E53 - The Importance of Local Elections, and how Warren Capps can help Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Too often, people tend to focus on national politics and ignore the importance of electing good local leaders. They believe that the change they want to see happens at the national level. But the truth is that the most important changes always happen at the local level. That is because the people elected to lead locally are closest to the people they serve. They are the ones who understand the needs of their constituents better than anyone else.In this episode, Warren Capps joins Jim and Dan. As a relentlessly committed leader to serving Cuyahoga Falls' citizens, Warren talks about his efforts to bring change to the community, what motivated him to run for city council, and how he plans to solve the top three problems facing Cuyahoga Falls.Enjoy!In This Episode02:53 - Backstory of Warren Capps07:14 - Why change must start at the local level13:54 - What Warren wants to do for the local community20:18 - What caused Warren to lose the councilor race22:29 - Why local elections matter27:47 - What prompted Warren to run for city council33:08 - What Warren could have done to solve the traffic power outage41:49 - How Cuyahoga Falls is screwed right now44:35 - The top three problems in Cuyahoga Falls and Warren's plan to solve them44:44 - Crime55:55 - Utilities1:00:30 - Breaking away from Summit County Democrats1:15:55 - Jim's message to the people of Cuyahoga FallsFavorite Quotes04:35 - "It is impossible to lead through strength when we have the weakest president we've ever had." - Jim Larkin05:26 - "I was a go-getter. I believed in targeted patrol and drug interdiction and all the different type of stuff that helped to keep us safe and send a message that we don't play around in these cities for our citizens." - Warren Capps06:17 - "Once you look a little deeper and you start to dive in and see across the state, and you start to see the Democrats and the direction they're heading, it's all very purposeful. They want to run the show." - Warren Capps07:47 - "Your day-to-day life is controlled by your local governments. The change you start to make has to come at the local level." - Jim Larkin21:03 - "It's not communism or socialism that will destroy this country. It's not China or Russia that is going to destroy this country. What's going to destroy this country is apathy."- Jim Larkin49:05 - "The problem with policing today is guys are scared to stop minorities. They're scared to stop them because they don't want to be the next guy in the news." - Jim Larkin1:05:38 - "Those patriotic symbols of our freedom, people who gave their lives, were being quieted. We are being stifled." - Warren CappsConnect with Warren CappsWebsiteFacebookFollow the Pod Bless America Podcast on GETTRSubscribe to Freedom Square to learn moreEngage with Pod Bless America PodcastEmail: [email protected]: [email protected] to more episodes of the Pod Bless America PodcastApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle Podcasts