Tom Hoefling and Andy Prior Launch 2024 Independent Presidential Run

BY JORDAN WILLOW EVANS ON JUNE 27, 2024
Independent Political Report

Tom Hoefling announced an independent campaign for the presidency on Thursday, selecting Andy Prior of Texas to be his running mate. The ticket previously ran in the 2020 election cycle.

In a recorded statement made to his campaign site on Thursday, Hoefling introduced himself and Prior, announcing that the ticket would be running as independent candidates for the 2024 election and discussing details about his campaign. Readers can access the audio and a transcribed version of his statement on his campaign site.

In the introduction, Hoefling emphasizes his commitment to principled moral conservatism, citing his past advocacy and electoral experience. He criticizes the current system, arguing that it is manipulated to favor the Republican and Democratic Parties, as well as those with financial and media backing. Hoefling believes the solution lies in mobilizing Americans, particularly those who are Christian, to reclaim their moral and political power to restore the nation’s foundational principles.

“It’s actually a mathematical certainty that if a large fraction of the professing Christians in America – say, even a third of them – would begin to do the right thing, in a relatively short period of time, we would win, and could then begin the hard work of putting this country back on its legitimate foundations,” Hoefling states.

To that end, Hoefling’s campaign will focus on several core issues that will resonate with such voters, namely the protection of unborn children and the preservation of what he terms natural marriage and family structures. He condemns the legalization and regulation of abortion, labeling it as an ongoing “American genocide,” and asserts that equal protection under the law for all individuals extends to both the born and unborn. In addition to his views on marriage and reproductive health, Hoefling also addresses the right to self-protection under the Second Amendment, a robust national defense, and a secure immigration system, among other policy positions.

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