Taking on an Undemocratic Trojan Horse with Congressman Mark Pocan

Congressman Mark Pocan represents Wisconsin’s second district.

He’s a small business owner, a labor union member and a surprisingly good magician!

Along with serving on the Appropriations Committee, he’s served as co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and serves as chair of the Equality Caucus and co-chair of the Labor Caucus.

While he is never one to shy away from a fight with Republicans at any level of government — or from those who put the needs of corporate profits over those of working families — I invited him on the podcast to talk about one very specific, and public, fight he’s currently involved in: and that’s his fight with AIPAC.

He held nothing back. He shared that he sees what they are doing in Democratic primaries as a “Trojan Horse” way for them to “circumvent democracy” and talked about their “insidious” path to undermine the Democratic process. He expressed great concern that if AIPAC’s current methods are successful, that we will see groups like the NRA following in their path.

Along with AIPAC, we spoke about:

TikTok and whether it’s actually a national security issue
The “full-blown cult” that the Republican party has become
Why he’s so comfortable getting attacked by powerful enemies
The best ways to keep in touch with elected officials (and why you should reach out to them, even about issues on which you agree)
Magic Mondays

And a whole lot more!

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