The oldest bottle in my wine rack is a Pat Paulsen Vineyards 1980 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon. Pat Paulsen personally signed it for me when he was presenting his wines.

Without a huge supply of money, it is very difficult to make inroads against an entrenched Demshevik incumbent. I got about 5% of the vote. I got an email after Election Day from someone who said he always voted Democrat, but I was his first Libertarian vote,
My main competition was Trump-impeachment leader, Zoe Lofgren, who is still there throwing hate at Trump. Dems never leave until they get tossed.
A local TV station gave all candidates 5 minutes of "meet the Candidates" time. This was mine:
https://youtu.be/1R6at4VNtwA
I hadn’t watched it in a while. I do better on a teleprompter than Biden’s older material, such as his 2022 SOTU that offered: freedy-loving nations, the Russial ruble ruble, clonfict with Russian forces, health pregremiums, and our ecomedy. Or his modern D-Day remembrance in Normandy, referring to the difficulties set up by “Field Marshal Rommie.”

I've listened to Ramaswamy speak during appearances on Fox News and have agreed with everything he says.
Out of curiosity just looked him up. He was born an anchor baby of Hindu Indian parents in Cincinnati and I'd vote for him as POTUS if he ever won a primary. Would I ever vote for him in a primary? That would depend on who the other candidates are and what I know about them.
I'm a MAGA dino who is accursed of the racism what D.E.I. Democrats really are.

Thank you for making the effort! 👍
What did you learn from the experience?

"Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston!
The war is inevitable—and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come.

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace—
but there is no peace. The war is actually begun!
The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms!
Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle?"

Shouldn't take long.
Everyone worth anything is already out. ;^)

Arkancide?

In that case, I would have voted for you, too.

In 2008, I voted for myself for Congress (Cal. 16th District) but others voted for me, too. I was the Libertarian candidate on the ballot.

Absolutely right!

The people of the "Commonwealth" have the least excuse for not understanding what the hell 1776 was all about. I grew up in Winchester, MA - a hop, skip, and a short 10 speed cycle over to Lexington and Concord. When I was a teenager back in the 60's and early '70's, I used to go the Green and the Bridge on my own and contemplate what those events were all about. In particular that which would convince a person to risk his life to forcibly say no to tyrants.

I more or less figured it out at a certain level back then, and just thanked history for what went down and created this nation and the ideals it embraced. However, I could then see that Massachusetts was on the path of stupidity and left. Have been looking for that place ever since. A Gulch? After trying New Hampshire, Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming, and then Nevada again and with the passage of 50 years, the realization that we are there again on the Green and at the Bridge is all too real. And no one is too old if the cognizance is there.

PS AND I really like your add on:
"If jailed, I will not ?"

i stand ready to take on the job

my first appointment is FFA for the one selecting targets for nukes
on second thought, i first must move our new government out of DC

Very good! Chuckle.
I "quoted" from memory BUT in my "lame" defense, much time as passed since I last saw Pat perform.

If nominated, I will not run.
If elected, I will not serve.
If impeached, I will not resign.
If convicted, I will not be jailed.

If jailed, I will not ?
BCR

I agree with you. And I am extremely disappointed (disgusted) with Pence. The more I read and hear about Vivek Ramaswamy the more I like.

Think we will be a bit better off for at least 4 years if Trump can beat an assured attempted lib steal this year.
Hope he picks a strong presidential material running mate this time around.
Me dino was quietly considering Pence to be a Mr. Bland from the get-go.
Never imagined he'd backstab Trump like a RINO coward.

Just as there is only "fact checker" ... me!

"If elected I will resign immediately."
Pat Paulsen

After the 2020 election I made some polo shirts with the caption:

America
Land of the coward
And home of the slave

I hope I was wrong -- we will see.

More cheating and lies I Nov, and it just might go that way

Yeah, Income Tax = Slavery!

I just enjoyed a boat parade on the lake flying American flags and Trump banners.
I wish they were all as inclined to fight tyranny to regain our freedoms as those who signed the Declaration 248 years ago.

IRS has no place in a free country at all, but I agree with the proposal that 'public servants' must serve at a high ethical standard and be brutally punished when they don't.

Thanks to you and your family for your service. Every year at this time I am reminded of how I felt when I was your son's age when he enlisted; every year I have to hang my head in shame a little bit.