WEBVTT - The Progressive Wave Hits the Midterms

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<v Speaker 1>iTunes and Hilldale Morniglorion Ian Grace America. I'm Hugh hewittt

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<v Speaker 1>back from my whirldwind trip to Ohio. Thanks to Mark

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<v Speaker 1>Davis for sitting in for me on Monday and Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll tell you what I was up to after the break,

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<v Speaker 1>but I begin the program today with former Virginia Governor

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<v Speaker 1>Glenn Youngkin. Governor Younkin is back with us because he

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<v Speaker 1>and empowering America's parents. A brand new five to one

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<v Speaker 1>C four is out there trying to get the education

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<v Speaker 1>Freedom tax credit adopted across the country. Governor, good to

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<v Speaker 1>see you again. Tell us about empowering America's parents and

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<v Speaker 1>why states won't adopt like this is the easiest choice

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<v Speaker 1>a governor can make. I think.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it is too, and Hugh great to be

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<v Speaker 2>with you and as a key part of President Trumps

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<v Speaker 2>working Families Tax Cut Act. The provision that enables governors

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<v Speaker 2>to opt in to the Educational Freedom Tax Credit unlocks

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<v Speaker 2>basically universal school choice around the country. I mean, over

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<v Speaker 2>ninety percent of children are eligible for these scholarships that

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<v Speaker 2>would come from funds that are derived from private donations

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<v Speaker 2>and a federal tax credit. And these scholarships can be

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<v Speaker 2>used for tuition, of course, for tutoring, for transportation services,

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<v Speaker 2>for providing extra services for kids with developmental disabilities. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a great enabling, smart program, and yet governors

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<v Speaker 2>have to opt in. And of course, what we've seen

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<v Speaker 2>across the country is that the far left governors aren't

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<v Speaker 2>opting in. Republican governors have and there's only one reason

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<v Speaker 2>why they're not opting in, and that's because of politics.

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<v Speaker 2>The teachers' unions are trying to protect to their monopoly

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<v Speaker 2>on schools. And there's no argument against opting in, Hugh.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, these scholarships take no money away from state

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<v Speaker 2>education frums. It's a public it's a private donation with

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<v Speaker 2>a federal tax credit. Students in public schools can avail

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<v Speaker 2>themselves of them. They can use them for tutoring and

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<v Speaker 2>for transportation services and for supplies and equipment. And finally,

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<v Speaker 2>they're available to virtually all the families, particularly those hard

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<v Speaker 2>working families that haven't been able to get scholarships like

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<v Speaker 2>this before. So this is a no brainer, and we're

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<v Speaker 2>launching today in order to highlight and put pressure on

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<v Speaker 2>governors who have not signed up to do the right thing,

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<v Speaker 2>stop playing politics and opt in to the education freedom

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<v Speaker 2>tax credits.

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<v Speaker 1>Now there are four states of which I'm aware thirty

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<v Speaker 1>states have said yes, and the mean twenty states have

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<v Speaker 1>not yet said yes. But Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin are

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<v Speaker 1>pro education, good educate, find good schools, good students for

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<v Speaker 1>a long long time. And then Arizona, which already has

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<v Speaker 1>a tax credit. Ohio's got a task credit therein Why

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<v Speaker 1>in the world with Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin not uphold

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<v Speaker 1>the Midwestern common sense way.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we can't figure it out, because their voters want this.

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<v Speaker 2>This thing is a seventy five to twenty five issue

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<v Speaker 2>when voters understand that all that has to happen is

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<v Speaker 2>governors have to opt in.

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<v Speaker 3>It takes no money away, as I.

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<v Speaker 2>Said, from state K through twelve funding, and it's available

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<v Speaker 2>to everybody, and the crazy thing, Hugh is if you

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<v Speaker 2>are in Pennsylvania or Michigan, or Wisconsin or Arizona and

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<v Speaker 2>your governor does not opt in, then the states that

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<v Speaker 2>have opted in will get the money and the ones

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<v Speaker 2>that haven't won't. And so there's just a basic responsibility

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<v Speaker 2>here for governors to recognize that these funds support all

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<v Speaker 2>education and there's no reason why they shouldn't be opting

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<v Speaker 2>in other than politics. And that's why we have to

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<v Speaker 2>stand for parents and kids and stand against the politics

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<v Speaker 2>that are keeping these governors from opting in.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, there's one thing that unifies Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Arizona.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not the Big ten because Arizona is not

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<v Speaker 1>in the Big ten there in the Pac twelve. It's

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<v Speaker 1>they have Democrat governors and probably have Randy Weingarten on

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<v Speaker 1>their speed dial. Has has anyone call them on this

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<v Speaker 1>as the local newspaper, because it really is a no

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<v Speaker 1>lose situation for taxpayers and students. It's the easiest decision

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<v Speaker 1>the governor can make.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and that's exactly why we launched Empowering America's Parents,

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<v Speaker 2>is to educate citizens across America and have them stand

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<v Speaker 2>up in demands that their governors opt in. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Randy Winingarten should be for this. I mean, this is

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<v Speaker 2>something that supports public education as well. There's more four

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<v Speaker 2>dollars flowing into education across states. It supplements public education

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<v Speaker 2>dollars as well, and there's no reason to say no.

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<v Speaker 1>So, Governor, I'm talking to you on the morning after

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<v Speaker 1>the afternoon after a big deal vote in Michigan. Or

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<v Speaker 1>Abdul al Sayed, I think arguably the most radical major

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<v Speaker 1>party candidate in the history of the United States. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we've had Gus Hall, an American communist, and we've had

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<v Speaker 1>Eugene Debs, a socialist, run before, but I think Abduah

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<v Speaker 1>Al Sayed is the most radical major party candidate for

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<v Speaker 1>the United States Senate ever. What do you read into

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<v Speaker 1>his nomination and to the sprint of the Democratic Party

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<v Speaker 1>over the left edge.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the Democrat Party is in a battle for its

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<v Speaker 2>own soul and the reality is the socialists are winning

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<v Speaker 2>that battle and dragging the entire party far left. And

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<v Speaker 2>this is, by the way, a candidate and a movement

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<v Speaker 2>that believes in so many Unamerican things, literally defunding police,

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<v Speaker 2>defunding our military, abolishing prisons, letting everyone go who's incarcerated,

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<v Speaker 2>granting immediate amnesty to all illegal aliens, getting rid of

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<v Speaker 2>the presidency, getting rid of the Senate, getting rid of

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<v Speaker 2>the Supreme Court. I mean, Hugh, this is crazy stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>And here we have a candidate who has now been

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<v Speaker 2>nominated by the Democrat Party in order to run for Senate.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is a moment for us to stand up

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<v Speaker 2>and say no, Americans are going to come together and

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to defeat this socialist, if not communists, insurgents.

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<v Speaker 2>And we're going to come together. And this is not

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<v Speaker 2>just Republicans, Independents and a whole lot of Democrats are

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<v Speaker 2>going to stand together. And in Michigan, Mike Rogers is

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<v Speaker 2>a great candidate, and therefore we should all come together everyone,

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<v Speaker 2>the Democrats, Republicans and independents and defeat this socialist and

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<v Speaker 2>servi urgency. And Hugh, we're going to see the same

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<v Speaker 2>thing next week in Wisconsin, where Francesca Hang is gonna

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<v Speaker 2>win her nomination, and she represents the exact same socialist

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<v Speaker 2>crazy ideas. In fact, she wants to get rid of Thanksgiving.

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<v Speaker 2>And let me tell you, she is not going to

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<v Speaker 2>stand for education, freedom, tax credit scholarships to the kids

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<v Speaker 2>in Wisconsin, and that's going to be yet another moment

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<v Speaker 2>for us to see this drastic comparison between common sense

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<v Speaker 2>and crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, Governor, you drew a lot of Democrat votes when

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<v Speaker 1>you ran for governor five years ago, and you appealed

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<v Speaker 1>to people as the education governor. I don't think Democrats

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<v Speaker 1>are crazy, but a lot of the mom Donnie replicants

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<v Speaker 1>like Lsied and Ciros and Chevalier and Valdez and you

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned hone up in they've got socialism in their mouth,

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<v Speaker 1>Marxism in their brain, and communism in their house heart.

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<v Speaker 1>Where do they come from? What happened to the party?

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<v Speaker 1>You dealt with Democrats for four years and you got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot done in Virginia. What happened to the party.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, there's been this rise in socialism that has really

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<v Speaker 2>come from a lot of our educational institutions that are

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<v Speaker 2>teaching this basic philosophy that's wrong. And then it's compounded

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<v Speaker 2>by the fact that what I would call kind of

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<v Speaker 2>establishment democrats have evacuated their principles and run left.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean in.

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<v Speaker 2>Virginia last year we watched Abigail Spamberger run for governor

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<v Speaker 2>as a moderate, and on the very first day of office,

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<v Speaker 2>she picked up her stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>And ran left.

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<v Speaker 2>And Virginians hate this. I mean, she is the lowest

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<v Speaker 2>rated governor in Virginia modern day history because people don't

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<v Speaker 2>want crazy, and the vast majority of Americans view what's

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<v Speaker 2>happening in the far left Democrat Party is crazy. Everybody

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<v Speaker 2>understands that we have to fund law enforcement, we have

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<v Speaker 2>to fund the military, Harry, We've got to stand for

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<v Speaker 2>law and order. The three branches of government have established

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<v Speaker 2>America as the most stable democratic, or at least republic

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<v Speaker 2>in the history of mankind. I mean, this is foundational

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<v Speaker 2>to the United States of America, and what they're selling

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<v Speaker 2>is the antithesis of that. And that's why I do

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<v Speaker 2>believe that this election election in Wisconsin are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be key.

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<v Speaker 1>Will you be spending a lot of time in the

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<v Speaker 1>minute we've got left on the campaign trail between now

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<v Speaker 1>and November.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm going to be helping candidates, and we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to help candidates in Virginia. Listen, we've got five great

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<v Speaker 2>congressional representatives and we've got to help them win again.

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<v Speaker 2>We just fought back this redistricting effort by the by

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<v Speaker 2>the far left Democrats here and now we've got to

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<v Speaker 2>go win these races. But I alsom going to help

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<v Speaker 2>folks around the country. I believe that that governors' races

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<v Speaker 2>have to shine a bright light on many many issues,

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<v Speaker 2>one of which, of course is school choice. And if

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<v Speaker 2>you're the governor candidate is against opting in to the

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<v Speaker 2>federal Education tax credit scholarships, then that says they don't

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<v Speaker 2>care about your kids.

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<v Speaker 5>And if your.

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<v Speaker 2>Candidate is all about opting in and supporting these scholarships,

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<v Speaker 2>I think for so many Americans, and particularly those with kids,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a critical issue. This is why we've got to

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<v Speaker 2>get out and make sure everybody understands the deep contrast

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<v Speaker 2>between common sense and what we're seeing is crazy in

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<v Speaker 2>many of these races.

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<v Speaker 1>Governor Glenn Young cain always good to chat with you.

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<v Speaker 1>Come on back as you make your way around the

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<v Speaker 1>country and tell us about the races that you're involved in,

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<v Speaker 1>and go by all means to the Empowering American Parents

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<v Speaker 1>website and get involved in extending the federal Education Tax

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<v Speaker 1>credit everywhere at all fifty states. That's empowering American parents,

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<v Speaker 1>on whom Governor Younkin is now working there. Stay tuned, America.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm good walking back America at the Senator. A heavy

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<v Speaker 1>day today, I'm focused on the most radical Senate nominee

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<v Speaker 1>in the history the Unit sid Senate. I'll do else.

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<v Speaker 1>I ed in Michigan, but I'm pleased to later welcome

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<v Speaker 1>Senator Tom Cotton, Senator Dan Sullivan, but I'm starting off

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<v Speaker 1>with Pennsylvania's own Senator Dave McCormick, Senator. Good to see

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<v Speaker 1>you again. I got to say it when I read

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<v Speaker 1>the news about all the new companies in the defense

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<v Speaker 1>sector going to Pennsylvania. I think it contrasts nicely with

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<v Speaker 1>the Steelers having the oldest quarterback since uh you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the Raiders at George Blanda, So tell us about.

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<v Speaker 5>The quarterback.

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<v Speaker 4>You never missed the opportunity to come out. Listen when

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<v Speaker 4>the Browns start winning Super Bowls. You guts something to

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<v Speaker 4>talk about.

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<v Speaker 1>Talk to us about the Defense summit, because that was

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<v Speaker 1>pretty big news.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh man, it was. It was unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, this was a year after I had done

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<v Speaker 6>the original summit with President Trump, which is the Energy

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<v Speaker 6>and Innovation Summit, same model that was in Pittsburgh. We

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<v Speaker 6>had CEO's Energy all the big investors, the President of

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<v Speaker 6>the Cabinet, the Democratic governor, center feedermen, and we got

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<v Speaker 6>ninety billion dollars of investment in Pennsylvania and energy, infrastructure

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<v Speaker 6>and data centers. This was focused on defense and you

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<v Speaker 6>know this better than anybody.

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<v Speaker 4>Three things.

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<v Speaker 6>The world's a more dangerous place, the nature of warfare

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<v Speaker 6>is changing dramatically, and our defense ecosystem really has been

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<v Speaker 6>an atrophied under the Biden administration, really under the Obama administration.

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<v Speaker 6>So we need to dramatically reindustrialize and also lean into

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<v Speaker 6>these emergent technologies. What I said on the stage are

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<v Speaker 6>is we need new players, but also new ways of

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<v Speaker 6>doing business, and this was about that.

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<v Speaker 4>We had thirteen hundred people there. We had six hundred.

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<v Speaker 6>C level executives, most of them from Pennsylvania companies, every

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<v Speaker 6>major defense contractor, We had all the big Wall Street firms,

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<v Speaker 6>rec Or Jamie Diamond and others who.

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<v Speaker 4>Invest in defense.

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<v Speaker 6>And we got ten billion dollars of announces for five

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<v Speaker 6>thousand new jobs in Pennsylvania.

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<v Speaker 4>But it was mostly.

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<v Speaker 6>About bringing together the right next generation so Hanwa, which

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<v Speaker 6>is rebuilding the Philadelphia Shipyard. We're going to go from

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<v Speaker 6>one ship a year to twenty it was drone companies

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<v Speaker 6>based outside of Pittsburgh. It was rebuilding our munitions, much

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<v Speaker 6>of which comes from Pennsylvania. We've got two hundred thousand

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<v Speaker 6>workers in Pennsylvania that are in the defense industry, and

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<v Speaker 6>I'd like to come on your show in a few

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<v Speaker 6>years and tell you it's three hundred or four hundred thousand,

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<v Speaker 6>and we're gonna have a huge uptake in our spending,

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<v Speaker 6>which I think we need. And my argument to everybody

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<v Speaker 6>there and to the President was we need to make

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<v Speaker 6>Pennsylvania the point of the spear for rebuilding our defense capability.

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<v Speaker 1>So I remind everyone you're a West Pointer, You're a

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<v Speaker 1>soldier before you were a businessman, before you were a senator.

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<v Speaker 1>And you'll know the advantages therefore of having Pennsylvania as

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<v Speaker 1>your home base. You've got natural gas that can fire

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<v Speaker 1>up the AI company, the data centers, the industrial base.

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<v Speaker 1>But why is Andrel and Ohio and not in Pennsylvania.

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<v Speaker 1>If you got anything like Andrel coming over to the

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<v Speaker 1>Keyston state.

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<v Speaker 6>They are coming, A lot of them are coming. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>that happened before I got here, unfortunately, but we have

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<v Speaker 6>you know, just as you said, we've got energy, We're

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<v Speaker 6>the second largest energy producer. We have skilled labor, I

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<v Speaker 6>mean we cannot. I mean it's unbelievable, the demand for welders, electricians,

0:14:22.320 --> 0:14:26.800
<v Speaker 6>pipe fitters, steam fitters. This is happening across Pennsylvania because

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<v Speaker 6>you got to get President Trump. A lot of the

0:14:28.840 --> 0:14:30.960
<v Speaker 6>policies that he put in place are a big part

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<v Speaker 6>of that. We also have great universities like Carnegie Mellon,

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<v Speaker 6>which is really AI capital of the world, and so

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<v Speaker 6>for that reason, a lot of these emergent technologies, autonomy, AI, robots.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, look at the battlefield in Ukraine, the Ukrainians.

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<v Speaker 6>Zelensky was here last week. We had a conversation with him.

