Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh went from Tea Party firebrand to Trump supporter to Never Trumper to Democrat. With the midterms weeks away, David Sirota asks him what Democrats should do if they win: stay with the establishment, or finally build a populist movement of their own.They get into why Walsh backed Trump in 2016 and what he now regrets, how the Tea Party turned into MAGA, why “electability” dominates Democratic primaries, what a President AOC would mean for a former Tea Party guy, and what role ex-Republicans and Never Trumpers should play in Democratic politics .They also compare notes on a 30-year-old shared history on the Illinois campaign trail that Walsh didn’t remember.WATCH — Ex-Tea Party Congressman Joe...
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