largely the individual choices of West Virginians and others all over this land who have done the work of stopping and reversing the spread and getting Atlasia into a position to emerge out the other side of COVID. And I say very largely because there is something I want to get back to in a minute.

West Virginia owes its very existence to this same principle of individual choice. From its birth in the fires of civil war, your state has been a shining testament to the power of this kind of self-determination, of what happens when people stand up and say that they want no truck with what is being forced upon them from overhead if that is unjust or ignores the needs of the people, and Governor Rhodes and the Federalists in the legislature have continued to live up to that standard set by that group of delegates here in 1861. I have talked about this, but it’s easy for some to see the Federalist label here for an office like lieutenant governor and come to the conclusion that West Virginia’s Federalists are the same as Virginia’s Federalists are the same as Federalists in the Southern Chamber or Congress. And they could not be further from the truth! The Governor and his fellow Feds here are answerable to the people of West Virginia; not to regional interests, or national interests, or any of the special interests that have used West Virginia for their own ends. Through all its history West Virginia has seen itself as exactly the sort of community we Federalists have done our best to uphold – one which best enables us to empower the individual and those around them.

I have spoken with many of the fine public servants here today, and more across this great state, and it is clear that their service to their constituents is deeply rooted in a fundamental desire to get things right. There is no adequate service, no genuine means of helping your community, if they don’t have the communication and capacity for a genuine conversation with people that will focus on what they need – nothing more and nothing less. There may be Federalists out of state who agree fully with every one of the policies held by the Governor, or the state senator for communities like yours in the northern panhandle, or the prospective state representative right here with us in Wheeling tonight, but for the sake of West Virginians I think it is good that most of us have our differences. It proves that your state representatives and state senators here, and your Governor of course, know your needs to a more detailed and intimate degree than those of us stuck miles away in Nyman can hope to consistently reach.

Governor Rhodes has made a name for himself in insisting that companies in this state adhere to a stricter system of laws that protect the workers of West Virginia, a policy backed by many in the legislature across party lines, precisely because he understands this unique dynamic. We said last year that it was high time the resources of West Virginia were put to use by the people who worked with them rather than see all the wealth siphoned away from the state, and the Governor has made very clear that this state is not a strip mine to be plundered at will by out-of-state interests. West Virginians have a public servant in the Governor’s office who has taken back the standard for self-determination which this state embodies above all others, and a party in Charleston that will hold all its public officials, from the Senate Majority Leader to the lowliest county officer, to the standard of standing up for their community and their neighbor. They are proud to bring the conversation back to West Virginia and its interests, to what is best for West Virginians, whether that is a federally initiated COVID policy or a regional push for job creation or otherwise – all of these depend on cooperation from you and your good judgement on whether these help you and your community survive and thrive.

Our government has a duty to stick up for us, but there is only so much that can be done – and the success or failure of what can be done lies in the hands of the people of West Virginia, you who will continue to decide the direction that this state takes based on your needs and thanks to a state government that makes a point of keeping this same power in your hands. It was in your hands in 1861, it is today, and if you come out this month to vote for Governor Rhodes and the other fine public servants of his party on your ballot, it will continue to be in your hands tomorrow and for the next six months. Thank you, Wheeling, and please join me in welcoming your next state representative!
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« Reply #289 on: April 23, 2021, 10:58:18 PM »

[Representative Cao joined a group of state legislative candidates in the Jackson metropolitan area for an afternoon of door-knocking and get-out-the-vote efforts ahead of Election Day, which were punctuated by several brief speeches such as the one given below at a masked and socially distanced event in downtown Madison.]

Thank you all for coming. And a sincere thank you to the state representative for her speech, because I think all of us badly needed to hear it. It’s good to be out here on this exceptionally fine day with you all down here in Madison – made all the better, I may say, for seeing everyone still masking up and socially distancing.

