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The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

What Should Democrats Do? Run To The Left Or Run To The Center? A Conversation

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

The Bravery Project

Joe, Politics, Trump, Wash, Joewalsh, News, Thedaily, Thelincolnproject, Podsaveamerica

4.6752 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

I sat down with progressive writer and thinker Jeet Heer to discuss what Democrats need to do to pull together an anti-Trump majority and win again. Trump didn’t win by a lot, but Democrats have real issues and need to make real decisions. Jeet and I don’t really agree on the direction Dems must go, but we agree Dems need to win. Because MAGA is a real threat to this country.

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0:00.0

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

0:07.3

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

0:13.6

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

0:23.7

The social contract, it's on us.

0:31.2

Hey, former Congressman Joe Walsh with you this Tuesday.

0:34.9

I've said this before.

0:36.0

One of the coolest, maybe the only cool aspect of

0:39.8

this Trump era is how it has brought people together who ordinarily are on opposite sides or don't

0:47.2

agree with each other on much of anything. But this notion of defending our democracy against the threat that Trump is has brought

0:56.5

a lot of strange bedfellers together, including this gentleman.

1:01.5

He's one of my favorite progressives to read every single time he writes something

1:07.2

or tweets anything.

1:08.6

Gee, here, welcome, my friend. He writes for the nation. He's a prolific

1:14.4

writer. He's a genuine progressive. I haven't told you this man. Crazy Tea Party, Joe Walsh.

1:21.1

You're one of my favorite people to read by far. So welcome. Oh, thank you. That's very kind. Yeah, I mean, I do it. It is very interesting that

1:32.3

I mean, maybe the only good thing as you say of the Trump here. But I mean, I have found like my

1:39.9

reading has really broadened out, you know, in terms of a lot of people that used to write for the weekly standard or national review.

1:49.5

I mean, I'd always read, but like, you know, maybe read a little more appreciatively now than I did before.

1:56.3

You can, by the way, everybody, you can follow G on Twitter at Hear Jeet, H-E-E-R-J-E-T,

2:05.1

also on Blue Sky at Jeet here, B-Sky-Sky dot social.

2:09.6

Again, he writes for the nation.

2:11.8

Gee, I want to start here.

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