Leftist Campaigner Turned Trump Voter
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I started to see over time, I thought that it was the democratic establishment that was out of touch, but the progressives were even more out of touch.
The rise of the democratic socialists within the Democratic Party has shaken both loyal party members and establishment power players.
In this episode, we speak to a former democrat campaign operator about her experience behind the scenes, watching the party change, and why she decided to leave. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley, and this is a weekend episode of Morning Wire. Joining us now is the author of Nothing Left, Confessions of a Democrat operative, Evan Barker. Evan, thanks for coming on. Thank you so much for having me. It's great to be here. So you formerly worked as an operative for a progressive democratic fundraising outfit and you've now pivoted and you've uh captured the experience of working in that organization in your new book. First, uh, can you tell us about the experience that led you to write this book?
Oh boy, where do I even begin?
Um, so I actually got started in politics back in 2008. I was only a senior in high school, and you know, I have a pre-existing genetic lung disease similar to cystic fibrosis. So healthcare access back then, you know, it could be a real problem for people like me. And so I started working for Barack Obama. I also grew up in a, you know, Midwestern uh Democratic Union family. And so a lot of my relatives back then, you know, just they supported Democrats. You know, nowadays most of them have drifted over to the right, actually. But, you know, so that's kind of how I got started. And then after college, Donald Trump was elected to be president of the United States. And so I was kind of reactivated by his pre by his.
Presidency. And so I ended up working on some establishment races on the East Coast, kind of got disillusioned with the Democratic establishment as well. Um, they just didn't seem to really stand for much other than opposing Donald Trump. Uh, they kind of talked about abortion a lot and just sort of like resisting. And that at that time, you know, that wasn't really. What was speaking to me. And so I ended up moving back to Kansas back home. And I ended up finding a progressive labor lawyer there who was endorsed by Bernie and AOC. So I was actually there the day that AOC and Bernie Sanders first ever met. I was with them because they came, I know it's crazy. I didn't, I didn't realize what I was. Witnessing at the time, you guys.
But, you know, so I kind of got sucked up into the whole progressive world, you know, then kind of used that campaign as a launching pad into national progressive campaigns. Ended up visiting AOC's office, went out to see Amar Kampanajar, who just ran again the cycle out in California, and then finally. Finally landed at Left Rising, which was kind of like the secret weapon of the far left. They were behind Ilhan Omar, Corey Bush, Jamal Bowman, Abdul El-Sayed. I actually worked for him too. And, you know, I started to see over time, I thought that it was the Democratic establishment that was out of touch, but the progressives were even more out of touch. And they championed these crazy far-left views that just completely turned me off and turned off people in my family.
And so, you know, once I kind of figured out what they were all about, um, in 2022, I ended up uh kind of just resigning from my job and I became a mom that year as well. And had a little baby boy and just took a couple of years to just be a mom, focus on my son, which was so refreshing after working for the far left. And then got re energized when I saw that crazy debate with Joe Biden and Donald Trump that I'm sure you guys saw too.
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