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Hey folks,
Joe Walsh and I showed up exhausted—not polished, not scripted. Just real. We got into the grind, the burnout, and then zoomed all the way out to what’s actually happening politically right now. This one hit that weird intersection of tired and fired up—and yeah, those can exist at the same time.
Here are a few moments you don’t want to miss:
[00:01:07] We kick things off raw—talking burnout, the emotional toll of staying in the fight, and why sometimes resistance looks like taking a damn nap.
[00:03:03] I break down why Democrats could be heading into a wave election—and why I’m still not sleeping easy about it.
[00:05:26] The biggest risk? Us. Bad candidates, messy primaries, and the very real chance we overthink our way into losing winnable races.
[00:17:05] California chaos: too many Democrats, not enough coordination—and how that could accidentally hand Republicans the governor’s mansion.
[00:22:07] The big picture—why this moment feels like 2006 on steroids, and how anger, the economy, and candidate quality could reshape everything.
This conversation covers a lot—burnout, midterms, candidate strategy, and the uncomfortable truth that voters don’t actually like either party right now. It’s for anyone trying to stay engaged without losing themselves in the process. And it’s a reminder: we can win big and still get it wrong if we don’t deliver.
If you value honest conversations like this—the kind that don’t pretend everything is fine—help me keep them going.
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With urgency,
—Mike