Yes, I did come just to talk about the weather. Mississippi experiences this fine weather today having only just come out of a series of winter storms and flooding, before heading into a summer that will without a doubt bring more storms and flooding with it. This has gone on for years. The infrastructure here in Madison, all over cities and towns across Mississippi and even out in the rurals has been built on utilities that have suffered an enormous amount of damage from the annual disasters. Whenever water systems or electric grids fail, the state government here has done its best to respond on hand, to get generators and clean water and essential supplies out to the people cut adrift or washed out by the storms. And it is a credit to the road crews and the relief workers and emergency responders at all levels of government here, right down to county crews, who prepare themselves for these eventualities and brave difficult conditions to keep Mississippians safe.

These disasters come and go and while we’re stuck in the middle of them people’s attentions all over the state will be focused on the fallout from the storms and flooding. As they should be! Mississippians are a resourceful lot and have kept an eye out for their neighbors and others in need this past winter as they have throughout disasters past, but the people can’t be hung out to dry by their government. That wouldn’t be the Federalist commitment to looking after our communities. It is because of this that the Governor and the legislature have been diligent in keeping their eyes on the ball with what needs to be done in responding to disasters in more ways than just reacting to how many people need help in their aftermath. They know very well that Mississippi’s communities deserve better than that.

What has been needed for a very long time is a long-term commitment at all levels of government to maintaining the infrastructure and the measures that will prevent the extent of the damages we’ve seen and thereby continue to keep the people of Mississippi out of danger during natural disasters. That must spring from the dedication to the health and safety of our communities upon which the Federalist Party was founded. So even as your state legislators here have stayed firmly in touch with their communities, as others in the legislature have done all across this state, they have put in the work to prioritize infrastructure upkeep and public utility maintenance in cities like Madison as well as in rural areas where our communities are even more vulnerable to bad weather and response times are slower. It is in fair-weather periods like these that the government needs to act and your representatives need to act before the next storm hits. Their service to you as public servants depends on it. And I’m happy to say they have made excellent progress on that precisely because they understand what their communities need and because you folks have made it clear to them.

It is not glamorous work, or the sort of work that gets publicized and wins you book deals and awards. This goes on every day and Mississippians deserve to know the full extent of what their public servants have done to uphold their commitment to those they serve, from the President to the regional and state and county governments, whether or not it ever sees the light of day. But if you citizens continue to engage in the public square and lay the long-term foundation for a better Mississippi with every call you make and every vote you cast and every question you pose to your candidates and leaders, it is my confidence that this state and its close-knit communities will weather any storms that hit this state. Thank you for having us, Madison, and for his remarks on the extent of what he’s done to prepare for disasters, natural or otherwise, please now welcome your state senator!
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« Reply #290 on: April 24, 2021, 12:32:26 AM »

[Alongside a number of Federalist leaders, Mr. Cao proceeded south to Hattiesburg to join the governor, who had been holding a town hall with voters there. The governor later headlined a masked and socially distanced indoor event with limited seating, streamed live on party websites and social media, for which Cao delivered the opening speech.]

Hattiesburg! A very good afternoon to you all and to those watching this live. Thanks for taking the time to listen in on us. Wherever you are, I hope you’re staying safe and making sure to keep your mask on and socially distance, as the audience here with us physically has very commendably done.

I spoke earlier in Madison about the disasters that have afflicted all parts of the state just as they afflict the people of Southern Mississippi, who in many ways get the brunt of the impact of those summer storms that have battered the Atlasian South year after year. And part of the wider preventative response that had to take place – which legislators such as your state representative here have spearheaded thanks to pressure from their community – was a reckoning with the upkeep of our bodies of water. Not a massive surprise for a state named after one of those bodies of water, perhaps, but an integral part of the Federalist plan to tackle the flooding issue has been a closer look at the problems with our rivers and lakes which have widened the impact of the flooding here in Mississippi.