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<v Speaker 6>Ukraine's making ten thousand drones a day. America doesn't have

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<v Speaker 6>that capacity. Unfortunately, we need to ramp that up quickly.

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<v Speaker 6>That's happening in places outside of Pittsburgh.

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<v Speaker 4>We need to ramp up robots.

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<v Speaker 6>If you go to Ukraine right now and you look

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<v Speaker 6>at the battlefield, we have robots on the battlefield. That's

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<v Speaker 6>going to change dramatically in the coming years. So we've

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<v Speaker 6>got to have a mixture of both investing in subs

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<v Speaker 6>and ships and the things that we let atrophy, but

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<v Speaker 6>really leaning into these emergent technologies which are shaping the

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<v Speaker 6>modern battlefield. It's a dramatically different battlefield than when I

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<v Speaker 6>was a young lieutenant in the eighty second Airborne Division

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<v Speaker 6>in Iraq. We thought we had sophisticated technology. It's nothing

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<v Speaker 6>like today.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'll point out Pennsylvania's got both the Great Lakes

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<v Speaker 1>access and it's got the Atlantic access through the Port

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<v Speaker 1>of Philadelphia. So the Saronics that are out there, Saronics

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<v Speaker 1>not in Pennsylvania, but it could be. Yeah, they can

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<v Speaker 1>build the submersible stuff that you need as well, and

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<v Speaker 1>the surface automated vehicles as well. You can do airc

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<v Speaker 1>and sky.

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<v Speaker 6>No doubt about it. Seronic, the CEO of Seronic, was

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<v Speaker 6>at our summit. I absolutely agree with you. Think about America,

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<v Speaker 6>there's really four host Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf and the inner

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<v Speaker 6>coastal which is the Great Lakes. And so we have

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<v Speaker 6>a ship We have shipyards on the Great Lakes in

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<v Speaker 6>Erie Don John Shipyard.

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<v Speaker 4>We of course have the Philadelphia Port.

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<v Speaker 6>We have a big submarine component manufacturer in Roads, which

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<v Speaker 6>is in Philadelphia. And we're going to go already, based

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<v Speaker 6>on the present's budget, We're going to go from one

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<v Speaker 6>submarine a year to three, and listen, we're lagging.

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<v Speaker 4>We're lagging.

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<v Speaker 6>I think we're lulled into a false sense of security

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<v Speaker 6>because we say, well, we spend more than the Chinese.

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<v Speaker 6>I think that's the wrong way to think about it.

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<v Speaker 6>Ninety percent of our budget, maybe more than that looks backwards.

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<v Speaker 6>It's on thirty year old platforms and a small fraction

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<v Speaker 6>is looking forward. China has a smaller budget but a

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<v Speaker 6>much larger percentage looking forward on these next generation technologies.

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<v Speaker 4>So we've got to really revamp.

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<v Speaker 6>We've got to increase the pie, Hugh, but we also

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<v Speaker 6>have to change the way the pie is cut up

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<v Speaker 6>and get a lot more forward looking next generation to technology.

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<v Speaker 1>So last question, Senat McCormick political one, al say it

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<v Speaker 1>gets nominated last night. We can't have the Senate go

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<v Speaker 1>into Democrat hands. It'll stop the rebuild, it'll stop the innovation.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you going to be on the campaign trail for

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<v Speaker 1>the Republicans like Mike Rogers?

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely, Mike.

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<v Speaker 6>Mike's a good friend, we were together in the twenty

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<v Speaker 6>four cycle. Great great American veteran, as you know, a

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<v Speaker 6>great career.

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<v Speaker 4>In public service.

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<v Speaker 6>But listen, this is what's happening here is scary because

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<v Speaker 6>you have the emergence of not this is not the

0:17:29.600 --> 0:17:32.800
<v Speaker 6>extreme of the Democratic Party. This has become the mainstream

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<v Speaker 6>of the Democratic Party. It is anti law enforcement, it's

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<v Speaker 6>anti military, it's anti business, it's anti Semitic, and it's

0:17:40.520 --> 0:17:44.400
<v Speaker 6>anti America and these ideas. You and I are old

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<v Speaker 6>enough to remember when these ideas were getting about it

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<v Speaker 6>around in the sixties, seventies and eighties. I thought the

0:17:50.000 --> 0:17:53.080
<v Speaker 6>idea of socialism and communism was in the dustbin of history.

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<v Speaker 6>And sadly it's finding new traction. And if that were

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<v Speaker 6>to lead our country and the White House and the

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<v Speaker 6>majority in the House or the Senate, I think it'd

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<v Speaker 6>be a disaster.

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<v Speaker 4>For the great future that we have.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm more optimistic about the future of America than ever,

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<v Speaker 6>but it depends on what we do. And if we

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<v Speaker 6>have the wrong people in place with these terrible ideas,

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<v Speaker 6>it's going to destroy us.

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<v Speaker 1>Senator Dave McCormick always good to check in with you,

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<v Speaker 1>follow the Senator on access. Sen McCormick, PA. That Sen McCormick, PA,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Senator, Stay tuned, America. I'll be right back morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Laura and eating Grace in America. I'm Hugh Hewittt. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to a wild Wednesday. Thanks to Mark Davis for sitting

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<v Speaker 1>in for me. On Monday and Tuesday. I was in Ohio, Michigan,

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<v Speaker 1>and when I went through Detroit Airport on Saturday and

0:18:42.080 --> 0:18:45.359
<v Speaker 1>on Monday, I thought to myself, this is not a

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<v Speaker 1>radical but Michigan. You know. I give them a hard

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<v Speaker 1>time the week of the game. But I like Michigan.

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<v Speaker 1>I went to law school in Michigan. I'm proud of

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<v Speaker 1>my Michigan law degree. I like the people I know

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<v Speaker 1>in Michigan. It's a wonderful place. I'm on in Detroit

0:18:59.040 --> 0:19:01.840
<v Speaker 1>right now. Throughout the state in the Upper Peninsula. I

0:19:01.880 --> 0:19:04.760
<v Speaker 1>give them hard time that week. We never want them

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<v Speaker 1>to win another football game in Columbus or in the

0:19:07.119 --> 0:19:12.520
<v Speaker 1>Big House against the Buckeyes. But love Michigan. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>a normal place. It's not a coastal crazy place like

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<v Speaker 1>New York or Massachusetts, or California or Washington, Oregon. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a normal Midwestern place. And yet, and yet they have

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<v Speaker 1>nominated the most radical individual ever to stand for the

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<v Speaker 1>United States Senate since we began the direct election of

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<v Speaker 1>senators after the Constitution was amended the most radical nominee

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<v Speaker 1>for Senate, either via the appointment process in the early

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<v Speaker 1>years of the Republic or the direct election process post

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<v Speaker 1>amendment in the history of the American Constitution. Abdu Rahman

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<v Speaker 1>L Sayed. And I've got to say abd Ramen L

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<v Speaker 1>Sayed because of his rather angry speech last night that

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<v Speaker 1>included this line cut number eleven in his victory. Press

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<v Speaker 1>are today.

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<v Speaker 7>But right now, as bitter and as divisive and as

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<v Speaker 7>cynical as the campaign against us might have been, I

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<v Speaker 7>want us to realize that there is so much more

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<v Speaker 7>that unites us now, because the campaign that Mike Rodgers

0:20:25.960 --> 0:20:31.040
<v Speaker 7>and Donald Trump and their gop MAGA allies are launching

0:20:31.880 --> 0:20:34.360
<v Speaker 7>is already more bitter. All you gotta do is look

0:20:34.359 --> 0:20:35.960
<v Speaker 7>at the odds you're already watching on TV.

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<v Speaker 4>Started today.

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<v Speaker 7>You know they think that you want to use my

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<v Speaker 7>whole name against me. Mike, listen, man, if you can't

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<v Speaker 7>say the name is Abdurahman, keep the name out your

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<v Speaker 7>damn mouth.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't say it. I thought it was Abdul. I

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<v Speaker 1>did not know it until the press conference. So we've

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<v Speaker 1>got some reactions coming in. My favorite is from a

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<v Speaker 1>Michigan Democratic voter on the CBS Early Show when it

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<v Speaker 1>was still in doubt this morning, cut number fourteen.

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<v Speaker 5>Elsayed wins. I will not vote Democrat. I'll switch over

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<v Speaker 5>and I'll vote.

