The mood at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority 2022” conference in Nashville, Tennessee, this weekend was one of excitement and optimism. The theme, “Road to Majority,’ could be keenly felt throughout the event as conservatives look forward to Republicans taking over the House and perhaps the Senate. Speakers touted the urgency of curtailing President Joe Biden’s agenda and preparing to kick Democrats out of the White House in 2024.
The discussion centered on culture wars, which have escalated over the last two years. Most of the talks focused on parents and their children. Many of them criticized so-called progressives for indoctrinating students at K-12 schools. When Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) gave part of the GOP’s plan to save America, he offered a simple truism: “Men are men. Women are also women. Two genders exist. Science confirms that unborn babies are human beings.”
Scott again emphasized the importance to have strong borders and vented at President Joe Biden about his incompetence. “If Biden cared about this country, he would resign,” he said.
Also, abortion was a topic of hot discussion. With the hubbub over the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion indicating Roe v. Wade will be overturned, the debate over abortion has been front and center. Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel recalled the difficulty she and her husband had with having children and said she is “so proud to be with the party that stands for life.”
“The first second that I saw that I was pregnant, that child was a baby … I am so proud to be with the party that stands for life!”
— RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel at “Faith and Freedom Coalition” conference in Nashville, Tennessee pic.twitter.com/MlPaSVjNdo
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Trump, of course, was the star attraction. His rousing speech inflicted a lot on Vice President Mike Pence and the Democratic House Select Jan. 6 Committee. Another hint was also given that he might run again for the White House in 2024. “One of the most urgent tasks facing the next Republican president — I wonder who that will be,” the former president said, before the crowd erupted in cheers. “Would anybody like me to run for president?” he continued, to even more applause.
This was only one of many events that would continue to fire the base as we get closer to the elections for the House of Representatives in which Republicans could retake the Senate. Republicans are expected to right the ship after Democrats have failed to make good their times in power. They will be faced with a lot more work after the disastrous performance of the Biden government.