260. Mayor Yemi Mobolade. New Year’s Special Replay. The New Independent Mayor of Colorado Springs. How He Won. The Importance of Non-Partisan Primaries. Power of Positivity. Captain Positivity vs Senator Redneck for Space Command.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

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News Commentary, Daily News, National Security, Politics, News, Veteran

4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

2023 has been a big year for independents. And most of the time not in a good way. From Kyrsten Sinema to RFK Jr. to No Labels, 2023 was a steady succession of negative hits to the independent brand in all of the usual ways. Spoilers and grifters jumping on the bandwagon after being kicked off of all of the other wagons. Hangers on. Pretenders to the throne. Whatever you call them, we saw them all in 2023. And yet, there was one bright spot. A beacon shining in the dark night. A reason for hope in a year filled with mediocrity. Mayor Yemi Mobolade (@yemiformayor) rocked the political world when he was elected as the independent Mayor of Colorado Springs earlier this year. His infectious positivity swept him into office, winning the election in the conservative Colorado Springs mayoral race this last May. But he’s more than just a mayor. He is our proof of concept. Proof that independents can win. And more importantly, win in places where Democrats can not. He’s also proof that you, the Independent American, are the future. So before we head into whatever 2024 has in store for us, let’s take a little time with host Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) to look back to Episode 228 from June 22, 2023 to reflect on the victory that Mayor Mobolade represents and maybe carry a little of that optimistic spirit forward into the new year. The future is what we make it. Happy New Year America. Every episode of Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the most important news stories–and offers light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It’s content for the 49% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and veterans issues. Independent content for independent Americans. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. The podcast that helps you stay ahead of the curve–and stay vigilant. -WATCH video of Paul and Yemi’s conversation. -Join the movement. Sign up to get our regular breakdowns of the independent news you need to know. -Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power. -Check the hashtag #LookForTheHelpers. And share yours. -Find us on social media or www.IndependentAmericans.us. And get a cool, new IA hoodie sweatshirt just in time for the start of the cold season. -Check out other Righteous podcasts like The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra, Uncle Montel - The OG of Weed and B Dorm. Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led Righteous Media. America’s next great independent media company.

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0:00.0	Powered by Righteous Media.
0:14.9	Welcome to Independent Americans.
0:18.2	Welcome to episode 260. And welcome to 2024. I'm your host, Paul Reikoff.
0:27.4	2023 was a huge year for independence, and most of the time, not in a good way. From Kirsten Cinema to RFK Jr. to no labels,
0:40.2	2023 was a steady succession of negative hits to the independent brand in all the usual
0:47.2	ways. Spoilers and grifters jumping on the bandwagon after being kicked off all the other
0:53.2	wagons.
0:59.1	Hangers on, pretenders to the throne, whatever you call them, we saw them all in 2023.
1:00.4	And there will be many more in 2024.
1:02.7	And yet, in 2023, there was one bright spot, a beacon shining in the dark night,
1:10.8	a reason for hope in a year filled with
1:14.1	mediocrity. And worse. Mayor Yemi Mobilotti rocked the political world when he was elected as the
1:22.1	independent mayor of Colorado Springs last year. I think that he was the independent story of the year.
1:30.2	So his infectious positivity swept him into office, winning the election in normally
1:34.7	conservative Colorado Springs last May. But he's more than just a mayor. He's proof of concept,
1:42.2	proof that independence can win, and more importantly, win in places where
1:47.5	Democrats can't.
1:49.3	He's also proof that you, the independent American, are the future.
1:55.4	So as we head into whatever 2024 has in store, let's take a little time to look back to episode 228 from June
2:04.2	of 2023 to reflect on the victory that Mayor Mobolatti represents and maybe carry a little bit
2:12.6	of that optimistic spirit forward into the new year. The future is what we make it.
2:19.3	And the future is independent.
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