We have in the past had serious problems with the upkeep not just of our river infrastructure, the dams and levees that protect our communities along the Mississippi and other rivers, but of the rivers themselves. The state government, supported by the Governor and other leaders from the Delta region, has heavily invested over the past term in better maintenance and restoration of the infrastructure that protects those communities, including an ongoing program to locate and reinforce old and damaged levees. Dredging Mississippi’s rivers, restoring their original depths and thereby eliminating one of the main contributors to rivers bursting their banks and damaging not only the aforementioned infrastructure but the lives and communities which are protected by them, has further been a priority of the government’s effort to focus on flood preventation and mitigation before the next natural disaster hits.

Longer-term disasters have not been ignored either. Coal ash, a byproduct of coal-fired power plants, has been an ongoing threat to our communities for a variety of reasons. Its presence and buildup in rivers alongside other sediment contributes to the likelihood of flooding and infrastructure damages, yes. But the groundwater and rivers around those plants has always been at risk for higher concentrations of the sort of toxic substances found in coal ash. Thanks to the leadership of your representative right here in Hattiesburg, who pushed for the measures on behalf of the people and communities like his own across the state at risk of similar issues with pollution from power plants near them, the state legislature has successfully implemented a number of common-sense measures including stricter pond lining and quality checks that have all but eliminated the potential for groundwater contamination.

Close on five years ago, the regional governor and a candidate for president spoke to a crowd a little way west along the coastline about the integral role played by its environment and its rivers and lakes in the development and identity of the South. We stand by that today in the wake of Federalist presidential administrations which have tackled both disaster relief and environmental upkeep with an energy that successive administrations have rightly emulated, as you all here in the South go to the polls once again to make your voices known regarding the initiative shown by a regional government and a Mississippi state government on the same issues. Earth Day may have been yesterday, but regardless of who wins, I and the rest of the Federalist candidates here urge you all to continue to speak up for your communities and the environment and natural resources which have shaped the development of communities up and down the state; even of Mississippi itself. Be sure to go vote when the time comes, folks, and kindly give a warm welcome to the Governor of Mississippi!
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« Reply #291 on: April 24, 2021, 10:59:15 PM »

[Hudson, New York, the best small town in Atlasia]

It’s good to see you all. And I’m glad to be here and coming to you live from Hudson, the best small town in Atlasia, this evening.

You have all heard much from our state legislative candidates this month on how the Federalist administration in New York has consistently governed for New Yorkers. I trust you saw the summary of our record on small businesses in Ithaca recently, and of the presentation of our vaccine and healthcare record which Mayor Silver has been talking about in New York City alongside the candidates there, to name a few. It may be trite at this point to say that we look out for the small towns and small businesses in our state – after all, every party is doing it – but please allow me to try and tell you about how we have tried for a different model of government that has yielded the fantastic results we see today, one genuinely linked to the small towns like Hudson here.

New Yorkers have a wide, wide variety of opinions on the issues to match the diversity of their needs. And that is perfectly acceptable in politics! The parties in the legislature have been a fount of good policies. We have our own progressive Feds and conservative Feds here in the state party, both of whom have their day in the legislature with the policies that their constituents need as befits a party that has served New Yorkers well. As the party has welcomed opposing views and the debates they engender, it has been better off for the experience. But regardless of these debates over party or ideology, I believe there is no better encapsulation of the path New York can take during the next six months than your Assembly candidate right here in Hudson.

You know him, of course, as one of your very capable city council members. Down at the city level, partisanship matters far less than higher up the political ladder. And in his time serving in an executive position on the council he has not just pushed for fairer and better education of our kids, but also of the people of New York as to their role in the political sphere. He has given voice to the need for more inclusion of members with opposing views to give voters a choice and a chance to educate themselves. The lesson of Hudson, a lesson we have tried to heed since you entrusted us with the leadership of this state seven months ago, is that the driver behind the healthy political scene here in this city and others like it can drive a healthier body politic all across the state. In governing New York, the Federalists have turned an eye to fostering debate and bringing everyone to the table so as to produce the good policy that has led this state to the front of the pack in so many respects.

