America, we got to get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy.

That means being tolerant, being respectful, stay informed, and being engaged.

I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other.

The social contract, it's on us.

I mean this from the bottom of my heart.

The guy I'm with right now, Mike Madrid, long time, I'm just going to call

him a political guru and an expert. I think he's one of the smartest political minds on the

planet. He's got a substack. You've got to follow him and subscribe to him at Madrid, Mike.

At Madrid, Mike, be all over him. Michael, welcome. I know you hear every day the shit I hear.

What can folks do? And like the Democratic Party, weigh them, critique them, good, bad and ugly. Jump in.

Joe, as I was listening to you, I have spent the last two weeks between Washington, D.C. and

Sacramento meeting with Democratic leadership in Congress. And I'm not going to mention any names,

but everybody here would know who they are talking about and kind of assessing kind of what the

status of the fight is. Look look i'm going to back up

at a 30,000 foot level i think we're all concerned about the need to kind of push the envelope

engage in this fight your passion is there you're a patriot and you're going to be remembered

during this dark hour and this dark hour will pass by the the way. It will. We will be a better people

for it, but it's going to take a lot out of us, okay? And that's part of the American story,

but I do want to set that predicate. I believe that's to my core. The nature of the opposition

does feel like the ground has shifted over the course of the past seven to ten days,

in my opinion, it is being reflected in a lot of the national polling.

There is a long way to go, and I think you are capturing the moment exactly right,

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