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This Episode Is Probably A Bad Idea (feat. Ryan Girdusky and Terry Schilling)

Season 1, Ep. 42

In Today's episode of "Moment of Truth," Nick and Emma sit down with Terry Schilling, President of the American Principles Project (a pro-family advocacy group), and Ryan Girdusky, founder of the 1776 Project PAC and author of "They're Not Listening: How the Elites Created the National Populist Revolution" to discuss Critical Race Theory, Transgender bathrooms in School, the New Jersey & Virginia 2021 gubernatorial races and surprising outcomes, and analyze what all this means for 2022 and beyond. Hint - it will accelerate "the realignment."


Terry Schilling is the President of American Principles Project. Terry is responsible for developing, coordinating and implementing APP’s strategy, messaging and grassroots activity at the state and federal level. Before joining APP, Terry managed his father’s race for Congress in Illinois. Running in 2010 on a shoestring budget in a district that had been Democratic for nearly 30 years, Terry led the Bobby Schilling for Congress campaign to a 10-point victory. He is a proud father of five.


Learn more about Terry Schilling @ https://americanprinciplesproject.org/about/staff/#bio-91

Follow Terry on twitter @Schilling1776


Ryan Girdusky is a political consultant and writer. He’s a native New Yorker and co-author of the book “They’re Not Listening: How The Elites Created the National Populist Revolution,” released in June 2020. In addition, his National-Populist newsletter, started in 2019, has grown to amass thousands of readers, including many congresspeople and leaders in Washington.


Buy Ryan's book "They're Not Listening" – https://bookshop.org/books/they-re-not-listening-how-the-elites-created-the-national-populist-revolution/9781642934991?aid=21694&listref=amcanon-book-club


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https://www.ryangirdusky.com

https://natpop.substack.com/


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