117: JoinTheUnion.us - Join the Fight to Save Democracy
The Lincoln Project
The Lincoln Project
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🗓️ 22 March 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Joe Trippi to discuss the rollout of the Lincoln Project’s latest initiative, The Union. The Union is a pro-democracy coalition of grassroots supporters and organizations dedicated to defending our democracy from the Trumpist authoritarian movement. We’re tired of waiting for someone else to act: it’s on us to save our democracy. We’re comprised of people from all walks of life and all political views — it’s time to put past differences aside and work together for our common goal: saving our democracy. Visit JoinTheUnion.us to learn more.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody, before we get started, this is the week we are launching the union. |
| 0:04.8 | You've heard me talk about it for weeks now. |
| 0:07.0 | Now is the time to do it. |
| 0:08.6 | Join the union dot us. |
| 0:10.8 | Come join the pro democracy hub that is going to make sure the forces of democracy |
| 0:15.9 | win and are successful this November and that everybody who wants to vote can again, |
| 0:20.8 | join the union dot us and now on with the show. |
| 0:32.7 | Welcome back to the Lincoln Project. |
| 0:34.6 | I'm your host, Reed Gaelin. |
| 0:36.8 | Today, I'm joined by legendary democratic strategist, senior advisor to the Lincoln |
| 0:41.8 | Project in host of that trippy show, found wherever you can find your good podcasts. |
| 0:46.0 | Joe trippy, Joe, welcome back. |
| 0:48.6 | Great to be with you, Reed. |
| 0:49.6 | So listen, Joe, I want to have you on today because this week we're officially announcing an |
| 0:55.2 | initiative of the Lincoln Project and it's called the union and not in the context of like a labor union, |
| 1:01.3 | but in the context of Abraham Lincoln and saving the union, defending the union. |
| 1:06.8 | And so this is a place where everyone listening and everyone who's interested in saving |
| 1:12.2 | an American democracy can get involved, including you all here who are listening and members of the |
| 1:17.7 | Lincoln Project community across the country. |
| 1:20.3 | So you've heard us talking about it previously on previous shows and you've heard me talking |
| 1:24.8 | about it on the liners at the top. |
| 1:26.5 | But before we get going, I want you to write this down, join the union dot us. |
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