State GOP Chair candidate JD Glaser has filled out the Grand New Party’s candidate survey. He is the fourth individual to fill out our candidate survey. Please reach out to state GOP chair candidates and urge them to fill out the survey. It can be accessed here.

 

Question:

What are your fundraising goals for the 2024 election cycle and how do you plan to raise the money needed to perform the core functions of the state party, such as holding regular political conventions, field staff, and messaging?

Answer:

I am unable to determine what the goal needs to be as I have no transparency yet into to what is actually needed. Certain people say a certain amount is needed but have not shown why or where money has previously been effectively spent. Our teams finance plan involves the delegates being responsible for raising what has been reported to me as the base operating cost of the state party at $3.3m.

 

Question:

What strengths will you bring as a leader while serving as the next MRP Chair?

Answer:

Inspiring people towards actual change regarding our political system.

 

Question:

Will you attempt to re-engage the so-called “Donor Class” that has typically funded Republican causes in Michigan in the past? Is it necessary to cultivate an entirely new “Donor Class” to fund MRP operations or can a middle ground be achieved? Please elaborate.

Answer:

Yes. And yes. If you examine what has been allowed to degenerate over these past several years, it is easy to see why neither business or people donate to the party, instead donating straight to candidates. If this changes, if delegates regain control of the party, causing it to function as it should, both people and business, old and new, will see a reason to contribute.

 

Question:

Do you agree with the vast majority of Republican Party elected officials who (like Democrats) pick winners and losers and support centralized planning through corporate welfare schemes, or do you believe in free markets and equal opportunity for all businesses in Michigan? Why?

Answer:

I believe in free markets and equal opportunity. It is in our party platform. “We believe political freedom and economic freedom are indivisible”

 

Question:

Although both are important, what is more important to you –  unity around Republican politicians or unity around the principles of the Republican Party? Why? (Note: The GNP disavows all third-party candidates)

Answer:

I believe that only unity that matters is unity around the platform first, and holding those elected accountable to it. There should be no difference.

 

Question:

How will you protect the authority of precinct delegates as party chair and make sure their interests are put at the forefront of the MRP? Will you take our Precinct Protection Pledge to go on the record in support of the rights of precinct delegates and the expansion of those rights for delegates to choose candidates for additional elected offices?  Pledge Available Here.

Answer:

I’ve been doing this for the past year already. The protection of the precinct delegates lies within themselves, they just were allowed to forget it through lack of leadership. The assembly is the final authority, not the chair. My pledge is what I’ve already been doing and teaching.

 

Question:

The Heartbeat Bill spurred a contentious debate within the Pro-Life movement of Michigan. 

Right to Life of Michigan and the Michigan Catholic Conference argued the heartbeat bill would have jeopardized the 1931 full ban on abortion (MCL 750.14).

The Heartbeat Coalition and Jay Sekulow’s American Center for Law and Justice carefully wrote the heartbeat bill with clause 8(4) that reads “nothing in this act shall be construed to repeal or amend, explicitly or by implication, any provision of law prohibiting or regulating abortion, including, but not limited to… MCL 750.14, 750.15, 750.322, and 750.323.

Who do you believe was right about the Heartbeat Bill and what do you think the Pro-Life movement needs to do moving forward to protect life in the aftermath of the passage of Proposal 3?

Answer:

We need to end it and stop talking about it. Certain groups and people get paid as long as it continues. If the people end it, the money stops. End of story. Follow the money. The hill is now steep, but the people can end it. For too long the people have depended on politicians to end it, however, there is no financial incentive to end it, only to continue it.

 

Question:

How will you use the authority of the MRP to fight voter fraud in the state of Michigan and make sure that election integrity is restored? How will you effectively fight back against Democrats in power who refuse to enforce the law?

Answer:

The role of leadership is to provide actual leadership, which it has not been doing. Previous leadership told people to move on. The answer lies in the people. All political power is inherent in the people. The people have to stand. Leadership is to give them the tools, and knowledge when needed, for them to stand together. The past 30 months have seen me educate people all over the state on how to one, understand the technical issues of voter fraud, two, train on voter fraud, and three, educate on how to participate in our system to make change. I will not only continue this activity as chair, but expand it.

 

Question:

With the youth trending toward leftism on social issues, what is your plan to re-engage the youth and reverse this slide toward socialism that puts our nation’s future in jeopardy? Do you believe that Republicans should trend toward the middle or focus on winning the arguments to engage the youth?

Answer:

The answer is reminding the youth why America is the greatest county in the world. Leadership has not been seeing that this gets done. Whitmer went on campus and simply told the youth that they were important, and she had a job for them. We have not done this. The Youth Vice-Chair is important, but cannot function in isolation. The position needs a commitment from all members of the party to counter the indoctrination of the left.

 

Question:

Do you think the Republican Legislature did the right thing in December by not sending strong policies to the governor believing she would veto them or do you think they should have put her on record for vetoing bills–such as ensuring males don’t compete against women in women’s sports? Will you use your power as MRP Chair to compel the Michigan state legislature to support strong legislation instead of coming up with excuses for inaction? How will you use the bully pulpit of the Party to enforce principled behavior by elected lawmakers?

Answer:

As MRP Chair, I intend to use the position to lead. People need information, and a course of action. The leader of the party should be leading the people into the action required for their representatives to take the correct action according to the party platform. This has not been done, and would make us a functional party again.

 

Question:

Will special interest groups and lobbyists influence the MRP? Will they be shut out entirely? Are there any lobbying groups or special interest groups (on issues such as gun rights or abortion) that you feel are worthwhile?

Answer:

This remains to be seen.