Baumgartner doesn’t care
I’ve seen all the posts about contacting Baumgartner about all the stuff happening. I think it’s great and you all should keep it up.
But, he doesn’t care at all. I’ve known him for a long time, and he’s not going to do anything because he supports what’s happening! He’s a bigot and a sexist, and he likes all of this.
He cares about very little other than his own advancement and making sure people like him (white, Christian men) are in positions of power.
I know this from personal experience. I personally lobbied him to support Brian Dansel against John smith (an avowed neo nazi) and Josh arritola against Matt Shea. He refused to even consider it. These were conservative business minded republicans running against open bigots, and couldn’t have cared less. Because the nazi stuff doesn’t actually bother him.
Additionally, his wife was a globetrotting diplomat who is now a housewife in Spokane who popped out 5 kids in 10 years. (See Trevor Noah’s story about his parents to understand why that’s messed up). She’s also a foreigner, and he’s willing to get rid of his own children’s citizenship to further his agenda.
By all means, keep contacting him. But it won’t matter. I’m not sure who could even run against him, but a serious campaign is the only thing that will cause him to change.