Coming into town I happened to notice a sign posted over by the bank across the street in support of the Liberal candidate. It seems they are all over social media by now, so I believe you all have some inkling of what it says – in any case, I was rather touched that it described the Federalists as “past it.” Because, you know, that is exactly what we have striven for in a lot of ways. We are glad to be past the sort of partisan muscling in the legislature which has been carried out for partisanship’s sake many times in New York's history. We are very proud to be past the old mentality of governing for New York City alone, or placing the Upstate over downstate interests, and we are proud to be out here in support of an administration that for the first time in a very long while has done all it could to bring all of New York up together. And I think that when voters go out to make their voices heard this weekend, you will be past the attempts to return to that muddily partisan norm which other states have seen on the campaign trail.

The Federalists respect the communities of New York and of states across the union, where everyone benefits when we govern like we mean it. It is that governance that will be on the ballot for you this weekend, New York, and it is the small towns and cities like Hudson who have shown the way forward for that. I must thank the people of New York State for your time this month; it has been a pleasure to be here with you all. Dave bless you all. Thank you, and good night.
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« Reply #292 on: April 24, 2021, 11:58:26 PM »

[In the afternoon, Representative Cao and several state legislative candidates gathered in Ithaca for a livestreamed event which was virtually attended by the Governor and legislative candidates from all over the state, dealing with a comprehensive review of the administration’s actions over the past term. The closing speech he delivered is reprinted below.]

A good afternoon to you all, Ithaca! Thanks for coming out still masked and socially distanced – it is all very well for us to talk about what the government has done on the COVID front, but it would hardly have been successful without the people having taken the initiative of keeping themselves and their neighbors safe.

We came before you all six months ago with Mr. Old School Republican’s tour of the state to talk about where the Federalist Party stood on the economic measures. We maintain now, as we did then, that small businesses are the backbone of New York’s economy in employment and a host of other factors, and the record will show the steps we have taken to keep our small businesses here in the state afloat all the way up to now as we come tantalizingly close to the light at the end of the pandemic. Towns and cities across the state remain in business thanks to the tax cut for small businesses and the Forward Loan Fund extension which formed the first and second points of our statewide plan. And in taking a leaf from the hugely successful vaccination effort, to prepare for the six-month deadline approaching in May the state board has been busy beefing up its online infrastructure to handle the expected wave of aid reapplication requests. You all will know firsthand the stellar performance of our vaccination application process – and if any of you don’t, please go get vaccinated and protect your family and friends! –  so we have every confidence in the fruits of this careful forethought and planning which has become the hallmark of Governor Denniston’s administration.

Don’t let the “statewide” label fool you into thinking about the plan as a product of Albany, either – as with all our policy this has been an undertaking nearly beyond the usual bounds of what might be called a group effort. In developing the program we have made sure to stay in contact with county governments and leaders like the mayor and city council here in Ithaca, with the concerned citizens of cities and towns like , as a gauge of what you the people need. And that cooperation has been enormously helpful in getting those same concerned citizens and leaders to bring the policy back to the people who needed it, both here in smaller towns and cities like Ithaca and in the Big Apple downstate, as county governments have stayed deeply involved in handling the mechanics of the plan and consulting with local health experts in getting the pre-pandemic economy back off the ground through reopenings and gradual easing of some of the more stringent COVID measures at speeds that vary by county. As befits a party with a fundamental dedication to working with all levels of government, the Lincoln Council has naturally been a great help in this regard.

