When Justin Amash decided to leave the GOP last week, my first thought was how big of mistake this was going to be for his career. But like any good reporter, I decided to do a deeper dive into the life and career of Justin Amash and I must say how wrong I was about him and his intentions behind his stunning decision.
This is a guy who has won very difficult elections since 2010 and winning them by making his campaign about taking the dirt out of elections and even trying to make governing about what is best for the people rather then what is best for the party.
So when he wrote his OpEd in the Times declaring his independence from the GOP, it was true to form for this congressman. In declaring his independence, he made a decision that he could no longer serve his district and be part of a political party and on his way out the door he put both parties on notice that he was not alone and more was possibly to come.
I had to know more about this man and what he has planned and luckily for us our good friend Dr. Eric Larson of the Paradocs podcast is best friends with Rep Amash and was allowed to stop by The Gray to help us understand the man behind the decision and learn what we can all do to support a true patriot like Rep. Amash.
