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Future Of The Republican Party: Unity
F. Kevin Browett
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F
amily unity — working together.
parents, Marjory and Donald Epstein.
Last Sunday, I spoke at Temple
We each have unique qualities that
Beth El on the future of the
enhance not just our family unit person-
Republican Party. As would be custom-
ally, but our company professionally as well
ary for any Jewish parent, my own mother
as we work together to grow our business.
asked me the best question of all: What
Most importantly, we support one another
do you recommend families
each day.
divided from this election do on
For example, as I embarked on a
Thanksgiving? My answer was
summer of campaigning for the GOP,
simple: Come together and be
it was my sister and parents, all liber-
thankful.
als and independents, who encour-
People are sick and tired of
aged and supported me to champion
being sick and tired. In an elec-
my convictions. I am better — we
tion like the one that just took
are better — because of our unwav-
place, there was one winner
ering support for each other.
— but the American people are
Similarly, the Republican Party
Lena Epstein
hurting and that was made clear.
needs to spend the next four years
Both parties were sent a direct
trying to figure out how to effectively
message this election, a message that will
be a productive family. We don’t have to
require each of them to change if they hope
agree with one another all the time, but we
to stay relevant.
need to have open minds and a willingness
Our family units represent a perfect anal- to support each other despite our disagree-
ogy to the current state of our politics and
ments.
the future of not only the Republican Party,
President-elect Trump has shown tre-
but also politics in general. Like a family, if
mendous leadership so far in this concept,
either party wants to thrive, both individu-
committed to assembling a team of rivals
ally and collectively, it is the strength of
to better not just the Republican family, but
all its members working together that will
the American family of which we are all a
secure its success.
part as well.
I am blessed to see how this works first-
In fact, he met with Gov. Mitt Romney,
hand, not just in my various roles within
one of his most vocal critics during the
the Republican Party, but every day on
campaign season, and yet was considered
both personal and professional levels. I am
for one of the most important positions in
fortunate to be a third-generation co-owner the new administration’s cabinet, Secretary
of my family business, Vesco Oil Company,
of State. The message is undeniable: It’s time
alongside my sister, Lilly Stotland, and our
to unite.
As younger generations constitute a big-
ger proportion of voters, the demands of the
electorate continue to change and so, too,
should both political parties that look to
capture their support.
When looking at the exit polling, Trump
did better with racial minorities and women
than Romney in 2012 — a fact that is often
overlooked in the mainstream media.
The GOP’s future potential will be subject
to Republicans’ willingness to embrace
Trump’s populism while at the same time
stripping out the baggage of some support-
ers, conveying that this new movement for
change is not just for older white men, but
for all Americans, the entire family.
My success, personally and profession-
ally, is founded in the constant love and
support I receive from my family. It is often
forgotten, not just in the media, but in
Washington, too, that the founding prin-
ciples of our party 162 years ago were first
and foremost a powerful stance of love and
support for all people — for equality — the
party was a champion against the oppressive
institution of slavery.
Lincoln’s party, the Republican Party, was
not just founded on tolerance, but on the
idea of truly embodying, ironically as it may
sound to some Clinton supporters, the idea
that we as a people, as a country, as a family
are “stronger together.” United we stand.
I agree.
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Lena Epstein was the state co-chair for the Donald
Trump presidential campaign in Michigan.
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