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Title: This 31-year-old Ron Paul Republican is now the mayor of Ocean Springs, Mississippi
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URL Source: http://rare.us/rare-politics/rare-l ... -of-ocean-springs-mississippi/
Published: Jul 31, 2017
Author: Rare
Post Date: 2017-07-31 22:59:35 by Hondo68
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Keywords: Ron Paul Republican, Young Americans for Liberty, took over republican party
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In June, 31-year-old Shea Dobson unseated Democrat Connie Moran from her position as mayor of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Though Moran was a three-term incumbent facing an opponent with no previous experience holding political office, Dobson won a decisive, double-digit victory, garnering 55 percent of votes to Moran’s 45 percent. Dobson’s story begins in 2008. While visiting his father in Tennessee, Dobson watched a presidential debate featuring former Congressman Ron Paul (R-Tex.), who immediately caught his attention. Feeling inspired, Dobson started closely following Congressman Paul and set out on a roadtrip to participate in the “Revolution March” on July 12 of that year. “That was really when I [realized] it’s not just a couple friendly people, there’s really something here,” Mayor Dobson commented. Then, in 2012, Dobson began canvassing and knocking on doors for Congressman Paul’s second presidential campaign. With the help of his fellow liberty-leaning conservatives, their team “took over our entire county republican party and sent a 100 percent pro-Ron Paul slate of delegates to the state convention,” Dobson boasted. That was only the beginning of Dobson’s involvement in the liberty movement. In 2013, he founded a Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) chapter at the University of Southern Mississippi and was quickly promoted to Mississippi State Chair with the organization. After graduating, he moved on to work for the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR), Concerned American Voters, Students for Liberty (SFL) and Americans for Prosperity (AFP), in addition to canvassing for Senator Rand Paul’s 2016 presidential campaign and later volunteering for Gary Johnson’s independent run. Dobson’s extensive involvement in grassroots activism and various leadership roles provided him with the experience and vision necessary to take on his next big move — a bid for the mayoral seat in Ocean Springs. Throughout the mayoral race, Moran repeatedly criticized Dobson for his youth and inexperience, which he fiercely combated. “I’ve been on the ground working with people,” Dobson said. “Thomas Jefferson signed the Declaration of Independence when he was 32. Don’t tell me that young men can’t do great things.” Instead, Dobson used his youth to reach the voters of Ocean Springs. Having previously been a passive observer in the political scene, Dobson is familiar with the attitudes many voters have about discussing politics. “You [have to] talk to people about their average, everyday lives,” Dobson explained. Taking a more grassroots approach, Dobson’s volunteers were composed of local residents and friends of his. By having more of a politically secular base, Dobson was able to keep his message intact and reach constituents in ways his opponent could not. After taking office on June 30th, 2017, Mayor Dobson is off to a solid start— but there are certainly challenges, such as excessive city-level regulations, that he intends to address. He is confident in the character and good-heartedness of Ocean Springs residents to work together in addressing the needs of their community. His election represents the spirit of the American people who are simply fed up with establishment, salesman type politicians, willing instead to elect a man with passion and principle. Dobson intends to “Get people working towards a common cause” for the betterment of his community. When asked what advice he has for liberty activists seeking to run for office, Dobson said, “There’s no perfect time to take on a project. Don’t be afraid of how big the mountain is to climb. Surround yourself with good people [who ]are [willing] to work hard and do everything they can to help you out. Keep your head down when it comes to a lot of the political chatter. Work hard, and tell the truth.”Dobson will be at the YAL National Convention in Reston, VA this week to speak with and guide 400 liberty youth activists. Poster Comment: Not afraid to fly the State flag, like most Republicans and Democrats are. Rand Paul/Shea Dobson 2020! 
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#1. To: Citizen of Mississippi (#0)
In 2001 voters elected to keep flying the flag. All eight public universities refuse to fly it. Ocean Springs, Mississippi is one of the many towns that also took down the flag, until recently. “I put it up because I am proud of my state and proud to be from Mississippi,” said Mayor Shea Dobson. On July 5th, Mayor Dobson raised the Mississippi flag the same day he took office. No matter who comments on this thread, I am voting for Ron Paul in 2020.
Where's your loyalty to Scruffy, your dead dog?
Good for you! You,and everyone else should vote for the candidate that you believe represents your viewpoints the most. IN THE PRIMARIES. Once the primaries are over,doing write-in voting doesn't rise to the level of masturbation. IF you can't find a candidate that MOSTLY represents your viewpoints that you can accept as a temporary representative and want to "send a message",just don't vote. Decreasing voter numbers send a MUCH bigger message to the political parties than snowflakes that vote for snowflakes. Doing write-ins tells them they have nothing to lose by ignoring you because you were never going to vote for them to start with. Voters NOT going to the polls to vote who went to the polls in the past will have them sweating because for all they know you MIGHT have voted for them if they had altered their messages a bit. The professional politicians,having the ego of professional politicians, will be convinced you WOULD have voted for them if you had voted,so a lower turn out will scare them into thinking they have lost their MoJo. Think about it. In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Scruffy's feelings will be hurt.
Si vis pacem, para bellum Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. Never Pick A Fight With An Old Man He Will Just Shoot You He Can't Afford To Get Hurt I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
I still believe in Scruffy, even if poor Scruffy is no longer backed by buckeroo.
Some Mississippi Black Caucus members to boycott Southern Legislative Conference
The D&R terrorists hate us because we're free, to vote second party
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#2. To: hondo68 (#0)
#3. To: buckeroo (#2)
SCRUFFY 2020
Why settle for the lesser evil?
#4. To: buckeroo (#2)
(Edited)
No matter who comments on this thread, I am voting for Ron Paul in 2020.
#5. To: Tooconservative (#3)
#6. To: Stoner, buckeroo (#5)
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