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<v Speaker 3>For a candidate with character, whoever that might be.

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<v Speaker 1>Got that man with character, that's Mike Rogers, FBI agent soldier,

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen years of Michigan congressman. He retired. He was not defeated.

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<v Speaker 1>He was sel rare respected. He was the chairman of

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<v Speaker 1>the House Intelligence Committee. Serious man. He knows why nine

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<v Speaker 1>to eleven happened. He knows what radicalism in America does.

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<v Speaker 1>Who's on Abdurrahman l say Ed's side, Well, Hassan Piker,

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<v Speaker 1>an Islamist, a crazy man, an ignorant man. He was

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<v Speaker 1>at the LSA had victory party, which was not a

0:21:45.640 --> 0:21:49.840
<v Speaker 1>victory party. But I've got to jump cut the quote

0:21:49.920 --> 0:21:51.880
<v Speaker 1>because he dropped so many F bombs. I'd be off

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<v Speaker 1>the air if.

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<v Speaker 5>I played it. But here's what he said.

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<v Speaker 1>After Dwayne did a lot of editing. Cut number fifteen.

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<v Speaker 8>Like everyone being like abdullahs Am of work to do,

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<v Speaker 8>mending bridges.

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<v Speaker 3>Here's the take nuke for you. Okay, you are.

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<v Speaker 8>All unbelievably islamophobic pieces. Again, Okay, you literally called the

0:22:10.960 --> 0:22:15.320
<v Speaker 8>dude a terrorist for months on end, and like call

0:22:15.440 --> 0:22:21.640
<v Speaker 8>them a sexist, misogynist terrorist. Bad candidate doesn't fake doctor

0:22:21.920 --> 0:22:25.280
<v Speaker 8>when he has like two degrees. And now you're gonna

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<v Speaker 8>sit there and be like, well, you know, you've really

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<v Speaker 8>got to come to me now, like what are you

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<v Speaker 8>talking about?

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<v Speaker 3>Do you want to win or not? Lock the in? Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>lock the fucking'.

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<v Speaker 8>And I do worry that there are some out there who,

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<v Speaker 8>in an effort to make sure that they that this

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<v Speaker 8>narrative that a progressive can win in a state like

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<v Speaker 8>Michigan doesn't take root, will literally either subtly or you know,

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<v Speaker 8>not so secretively endorse Mike Rodgers or stay out of

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<v Speaker 8>the race while you know, trying to push the excitement

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<v Speaker 8>in the opposite direction, like everyone is already doing the

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<v Speaker 8>ken elsaid, unite the Democrats, and that question is just

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<v Speaker 8>ken El sayed, get the pro Israel vote. Ken El said,

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<v Speaker 8>win over not even the vote necessarily, but like ken

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<v Speaker 8>El sayed, get the people and the groups and the

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<v Speaker 8>NGOs and the consultants that have worked extensively for pro

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<v Speaker 8>Israel candidates to shut the field about. El said, being

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<v Speaker 8>a terrorist for a long enough timeline so that you know,

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<v Speaker 8>we can consolidate the base and defeat the Republican.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, I actually believe if you believe in the River

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<v Speaker 1>to the Sea, you're a terrorist because you're calling for

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<v Speaker 1>the extinction of the state of Israel and the genocide

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<v Speaker 1>of the Israeli people. That's what I think, and I

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<v Speaker 1>know it's on. Piker believes that he's up from the

0:23:43.960 --> 0:23:46.760
<v Speaker 1>River to the Sea guy. I believe Elsai Ed as

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<v Speaker 1>well Elsiad's sisters an actual out and out radical Islaminess,

0:23:51.480 --> 0:23:54.159
<v Speaker 1>and Elsaid may have been a little more subtle, but

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<v Speaker 1>he's campaigning with us. On Piker, you can't paign with

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<v Speaker 1>an islamiss you're an Islamist, all right, and hassan bikers

0:24:00.440 --> 0:24:05.160
<v Speaker 1>in islamis Let's go to Jim Banks, Senator Banks from Indiana.

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<v Speaker 1>He knows Michigan well, he knows it's a normal state.

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<v Speaker 1>They're not going to support this guy. Kind number thirteen.

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<v Speaker 9>Factory workers that live in that state that don't want

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<v Speaker 9>to vote for a guy like Abdul Rochman l Sied

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<v Speaker 9>who wants to take away their gun rights. He wants

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<v Speaker 9>to he wants to codify Roe v. Wade and overturn

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<v Speaker 9>the Dobbs decision. He wants to abolish ice, and a

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<v Speaker 9>lot of the working class families in Michigan, just like

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<v Speaker 9>in Indiana and around the country, these families just want

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<v Speaker 9>to keep their These men and women just want to

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<v Speaker 9>keep their families safe.

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<v Speaker 1>And L.

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<v Speaker 4>Sied wants to abolish.

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<v Speaker 9>Ice and allow the drug cartel gangs to take over

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<v Speaker 9>the streets of cities in Michigan. You look at the

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<v Speaker 9>extreme positions that L. Sied has staked out, and if

0:24:49.520 --> 0:24:52.399
<v Speaker 9>he would happen to win in November, he would be

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<v Speaker 9>the most extreme Democrat, radical United States Senator that we've

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<v Speaker 9>ever had. He would make Bernie Sanders look squishy with

0:25:00.720 --> 0:25:03.440
<v Speaker 9>the positions that he staked out. And already this morning

0:25:03.440 --> 0:25:06.920
<v Speaker 9>he's trying to moderate and change his tune, but look

0:25:06.960 --> 0:25:10.919
<v Speaker 9>at what he said throughout the campaign. His rhetoric is dangerous,

0:25:10.960 --> 0:25:15.399
<v Speaker 9>his policies, his positions are extreme and dangerous. And I

0:25:15.960 --> 0:25:18.520
<v Speaker 9>have never felt better up to this point. I have

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<v Speaker 9>never felt better about Republicans keeping, if not growing, the

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<v Speaker 9>majority in the United States Senate than how I feel

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<v Speaker 9>today after watching else I d when this Michigan Democrat, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Think John Fetterman feels the same way. Democrat from Pennsylvania

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<v Speaker 1>on with Wolf Blitzer cutting number twelve about.

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<v Speaker 10>His party Georgia in Texas. You know, we have great ones,

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<v Speaker 10>but you know, I have a real problem with people

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<v Speaker 10>that are proud to campaign people that loved Hamas or

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<v Speaker 10>that they love communist kinds of the regime and under

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<v Speaker 10>those kinds of policies overall. And that's why I'm saying

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<v Speaker 10>objectively as a Democrat in the Senate, saying that puts

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<v Speaker 10>that seat and danger and now that could and now

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<v Speaker 10>people like Sanders, you know, after what he's done in

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<v Speaker 10>Maine with Platner, and now it's like it's creating more

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<v Speaker 10>kinds of chaos, and now it's like will you own

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<v Speaker 10>will you own the blowback? And making it much more

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<v Speaker 10>difficult to defend this seat.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course he won't own it. Bernie thinks this is

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<v Speaker 1>the future. Okay, Republicans aren't waiting even a day. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Rodgers, who is His website is rogersfir senate dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's his first ad.

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Rogers, Mike Rodgers, Mike Rodgers.

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<v Speaker 4>Here's a man who's running for the Senate. He's one

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<v Speaker 4>of the best candidates.

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<v Speaker 1>We have a slot. He's tough, he's there.

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<v Speaker 4>His name is Mike Rodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>We are going to get to this day, moving forward

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<v Speaker 2>and the envy of the country one more time.

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<v Speaker 3>With your help.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to protect our families, We're going to protect

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<v Speaker 1>our freedoms, We'll protect our factories, and we.

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<v Speaker 4>Will be the most proper.

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<v Speaker 11>State in the Union.

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<v Speaker 12>Mike Rodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>Mike Rodgers, Mike Rogers.

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<v Speaker 4>Mike Rodgers, because he will get to work for a

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<v Speaker 4>law course for seniors.

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<v Speaker 2>Life for families like mine.

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<v Speaker 5>Wee dogs.

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Rogers got a great campaign. Contribute to it at

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<v Speaker 1>Rogers for Senate dot com. Here is the Senate Leadership

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<v Speaker 1>Fund AD cut number nine about l s ied.

