Today, we continue our “meet the candidates” series and are joined by Jarrin Jackson, a young and philosophically grounded candidate challenging Rep. Markwayne Mullin in OK-2. Markwayne Mullin has broken his promise to serve only three terms. Jackson is unusual for a young candidate, not just from his life-experience as a captain serving in Afghan kill zones, but from his deeply philosophical and theological views.
Jackson discusses how he thinks we can pitch liberty and constitutional values to young voters. “Our society today learns with their eyes and thinks with their feelings. One of the responsibilities for conservatives running for office is to understand what makes a worldview persuasive to convert people.” He attempts to define what conservatism actually is before listing his agenda.
We also discuss how both parties are holding hostage our military in order to grow government, which Jackson believes is “immoral.”
This is our fifth episode of “meet the candidates” at “The Conservative Conscience.” The first four episodes were with Chip Roy, Art Halvorson, Nick Freitas, and Chris McDaniel.
Show links
- My 2016 write-up on Jarrin Jackson
- Mullin breaks term-limit pledge
- My podcast with Jackson last year on Afghanistan
Daniel Horowitz is a Senior Editor at Conservative Review, a Conservative writer, and a policy analyst focusing on the hot-button issues in Congress. He is the author of the book, Stolen Sovereignty: How to Stop Unelected Judges from Transforming America.
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