All this rhetorical focus on small businesses may seem out of proportion, and they naturally are just one component of our economy and the plans we have implemented to keep New Yorkers’ livelihoods intact, but they are the best and most direct way to help the people; small businesses, despite perhaps being a more visible part of everyday life here in the Upstate, employ a similarly large proportion of people even in the source of what were once derogatorily termed “New York values.” Thanks to the clear and unambiguous new regulations on the books, the product of an extended overhaul undertaken by a multipartisan team of legislators, big corporations no longer have unfair leverage over small businesses like the ones here in Ithaca. Putting Main Street over Wall Street can be a big crusade for politicians on the campaign trail, but for the Federalist Party which has lived and breathed this principle at all levels government throughout its history, it is something far more consequential than anything we can hope to say here.

Our policies over the past term have been geared, as we have done our best to make clear, toward an elimination of the old dynamics that kept back one part of this state or another: the swing between the fortunes of upstate and downstate can be and is being rejiggered by the breath of fresh air which the Governor and the Federalist legislature have provided in doing the part of public servants and not letting their egos get in the way of what their communities need. That has been the case with the vaccine distribution and with our COVID response over the past months; that has been the case with our fight to put the small businesses of Main Street over the corporate giants of Wall Street; that has been the case with our education policies, our electoral administration reform, our conservation of New York’s natural beauty and culture, and more besides. But the final word on all of that – on whether we have done as good a job as we believe we have – lies with you, the voters of Ithaca and all over New York State. So get out to vote for the policies you feel have best lifted your communities up, the upstate and New York City, the big and the small; get out to make your voice heard on the direction this state can take in the next six months, and on how you believe states and nations can be built. Good luck, folks, and thank you all for coming and tuning in. Dave bless you all.
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« Reply #293 on: May 07, 2021, 12:32:37 AM »

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This event was hosted by Senator NC Yankee assist the local and state candidates in TX for the state elections. Covid precautions were taken!


Hello TEXAS!!!

So last time we had a bit of a slip up here in Texas, are we going to let that happen again?

NO!!!!!

That's right because if there is one thing that the period since the last election has shown, it is that elections have consequences. It shows the importance of getting out to vote and why it is necessary to ensure that we have strong Federalist leadership at the state level, just as much as at the regional level. Texas has had a rough go of it the last few months, and Texas deserves strong leadership to overcome the challenges and move forward to the future.

A main street Federalist Governor with a majority legislature will be able to lead and respond to crisis situations as they develop. Texas has faced a number of challenges in the past, Hurricanes especially, a history that we all share. But I also know first hand just how devastating a blizzard can be, especially when infrastructure, response and coordination are not prepared for such a situation. A Federalist Governor will not be caught flat footed on either disaster preparedness or disaster response.

When a community loses power for an extended period of time, the damage and dislocation can be severe. I have witnessed this first hand as well. Since a large number of Texans depend on the electricity for heat means when the power goes out, the water damage can be severe and the leadership should be mindful of this and the financial cost of the damages when making decisions about priorities. Furthermore, dependency on a single source for that electricity is an ultimate recipe for disaster, especially if poor decisions are made. Even if you don't expect it to come from snow, you can still expect a similar disaster to potentially develop in heat waves, and other natural disasters.

To avoid this problem in the future, a Federalist state Government would incentivize diversification of home heating sources to minimize the dependence and sheer volume facing a catastrophe if one of these sources gives out. Furthermore, Federalists would get a handle on the operations of the power distribution and work to expand the ability of Texans to have choice in their power delivery through the promotion of electric co-ops, while at the same time regulating to ensure that drops in supply of power are minimized to the maximum extent.

People should not have their lives up ended because of a failure of disaster planning, the lack of coordination and management of the power grid effectively and the investments needed to weatherize and improve the grid in advance to prepare for such a disaster. The people of Texas deserve better than ineffectual state government. The people of Texas deserve a state Government that will fight for the people on main street. It is time for a change! Time to Vote Federalist!!!

I am going to need you to be Texas Strong at the end of this month, turn out like the world depends on it and vote Federalist up and down the ballot.

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« Reply #294 on: May 07, 2021, 12:36:49 AM »

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« Reply #295 on: May 07, 2021, 02:04:35 PM »

Re-posting here for the official record if Peanut happens to have missed it.

