Where Are the Good Candidates?
The Michele Tafoya Podcast
Salem Podcast Network
2.4 • 590 Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
David Avella is the Chairman of GOPAC, and organization committed to identifying and supporting the next generation of Republican leaders. He joins Michele to talk about the midterms, 2024, the Speaker’s race, and where abortion fits into the political landscape.
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| 0:22.6 | So I think we're still just settling in here in early January on the fact that there was no |
| 0:29.3 | red wave in November and the Democrats did a good job of holding their ground to a certain extent, |
| 0:35.1 | certainly in the Senate. And a lot of people are saying, |
| 0:38.0 | well, the Republicans just didn't have the right candidates. Well, it's an interesting philosophy. |
| 0:44.3 | And I have become friends with a gentleman named David Avella, who is the chairman of Gopac. |
| 0:50.8 | No, Gopac is not a political action committee. GPack is an organization, a network of people that are educating and electing a new generation |
| 1:00.5 | of Republican leaders. |
| 1:01.7 | That's the header on their web page. |
| 1:04.4 | And it's interesting. |
| 1:05.6 | And I spoke to this group about a month ago and got a sense that there are a lot of young people who want to grow this |
| 1:12.8 | party or maybe run for office and they're new to it. |
| 1:16.5 | And so this organization educates them, helps them learn how to get elected. |
| 1:21.8 | David Avella is a fountain of information. |
| 1:25.1 | He is really well connected. |
| 1:27.4 | And he's going to talk to us about why things didn't go so well in November and what the |
| 1:32.9 | New Year's resolutions are for the Republican Party plus Trump and abortion. |
| 1:39.4 | All of that. |
| 1:41.0 | Next. |
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