前些天纽约州共和党总部与纽约华人维权组织,大名鼎鼎的 CAFT 携手,在法拉盛举办了为中选及2020年大选练兵的 Leadership Training Workshop。爪哥做为新泽西华人维权的革命军中马前爪,一早开车进城前往,再次幸会秦伟平秦大哥,Lucy大侠,群Grace 等纽约州华人维权领军人物...
这期培训班,由华二代从政楷模,共和党内冉冉升起的新星Oliver Tan主持。
Oliver 果然名不虚传,理论知识扎实,而且口才也杠杠滴。整整五个小时的培训,有理论,有实例,有忧国忧民的慷慨陈词,也有轻松愉快的互动。一天下来,不仅让我从战略层面狠狠涨姿式,而且还从战术层面学到了很多选举实战中的技巧。俺决定活学活用,把今天的收获用于新泽西的参议员选战之中。坚决支持退役军人出身的前Celgene 老总 Bob Hugin!
Bob Hugin 这次将代表共和党竞选美国参议员,对手是那个因贪腐及出卖国家利益而被起诉的民主党参议员 Menendez。见文:说中共腐败,新州民主党参议员笑了
另外,昨天还有一个花絮值得给大家提一提哈。培训正进行中,吱呀一声大门打开,走进一位大家全都不认识的白人老奶奶。她进门后,一抬头,看见会议厅里醒目的共和党标志,转身欲走。Oliver 眼疾手快,走上前去一把拉住了她。给我们做了个简短的介绍。原来这位老奶奶是皇后区16选区民主党参议员史塔文斯基(Toby Ann Stavisky)。她今天也在同一家酒楼开会,不小心进错了房间。按老奶奶自己的玩笑话说,是误入 enemy territory 哈哈。
虽然这位老奶奶是纽约州资深民主党参议员,但在反对取消 SHSAT 上,她与我们老中同仇敌忾,on the same page 。所以,Oliver 特意邀请老奶奶给大家讲话,谈了她对反对取消 SHSAT 的看法,我们则给她报以雷轰般的掌声,同时 sending a clear message:做为一个民选政客,不论其是华裔,非裔,西裔或象老奶奶一样的白人,不论其是民主党,共和党,还是无党派人士,谁代表华人利益,谁坚守传统价值,我们就支持谁!
华人的人口及力量虽然有限,但如果能团结起来一致对外,对市镇级别的选战,尤其是投票率较低的中选,还是能够起到很大影响的。正如 Oliver 所言,当年 Bloomburg 能当选市长,华人的高投票率及高支持率起了非常重要的作用。所以,同胞们,请珍惜您手中的选票,更要分清谁是真正代表华人利益的政党与政客,用您的选票,为我们的子孙后代创造更美好的未来。
Political positions
On his 2018 campaign website for the US Senate seat in New Jersey, Hugin described himself as a "different kind of Republican" and as an "independent."[15] He openly advertises his support for legal abortion and gay marriage.[16]
Hugin calls himself a fiscal conservative opposed to tax increases in a state with the highest property taxes."[17] He supports making individual tax cuts permanent,[18] and also opposes the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction imposed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, saying that it is too low.[19]
On social issues, Hugin is more socially liberal than most Republicans.[20] Hugin announced that he is pro-choice on abortion and supports same-sex marriage in a campaign ad. After announcing that he supports legal abortion, Hugin "lost the support of New Jersey Right to Life, the state’s largest pro-life group."[21] He opposes the Trump administration family separation policy, and announced that he supports a pathway to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants.