391. Why It's Time to Go Third Party with Maurice Mitchell

The New Evangelicals Podcast

Tim Whitaker

News, Religion & Spirituality, Politics, Christianity

4.6 • 936 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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In today's episode, Tim interviews Maurice Mitchell, the National Director of the Working Families Party (WFP). They discuss the origins and purpose of the WFP, the concept of fusion voting, and the significance of Zoran Mamdani's campaign. Maurice's Working Families Party Page Chapters 03:30 The Origins and Purpose of the Working Families Party 18:03 The Role of Faith in Politics and the Left 31:06 Zoran Mamdani's Campaign and Its Significance 42:28 The Intersection of Faith and Politics in the Pro-Democracy Movement ____________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠you'd like to support our work, you can DONATE here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us On Instagram @thenewevangelicals Subscribe On YouTube @thenewevangelicals The New Evangelicals exists to support those who are tired of how evangelical church has been done before and want to see an authentic faith lived out with Jesus at the center. This show is produced by Josh Gilbert Media | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joshgilbertmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are committed to building a caring community that emulates the ways of Jesus by reclaiming the evangelical tradition and embracing values that build a better way forward. If you’ve been marginalized by your faith, you are welcome here. We’ve built an empathetic and inclusive space that encourages authentic conversations, connections and faith. Whether you consider yourself a Christian, an exvangelical, someone who's questioning your faith, or someone who's left the faith entirely, you are welcome here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:10.7	What is up, friends? Wow. Just had an amazing, amazing conversation with Maurice Mitchell or Mo, as his friends call him. I got to say, he blew my mind. He is the national director for the Working Families Party. It is a political party in the U.S.
1:29.3	And I had a lot of questions for him. And he had amazing answers. I got to say, he gave me a lot of hope.
1:35.0	I know so often we feel discouraged. We're not sure what to do. Man, it was really good.
1:41.5	I'm just so excited to bring this conversation to you. I think that what
1:45.5	WFP is doing is really great. They're very pragmatic. They're very aware of our two-party
1:51.9	grip on our politics and they have a way around that. And it was just super, super encouraging.
1:57.4	So I asked him about faith, Christian nationalism, the recent rise of Zoran
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