PJ Greer for Congress

    First, I would like to thank all those that voted for me. It means the world that I was your pick to be your Representative. It is a sad time now that the votes have been counted and North Alabama chose corruption over representation. However, this is not the end. I will continue to fight for our rights, to increase the general well being of North Alabama citizens, and to ensure our security in this great nation. This may take the form of running again in 2024 or it may take the form of volunteering in our community (maybe both).

      Second, I would like to share my thoughts on why I received 3.2% of the vote. I think the first challenge was breaking the mold of voting either Republican or Democrat.  So many of our citizens have been trained to believe those are the only viable options and that not selecting one of those two will lead to the downfall of society. I asked a few people today why they voted for my opponents and they basically responded with a “what other choice did I have”. With that mentality, the second problem is straight ticket voting. This option ensures that the two party system endures and causes a significant drop in voting. Looking at the initial results, there is over a quarter million vote drop in two way races with Libertarians in them. The next challenge was the media. They did everything in their power to downplay Libertarian presence on the ballot. Many of you may have noticed a significant decrease in political ads this election cycle. This is not a coincidence. The Equal Time Rule is supposed to make sure each candidate receives the same amount of air time. The best way to cut out Libertarians was to not air any political ads. Our Governor candidate couldn’t even pay the network to air his ad. Additionally, the news still found ways to filter us out. There are a number of events that I went to that the news edited me out of their coverage to make it seem like I wasn’t event there. Lastly, person(s) unknown began removing my signage the night before the election. No evidence on identities has been received. 

      I guess one has to admire a system that has become so efficient that any challenge to it is ignored with success. We even file complaints/reports against Dale Strong for numerous violations of the law (illegal campaign contributions, use of a 501c3 for campaigning, ethics violations, etc…) but the worst he received was a letter saying he shouldn’t do that anymore. Warner ensured that the vote would be divided and that Strong would win. They were both paid well for this endeavor.

      I would like to end the campaign on positive notes. I am proud that I was the only candidate that ran a clean campaign and the only candidate that didn’t have their integrity questioned. I had the opportunity to hear the issues facing our community and gave my honest opinion back to them. During my campaign I had a 99% positive response to my candidacy. The remaining 1% were mainly ardent Democrats and pro-choice advocates. I suppose if I had been allowed to talk to everyone I would have won but there were too many people for one man to reach. Despite all of this I received 6,740 votes equaling 3.2% of the total District 5 vote. This number is significant for two reasons. The first is that the Libertarians were back for the first time in 20 years and it is not unreasonable to expect a lower number – especially in a three way race. The second reason is that compared to Libertarians in other three way races I did extraordinarily well. 

     The best compliment I have received is a voter who said they still felt good about voting for me even though I lost. I have also gained many new friends over the past year which I could not have finished this campaign without them. Thank you again to all!