E26 - The Importance of Voting in the Primaries

Despite all the attention focused on the general election, the primary election is really what matters. Primaries are a better representation of voter sentiment and what issues people really care about. This is democracy in action, every vote counts and the people have a say in who represents them. This is why it's so important for people to vote in the primaries - because that's when the real decisions are made.In today’s episode, Jonah Schulz, a 26-year-old Republican candidate for Ohio's 7th Congressional District, joins Jim and Dan for the second time. They will talk about the upcoming primary election and the qualities to look for in a candidate, what it takes to be a public servant, and why voting in the primary election is what really matters.Enjoy!In This Episode01:36 - How several states took part in the 2020 primaries05:49 - A look at the Ohio gubernatorial candidates11:45 - The qualities to look for in a candidate14:09 - How Jonah's campaign is going18:43 - What Jonah hears from people as he goes door-to-door22:50 - What it takes to be a public servant32:58 - Jonah's perspective on why primary elections matter40:56 - 2022 Primary Elections by state and territory58:43 - Why Jim cares so much about the primariesFavorite Quotes04:16 - "If you don't go out and vote in this primary, you lose any right you think you have to complain about your government. You don't get to complain." - Jim Larkin12:38 - "I think the guys that you need to be seeking out are the men and women, the new generation that is sick of everything they've seen happening, that are sick of what they see is going on, that aren't tainted by big money, that have no desire to go to big money, and that are willing to limit themselves to terms. That's who you should be looking for." - Jim Larkin20:32 - "We need to participate in our primary process. Because as we're going through these communities, going door to door, there are lots of Republicans, but there's a very small percentage, less than half of these Republicans that are voting in our primaries." - Jonah Schulz20:49 - "You begin to realize why you have so many awful options come the general election so often is because the people are not exercising their political power in the primaries to actually elect these citizen candidates and people who will stand firm in their convictions." - Jonah Schulz29:27 - "If we had a country full of people that were seeking to educate themselves, that were seeking to be engaged and were just seeking to obtain more knowledge and understanding of the truth, we wouldn't be facing most of the problems that we're facing right now. We'd probably have some great politicians and have some great public servants." - Jonah Schulz31:39 - "When it comes to the idea that an individual should be making their own healthcare decisions, not the government or corporations, that stuff is common sense. So much of this is very base-level stuff that we've just gotten out of touch with. And I think most people are starting to see that we're living in this kind of bizarre world where everything is operating backward." - Jonah Schulz34:12 - "We have to be able to look past the money and be engaged because so often the people who are engaged in the primary process are those more established groups and individuals who want to push certain candidates who will do the bidding of those groups, of those corporations, of those special interests." - Jonah Schulz36:00 - "The primary season is the only way out. Taking these rhinos out is the only way out of this cycle. The primary season is the only way out of this oligarchy that we are currently living under. All of those groups only have as much power as we allow them to have." - Jonah SchulzEngage with Johan SchulzTwitterWebsiteInstagramFacebookEngage with Pod Bless America PodcastEmail: [email protected] to more episodes of the Pod Bless America PodcastApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle Podcasts