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| − | '''Conservative of the Year 2023''' has 54 strong contenders, our most ever!
| + | Conservative of the Year 2023: '''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. Vance is 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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| − | == Very Top Tier - Finalists ==
| + | First runner-up: '''Dr. [[Ben Carson]]''', a leading [[Vice President of the United States of America|vice presdent]]ial pick for [[Donald Trump]] while promoting [[conservative]] principles,<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/ben-carson-donald-trump-vice-president-what-we-know-1848330</ref> who has contributed to Trump's spectacular success in 2023 as Carson has been energetically campaigning for him in many primary states while humbly declining to promote himself.<ref>https://www.ktiv.com/2023/12/18/dr-ben-carson-coming-sioux-city-trumps-presidential-campaign/</ref> At age 72 with a phenomenal background in medicine and politics, Carson has national appeal while adhering to [[conservative]] values. Carson is terrific on the [[transgender]] issue: "Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson 'would absolutely, adamantly refuse, in all circumstances,' to perform transgender surgical procedures on minor."<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/ben-carson-adamantly-refuse-child-sex-changes-hippocratic-oath</ref> Carson has courageously given speeches at [[Leftist]] universities in 2023. |
| − | === Top 4 ===
| + | === Other 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.
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| − | #: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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| − | #:CONS: not as well known as some other contenders
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| − | #Dr. [[Ben Carson]], possible [[Vice President of the United States of America|vice presdent]]ial pick for [[Donald Trump]] while promoting [[conservative]] principles,<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/ben-carson-donald-trump-vice-president-what-we-know-1848330</ref> who has contributed to Trump's spectacular success in 2023 as Carson has been energetically campaigning for him in many primary states while modesting declining to promote himself
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| − | #:PROS: at age 72 with a phenomenal background in medicine and politics, he has national appeal while adhering to [[conservative]] values. Terrific on the [[transgender]] issue: "Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson 'would absolutely, adamantly refuse, in all circumstances,' to perform transgender surgical procedures on minor." [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/ben-carson-adamantly-refuse-child-sex-changes-hippocratic-oath]
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| − | #:CONS: difficult to find any negatives, as Carson tirelessly campaigned for Trump in 2023,<ref>https://www.ktiv.com/2023/12/18/dr-ben-carson-coming-sioux-city-trumps-presidential-campaign/</ref> including giving speeches at [[Leftist]] universities
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| | #[[Texas]] Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]], who beat back an ambush [[sham impeachment]] (''see'' [[Paxton impeachment]]) to prevail by a landslide in the Texas Senate, and then won a unanimous Texas Supreme Court decision against media-hyped late [[abortion]] (after 20 weeks). Paxton also appealed a federal ruling against the [[Biden regime]] for destruction of the [[Biden border crisis|border fence]]. | | #[[Texas]] Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]], who beat back an ambush [[sham impeachment]] (''see'' [[Paxton impeachment]]) to prevail by a landslide in the Texas Senate, and then won a unanimous Texas Supreme Court decision against media-hyped late [[abortion]] (after 20 weeks). Paxton also appealed a federal ruling against the [[Biden regime]] for destruction of the [[Biden border crisis|border fence]]. |
| | #:PROS: overcame [[Karl Rove]] and the [[RINO]] machine | | #:PROS: overcame [[Karl Rove]] and the [[RINO]] machine |