Democrats’ Prospects Looking Up In Ohio. And Nationally. A Conversation

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

The Bravery Project

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

4.6 • 752 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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I sat down with long time Democrat and long time Ohioan David Pepper to discuss how Democrats’ prospects in Ohio have really improved of late. Which should give Democrats around the the country a guide on how to win in 2026. Interesting stuff.

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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.
0:13.5	I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other.
0:23.6	The social contract, it's on us.
0:31.2	Welcome, everybody.
0:33.2	Come on in, come on in.
0:34.6	I want to introduce David Pepper here in a second.
0:36.8	Come on in, press those hearts. Joe Walsh with you. It's Thursday night. It's Wednesday night. Seven o'clock on the East Coast. I can't wait to have this conversation with one of the smartest political minds I know around these days. David Pepper, he's in Ohioan,
0:58.5	longtime Democratic activists. By the way, author of, did I see there's a second edition of saving
1:05.1	democracy? Yeah, it's right over my shoulder here. It's the second edition. I put it out about a
1:10.7	month ago. Awesome. It's sort of dish. I put it out about a month ago.
1:11.6	Awesome.
1:12.4	It's sort of updated with all the crazy new challenges of the Trump era.
1:16.0	Fantastic.
1:16.7	Everybody, it's a great book.
1:18.2	It's called Saving Democracy, a User's Manual.
1:22.3	Get your hands on that, and I'll say this a couple times over the next 30 minutes.
1:27.3	If you're subscribed to me,
1:28.7	make sure you're subscribed to David right here on Substack as well. David Pepper, my friend,
1:35.8	thanks for taking some time. I want to start with your state of Ohio. Okay. And I say this as former Tea Party guy. I've been a Democrat now for two
1:48.2	months. I know. Way to go. It's all better now, right? It's all better. But man, you got great
1:55.7	Democratic news in the state of Ohio. Sherry Brown, way to go. Tell me what you think.
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