The GOP’s Trap...Will Democrats Fight Back?

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

Resolute Square

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.9 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Politics is a battlefield, and right now, Democrats are struggling to break free from the traps set by Republicans. In this episode Rick Wilson sits with Democratic strategist Joel Payne to discuss the current political landscape and the challenges facing the Democratic Party. They break down the Republican Party’s attempts to box Democrats in on spending bills, the broader cultural and messaging battles, and how Democrats can better connect with voters by focusing on real-world concerns rather than policy jargon. Payne offers insight on the evolving political spectrum, the need for Democrats to fight smarter, and how Trump’s chaos-driven approach presents both challenges and opportunities. Timestamps: (00:01:36) Should they be helping Mike Johnson? (00:09:04) Speaking American (00:14:53) An agenda that doesn't rely on Trump (00:18:27) Susie Wiles and Elon Musk Follow Resolute Square: Instagram Twitter TikTok Find out more at Resolute Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Resolute Square
0:04.0	There was also maintained what was called an enemy's list, which was rather extensive and continually being updated.
0:14.0	Democrats want Republicans dead.
0:19.0	Where I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters, okay?
0:26.6	The women with the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having abortion.
0:34.6	On January 6th of 2021, you had tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting.
0:41.8	No, it's not a right-way conspiracy.
0:43.4	You're not Q&ON.
0:44.6	It's real.
0:47.0	I'm Rick Wilson, and this is The Enemy's List.
0:53.0	Hey, folks, my guest today on The Enemies, this is Joel Payne.
0:56.3	He's Democratic strategist.
0:57.7	Comes out of some fairly distinguished lineage of some great folks in this House and Senate.
1:03.6	As a really good observer of Democratic Party politics and of messaging,
1:09.7	has worked with Move On and other groups over the years.
1:12.2	And I'm happy to welcome Joel today because the Democrats are in a moment right now
1:17.1	where the Republicans have tried to put them in a box on this spending bill.
1:22.7	They're trying to put them in a box on Doge and other things.
1:26.0	And Joel's the perfect kind of guy to help Democrats get out of that box because
1:29.8	it's a trap I don't think they want to be in.
1:32.0	So, Joel, welcome to the program today.
1:33.9	And I wanted to start by asking you, right now, as we're recording this, they're still
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