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Why This Republican Backs Union Workers | Better Bad Ideas w/Sean O'Brien | Ep. 50
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- Jan 14, 2026
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Summary
Sean sits down with representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district Rob Bresnahan. Special thanks to our Launch Sponsor, Keches Law Group! Visit https://www.KechesLaw.com for your legal needs. This episode is also brought to you by LaborFirst, the leader in healthcare navigation and advocacy for plan sponsors, union members, and retirees. Visit https://laborfirst.com/ for more information. New episodes of Better Bad Ideas drop every Wednesday! Subscribe and hit the bell to be notified when they go live! Also available where ever you download podcasts! Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Better Bad Idea Getting into Politics? 03:37 - How Did You Get Started in Politics? 05:20 - Did You Know You Wanted to Run for Congress? 10:12 - What Was Your Welcome Like? 14:00 - Capitalizing on Opponents Vulnerability 20:00 - How Did this Evolve? 23:40 - What was the Key to Your Victory? 29:31 - What's Your View on Towing the Party Line? 36:14 - Being a Hockey Goalie 43:51 - Weaponization of Issues 46:39 - Should Congress Have Been Briefed About The Venezuela Mission? 51:49 - UPS Loses Amazon 56:04 - Pro Tariff 59:25 - Thoughts on AI 1:03:09 - Is there an Opportunity for AI to Provide Blue Collar Jobs? 1:10:13 - Minneapolis 1:14:41 - Do You Have an Opponent? 1:17:35 - Who Would You Have Lunch With? Better Bad Ideas • https://www.instagram.com/betterbadideas • https://www.tiktok.com/@betterbadideas • https://x.com/betterbadideas Subscribe to Better Bad Ideas on Spotify & Apple! • https://open.spotify.com/show/5Br4YZ6h20M6VZGBtIsaBs?si=eaa75a585c7f4ccd • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-obrien/id1786675550 This is a 7EQUIS Network Show http://www.7equis.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices