by Brandon Brice

In the era of Obama, America has taken a major step forward by electing an African American as our current Commander-in-Chief. So what America has proven is that anyone can be elected, despite race, background, creed or religion. So what about a Mormon?

In 1960 America voted for it’s first Catholic President which raised concerns on how much influence the Pope and Catholic church would have on the Presidency, but in fact the late President Kennedy is revered as one of our countries greatest icons.

The fact can be the same for Romney who exeplifies everything that is supposed to be “American”, the emphasizes on family, service, sobriety, hardwork, innovation, emphasis for a strong military defense and supporting a healthcare plan that actually works and is affordable. Let’s not forget it was the State of Massachusetts that actually was the testing ground for an efficient healthcare plan. However, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will have to make the average American voter comfortable with his religion, addressing the issues of the past and exposing the United States to a religion that has remained silent for many years to the genenral public.

What’s interesting is that 2012 will remove the religion question off table, due to the extreme positions of Baptist minister Revered Wright, an associate of President Barack Obama. So if the religion question is removed off the table, then what’s left for the American voter to evaluate; appearance and substance of merit.

Romney’s inspiration going forward will come from the like’s of former President Dwight Eisenhower, whom Romney revers as one of the greatest president’s our country has been blesses with. It was Eisenhower who saw the addition of “under God” in our Pledge of Allegiance, In God We Trust, on our money and U.S. Dollars, etc. Romney understands that the average American want’s a person of faith to lead the United States, but more important someone who cares about the issues and is able to fix the problem.

Just looking at Romeny’s track record as somone who fixed Massachusett’s healthcare problem in a democratic majority in the Massachusetts legislature is an accomplishment alone. Romney, as a Republican, became the Governor of the most liberal state in America. 

Americans has become more tolerant of our elected officials, as the dynamics of america is changing. America should be a nation of innovation and diversity, granting opportunities for all races and religious creeds. In 2008, the United States took a chance by voting in a black man to the highest office in the land, the next challenge in 2012 will be for the United States to vote it’s first Mormon in the highest seat in the land. As a republican strategist who see’s the potential in Romney’s candidacy, I see the american people putting faith and “real change” back into the ballot box.
 

Brandon Brice is a graduate of Howard University and is a former fellow of the New Jersey Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. As a long time member of Republicans for Black Empowerment, Brandon is an active contributor to HipHopRepublicans.com. Brandon Brice has worked as a policy intern for the former House Speaker Honorable J. Dennis Hastert and has served as a fellow at the United Nations. He has been featured on C-SPAN’s Road to the White House, BET’s What’s At Stake and Hot97 with Lisa Evers. Brandon is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, and attends the Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church.