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Candidate response: James Gould

Combat, world experience prepares me

Rand Paul’s former adviser gets convicted of corruption charges on the same day this paper endorses the senator. Term limits and campaign finance reform are needed.

Rand Paul failed to appear for the KET debate. Paul argued how valuable debates were for democracy when he was running for president against Donald Trump. I was the only Republican to show up at the debate.

Foreign affairs is my strength. I have visited 25 nations and lived in two Muslim nations. Combat experience is rare among the elite. I have it.

Hillary Clinton’s comment about having to deal with men who “go off the reservation” was bad judgment. I am proud of my mom’s Cherokee ancestry and culture. They practice environmentalism instead of preaching it.

James Gould

Republican candidate

U.S. Senate

This story was originally published May 10, 2016 at 7:13 PM with the headline "Candidate response: James Gould."

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