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<v Speaker 2>At Ruel in his own Have they've taken.

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<v Speaker 7>A calling me dangerous and police really need to use guns?

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<v Speaker 5>Do we need as much of a police force?

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<v Speaker 4>I'm dangerous.

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<v Speaker 7>Under my leadership, our states will not spend a dime

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<v Speaker 7>enforcing federal immigration policy.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm sure and dangerous.

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<v Speaker 7>We take them to the mount and choke them out.

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<v Speaker 8>At Druel Els dangerously radical.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm for sure and dangerous. Pat's responsible for.

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<v Speaker 1>The cut number ten, The nrsc AD cut number ten.

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<v Speaker 12>Dou Orman Mohammad l s At the most radical Senate

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<v Speaker 12>candidate in America, a dangerous. El Sayed pledge support for

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<v Speaker 12>the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, a designated foreign terrorist group.

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<v Speaker 12>He wants to hike taxes on Michigan waitresses, delivery drivers,

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<v Speaker 12>and seniors. On social security, he joined a sex offender

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<v Speaker 12>and a murderer to demand the mass release of dangerous prisoners.

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<v Speaker 12>And when his ally claimed America deserved nine to.

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<v Speaker 8>Eleven, El Sayed refused to disavow it.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not here to disavow people's users.

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<v Speaker 12>Abdulla el sayed, too radical, too dangerous, wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>For me, and Vice President Vance got in on it.

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<v Speaker 13>Cut Number are working with us. We don't want the

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<v Speaker 13>next administration, whoever you know, God forbid, you're gonna have

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<v Speaker 13>president el Sayed.

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<v Speaker 5>In three years.

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<v Speaker 13>We don't want him to undo all the incredible work

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<v Speaker 13>that we've been doing, when we've been taking out the

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<v Speaker 13>fraudsters and saving the American people money. And in order

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<v Speaker 13>to make this really work, we need our colleagues in

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<v Speaker 13>Congress to really codify some of this stuff to make

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<v Speaker 13>sure that it becomes law. And again, this is the

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<v Speaker 13>sort of thing where while I I you know, I

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<v Speaker 13>see only Republicans surrounding us.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to keep the Senate Republicans, but we need

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<v Speaker 1>to keep the Democratic Caucus unradical, not crazy. No else,

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<v Speaker 1>I ad, I'll be right back to America right now.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to talk with a Senate candidate who is

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<v Speaker 1>an incumbent senator from Alaska, Dan Sullivan, big friend of

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<v Speaker 1>the program, Senator, how.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you, hey, Hugh, Great to be on the show again.

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<v Speaker 1>Good to see you again. I want to talk to

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<v Speaker 1>you about this race in Alaska where your opponents are

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<v Speaker 1>using a dirty trick. Do you get to at least

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<v Speaker 1>put Dan Sullivan, US Senator on the ballot line?

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<v Speaker 14>Not US senator, but Sullivan Danes Republican incumbent.

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<v Speaker 3>So yes, that should be.

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<v Speaker 14>We're hoping enough to distinguish. But look, Hugh, I mean,

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<v Speaker 14>you know, backing up this is the Dems can't beat

0:29:51.440 --> 0:29:55.800
<v Speaker 14>me throwing tens of millions of dollars, attacking me with

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<v Speaker 14>false ads for over a year.

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<v Speaker 3>They have outspent me.

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<v Speaker 14>They get a Democrat who's running against me, and they

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<v Speaker 14>realize her record versus mine, My vision for Alaska in

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<v Speaker 14>America versus hers is so much better for my constituents

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<v Speaker 14>that they got a cheat.

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<v Speaker 3>So they get a guy with my last name.

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<v Speaker 14>He's a far left progressive. He tries to steal my

0:30:21.200 --> 0:30:24.760
<v Speaker 14>middle initially, he tries to steal my website. For God's sakes,

0:30:24.800 --> 0:30:30.200
<v Speaker 14>that's his website, that's mine. And his people who are

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<v Speaker 14>working on his campaign and are supporting his campaign are

0:30:33.400 --> 0:30:37.479
<v Speaker 14>supporting my Democrat opponent's campaign.

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<v Speaker 3>You can't make this stuff up how much they're cheating.

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<v Speaker 14>The Democratic Party that likes to know clutch his pearls

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<v Speaker 14>about democracy and dictatorship are openly cheating in the race

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<v Speaker 14>in Alaska. And Schumer's called it the race that will

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<v Speaker 14>make him the majority leader. I'm sure his fingerprints are

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<v Speaker 14>all over this. And guess what, It's going to backfire

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<v Speaker 14>because this is treating my constituents with disrespect, with contempt,

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<v Speaker 14>and I think it's going to backfire. I think Alaskans

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<v Speaker 14>are going to come out to the votes based on

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<v Speaker 14>my record, my vision, and we'll have a stronger turnout

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<v Speaker 14>because of their cheating.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I believe that's true. I hope that's true. But

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to make sure that as someone comes in

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<v Speaker 1>there ware the fraud, that they're able to easily find

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<v Speaker 1>the real Dan Sullivan, the Senator, so they look for

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<v Speaker 1>Republican incumbent. Is that the key?

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<v Speaker 14>So it's Dan Sullivan, That's what everybody knows me as

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<v Speaker 14>in Alaska and Dan s Well middle initial Republican incumbent

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<v Speaker 14>that will be on the ballot. This fake guy, the

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<v Speaker 14>far left progressive who, by the way, is donating to

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<v Speaker 14>my Democrat opponent.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you can't make this stuff up.

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<v Speaker 14>He's going to be listed is Sullivan, Daniel J. Junior

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<v Speaker 14>with no other indicator on his ballot line. So we're

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<v Speaker 14>hoping that Alaskas won't be confused by the way. I

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<v Speaker 14>think whoever you know, scheme this up, whether Schumer or

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<v Speaker 14>jillim Ryan or whomever, or Democrats in Alaska.

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<v Speaker 3>Or probably all of them.

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<v Speaker 14>I think, like I said, they're treating my constituents with

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<v Speaker 14>contempt and disrespect.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think it's going to backfire.

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<v Speaker 14>Must also, my voters are very smart, and I don't

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<v Speaker 14>think they're going to be tricked.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope that it's very important for the national security.

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<v Speaker 1>You're a serious Democrat, a serious Republican on national security,

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<v Speaker 1>on the armed services in Alaska needs you. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>the Golden Dome's got to be up there. We need

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<v Speaker 1>the fighter pilots up there, we need everything up there,

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<v Speaker 1>and you've made it happen for the However, many yours

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<v Speaker 1>have been in the Senate. Do they have any case

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<v Speaker 1>against you that they're arguing on substance that you're spending

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<v Speaker 1>too much money on defense? Is that a problem with them?

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<v Speaker 3>No, that's not a problem.

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<v Speaker 14>And by the way, you we are undergoing the biggest

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<v Speaker 14>build up in the military probably in Alaska history, certainly

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<v Speaker 14>since World War Two. You know, we have this job,

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<v Speaker 14>a lot of it because of the Working Family's Tax

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<v Speaker 14>Cuts Act from last year.

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<v Speaker 3>You're right. The Golden Dome missile defense.

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<v Speaker 14>You and I've talked about Alaska's the cornerstone a missile

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<v Speaker 14>defense for America. The Golden Dome, which we're going to

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<v Speaker 14>have billions more in Alaska spent, is going to build

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<v Speaker 14>up on what we already have in terms of missile defense.

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<v Speaker 14>We have an investment in Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Jaybehar,

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<v Speaker 14>as we call it, seven billion dollar recapitalization of that

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<v Speaker 14>strategic base. I'll make that the most important air force

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<v Speaker 14>base in the world. Four thousand jobs by the way,

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<v Speaker 14>to just recapitalize that, and then you know, I share

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<v Speaker 14>the committee on the Coast Guard. The Working Families Tax

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<v Speaker 14>cut last year had the biggest investment in the Coast

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<v Speaker 14>Guard in American history, twenty five billion dollars.

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<v Speaker 3>I wrote a ton of that bill.

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<v Speaker 14>Alaska is going to be getting four ice breakers to

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<v Speaker 14>be homeported in our great state. Imagine that, the state

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<v Speaker 14>with the ice has never had an icebreaker.

