I'm confident in my strengths. I'm prepared to jump any hurdle.
For me, the issue is if I'm your advocate, if I'm your representative, my job is to stand up for you and talk about you and defend you.
It's a lack of respect for the community when you're not willing to debate because it's the 'wrong' network.
One of the things in my experience about changing parties: There are very few exceptions to the general rule. And the general rule has been, people are going to invite you into the church, but they are not going to make you a deacon.
You want to empower people who think like you do.
