(Editor's Note: This article is part of a series highlighting five reasons to vote for each of the major Republican candidates for governor. Please note the word “reasons” is being used very loosely here.)
Out of all the candidates running for governor, Gentner Drummond is the one I find most intriguing.
On one hand, he sounds, acts and screams like every other Republican candidate currently polluting our TV screens. Trump this. Trump that. My opponent loves trans kids, etc. But on the other hand, he does seem to have a legitimate independent streak.
For example, as attorney general, he hasn’t been afraid to say “fuck it” and take on powerful special interests like school choice organizations, insurance companies and the Chinese mafia. Sure, that doesn’t make him a moderate, a hero or even someone I’d want to put in charge of things, but it does make him a little more interesting than the other rich guys trying to out-Trump each other on TV.
Anyway, I guess that’s one very general reason to vote for him. Here are five more.