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You know I've heard it said recently, by a few folks here and there, that 'party of Vermont is the party of Labor'. Well, I suspect you all know my feelings on that sort of thing, but if you had any doubt about the depth of my convictions just know it was enough to convince me to give this speech, which I had no intention of delivering while enjoying some rest after a long term in regional government.

Yet here I am, compelled I think once again to stand before you and urge you to support your local Federalist candidate, many of whom I am well acquainted with. Up and down this state, the Federalist party is running strong, independent-minded candidates committed to preserving and advancing our Vermont values, the values of hard work, Yankee thrift, and tradition that we all share and have always shared in this state. While there can be no denying that this past year has been difficult, bringing with it a tempest storm that has wrought devastation across the country, we as Vermonters can take pride in our shared work as a community. Set aside for a moment the caterwauling of the Laborites, who do so enjoy to heap onto the Federalists all sort of base motives and malign them for imperfections and shortcomings which in their own ranks are quickly and quietly to be ignored, and consider instead the fabric that we, here in this state, have retained through it all. Ours is a time of turmoil, this cannot be denied. But in Vermont, in this corner of the country at least, I think it is abundantly clear that community persists. Yes, that here, here even in the darkest hours, we have managed to reach out, neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend, and most of all stranger to stranger to give a helping hand.

We here in this state have suffered, so too have people across our union, but we here in Vermont have never lost sight of the values deeply rooted in the soil. We believe in racial equality here, and we can stand proud of our abolitionist heritage, and we recognize that we must work to make our state more welcoming for all. We believe in thrift, which is why the current administration has sought to toe a tight line even as spendthrifts implore us to return to the mayhem of Labor tax and spend which have created so many problems for our region. We believe in justice for all, and so we fight for due process and common sense criminal justice reform which does not resort to the sort of extremist solutions and sloganeering we so often hear these days from both sides. Perhaps that can be said to be one of our great values—nuance.

Still, despite what we hear over and over again from the opposition, Vermont still leads the nation. We have set the pace on vaccination, we have some of the lowest positivity rates in the union, and we have opened our schools in a safe, effective manner in collaboration with the regional and federal governments. I will not defend every aspect of the Federalist administration, but I will encourage others who would be quick to malign us to consider first our record, and the great progress we as a state have made recently.

The 'party of Vermont' ladies and gentleman, in so far as Vermont is a state which can be reduced in all its complexities and nuances to one party, is and always has been the Federalist party. With our disposition to preserve but a willingness to reform, our firm belief in the value of communities large and small, and our belief in putting hard work first we are truly the party of Vermont. Whatever the big names say, ladies and gentleman, I know that in the chambers of our state legislature your Federalist members are working hard to put forward a program that works for Vermont, and they always will. I urge you to back the Federalists and to reject the domination of any single party. Let's continue to lead the nation, Vermont! Vote Federalist!
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« Reply #296 on: May 07, 2021, 02:06:51 PM »

[Having missed her opening rally owing to an urgent family matter, Representative Cao made his way up to Vermont to introduce the Federalist gubernatorial candidate at a masked and socially distanced event in Starksboro. The speech was livestreamed on party websites and social media.]

Thanks, everyone! And sincere greetings to you all here in Starksboro; great to see you this morning. I hope you’ll excuse the battered look – we’ve been through a lot recently, all of us. Normally this would be the point where I give some formulation on the communitarian spirit that animates us all, but it seems unsporting to do so when Councillor Brother Jonathan has already done that far better than I could. I am glad, however, that you’re all continuing to mask up and socially distance.

