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Been saying this for years. You cannot build a sustainable political movement on a cult of personality, not at the top, not at the bottom, not at the committee level, not at the gubernatorial level. Period. Sure, it might look flashy in the short term, but if you are so laser focused on the individual at the top of the ticket, you are missing the bigger picture, and that's going to cost the entire Republican Party dearly, and it's the primary crux of the problem I have with the overwhelming majority of the Republicans that I've met in recent months, you've got to go out and look beyond the charismatic figurehead and consider what's happening down the ballot, because it's real. The real issue is a worst case scenario. Isn't just losing the presidency. That's bad enough governorships and even local offices, yeah, even the dog catcher race. And believe me, I've heard some people debate over who would do a better job with the Republican or the Democrat. Now you can laugh at that, but I'm not entirely joking. Welcome

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to the Paul Truesdale podcast, rather than two Pauls in a pod, this episode features Paul the elder, and thus just one Paul in a pod. So what's the gig? Individually or collectively, Paul and Paul sit down and chat predominantly at the Truesdell professional building and record frequently. They explain a few things about how life works. Before time gets away, they connect the dots and plot the knots, spots and ops with a heavy dose of knocks, mocks, pots, rocks, socks and mops. Confused, then welcome aboard. You see Paul the elder and Paul the younger enjoy telling complex stories that are always based on business economics and forecasting, while having fun laughing and being among like minded men, women and children from Earth, Pluto, Jupiter and Neptune, individually and jointly, Paul the elder and Paul the younger, coupled with Team Truesdell, have been there and done it. If you enjoy front porch philosophers who take deep dives and connect the dots while drinking coffee during the day and a whiskey after five, welcome. It is a true pleasure to have you on board. This is the Paul Truesdale podcast.

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Now despite my endless preaching on this topic, I feel like I'm talking to a brick wall. Everyone seems to be focused on the top of the ticket, and they're blind to what's really at stake. And I get it, believe me, I get it. People love a larger than life candidate, just like people want to believe in the boogeyman, Sasquatch and Bigfoot. By the way, whatever happened to the Loch Ness monster? I guess that fell out of vogue. Slimy skin always rates second to a hairy beast. But I digress. But look like I said, I get it. You love the larger than life cartoon candidate, but what happens when the personality is gone? If the base isn't solid, the whole structure collapses and the base is based upon large and small Republican clubs. It's never based truly on some organization with lots of rules. Who can join, when they can join, who can speak, who can't speak. It's about small groups, four, 610, 12, 2050, people getting together and having legitimate, real conversations. Even the clubs that have hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of men and women have to break down into smaller groups, and that's where the real politicking takes place, one to one on a small group basis. And as I said, when the personality is gone, the base, if it's not solid, the whole structure collapses. That's a disaster, not just for the candidate, but for the party, the Republican Party, the policies and the country as a whole. Now some new research has come out, and it could be a real game changer. There's a study that shows up to 41 million evangelical Christians will not vote in the upcoming election. That's not a typo. You didn't hear that wrong. That's 41 million. Now, of that 41 million, the poll shows that maybe 5 million of them can be encouraged to fulfill their civic duty and go to the polls and vote. Now some people think, Well, that's all it's going to take. I don't agree. So I believe that what Peter Thiel said when he said that he is going to vote for Trump, but do it, holding his nose, he wasn't going to give any money this time. I get that, and all the candidate endorsements from the pulpit are standing on the front porch, shaking hands, a little nudge here and there from the pulpit well, that that could actually matter some people and in some communities, there's no separation of church and state. It's fire and brimstone, black, white, brown, Asian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Irish, platoon, Martian, Martian, even the people from Venus. In some religions, or, should I say, in some religious organizations, the bright line between politics and faith is non existent. So I like to say to you as a person of faith, I encourage you to get out and vote. Yes, I have faith. I don't wear it on my sleeve. I don't wear it around my neck as a symbol, but I do have the faith to stand up to people and say, No, you're wrong, and what you're doing violates the principles of the Republican Party, and I've taken a lot of heat for that. I have no problem with that, none whatsoever, but I will say that ministers need to get people to get out and vote. It's their civic duty, and there are a lot of men and women down line on the ballot, not at the top, that need your support. Look, it's about making sure that every single level of government is aligned with the values that we care about, and don't let the frustration or AIF at the top keep you from making a difference. You've got a golden opportunity right now because elections, voting in Florida, in person, early voting starts today. Pick up the phone and call people and get your butt out and vote and tell people you're voting. Do you need a drive? Let's go vote and then have a cup of coffee, or go to vote and have coffee and donuts. Make a day of it, because we have to find a way to activate a fraction of those 41 million non voters, or let me tell you what you can bet your sweet bippy, the worst case scenario is going to occur. The pen

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is truly mightier than the sword. Now,

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I can hear the voices now, several women and several men, I know they're all in their 50s and 40s, screaming and hollering, Oh, you are not nice. You're anti Trump, or you're anti this, you're anti that. Sit down, shut up. We don't want to hear from you. Screw you. I'm just saying is stop. It's time to stop obsessing over the cult of personality at the top of the damn ticket and look at the bigger picture. As a Republican Red Alert, what the hell's marry you people. This is far more than about one person, people who aggressively look for leadership and talk down to people, folks is about the direction of the country. It takes a whole lot of people who actually understand how to run a business. Roses are

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red, and how do you do drink four of these not

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just stand in line long enough to get the fancy promotion and then criticize everybody else. I'm sick of those four...