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Carl Higbie made waves on his Newsmax program when he admitted plainly that he “wouldn’t vote for Candace Owens,” yet said he’d happily accept her vote — a crisp, no-nonsense take on why conservatives shouldn’t rush to cancel those on the right who push different angles. His point was simple and patriotic: winning the fight for America means keeping the tent wide enough for spirited disagreement while still rallying around core principles.
This isn’t weakness — it’s strategy. Higbie, a Navy SEAL turned commentator who now hosts a nightly show on Newsmax, reminded viewers that the right’s strength comes from a diverse conservative coalition willing to debate and refine ideas rather than purge dissenters. Conservatives who fetishize purity tests hand victory to the left; the public wants real solutions and a confident movement that can absorb debate without imploding.
The cancel-culture instinct has crippled institutions across the country, and it’s dangerously contagious even inside the conservative movement. When activists and elites reflexively try to banish disagreeable voices, they create martyrs and deepen factionalism — exactly the outcome the left hopes for. Higbie’s on-air call to stop canceling “fringe” conservatives is a much-needed reminder that arguments win votes, bans do not.
Let’s be frank about Candace Owens: she’s a loud, unapologetic conservative who has at times broken with the movement’s leadership and publicly voiced disappointments that resonate with many voters. Her willingness to speak honestly about leaders and policies makes her polarizing, but it also keeps debate alive and draws attention to real grievances that must be addressed. Conservatives should engage those criticisms, not censor them.
Higbie’s pragmatism — taking a vote even from someone he wouldn’t pick — should be a rallying cry for every Republican and independent worried about the nation’s direction. We have to be bigger than petty grudges and focused on restoring economic sanity, secure borders, and a culture that prizes hard work and personal responsibility. Electorally and morally, embracing a tolerant conservative coalition is how we deliver for hardworking Americans.
If the right wants to win this fight, it must rediscover the old conservative virtues of tolerance for debate and toughness in argument. Carl Higbie did more than provoke a headline; he set a standard for how principled people should treat disagreement inside the movement — with firmness in beliefs and generosity in political practice. That combination, not canceling our own, will carry us to victory and keep America strong.