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<v Speaker 1>So I rush vote and I talked to Jerry Hendricks

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<v Speaker 1>and they're very excited about the Coastguard finally getting their

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<v Speaker 1>icebreakers and producing them in the United States after a

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<v Speaker 1>few years, as well as buying a couple from abroad

0:34:22.880 --> 0:34:24.960
<v Speaker 1>just to get us up to speed up. There was

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<v Speaker 1>I was unbelieving when they told me we didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>a homeported Coast Guard ship there.

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<v Speaker 14>Well, guess what. We have two icebreakers right now. One

0:34:33.840 --> 0:34:37.800
<v Speaker 14>is broken. They're both homeported in Seattle. That's about twenty

0:34:37.840 --> 0:34:41.000
<v Speaker 14>five hundred miles away from the ice if you look

0:34:41.040 --> 0:34:45.080
<v Speaker 14>at them up. But the Russians have fifty four, many

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<v Speaker 14>of which are nuclear powered. They're all weaponized, they're Intel platforms.

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<v Speaker 14>And we're an arctic nation. Because of Alaska, we have

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<v Speaker 14>huge interests in the Arctic, huge interest in the North Pacific.

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<v Speaker 14>You know, the the US Air Force. Billy Mitchell called

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<v Speaker 14>Alaska the most strategic place in the world.

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<v Speaker 3>I believe it is.

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<v Speaker 14>But what's happening now is my advocacy in the Senate

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<v Speaker 14>on the Armed Services Committee is bringing an enormous amount

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<v Speaker 14>of military build up in terms of the Coast Guard,

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<v Speaker 14>in terms of the Air Force, in terms of the Army.

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<v Speaker 14>Even my beloved Marine Corps Hugh has said they got

0:35:24.640 --> 0:35:28.120
<v Speaker 14>to do more. They announced moving up some Marine Corps

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<v Speaker 14>forces to the great state of Alaska. So this is

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<v Speaker 14>great for the national security of America. It's also great

0:35:35.120 --> 0:35:37.279
<v Speaker 14>for my state, great for the economy. And you know,

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<v Speaker 14>Alaska has more veterans per capita than east state in

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<v Speaker 14>the country, and we appreciate the military. My opponent, the Democrat,

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<v Speaker 14>two term Democrat failed. She got booted out of office

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<v Speaker 14>in twenty twenty four. She voted against the National Defense

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<v Speaker 14>Authorization Act bill that had a big military build up

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<v Speaker 14>for Alaska, pay raises for our troops.

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<v Speaker 3>You know how she vote against it.

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<v Speaker 14>She put a statement out because we stripped out the

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<v Speaker 14>Biden era transgender rights stuff for the troops.

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<v Speaker 3>You can't make this, I'm gonna what's up?

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<v Speaker 1>What's your website that people can go to to contribute

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<v Speaker 1>and find out about the campaign.

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<v Speaker 14>So Dansullivan for Alaska dot Com, Dan.

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<v Speaker 1>For Alaska dot Com. Next time you come back, we'll

0:36:26.440 --> 0:36:30.000
<v Speaker 1>talk about that crazy rank voting scheme that Alaska has.

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<v Speaker 1>But I just want Alaskans to go in and vote

0:36:32.360 --> 0:36:37.919
<v Speaker 1>for Dansullivan for Alaska dot Com, Republican incumbent. Don't get

0:36:37.920 --> 0:36:42.440
<v Speaker 1>confused by the dirty trick Democrats. Dan Sullivan for Alaska

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<v Speaker 1>dot Com Center. Keep coming back. We'll keep pumping out

0:36:45.920 --> 0:36:48.839
<v Speaker 1>the videos. And I appreciate very much you're spending time

0:36:48.880 --> 0:36:53.560
<v Speaker 1>on the Hugwit Show. Marine Cleveland Browns fan and a great,

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<v Speaker 1>great national security senator from Alaska, Dan Sullivan, Stay tuned, America,

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to America. I'm Hugh Hewitt. Jim Tallon as

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<v Speaker 1>a member used to be a member of the United

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<v Speaker 1>States Senate's Dela Senator, so I call him Senator Jim Tallent, Senator.

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<v Speaker 1>I began the program today and I've been spend a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of time on the Victory narrow though it was

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<v Speaker 1>of abdur Rahman el Sai ed in Michigan last night,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know, you know, you can't win by just

0:37:18.600 --> 0:37:22.080
<v Speaker 1>being negative. So how does Mike Rogers balance the need

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure Michigan knows how radical this character is.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, they had Ted Cruz hearing today. El said's

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<v Speaker 1>father has got ties to care, ties to the Muslim

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<v Speaker 1>brotherhood linked Engage Engage organization. I mean, it's a wacko family.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's not really enough to win, is it?

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<v Speaker 5>Case hewittt might be.

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<v Speaker 11>I mean the guys for defunding the police, opening the borders,

0:37:50.640 --> 0:37:53.719
<v Speaker 11>and then you mentioned all the national security concerns. But

0:37:53.760 --> 0:37:56.680
<v Speaker 11>there's no reason just to be negative. And so you ask,

0:37:57.040 --> 0:37:59.120
<v Speaker 11>you know, how we get positive? Well in the first place,

0:37:59.560 --> 0:38:02.320
<v Speaker 11>when you have an outstanding candidate like Mike Rogers, I

0:38:02.400 --> 0:38:06.799
<v Speaker 11>mean his records outstanding, his communications ability is great. He

0:38:06.920 --> 0:38:12.680
<v Speaker 11>comes across and is an amiable, decent guy who's done

0:38:12.680 --> 0:38:14.520
<v Speaker 11>a great job in the Senate. So he's going to

0:38:14.600 --> 0:38:17.160
<v Speaker 11>talk about himself, which is what he should do. And

0:38:17.200 --> 0:38:20.239
<v Speaker 11>then you, I think it is time for everybody to

0:38:20.320 --> 0:38:22.440
<v Speaker 11>start getting out the message that we are on the

0:38:22.520 --> 0:38:26.960
<v Speaker 11>cusp of a manufacturing led economic boom that we haven't

0:38:27.000 --> 0:38:31.359
<v Speaker 11>seen since the Reagan years. I mean, investment is up,

0:38:32.280 --> 0:38:37.160
<v Speaker 11>foreign investment is way up, productivity is up, manufacturing output

0:38:37.200 --> 0:38:40.759
<v Speaker 11>is up. Real income for families has gone up three

0:38:40.840 --> 0:38:45.920
<v Speaker 11>thousand dollars per per annum. And it's all because of

0:38:45.960 --> 0:38:49.120
<v Speaker 11>the policies that the Republicans have been following, everything from

0:38:49.160 --> 0:38:54.080
<v Speaker 11>the energy policies, the deregulatory policies, the permanent tax cuts,

0:38:54.400 --> 0:38:57.160
<v Speaker 11>the balance trade deals. So for once we can get

0:38:57.160 --> 0:39:01.200
<v Speaker 11>our exports out. So I mean, if I was Rogers,

0:39:01.239 --> 0:39:03.279
<v Speaker 11>I would be saying, look, I know you're worried about

0:39:03.400 --> 0:39:06.520
<v Speaker 11>economic mobility, You're worried about being able to buy a house.

0:39:06.719 --> 0:39:09.719
<v Speaker 11>Just get ready because it's coming and in a year

0:39:09.840 --> 0:39:12.920
<v Speaker 11>or two you're not going to worry about those things anymore.

0:39:13.760 --> 0:39:16.400
<v Speaker 1>Well, I was in Michigan and Ohio over the weekend

0:39:16.560 --> 0:39:19.000
<v Speaker 1>and the price of gas is bumping up against four

0:39:19.040 --> 0:39:22.680
<v Speaker 1>dollars a gallon. I hope we hammer Iran. I think

0:39:22.680 --> 0:39:25.359
<v Speaker 1>that it will be impossible. Not the hammer Iran, because

0:39:25.400 --> 0:39:28.680
<v Speaker 1>they'll lie and cheat whatever the President thinks is going

0:39:28.760 --> 0:39:30.520
<v Speaker 1>to happen tomorrow or the next day. By the way,

0:39:30.560 --> 0:39:32.520
<v Speaker 1>do you think a deal is going to happen. They're

0:39:32.600 --> 0:39:34.400
<v Speaker 1>just liars and cheaters. There's no deal.

0:39:36.200 --> 0:39:36.759
<v Speaker 5>I think the.

