Thursdays with Trisha: Calvarese interviews former rival Greg Lopez at DougCo Citizenry Forum

About this episode

Trisha and Ryan discuss Trisha's experience at the Douglas County Citizenry Forum, where she interviewed former rival Greg Lopez, emphasizing cross-party engagement and the challenges of party politics.

In this episode of 'Thursdays with Trisha,' Heidi Ganahl, the former Republican nominee for governor in Colorado, sits down for a cameo with Trisha and Ryan. They discuss Trisha's experience attending the Douglas County Citizenry Forum, where she interviewed Greg Lopez, a candidate both Trisha (4th Congressional District 2024 special election) and Heidi (2022 Colorado governor) ran directly against in past elections. Trisha and Heidi stress the importance of cross-party engagement and respectful dialogue. They also touch on the challenges of navigating party politics and the need for constructive debate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Trisha, Ryan

Guest: Heidi Ganahl

Topics covered

• cross-party engagement
• respectful dialogue
• party politics
• constructive debate
• elections

Keywords

• Douglas County Citizenry Forum
• Greg Lopez
• Heidi Ganahl
• cross-party engagement
• party politics
• constructive debate
• elections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Douglas County Citizenry Forum, Republican

Places: Colorado

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