My name is Nicholas Buford. I’m a 19-year-old black Republican from Georgia. I currently attend Valdosta State University, where I have just wrapped up my freshman year, attempting to major in political science. I serve as the senator of the freshman class of Valdosta.
I am the first black Republican in my family of very religious, conservative Democrats. No one in my family had ever been politically active before, but I have loved politics since I was 13 years old. After the election in 2008, I decided to find out the values of the two political parties. I came to realize that the values I believe in are within the GOP party platform. At the age of 16, I made the decision to stand up for my values, even though it would be tough. Since then, I have never been afraid to talk about why I am a Republican and why I am a conservative. I try to educate others on the platform of the GOP as well.
I want the Republican Party elected officials and GOP leaders to work harder to promote the GOP platform to all Americans.
I’m tired of watching people vote for a party and they don’t even know what the party stands for. There are so many African Americans, Hispanics, and young people who stand with the GOP. Yet these people vote Democrat because the GOP does not do a good job of explaining and spreading its message.
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