0:39:36.640 --> 0:39:41.560
<v Speaker 11>Deal is possible because I would be very surprised if

0:39:41.600 --> 0:39:45.120
<v Speaker 11>there is not a faction in the regime that is saying, look,

0:39:45.800 --> 0:39:50.359
<v Speaker 11>our currency is worthless. They're state oil producers, just had

0:39:50.400 --> 0:39:54.279
<v Speaker 11>its account frozen because of debt, and I think there's

0:39:54.320 --> 0:39:56.960
<v Speaker 11>some of them saying we've got to get some money.

0:39:57.360 --> 0:40:01.000
<v Speaker 11>So a deal that says, all right, it'll stop threatening

0:40:01.040 --> 0:40:02.920
<v Speaker 11>the straight you let us sell our oil.

0:40:02.960 --> 0:40:03.120
<v Speaker 1>Now.

0:40:03.120 --> 0:40:05.200
<v Speaker 11>They're not going to get the three hundred billion dollar

0:40:05.280 --> 0:40:08.160
<v Speaker 11>rebuilding fund, they're not going to get their assets unfrozen.

0:40:09.040 --> 0:40:11.560
<v Speaker 11>But a deal that allows the oil to flow in

0:40:11.600 --> 0:40:14.480
<v Speaker 11>the short term and then we come back later and

0:40:14.520 --> 0:40:17.120
<v Speaker 11>do whatever we want to do. I think that is possible.

0:40:17.560 --> 0:40:22.400
<v Speaker 11>And remember you, I mean, the mission was accomplished. Iran's

0:40:22.480 --> 0:40:25.880
<v Speaker 11>power to dominate the region is shattered and it's not

0:40:26.040 --> 0:40:26.720
<v Speaker 11>coming back.

0:40:27.040 --> 0:40:29.040
<v Speaker 5>So what we want to do is get the oil flowing.

0:40:29.040 --> 0:40:31.839
<v Speaker 11>And I support I think the president's right to alternate

0:40:32.600 --> 0:40:36.600
<v Speaker 11>punishing them until morale improves, as we discussed last week

0:40:37.040 --> 0:40:39.399
<v Speaker 11>with these negotiations, to see if they're willing to make

0:40:39.400 --> 0:40:40.560
<v Speaker 11>a deal along those lines.

0:40:41.400 --> 0:40:44.640
<v Speaker 1>Okay, so on with gas prices at four and maybe

0:40:44.640 --> 0:40:46.640
<v Speaker 1>they'll drop a little bit of oil went down today

0:40:46.760 --> 0:40:50.280
<v Speaker 1>because people seem to think what you discussed is imminent

0:40:51.440 --> 0:40:54.080
<v Speaker 1>if gas prices drop, how do you make the pitch

0:40:54.160 --> 0:40:56.000
<v Speaker 1>that things are going to be great, because I think

0:40:56.000 --> 0:40:58.160
<v Speaker 1>there are going to be great. Can be like Reagan

0:40:58.239 --> 0:41:00.200
<v Speaker 1>eighty three and eighty four take two years to turn

0:41:00.239 --> 0:41:02.000
<v Speaker 1>the ship around and then it goes really fast.

0:41:05.000 --> 0:41:06.360
<v Speaker 5>You do it using the numbers.

0:41:06.640 --> 0:41:09.680
<v Speaker 11>I mean, you know, I periodically look for interviews Kevin

0:41:09.719 --> 0:41:11.160
<v Speaker 11>Hassett is giving.

0:41:11.160 --> 0:41:12.279
<v Speaker 5>I know he's been on the show.

0:41:12.360 --> 0:41:14.640
<v Speaker 11>You might want to have him back, and he talks

0:41:14.680 --> 0:41:17.320
<v Speaker 11>about all this and look, the American people can understand,

0:41:18.000 --> 0:41:22.359
<v Speaker 11>and they you. They want they want to believe. I mean,

0:41:22.400 --> 0:41:25.640
<v Speaker 11>things are not bad now, but they're worried about the future.

0:41:26.120 --> 0:41:29.719
<v Speaker 11>And I think if if our candidates reassure them and

0:41:29.800 --> 0:41:32.920
<v Speaker 11>explain why the same methods that worked in the eighties,

0:41:33.360 --> 0:41:37.200
<v Speaker 11>the permanent task cut, the deregulation, the energy production, the

0:41:37.280 --> 0:41:41.480
<v Speaker 11>trade policies. You know, Reagan had pretty aggressive trade policies also.

0:41:42.320 --> 0:41:43.000
<v Speaker 5>It worked then.

0:41:43.239 --> 0:41:45.480
<v Speaker 11>Now a lot of people don't remember it, but if

0:41:45.520 --> 0:41:47.120
<v Speaker 11>you're on the stump, you can tell them what it

0:41:47.200 --> 0:41:49.640
<v Speaker 11>was like. But I think we had six percent growth

0:41:49.680 --> 0:41:52.640
<v Speaker 11>one year, didn't we We did millions and millions.

0:41:52.719 --> 0:41:54.520
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, and this is a.

0:41:54.400 --> 0:41:58.000
<v Speaker 11>Manufacturing laed boom that's coming, which means that jobs are great.

0:41:58.400 --> 0:41:59.959
<v Speaker 5>The innovation is going to be great.

0:42:00.640 --> 0:42:04.879
<v Speaker 11>Jobs for skilled workers, jobs for professional people because these

0:42:04.920 --> 0:42:07.840
<v Speaker 11>plants that are being invested and now are going to

0:42:07.840 --> 0:42:12.239
<v Speaker 11>be built. I mean, I think it's coming, and I'd

0:42:12.280 --> 0:42:14.360
<v Speaker 11>be out talking about it if I was on the stump.

0:42:14.960 --> 0:42:18.279
<v Speaker 1>All right, last question, Missouri voted yesterday, as well as

0:42:18.280 --> 0:42:22.560
<v Speaker 1>did Kansas. Any I've been focused on Michigan. Any big

0:42:22.600 --> 0:42:26.160
<v Speaker 1>news out of either of those states to your knowledge.

0:42:26.440 --> 0:42:31.040
<v Speaker 11>Yeah, Well, there was a proposition to eliminate the income tax,

0:42:31.960 --> 0:42:34.600
<v Speaker 11>and the income tax in Missouri is going down, and

0:42:34.640 --> 0:42:37.600
<v Speaker 11>it's statutorily on a schedule to go down gradually as

0:42:37.640 --> 0:42:40.319
<v Speaker 11>we hit revenue targets. There was a proposal to get

0:42:40.440 --> 0:42:42.759
<v Speaker 11>rid of it more or less immediately.

0:42:42.880 --> 0:42:44.080
<v Speaker 5>That lost, and I.

0:42:44.000 --> 0:42:47.759
<v Speaker 11>Think it's because voters were concerned about how it was

0:42:47.800 --> 0:42:51.440
<v Speaker 11>going to be implemented, would other taxes go up, and

0:42:51.520 --> 0:42:54.560
<v Speaker 11>so that one lost. Other than that, I mean, there

0:42:54.600 --> 0:42:56.880
<v Speaker 11>was a proposal to make it more difficult to pass

0:42:56.920 --> 0:43:00.839
<v Speaker 11>initiative petitions, and that one failed as well. But no,

0:43:00.920 --> 0:43:05.439
<v Speaker 11>I wouldn't say there was anything worthy of national news

0:43:05.440 --> 0:43:06.440
<v Speaker 11>in Missouri yesterday.

0:43:07.280 --> 0:43:10.959
<v Speaker 1>In Kansas. I know that the attempt to make statewide

0:43:11.520 --> 0:43:14.040
<v Speaker 1>elections for Supreme Court justice is a question for the

0:43:14.080 --> 0:43:17.239
<v Speaker 1>people that failed, unfortunately, but maybe they'll come back around

0:43:17.320 --> 0:43:21.400
<v Speaker 1>on that. So Jim Tallent last question. You're not a

0:43:21.440 --> 0:43:23.799
<v Speaker 1>betting man, but if you were, would you bet on

0:43:23.840 --> 0:43:25.319
<v Speaker 1>Mike Rogers in Michigan.

