德鲁·克兰默是堪萨斯州第4国会选区的自由党候选人。在11月3日的2026年中期选举之前，他独家接受了Hm的采访，谈及自己作为有志立法者的观点和期望。克兰默在美国政坛或许没有履历，但他曾参与学生政治。作为一名政治学专业学生，克兰默描述了自己在威奇托大学的时光如何激发了他对政治的兴趣。“我从大学时期就开始有点感兴趣，”克兰默分享道。
Drew Cranmer is the Libertarian candidate in the Kansas Congressional District 4 race. Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections on November 3, he spoke exclusively with Hm about his views and expectations as an aspiring lawmaker. Cranmer might not have a track record in US politics, but he was into student politics. A political science student, Cranmer described how his days at Wichita university whet his appetite for politics. “I've kind of been interested since college,” Cranmer shared.
他还解释说，自己长期以来一直在报道和调查涉及Flock摄像头等事件。当被问及对这些有争议的摄像头的看法时，这位自由党候选人直言它们是“违宪的”。德鲁·克兰默谈Flock摄像头的危险“Flock摄像头违反了第四修正案，”克兰默说。值得注意的是，关于这些摄像头，已有人对大规模监控、无证追踪以及警方滥用数据等问题提出担忧。
He also explained how he'd long been reporting on and investigating incidents involving Flock cameras and more. When asked about what he felt about the controversial cameras, the Libertarian candidate outright called them ‘unconstitutional’. Drew Cranmer on the dangers of Flock cameras“Flock cameras are against the Fourth Amendment,” Cranmer said. Notably, concerns have been raised about mass surveillance, warrantless tracking, and police misuse of data when it comes to these cameras.
“如果我们要使用它们，我们肯定需要更好的护栏。我们需要能够检查审计日志，”克兰默说，并指出由于目前存在的法规，在威奇托无法做到这一点。他指出佐治亚州在数据方面的透明流程，并表示，大量Flock摄像头滥用案件来自该州并非巧合。约翰·豪尔同意特朗普在这一热点问题上的立场，堪萨斯州自由党人为中期国会选举做准备“它们应该尽可能公开、尽可能透明，”克兰默谈及Flock摄像头时说。
“If we are going to have them, we definitely need better guardrails. We need to be able to inspect the audit logs,” Cranmer said, noting that this was not possible in Wichita due to statutes currently present. Pointing to Georgia's transparent process with the data, Cranmer noted that it was not coincidental that a high number of Flock camera abuse cases had emerged from that state. John Hauer agrees with Trump on this hot-button issue as Kansas Libertarian gears up for midterm Congress race“They should be as open as possible and transparent as possible,” Cranmer said of Flock cameras.
“很多美国人可能愿意为了他们认为的安全而放弃隐私权，”他补充说，Flock摄像头随时追踪人们去向是“越界之举”。德鲁·克兰默谈本次选举的紧迫问题当被问及该州ICE行动时，克兰默看到了问题的两面性。
“Too many Americans are probably willing to give up their right to privacy in exchange for what they think is security,” adding that Flock cameras tracking where people were going all the time was a ‘line too far’. Drew Cranmer on pressing issues this electionCranmer looked at both sides of the coin when asked about ICE action in the state.
他指出，联邦特工应追捕违法者和暴力罪犯，但敦促他们不要去追逐“低垂的果实”，即那些在餐馆和杂货店工作的人。这位自由党人称其为“极度的非人道”，并承认特工们“工作艰难”，但他表示这并不意味着要剥夺对人的同情心。“我可能与许多自由党人不同，因为我确实认为，如果我们要维持现有的福利国家，就应该寻求限制移民，并执行法典中现有的法律，”克兰默对Hm说。
While he noted that federal agents should go for law breakers and violent criminals, he urged them not to go after ‘low hanging fruit’ by going after people working in restaurants and grocery stores. The Libertarian called it ‘heights of inhumanity’ and admitting that agents had ‘hard jobs’ he noted that it did not mean removing empathy for people. “I probably differ from many Libertarians in that I do think if we are going to have the welfare state that we have, we should seek to limit immigration and enforce the laws that are there in the books,” Cranmer told Hm.
不过，他指出，移民程序应该变得更容易，尤其是对于那些在美国生活多年、在此拥有家庭和生活、并对社会和经济做出有意义贡献的人。克兰默指出了负担能力危机，并呼吁对美联储进行审计。这位自由党人解释说，正是处理债务导致了通胀上升。他还谈到了外交政策，提到了伊朗战争以及向各国（尤其是以色列）提供的外国援助。
However, he noted that the immigration process should be made easier, especially for people who have been living in the US for years, and have families and lives here, and have been contributing meaningfully to society and the economy. Cranmer flagged the affordability crisis, and called for an audit of the Federal Reserve. The Libertarian explained how it was dealing with debt that led to rise in inflation. He also spoke about the foreign policy, referring to the Iran war and the foreign aid being given to countries, especially Israel.
“我不知道为什么我们要向海外输送资金，并在此助长通胀，”克兰默说。他还谈到国防部在过去十年中未能通过审计，并呼吁其也接受审计。克兰默谈到了柴油价格飞涨，以及影响堪萨斯州农业部门的关税。“总统[特朗普]越权了，”克兰默说，谈到关税、战争和不断上涨的成本。克兰默表示，民主党一直在做出同样的承诺，而共和党已经有过机会，却没什么可展示的。他将自由党定位为中期选举前的替代选择，并以一句“原则高于党派”的信息对选民告别。
“I don't know why we are sending money overseas and contributing to the inflation here,” Cranmer said. He also spoke about the Department of Defense not having passed an audit in the last ten years and called for them to undergo an audit too. Cranmer spoke of skyrocketing diesel prices, and tariffs which are impacting the farming sector of Kansas. “The president [Trump] has overstepped his bounds,” Cranmer said, speaking of tariffs, wars, and rising costs. Cranmer expressed belief that the Democrats were keeping on making the same promises, while the Republicans had already had their shot and didn't have much to show for it. He posited the Libertarian Party as the alternative ahead of the midterms and signed off with a message for the voters to put their ‘principles above the party’.