Jeremy Hunt is running for Congress to defeat “Wokeism”.
In an interview with the Washington Examiner, the 28-year-old Army veteran and Yale Law School student said he entered the Republican nomination race in southwest Georgia’s redesigned 2nd congressional district to “keep alive the American dream.”
Jeremy Hunt
Courtesy of the Jeremy Hunt campaign
So what threatens the American dream? Hunt pointed to myriad global threats – China, Iran, Russia. But there are also domestic threats, emphasized the first candidate, dangers “here at home” that concern him. Chief among them, Hunt said, is “wokeism,” which he defined as “telling people that they can no longer be proud of being American.”
“We were so disconnected from faith, family and church,” said Hunt, the married father of a two-year-old daughter. “I am running to preserve and promote faith families and communities.”
“There is no American Dream without faith, family and community,” Hunt added to make the point. “I run to restore pride to our country.”
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The Congressman in Georgia’s 2nd Circuit is veteran Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop. The seat’s new limits still give Democrats an advantage over Republicans, but less than they did before the decade-long redistribution. And especially given President Joe Biden’s Georgia job approval ratings in the tank, Republicans are optimistic the 75-year-old Bishop is vulnerable. Hunt, who is black like Bishop, is the perfect candidate to take out, many Republicans believe. (He’s a staple of conservative media platforms, and his campaign is now being advised by leading Washington GOP consultancy On Message Inc.)
Hunt did not raise the issue of skin color. When asked if his race was a political asset, the Republican said that “it might help to get a foot in the door.” In other words, Southwest Georgia voters who wouldn’t normally consider backing a Republican because of his ethnicity could at least hear what Hunt had to say about wokeism and more. But Hunt said his campaign will ultimately be won or lost on the issues – and only on the issues.
“Bottom line — it has to boil down to the ideas that we’re talking about,” he said.
And what ideas does Hunt discuss on the trail?
Rising crime is one of them. Hunt said the homicide rate in Columbus, Georgia, in the northwest corner of the 2nd Precinct where he lives, is through the roof and needs to be addressed. Hunt also emphasized plans to improve the quality of life in rural communities, for example by increasing access to affordable, quality health services. Hunt wants to do more for the agricultural industry, a major economic engine in the district, and the people who work there. And Hunt wants to take steps to strengthen the military, the #1 requirement, he said, to deter America’s adversaries around the world.
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“We’re running because we have an agenda that we think will work,” said Hunt, who was once deployed to Ukraine as an army intelligence officer. “We’re going to flip that seat because we’re going to show up.”
