The Rational Republican

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Nick interviews James: Why I'm running for State Rep Feb 09, 2020

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For the first time in many episodes, we don't have a guest! In this episode, Nick interviews James and we discuss why James is running for office in House District 36 and what he's going to focus on once elected.

Episode 25: Redistricting Jan 19, 2020

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James and Nick welcome Norman Turrill who is the President of the League of Women Voters Advocacy Fund and one of the chief petitioners for People Not Politicians which is a ballot measure designed to set up a bipartisan commission to redraw district lines after every census.

Episode 24: Potent Potables with Martin Medeiros Jan 04, 2020

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James and Nick welcome Martin Mederios, a local author, speaker and attorney who specializes in negotiation and persuasion. The goal was to talk about Martin's specialty but we ended up talking about vaccines, logging and autonomous vehicles.

Episode 23: Alexander Flores Dec 22, 2019

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In this episode James and Nick welcome Alexander Flores, 2018 Republican candidate for Oregon Senate District 15. We talk about issues that affect the Latino community in Oregon and how the GOP can be more friendly to Latino voters.

Episode 22: Being Gay In The GOP Nov 30, 2019

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James and Nick welcome Karl Rohde, an openly gay local politician who also happens to be a Republican. We talk about how Karl became a Republican and why he has decided to stay in the era of Trump. We also touch on morality and how it plays a part in modern politics. Also, be sure to attend the Red Dress Party next year at Veterans Memorial Coliseum the third weekend in May.

Episode 21: DPO Platform Article 3 - The Environment Nov 16, 2019

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James and Nick welcome back Xander Almeida and friend-of-the-pod Jacob Vandever to discuss the Democrats' priorities for the environment.

Episode 20: DPO Platform Article 2 - Education Nov 03, 2019

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Nick couldn't make it, but James, Xander and Peter take a stab at Article 2 of the DPO Platform. We discuss a lot of issues on the topic of education and the government's role in educating our children.

Episode 19: DPO Platform Article 1 - Economy Oct 19, 2019

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James and Nick welcome back Xander and Peter, our guests from the ORP Platform Convention podcast to take on another important document: the Democrat Party of Oregon platform. This will end up being a series so stay tuned for several more podcasts, each dealing with an article of the platform.

Episode 18: Rich Vial - Deputy Secretary of State Oct 06, 2019

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James and Nick welcome Deputy Secretary of State and former State Representative Rich Vial. We talk about partisanship Oregon, priorities in the SoS office and how we can do better.

Episode 17: Jeff Eager - Former Bend Mayor Sep 21, 2019

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In the third and final episode of our trip to Bend, Nick and James welcome former Bend mayor Jeff Eager in what ends up being a pretty technical discussion about the state of the Party and what it takes to win.

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