Jim Gilmore Essay

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Jim Gilmore
When it comes to Republican candidate Jim Gilmore, the student that was a member of the University of Virginia’s Republican organization, most focused issues are about preserving the second amendment and making sure that no assault weapon ban exist, repairing America’s defense, and restoring America’s economy. In a sense Gilmore has experience in managing and governing people due to the fact that he was Governor for the state of Virginia back in the year 1997. What sets him apart from the others running for president is that he is not campaigning since he joined the presidential debate back in July 30.
On his Presidential website, “gilmoreforamerica.com,” you have the option to see the main issues he wishes to target if he won, his biography, and the only single video that involves
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The almost eleven minute video explains why Jim thinks that he needs to run for president. He states the different things that he sees as wrong, and how none of the candidates are pursuing a solution he approves of. In an interview with CNN’s Brianna Keilar, the only interview I could find that involved him actually talking about his not-so campaign, …show more content…
Because he has not been campaigning or done any rallies, the effort he is willing to put into this country is questionable. His website, where all these issues he so-says to fix, is extremely vague. There is a total of eight issues that he has commented on in his website. Is that not nonsense? Gilmore is running to be President of an entire nation, a great one actually, and he only has eight topics that he has talked about? It is hard to picture him being the next President; it is surly understood that he is not taking it as seriously as other candidates, therefore it is not recommended to let him represent your

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