This past week, the campaigns held their first joint socially-distanced social between the candidates and the voters. The candidates, including Hope Johnson, Anthony Armstrong, Bobby Gnocchi, and Samuel Buck, delivered speeches on varying topics, ranging from policies to scandals to their competitors. Then, they were free to converse with the voters one-on-one.
Anthony Armstrong began his speech by thanking his loyal supporters, then followed by criticizing Hope Johnson's previous claim that Armstrong cannot be a feminist due to his male gender orientation. “This simply isn't true,” he said, in response to the claim. “Anyone can be a fmeinist if they fight for the rights of women.”
Armstrong then went on to explain that he will prioritize the wage gap, especially concerning women of color. Closing his speech with a statement about how change starts now, Armstrong revealed the symbol of his campaign, lifting McFlurries out of a bag to distribute to voters. One voter, representing the state of Virginia, received a McFlurry from Armstrong. When asked about how he feels in regards to the Armstrong campaign, he was clearly a supporter.
“Armstrong has a very strong basis which he is performing on currently,” he said. “I think that all of his points are strong and he’s a very moderate yet powerful candidate, being the best performing of the four. He’s got my vote.”
The voter also called the McFlurry policy “very fun” and he “admire[s] it.”
Right after Armstrong, candidates Bobby Gnocchi and Samuel Buck said a few words. Gnocchi’s speech was generally tame, veering away from attacking his competitors and focusing on his beliefs about community, small businesses, and a greener future. However, Buck’s speech was completely opposite.
Buck began his speech saying that unlike his fellow republican, he was there to attack the other candidates. At least he didn't try to cover it up. Buck went on to display his distaste with the policies regarding aliens on Gnocchi’s campaign, something all Americans, regardless of political preference, are confused about.
“Well I don’t know about you, but I don't want to have an alien living next door,” Buck said. “We already have enough illegal aliens in this country.”
While the alien policy is rightly coming under fire, Buck, of course, found a way to exhibit is racial insensitivity. He ended his speech saying that all polls are a sham. During the social, Buck found his way over to a voter from the swing state of Texas, and tried to convince him to vote Buck in the coming election. However, the voter was not a fan of Buck.
“I feel that the way he comes off as a person is very attacking and I feel like he doesn't really care about the people,” the voter said about Buck. “It’s not someone that I want in office.”
However, the voter, when asked who he planned on voting for, responded that he “wasn’t swinging” in regards to Texas’ designation of “swing state” and said he planned on voting for Gnocchi.
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