At This Point, My Preferred Candidate Is...

I'm posting this on my blog, because I want people to access this only if they are interested in my political opinion. If I would make this a Facebook post, then people who aren't interested in my political opinion--but who see my Facebook posts--would likely see political issues.  This way, when I share this post on Facebook, people will see only the link to this blog, and they can choose whether or not they want to go to the blog and read it.

I do NOT apologize for having political views and for voicing those views.  At the same time, since I am a pastor and a radio personality, I want to make clear that these views are my PERSONAL views, and that I am NOT speaking for the church I pastor (or the denomination--or for Christians in general, for that matter), nor am I speaking for the radio station with which I am affiliated.

Before I share the name of my preferred candidate (at least as of this point in time), I want to share some of my philosophy in my choice of candidates.  The vast majority of my decision is based on the issues--my views on them as compared with the candidate's views.  This doesn't include just my views on the issues themselves, but how important the particular issues are to me.  At the same time--especially when it comes to choosing a candidate for President in a primary--there are intangibles I take into consideration.  For me, that's part of the "full package" of a person's candidacy.  Some candidates may align slightly closer with my views, but they don't have (at least in my opinion) the persona that would make them a good President of the United States.

So, here goes.

If I was a citizen of Iowa and therefore able to participate in the Iowa caucus, I would be supporting Senator Marco Rubio for President.  I have found that he shares my views on a vast majority of the issues, and that he also has the intangibles that would make him a good President of the United States.