Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray visited the University of Wyoming to discuss ten principles that he believes will help advance conservative politics nationwide.
“The University of Wyoming is such an important institution in our state. And I always try to emphasize that because the conservative movement is very troubled by the direction of the University of Wyoming, but that doesn’t mean that we’ve given up on the University of Wyoming,” Gray said.
The first lesson Chuck Gray outlined was how both conservatives and liberals are involved in politics, but the conservative politicians are being pushed out, and that needs to change.
Gray explained that he believes “woke left views” are being implemented in schools, taxes, and bills, and the Conservative party is responsible for pushing back.
Gray next highlighted the need to fight against media bias and included his personal experience as a politician.
“The media doesn’t like me, and they don’t like effective conservatives, and they want to take us down, and that’s their number one goal,” Gray said.
“To the media that it doesn’t matter whether you’re at the federal level, the state level, the international level; that’s the three institutions that we’re fighting against, and they’re trying to advance leftism.”
Gray then discussed how conservatives must get creative in approaching topics such as abortion and coal distribution.
Gray related his fourth topic, “The Empire Strikes Back,” to the third principle, telling listeners that everything they do to push the conservative movement forward will be criticized by the people they fought with along the way.
In his fifth point, Gray urged his audience to be persistent in advancing conservative policies.
“Whether it’s bills or campaigns, always try to take those things to the finish line. Because you don’t know when it’s going to be decided by one vote or three votes, and that has happened in Wyoming numerous times,” Gray said.
His next point emphasized protecting one’s beliefs and being ready to debate them. If all else fails, his ninth point encouraged the audience to pray about it.
“Prayer is pivotal,” Gray said, “In a trigger bill that was just passed, I made sure to say a prayer when we filed that bill and the discernment.”
The final point stated that none of his previous points matter unless there is engagement.
“I’m happy to engage in discussion with anybody,” Gray said, “Sometimes the states don’t get as much focus, and you can really make an impact, thereby contacting your legislators’ testifying committee.”
“That leads to more engagement.”
