If you’re a regular Newsmax TV watcher, you have probably seen Joe Pinion offering commentary on their slate of programming, or on Pinion’s own weekend show, “Saturday Agenda.”
In 2018, Pinion ran for the Assembly in New York’s District 90, and has been a longtime analyst in politics, and an advocate and activist for social and environmental concerns. In his role as a national spokesperson for RePublicEN, which addresses climate change and renewable energy, to being a fellow for the non-partisan group DeployUS, Pinion has done a balancing act between established conservative principles married to “progressive” action.
Pinion believes that now, even though he has the media access and platforms to speak on the current issues, it is time for him to run again for office.
Pinion wants to unseat Senator Chuck Schumer.
That’s right.
If you have never heard Pinion speak or seen his Newsmax show, Pinion’s campaign video might appear a bit too WOKE for someone who claims to be a conservative. Listen to his reasons for entering the race. And how he plans to defeat Chuck Schumer.
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“Obviously we were able to go and secure the designation from the party at convention on the 28th of February. You have a petition window that closes April 7.
“And none of those other individuals who were trying to make the journey were able to secure enough petitions to be able to have ballot access. So, yes, I will be the Republican-endorsed and Conservative Party-endorsed candidate on the ballot here in New York with a one-on-one shot at giving the people of New York a chance to remove Chuck Schumer from office.”
Ambitious, much? Without a doubt, and this will be required to take down Schumer’s highly funded, 48 years of public service. Schumer is just like the man who occupies 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. He has been living on the public’s dime since 1974. This was when Schumer left Harvard for a New York State Senate position. Schumer is a former senator from New York State. AffectedSince that time, the policy has been infected throughout the country.
Pinion believes New Yorkers are ready for a shift:
“He [Schumer] is the person whose fingerprints are on everything that has gone wrong in our modern political system, and so we tell people whether they’re left of Bernie Sanders, whether they’re right of Donald Trump, they have a home on this campaign because our campaign is not left versus right.
“It’s simply right versus wrong.
“And he [Schumer] is a man who has presided over too much wrong for far too long, for the people of this nation.”
Pinion spoke out about how Chuck Schumer, like Nancy Pelosi is, thinks. He wields power over New York City, which makes him more difficult to beat.
Pinion corrects this inaccuracy. He explains why New Yorkers can choose to make a decision, and Pinion is able to do so.
“We have the advantage that his name precedes him in ways that do not necessarily always benefit him. Many people do not like him and unlike Nancy Pelosi, who has one district in California that is highly concentrated of people on the left side of the aisle, Chuck Schumer is statewide. New York City isn’t impossible to win. All we need to do to make it happen, however, is to obtain 30 to 3 per cent of the vote outside of New York City.
“And when you look at the data, not my “Joe Pinion Opinion,” but the Siena College public polling data, you see a man who has struggled to crack 40 percent with Independents.
“Since April of last year, he’s currently hovering around 33 percent with independent voters. He’s currently hovering around 46 to 47 percent with the electorate overall, so those are the numbers that if you blacked out the name and blacked out the state, and said there was a 24 year incumbent who was 72 years old and who was running for another six years, people would tell you he was getting ready to lose!
“So, we plan on taking our message to the people and letting them know that it doesn’t have to be this way. That what you’re experiencing here in America today is abnormal, and the people who have brought you this abnormality and claim that it is just the new status quo are the people that we have to make sure are out the back door.”
Read Pinion’s background on his campaign website, which speaks to his grit and determination, as well as his successful achievements which have brought him to this new paradigm as a U.S. Senate candidate.
Pinion was hesitant to answer my question about his media platform and his large media presence. He suggested that his energy might better be spent giving platform and support for grassroots candidates. Pinion insisted that now was the best time to run for office and that he would be the candidate.
“I’ve seen firsthand why government has failed.
“I’ve also seen when government has been at its best. I’ve seen other faces of despair that are left behind by government through sanctioned neglect. We believe, if it is not now, when? Who if not us? Now, it is our belief that if we look at the numbers, but also at the moral imperative, in order to ensure that the nation stays true to its founding principles and to create an America that works well for everyone, then we can build this uncommon code.
“Listen, I am not a perfect nor The perfect candidate. But this is a perfect moment for We the People to claim our place and to reclaim our power.”
Pinion does distinguish himself as a “progressive conservative,” which may also turn off some rock-ribbed Republicans and bring back nightmares of George W. Bush’s moniker of “compassionate conservative,” which turned out to be an excuse for globalism and open borders.
Pinion discusses why conservatives should regain the language to return it to its original meaning and purpose. He meansYou can use the term
“Well for me I think I, I think words have to match.
“I was an English major, but I think, in general, whether we’re talking about the Supreme Court or just judicial oversight in general, they are there to enforce the letter of the law. The world we live in is one where there are no words.
“Conservatives, who have been the wind beneath of the sails or the wind beneath the wings—so to speak—of us moving society forward.
“Progressive conservatism in many ways is an oxymoron, but I think in many ways we have to claim the words back if we’re going to be successful in building the broad tent required to win elections and govern.”
Another “Left wing” term that tends to elicit a knee-jerk response is renewable energy. Pinion provided a very common-sense viewpoint on why Republicans as well as conservatives need to be in the forefront of this.
Pinion is confident that he has all the necessary tools to win over voters. Because this seat is nationwide and the campaign is nationwide, Pinion welcomes support from across the country to help him succeed.
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