Mia Love gave a stemwinder of a speech to kick off the prime time
hour on day one of the Republican National Convention, a speech that
brought the audience to its feet in cheers.
Love, the congressional candidate for Utah’s 4th District, is seen as a potential rising star in the Republican Party. An articulate speaker, she is an effective mouthpiece for the party, but she is also a good face as the party seeks to expand its base: if elected, she would be the first black, Republican woman ever elected to congress.
The crowd was already roaring with applause when Love took the stage, the volume rivaling the strains of Queen’s “We Will Rock You” that played in the background.
Many in the crowd were likely unfamiliar with Love just minutes earlier. Currently the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, this is Love’s first foray onto a national stage. Delegates and guests were introduced to her at the start of the program by a video that featured Love talking about campaigning.
“The first day of college my father came with me to orientation, and I remember he looked at me. He looked at me very seriously and he said, ‘Mia, your mother and I have done everything to get you to where you are right now. We have never taken a hand out. We have worked hard for everything we have through personal responsibility. You will not be a burden to society. You will give back,’” Love says, at the start of the video.
It’s a story that has become her calling card, at once providing a testimony to her conservative values and proving a first hand understanding of and belief in the American Dream.
When Love began speaking, the crowd, which had heretofore been milling around and chatting, tuned in.
Love, the congressional candidate for Utah’s 4th District, is seen as a potential rising star in the Republican Party. An articulate speaker, she is an effective mouthpiece for the party, but she is also a good face as the party seeks to expand its base: if elected, she would be the first black, Republican woman ever elected to congress.
The crowd was already roaring with applause when Love took the stage, the volume rivaling the strains of Queen’s “We Will Rock You” that played in the background.
Many in the crowd were likely unfamiliar with Love just minutes earlier. Currently the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, this is Love’s first foray onto a national stage. Delegates and guests were introduced to her at the start of the program by a video that featured Love talking about campaigning.
“The first day of college my father came with me to orientation, and I remember he looked at me. He looked at me very seriously and he said, ‘Mia, your mother and I have done everything to get you to where you are right now. We have never taken a hand out. We have worked hard for everything we have through personal responsibility. You will not be a burden to society. You will give back,’” Love says, at the start of the video.
It’s a story that has become her calling card, at once providing a testimony to her conservative values and proving a first hand understanding of and belief in the American Dream.
When Love began speaking, the crowd, which had heretofore been milling around and chatting, tuned in.
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