2025 Election Takeaways: We Can Win Locally | EP 94

SUMMARY -
One-year post-Trump's 2024 triumph, Episode 94 of Tearing Down High Places turns 2025's bruising off-year results (NJ's 13-pt GOP flop, NYC's socialist mayor upset, VA/CA Dem holds) into a blueprint for victory. Pastors Seth Brickley, Jeff Kliewer, and Tim Robinson, with host Average Joe Gormley, expose low Christian turnout (just 21% in NJ—down from 43% in 1969) and moderate candidates' abortion/LGBTQ wobbles as the culprits. But here's the win: Focus on local magistrates—ditch marriage licenses to slash divorce, evangelize the I-95 corridor, register discipled believers as Republicans. Trump's border wins buy time, but true turnaround starts in your town: Bold pastor endorsements could spike evangelical turnout to 70%, making the left "never win." End-times vibes. Yes—but God's grace demands action. Tear down high places, one precinct at a time.
Digestible Show Notes (Local-Wins Emphasis) Swimmable sections with a "lessons → action" flow, pulling direct transcript gems:
• 00:00-07:00: National Losses, Local Hope
Lesson: Trump's Year 1 restrains evil (closed border), but youth indoctrination (65% under-35 NYC radicals) and 79% NJ non-voters signal crisis.
Action: Pastors, re-educate Gen Z biblically—science + Scripture prove life at conception. (Seth: "We have a job of ridding them of the indoctrination.")
• 07:00-22:00: NJ/NYC Flops—But Suburbs Are Winnable
Lesson: Ciattarelli's moderate vibe tanked turnout; Mamdani's pro-Hamas win exposes "Sodom-level" evil in urban cores.
Action: Target South Jersey/red shore counties—evangelize I-95 commuters. Split NJ North/South for red gains. (Jeff: "Burlington tilts left... that's our job.")
• 22:00-36:00: VA/CA Warnings, Midterm Math
Lesson: DC sprawl + redistricting props pad Dems; debt interest now tops military spend—unsustainable.
Action: Prioritize battlegrounds like PA Senate; Trump, focus domestic (gas to $2/gal). Local fix: Overturn cultural rot via lesser magistrates. (vibe: "We can win people to Christ and disciple them... register them to vote.")
• 36:00-43:00: Leadership Reset—Men Lead, Women Flourish Home
Lesson: Suburban women drive compromises; unbiblical female CEOs/governors erode families.
Action: Restore patriarchy—moms practice motherhood for joyful legacy. Principled men govern by God's law. (Tim's wife: "Go back to heads of household.")
• 43:00-End: Mobilize Now—Pastors, Preach the Vote
Lesson: 80% eligible skip ballots (hope gap or moral qualms); moderates excite no one.
• Action: Sermons endorse Bible-aligned candidates’ pre-election—left crumbles. Local wins: End marriage licenses, cut divorce, build stable towns. (Seth: "If every pastor... told congregants who to vote for... the left would never win.")