E249. Republicans Need To Appeal To The Center - Tamika Hamilton

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🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Former Republican nominee for Congress and 14 year Air Force veteran Tamika Hamilton, sits down with Bridget to discuss the realities of running for office. Tamika shares what drove her to run for Congress, the process a normal person has to figure out along the way, the money necessary for an effective campaign, the need for volunteers, and why we should all get more involved. She and Bridget cover what it's like for a black woman to run for office in the Republican party, the areas where she sees Democrats being more successful than Republicans, why Republican candidates need to start appealing towards people in the center rather than their base, the need to present a more optimistic vision of our future, and why the party as a whole needs to have a more empathetic approach. They also talk motherhood, the realities of being married to a cop, how kids today are looking for mentorship and support, and how if we're not careful, we're gonna walk right into a Gavin Newsom presidency. Donate to Tamika's PAC at TamikaPAC.org and email her if you'd like to get involved or have questions about running for office - [email protected].

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0:00.0	This week on the podcast, we welcome a sod after an emerging thought leader, media surrogate
0:06.0	and former Republican nominee for Congress, Tamika Hamilton.
0:10.6	The way the consultants always say, go first with your, try to get your base and then move
0:15.2	back to the middle.
0:16.2	I'm not an expert, but just from what I see, I don't think that that is the answer anymore.
0:20.8	I think we have to go straight to the middle because there's too many people in the field
0:25.6	right now, the Republican field, and no one's appealing to Democrats.
0:29.0	If there's not one Republican today that could go and win a general election, especially
0:33.9	given the whole abortion thing and how we address dogs, how we address history of this nation,
0:39.7	regardless of how Republicans feel about it, you still need black voters, you still need
0:43.4	Hispanics.
0:44.4	The GOP is not doing outreach to and spending money on those groups that are needed to flip
0:50.2	seats.
0:51.2	And now, moving forward, you're going to need blacks and you're going to need Hispanics because
0:54.5	these places are going blue.
0:56.0	I didn't have college age people that are going, that are blue and they're not going
1:00.8	back, they're not going red.
1:02.7	This is Watkins.
1:03.7	Welcome with Bridget Pettissey and Bridget Pettissey and you are welcome.
1:20.1	You know the drill.
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