As Jonathan has said, and as the government’s legislative record has attested, this community called Vermont is presently in good hands, though not for precisely the reasons that a partisan might imagine. The mark of respect for the communities we serve is the debate to be had among themselves – debates we have had in plenty. Now many of us will be thinking particularly of one such debate. That infamous showdown over the regional COVID rules bill ended, as you all know, after a mere thirty-six hours with the Governor acquiescing to the wishes of Vermonters and her party’s legislative leaders. Hardly the policy juggernaut it’s claimed to have been. Perhaps it might have appeared as such to the national media based off of a five-second soundbite, and perhaps other parties want you to think it continues to be that, though that may say more about their priorities when it comes to paying attention to either the national media or the actual track record Vermonters have experienced firsthand.

We do not lay claim to being a monolithic party; we never have. It may strike others as both a blessing and a curse to have the diverse range of voices that we have in the party on economic matters, on the matters of housing and public infrastructure, on the ways to preserve Vermont’s natural environment and culture of hard work and helping each other. That depends, I think, on whether they believe in the value of debate and in a party that cultivates a spirit of the same independence that has animated Vermont’s history time and again. For instance, I would much rather be in a party where mistakes are called out, sharp, by fellow party members, than in a party which has styled itself in public as a party of “the people” – if “the people” all vote Labor, subscribe to exactly the same laundry list of policies as the Labor ticket, and never disagree with each other or show a willingness to self-correct.

So it strikes me as oddly fitting, in a way, Labor’s insistence that Federalists are the party unrepresentative of the communitarian spirit of Vermont. Vermont Labor has spread one message with abandon thus far: if you’re a Federalist, you’re bad; if you’re with Labor, you’re good. No debate about it. My way or the highway. The campaign trail is of course a medium that makes you say and do outrageous things – the same outrageous things Governor KaiserDave is at present accusing us of doing. Whether we in the Federalist Party have been governing or out on the campaign trail, on the other hand, we’ve made every effort to bring all parties to the table. We haven’t forgotten the uniqueness of the race last season and the four-way tie we had for most of the race. Every party has had their say in the agenda. Goodness or badness is not conditional on what party you belong to or vote for; Vermont’s public servants, Labor and Federalist and DA and Liberal alike, know this very well.

If there is anything Vermont has demonstrated in its history – if there is anything the Federalist administration has sought to emulate with its internal and external debate, by helming one of the most multipartisan governing efforts in this nation – it is nuance and a willingness to focus on the bigger picture, both qualities I am sure you all will show throughout this month and come Election Day. Community thrives on them; debate sustains them; and there is no value in a governor or a government that shuts down debate before it can begin. Which is why I am very proud to welcome the woman who spoke for Vermonters during that high-profile debate and during countless others in the legislature, a deeply plugged-in local public servant in her own right: the next Governor of Vermont, Elaine Stone!
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« Reply #297 on: May 07, 2021, 02:09:51 PM »

[The afternoon brought Representative Cao to a series of towns across north-central Vermont in the company of several state legislators and legislative candidates. The following speech was delivered in Wolcott; like the town hall held immediately before it, it was livestreamed and subject to limited seating, masking, and social distancing rules.]

A very good afternoon to you folks here in Wolcott. It was a pleasure getting to see democracy in action just now with your participation in the town hall and your grilling of the candidates for the state legislature – the same democratic process that remains alive and well and will, I firmly believe, remain alive and well no matter who wins that race or any of the others up and down the ballot. The health of our body politic does lie with the people, after all. I think most of our leaders can agree on that, not least my good friend Governor KaiserDave.

Now, I like and respect KaiserDave. I served alongside him, I proudly voted for him, and I think he has been doing an excellent job handling the duties of his office. I have said as much, as have others on the trail with me both here and in other states, numerous times. That kind of crosspartisan understanding should not be remotely controversial, or even all that hard to display, but it seems that the campaign trail forces a different set of pressures on our leaders and it seems to have been beyond his reach and beyond the reach of other parties on the trail thus far. He has attacked Governor Campbell in no uncertain terms, and beyond that? Hard to say for sure.

