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| | '''Conservative of the Year 2023''' has 44 strong contenders, our most ever! | | '''Conservative of the Year 2023''' has 44 strong contenders, our most ever! |
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| − | == Very Top Tier == | + | == Very Top Tier - Finalists == |
| | #Sen. [[J.D. Vance]] (R-OH) for leading against endless [[U.S.]] funding the [[NATO War in Ukraine]], for campaigning against the [[pro-abort]]s on [[Ohio]] Issue 1 [[ballot initiative]], for strongly endorsing [[Donald Trump]] for president early (January 2023),<ref>https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/elections/us-sen-jd-vance-endorses-donald-trump-2024-presidential-election/95-9f410b1e-2a3e-4d9f-b31b-8e6fc87f4f46</ref> and for supporting the ban on transgender operations on minors in [[Ohio]] which its weak [[RINO]] Gov. [[Mike DeWine]] vetoed on Dec. 29. | | #Sen. [[J.D. Vance]] (R-OH) for leading against endless [[U.S.]] funding the [[NATO War in Ukraine]], for campaigning against the [[pro-abort]]s on [[Ohio]] Issue 1 [[ballot initiative]], for strongly endorsing [[Donald Trump]] for president early (January 2023),<ref>https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/elections/us-sen-jd-vance-endorses-donald-trump-2024-presidential-election/95-9f410b1e-2a3e-4d9f-b31b-8e6fc87f4f46</ref> and for supporting the ban on transgender operations on minors in [[Ohio]] which its weak [[RINO]] Gov. [[Mike DeWine]] vetoed on Dec. 29. |
| | #:PROS: a leader on many issues nationally and in a [[swing state]], like a [[movement conservative]] in the [[U.S. Senate]], and could become [[Trump]]'s VP in 2024 | | #:PROS: a leader on many issues nationally and in a [[swing state]], like a [[movement conservative]] in the [[U.S. Senate]], and could become [[Trump]]'s VP in 2024 |
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| | #:PROS: fantastic on the [[transgender]] issue, and brilliant in rebuking [[liberal]]s | | #:PROS: fantastic on the [[transgender]] issue, and brilliant in rebuking [[liberal]]s |
| | #:CONS: reportedly more aligned with [[DeSantis]] than with [[Trump]], and her political positions on other fundamental issues, such as [[abortion]], are not well-known | | #:CONS: reportedly more aligned with [[DeSantis]] than with [[Trump]], and her political positions on other fundamental issues, such as [[abortion]], are not well-known |
| − | #Dr. [[Ben Carson]], possible [[vice presdent]]ial pick for [[Donald Trump]] and otherwise promoting [[conservative]] principles.<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/ben-carson-donald-trump-vice-president-what-we-know-1848330</ref> | + | #Dr. [[Ben Carson]], possible [[Vice President of the United States of America|vice presdent]]ial pick for [[Donald Trump]] and otherwise promoting [[conservative]] principles.<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/ben-carson-donald-trump-vice-president-what-we-know-1848330</ref> |
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