Populism v Conservatism and the Need for Common Sense Candidates in 2024 with Congressional candidate Leslie Lewallen
The Heidi St. John Podcast
Heidi St. John
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🗓️ 14 December 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Today, Congressional candidate Leslie Lewallen, a mother of four and former prosecutor joins me to discuss the importance of electing Republicans with a proven history of conservatism and why the 2024 races are critical. We'll also talk about the role of state parties in getting out the vote, the dangers of populist movements and celebrity culture in politics and offer some encouragement for fatigued voters.
Show Notes: http://heidistjohn.com/blog/podcasts/leslie-lewallen
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| 0:00.0 | Recently I had the privilege of introducing a new candidate for Washington State's third congressional district and |
| 0:05.6 | Les of the Wellen is joining me today to talk about the state of politics in Washington State |
| 0:11.0 | and more broadly what's happening in conservatism |
| 0:14.0 | around the United States. |
| 0:15.7 | Populism is on the rise here and today we're going to talk a little bit about what |
| 0:19.2 | that means and how we can avoid having celebrity culture hijack our elections. |
| 0:24.4 | Stick around, I think you Heidi St. John Podcast. |
| 0:38.0 | Thanks for having me here. |
| 0:40.0 | It's a pleasure and an honor. |
| 0:42.0 | Well, we've been trying to do this for a little while. |
| 0:43.6 | You are busier in a one-arm paper hanger right now |
| 0:47.4 | running for Congress in Washington State's |
| 0:50.0 | third congressional district. |
| 0:51.0 | There are a lot of people listening to this right now who are like, wait a second, Heidi. Third Congressional |
| 0:53.8 | There are a lot of people listening to this right now who are like wait a second Heidi |
| 0:54.8 | Weren't you running for the Third Congressional and so for those of you who are hearing the buds words maybe you're from a different part of the country even right here in our state. |
| 1:03.0 | Yes, this is exactly the seat that I ran for two years ago. |
| 1:07.5 | Of course, we lost that seat. |
| 1:09.0 | Ultimately, the Republicans, which is the worst part about this, the Republicans lost that seat to a leftist. |
| 1:15.3 | And now you have jumped into the race. |
| 1:18.2 | So I love people to get to know you a little bit. |
| 1:20.6 | Tell us a little bit about who you are and why you decided to jump into politics because you've |
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