The Labor Party is asking you now to believe that the Vermont Feds are, in sum, a party responsible for every bad thing under the sun. These attacks would perhaps be believable if they had not also used exactly the same lines against the Iowa Feds and the Massachusetts Feds and the Nyman Feds and the New Jersey Feds. Listen to them – it’s the same generic attacks about being out of touch, recycled from halfway across the country and with the amount of sincerity you can expect from that. I know as well as they do that they are intelligent folks who know the differences between Vermont and Frémont. But they don’t seem to think you have the intelligence for it or that you deserve to know that. Vermonters are nothing if not perceptive, and the contrast with the legislative actions of the government could not be clearer.

It seems that the Lincoln Governor prefers to spend most of his ammunition against Governor Campbell personally, because he cannot point to a single policy that has actually been passed by the administration out here in the real world rather than the bogeyman he seems to believe is living in the shadows of Bridges House. He claims the administration has cozied up to big corporations while leaving small businesses to die, when our campaign pledge last October to bring those very small businesses to the fore through the provision of grants and loans has pressed forward and been fulfilled with excellent results from around the state. He claims a systemic disregard for the common man; his own party’s Senate leader was a major player in the composition of Vermont’s budget, and by all accounts we have had incentives aimed at helping most everyone apart from the big monopolies hiding under his bed. He claims a whole lot of other things. Now he is welcome to continue doing that if he wants. It is, after all, a free country. But Vermonters ought to know what that signifies: a commitment, on his part and on the part of every Labor apparatchik who peddles the same recycled talking points, to talking past all of you.

The people of Vermont deserve better than a party that has shown no hesitation in slapping on its rose-colored spectacles and attacking strawmen. There may be value in doing that on the campaign trail. But who cares what happens on the campaign trail? It’s what goes on in the governing process that matters. And the state has been led by very capable leaders who have put their all into governing on behalf of the people who elected them and nobody else; who have actually paid attention to their communities, know that Vermont is not Federalist country any more than it is Liberal country or Labor country or DA country, and have governed accordingly. That is the record of state Senate Majority Leader Stone, of Governor Campbell and of the Federalist legislators who stand before you and the rest of Vermont today, and as we welcome your state representative to make her case, I urge you all: vote for the party that you believe has governed well and shown a commitment to fixing Vermont’s problems instead of tough-talking for the cameras. Thank you, Wolcott; watch your leaders well, and go vote!
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« Reply #298 on: May 14, 2021, 04:39:14 PM »

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« Reply #299 on: May 14, 2021, 06:25:09 PM »

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This speech to the convention attendees also doubled as a speech promoting the Federalist slate in the state of Texas. All Covid precautions listed in the OP of the convention applied likewise to this event.

Good Evening and Welcome to Texas,

A couple weeks back I circulated a memo of sorts and as part of that included starting this convention on the 14th of May. I selected this date for a couple of reasons. To begin with, I like to start them on a Friday since the election itself begins on a Friday and that makes it all nice and tidy as such. Also, I would be off on it because my birthday is the 15th and I make sure of that obviously. Furthermore since it is to be expected that some things will run late, it is best to start early so they end up finishing it out on time. Funny how that works out. Tongue

I want to extend my welcome to the state of Texas, and it is my hope to celebrate out traditions and advocate for our party and for our candidates during the course of this time period. We have not only the elections for President, Senate and House next month, but we also have the state elections as well and I want to be sure that we are able to get a good result in those even though we have lost some of our best talent this cycle.

For those of you who reside in the state of Texas, I strongly encourage you to get out and vote for the Federalist ticket this month for both the Governor and the state legislature, so as to ensure that the state has strong and responsible leadership that is focused and committed to the interests of main street and the issues that matter most to the every day real people.

Our party is committed to bringing forth a strong ticket that will carry forth a message that empowers the people over the government, regions over the central authority and the expand and protect the freedom that we all cherish. I look forward to this next cycle and to the elections both this month and next at the state and local level and I encourage you to get involved and work to bring the Federalist Party to victory for main street.

Thank You and Have a Blessed Evening
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