10/21/2026
HAVEN’T VOTED YET? Before you do, I prayerfully ask you to consider this:
My husband and I have been married for 23 years, and we're about to turn 24. We share a home, meals, work, and a life—and, as we break bread across our dining room table, we probably agree politically 90% of the time. Some days, less!
If I don’t expect complete agreement with the man I share my life with, why would I expect perfection -- my expectation of perfection -- from everyone who represents me?
Jesus is perfect. Our elected officials are not—and neither are WE! We are all sinners who need God’s grace. Surely we can extend some grace to others while still holding them accountable.
Think about someone you love. Does one disagreement erase everything good about that person? Consider the principle often attributed to Ronald Reagan: someone who agrees with you 80% of the time can still be your friend and ally.
If those in my life judged me as harshly as some judge those seeking to represent us, I doubt my hubba hubby would still want me around. I am pretty sure my boss and friend would have bailed on me too... not to mention my family and my small, close circle.
Our Founding Fathers faced hardship, sacrifice, and extraordinary risks. Preserving what they built requires backbone from us, too.
We need to reject the woke mindset that puts feelings ahead of common sense—and stop letting it take root among our own. Hurt feelings cannot become the standard by which we judge every person, every disagreement, and every decision. We need the strength to hear something we dislike, work through disappointment, and put responsibility ahead of resentment.
I voted on the first day of early voting, and I’ll be honest: I winced at some choices. I had to examine my own heart. Was I weighing that person’s whole record, or allowing my frustrations to outweigh the good?
As a seventh-generation Texan, I knew my vote carried a responsibility bigger than my personal feelings. I was thinking about our grandchildren, our country, and especially our great state of Texas.
Hold our elected officials accountable. Examine their records. But ask yourself whether one disagreement deserves to outweigh everything else they have done.
After 19 years in politics, I believe we need thicker skin, steady judgment, and the backbone to put our future ahead of our grievances. We can speak kindly and still stand strong.
Before you enter that voting booth, pray. Listen to the Lord. Bring your convictions, your common sense, and your backbone.
THIS IS BIGGER THAN YOU AND ME. OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE COUNTING ON US TO ACT LIKE IT!
Stacy McMahan
Executive Director
East Texans for Liberty
