I Was A Secret Weapon Of The Far Left — Then I Voted for Trump | Evan Barker - Walk-Ins Welcome 401 [UaWYkPy6EN7]
Bridget Phetasy sits down with Evan Barker, former Democratic operative and author of Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative, to talk about what it looks like when a political party decides it doesn't need normal people anymore. Evan spent years as a fundraising specialist for progressive Democrats and watching the party be slowly hijacked by social justice activists, special interests, and the DSA until she reached a breaking point and ultimately ended up voting for Trump in 2024. She and Bridget discuss the DSA's strategy for the 2026 midterms, why the progressive wing thinks they lost because they weren't radical enough, what Mamdani's rise actually signals for 2028, how politicians spend all their time begging people for money, how motherhood radicalized them both, why the Democrats are running out moderates who never should have been lost in the first place, and what Evan's biggest regret is. Buy her book now! - #DemocraticParty #DSA #WalkInsWelcome Topics covered: Democratic Party collapse, DSA and Justice Democrats, Zohran Mamdani, progressive fundraising and call time, AOC and Bernie Sanders, Soros DAs and criminal justice reform, 2026 midterms strategy, motherhood and political radicalization, voting for Trump, California decline and ballot harvesting 🎙️ New episodes every week. Subscribe for more deep-dive interviews. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor Links: - Quest offers 100+ lab tests to empower you to have more control over your health journey. Choose from a variety of test types that best suit your needs, use code WALKINS25 to get 25% off - - If you love Walk-Ins Welcome become a supporter at -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy - Podcast Bridget Phetasy admires grit and authenticity. On Walk-Ins Welcome, she talks about the beautiful failures and frightening successes of her own life and the lives of her guests. She doesn’t conduct interviews—she has conversations. Conversations with real people about the real struggle and will remind you that we can laugh in pain and cry in joy but there’s no greater mistake than hiding from it all. By embracing it all, and celebrating it with the stories she’ll bring listeners, she believes that our lowest moments can be the building blocks for our eventual fulfillment. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PHETASY IS a movement disguised as a company. We just want to make you laugh while the world burns. Buy PHETASY MERCH here: For more content, including the unedited version of Dumpster Fire, BTS content, writing, photos, livestreams and a kick-ass community, subscribe at Twitter - Instagram - Podcast - Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy