S1E50 - Sean Walsh - We Must Do Better
We met with Sean Walsh, premier political analysts and former advisor to Presidents George H.W. Bush and Ronald Regan, to glean his perspectives on the GOP, its future, pressing political issues, and what is unfolding in the run up to the 2024 elections. A classical conservative and a leading thinker, Walsh shined piercing light on the challenges for both parties and the country as a whole. Geopolitically he views the U.S. as very vulnerable. He sounded a clarion call for taking a sober look in the mirror. We should be preparing for an emboldened China, and tackling the collapse of manufacturing, its workforce, and its supply chains. The American Dream appears to have changed, and seemingly not for the better. Mourning the loss of serious discourse in an age of soundbites and the rise of government and prosecutorial overreach, Walsh sees that we have much catching up to do to become commercially and militarily competitive again. Irrespective of your politics, we think you’ll find that our conversation was the “serious discourse” of which we need more. Join us.
Biography
Sean Walsh is a principal at Wilson Walsh. He works with national and multi-national companies that have issues intersecting with regulators, law enforcement, political constituencies, the media, and the public. He is an expert in managing a broad scope of areas, including regulatory challenges, media and communications strategy, branding, political strategy, public and community affairs, and public relations work. His responsibilities also include working with senior partners in the firm on complex multi-practice area matters in the United States and abroad. He has more than 30 years of senior-level experience in federal and state government, politics, policy, and communications. He has advised two of California’s governors and served on the White House staff of Presidents George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, in addition to advising clients in the private sector. Sean also serves a national government and political expert for numerous media outlets, including public radio and public television, CNN, and numerous national and international print publications. He is on the Statewide Leadership Council for the Public Policy Institute of California and the advisory board for the World Affairs Councils of America.
Conversation recorded on September 8, 2023.