{"id":4893,"date":"2023-05-11T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/222-michael-steele-why-hasnt-he-left-the-gop-republican-party-disintegration-trump-guilty-and-ahead-in-polls-bidens-bad-economic-messaging-no-labels-no-go-more-shootin\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T11:16:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T11:16:59","slug":"222-michael-steele-why-hasnt-he-left-the-gop-republican-party-disintegration-trump-guilty-and-ahead-in-polls-bidens-bad-economic-messaging-no-labels-no-go-more-shootin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/222-michael-steele-why-hasnt-he-left-the-gop-republican-party-disintegration-trump-guilty-and-ahead-in-polls-bidens-bad-economic-messaging-no-labels-no-go-more-shootin\/","title":{"rendered":"222. Michael Steele. Why Hasn\u2019t He Left the GOP? Republican Party Disintegration. Trump Guilty\u2013and Ahead in Polls. Biden\u2019s Bad Economic Messaging. No Labels No-Go. More Shootings. Ukraine Fires Its First Patriots. John Wick, NBA Playoffs &amp; Mother\u2019s Day."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IA-222-MAIL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"550\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4895\" \/><br \/>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jDxMShVmIO4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\" embed-responsive-item\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA2236076334\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Michael Steele is a returning guest who always brings the fire. (Hear\/watch his previous appearance in <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/193-michael-steele-election-predictions-why-is-he-still-a-republican-who-will-win-the-house-will-the-gop-break-apart-picking-winners-losers-in-all-the-big-november-matchups-jan-6-committe\/\">Episode 193 from Oct 2022<\/a>) The Former Chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gop.com\/\">Republican National Committee<\/a>, Former Lt. Gov. of Maryland has served in all levels of elected and government office and is now a Political Analyst for MSNBC and the host of <a href=\"https:\/\/availableon.com\/themichaelsteelepodcast\">his own influential political podcast<\/a>. He ran for the Maryland Senate seat in 2016 and is often suggested as a candidate for President. He\u2019s also a big John Wick fan. And he\u2019s back with our Paul Rieckhoff to tear into all the latest headlines and chaos in American politics. They share many values, but differ on some issues and always respectfully butt heads. You\u2019ve seen these two together on cable TV. But it\u2019s never enough time and never truly uncensored. This conversation is both. It\u2019s a firey, fast and fun conversation that will leave you smarter. And maybe even hopeful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Every episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\">Independent Americans<\/a> hosted by Paul Rieckhoff is the truth beyond the headlines\u2013and light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s content for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/04\/17\/poll-americans-independent-republican-democrat\">49% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent<\/a>. And it always delivers the <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a> 5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and veterans issues. This is another pod to help you stay vigilant. Because vigilance is the price of democracy. In these trying times especially, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\">Independent Americans<\/a> will continue to be your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-As mentioned on the show, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballotpa.org\/\">check out Ballot PA<\/a> and their critical effort to repeal closed primaries in Pennsylvania. And to empower nearly 1.1 million voters in PA who are registered as unaffiliated with a political party or Independent.<\/p>\n<p>-Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelSteele\">Michael Steele on Twitter<\/a>, watch him on MSNBC and subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelsteelenetwork.com\/podcasts\/\">The Michael Steele Podcast<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\">Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/a> of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jDxMShVmIO4\">&#8211; WATCH video of Paul and Michael\u2019s conversation on our YouTube channel here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iQuECWcqQWA\">WATCH Paul\u2019s weekly segment on NewsNation with Marni Hughes from last week here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23LookForTheHelpers&amp;src=typed_query\">#LookForTheHelpers<\/a> on social media. And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/merch\/\">And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check out other powerful, independent Righteous podcasts like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\">The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\">Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\">B Dorm<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Independent Americans is powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a>. America\u2019s next great independent media company.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Michael Steele is a returning guest who always brings the fire. (Hear\/watch his previous appearance in Episode 193 from Oct 2022) The Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Former Lt. Gov. of Maryland has served in all levels of elected and government office and is now a Political Analyst for MSNBC and the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/222-michael-steele-why-hasnt-he-left-the-gop-republican-party-disintegration-trump-guilty-and-ahead-in-polls-bidens-bad-economic-messaging-no-labels-no-go-more-shootin\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">222. Michael Steele. Why Hasn\u2019t He Left the GOP? Republican Party Disintegration. Trump Guilty\u2013and Ahead in Polls. Biden\u2019s Bad Economic Messaging. No Labels No-Go. More Shootings. Ukraine Fires Its First Patriots. John Wick, NBA Playoffs &amp; Mother\u2019s Day.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4894,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f015d0.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f015d0.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f015d0.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f015d0-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f015d0-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f015d0.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f015d0.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f015d0.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f015d0.jpg",800,800,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"&nbsp; Michael Steele is a returning guest who always brings the fire. (Hear\/watch his previous appearance in Episode 193 from Oct 2022) The Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Former Lt. 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