0:43:27.960 --> 0:43:31.279
<v Speaker 11>Because you think it's First of all, El Sayed is

0:43:31.320 --> 0:43:33.359
<v Speaker 11>the kind and I'm going to say El Sayyed whether

0:43:33.400 --> 0:43:35.640
<v Speaker 11>he likes it or not. By the way, I'm not

0:43:35.680 --> 0:43:38.000
<v Speaker 11>going to use the full name if I don't want to.

0:43:39.800 --> 0:43:43.680
<v Speaker 11>I really didn't like that line at all. Yeah, I

0:43:43.719 --> 0:43:47.080
<v Speaker 11>think because we have a great candidate. Now, it's the

0:43:47.160 --> 0:43:49.760
<v Speaker 11>kind of year where you'd expect the elections to be close,

0:43:50.400 --> 0:43:53.440
<v Speaker 11>and I put my money on the best candidate in

0:43:53.480 --> 0:43:56.880
<v Speaker 11>situations like that, and he's running against somebody who's very flawed,

0:43:57.200 --> 0:43:59.600
<v Speaker 11>who's got a record that you can prove and you

0:43:59.640 --> 0:44:03.680
<v Speaker 11>can show, and you know, the President carried Michigan the

0:44:03.760 --> 0:44:07.000
<v Speaker 11>race two years ago was was very close. And I'll

0:44:07.000 --> 0:44:09.719
<v Speaker 11>point that out again you because I did it now.

0:44:09.760 --> 0:44:12.560
<v Speaker 11>There was if you run and you get close and

0:44:12.600 --> 0:44:16.160
<v Speaker 11>then you run again, I just think that is absolutely

0:44:16.200 --> 0:44:19.000
<v Speaker 11>the best candidate because you're steaming. You're ready to go,

0:44:19.480 --> 0:44:21.279
<v Speaker 11>you know how to do it, and you go out

0:44:21.320 --> 0:44:23.319
<v Speaker 11>and do it with everything you got. And I'm sure

0:44:23.400 --> 0:44:25.880
<v Speaker 11>Rogers is exactly that kind of candidate.

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<v Speaker 1>You're right, John Thune did it as well, so did

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<v Speaker 1>Bernie Marino more recently. Second time is a charm. Jim

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome Back in America. The story of the day. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>radical l sied Abdul l Said's win in Michigan. In fact,

0:46:39.520 --> 0:46:42.720
<v Speaker 1>it was talked about on this morning's brand new Getting Hammered.

0:46:43.239 --> 0:46:45.640
<v Speaker 1>The host of Getting Hamored, Mary Katherine hamm is here.

0:46:45.719 --> 0:46:48.479
<v Speaker 1>She and her co host Vic Matis, talked about it today,

0:46:48.560 --> 0:46:50.560
<v Speaker 1>Mary Catherine, for the benefit of our audience, I want

0:46:50.600 --> 0:46:52.920
<v Speaker 1>to make sure I give them the numbers again, because

0:46:52.960 --> 0:46:56.120
<v Speaker 1>it was a very very close race. Elsi ed pulled

0:46:56.239 --> 0:47:00.920
<v Speaker 1>seven hundred and seventy three votes eight point four eight

0:47:00.960 --> 0:47:04.759
<v Speaker 1>percent of the state's Democratic electorate. Hailey Stevens had seven

0:47:04.840 --> 0:47:07.920
<v Speaker 1>hundred and twenty six thousand, sixty five votes, or forty

0:47:07.960 --> 0:47:11.440
<v Speaker 1>seven point five to one percent. That's less than one percent.

0:47:11.719 --> 0:47:15.600
<v Speaker 1>Is Hailey Stevens justified at her anger at Polsters? What

0:47:15.640 --> 0:47:16.080
<v Speaker 1>do you think?

0:47:17.800 --> 0:47:18.000
<v Speaker 16>Uh?

0:47:18.080 --> 0:47:21.000
<v Speaker 17>Yeah, I think she is that clearly this was overstated

0:47:21.000 --> 0:47:23.399
<v Speaker 17>by quite a bit, and I think probably helped him

0:47:23.440 --> 0:47:27.080
<v Speaker 17>to some extent. And I think he was pushing that

0:47:27.160 --> 0:47:30.560
<v Speaker 17>notion that he was going to be the stuble digit

0:47:30.600 --> 0:47:32.640
<v Speaker 17>winner and then you end up with a really close call.

0:47:32.719 --> 0:47:35.879
<v Speaker 17>So I would be annoyed as well. And it made

0:47:35.920 --> 0:47:38.359
<v Speaker 17>mean something for the future. Also about twenty twenty six

0:47:38.600 --> 0:47:43.000
<v Speaker 17>and how polling is overreading very engaged, white, liberal, college

0:47:43.080 --> 0:47:43.840
<v Speaker 17>educated people.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to come back to polling in a second,

0:47:46.280 --> 0:47:50.800
<v Speaker 1>but first, Mike Rogers is the Republican nominee. Two years

0:47:50.840 --> 0:47:53.560
<v Speaker 1>ago it was a presidential year. But two years ago

0:47:54.040 --> 0:47:58.080
<v Speaker 1>he collected two million, six hundred and ninety three thousand,

0:47:58.120 --> 0:48:02.000
<v Speaker 1>six hundred and eighty votes, as opposed to yesterday, el said,

0:48:02.080 --> 0:48:05.040
<v Speaker 1>having seven hundred and forty thousand votes. It's tough to

0:48:05.080 --> 0:48:09.040
<v Speaker 1>get turnout out because it's not a presidential year. Arguably,

0:48:09.080 --> 0:48:11.880
<v Speaker 1>though this is the most exciting race in the United States.

0:48:11.960 --> 0:48:15.200
<v Speaker 1>Rogers versus l said, do you think the turnout will

0:48:15.239 --> 0:48:17.359
<v Speaker 1>match a presidential year? Mary Catherine Hamm.

0:48:18.600 --> 0:48:21.040
<v Speaker 17>I don't know if it will match. The Republicans have

0:48:22.000 --> 0:48:25.560
<v Speaker 17>an enthusiasm deficit. I think that Lsaed, being as extreme

0:48:25.600 --> 0:48:27.840
<v Speaker 17>as he is will help with that to some extent.

0:48:28.040 --> 0:48:30.160
<v Speaker 17>But if you look at the delta between say like

0:48:30.239 --> 0:48:33.480
<v Speaker 17>the primary turnout for John James versus the primary turnout

0:48:33.520 --> 0:48:38.560
<v Speaker 17>for the Democratic governor, that might not be the perfect gauge,

0:48:38.600 --> 0:48:41.279
<v Speaker 17>but it's huge, right, So we need to think about this.

0:48:41.520 --> 0:48:43.960
<v Speaker 17>We need to be optimizing getting people out to the polls.

0:48:44.080 --> 0:48:47.840
<v Speaker 17>I know Mike Rogers sense he narrowly lost in the

0:48:47.880 --> 0:48:52.080
<v Speaker 17>election year against Alisaslokan, who is a much better suited

0:48:52.120 --> 0:48:56.400
<v Speaker 17>to Michigan. I think Normy's candidate. He has been on

0:48:56.440 --> 0:48:58.279
<v Speaker 17>the ground and doing the work there, and I hope

0:48:58.280 --> 0:49:00.640
<v Speaker 17>that his staff is very ready to get a bunch

0:49:00.640 --> 0:49:04.759
<v Speaker 17>of Democrats for Rogers on board and make sure that

0:49:04.760 --> 0:49:07.680
<v Speaker 17>they are making their commitments to be voted up on

0:49:07.719 --> 0:49:08.240
<v Speaker 17>this one.

0:49:08.760 --> 0:49:14.480
<v Speaker 1>Would you advisor candidate consultants to go with radical radical

0:49:14.560 --> 0:49:18.520
<v Speaker 1>radical radical abdu lsied, or would you go with he's

0:49:18.560 --> 0:49:21.560
<v Speaker 1>for medicare for all, we can't afford. It will never pass.

0:49:21.680 --> 0:49:24.640
<v Speaker 1>Michigan will be a nobody going nowhere fast in the

0:49:24.719 --> 0:49:27.960
<v Speaker 1>United States Senate? Which is the better strategy? Because you're right,

0:49:28.000 --> 0:49:32.040
<v Speaker 1>Mike Rogers is a Normy seven term congressman, chairman of

0:49:32.080 --> 0:49:36.520
<v Speaker 1>the House Intel Committee, which is a speaker designated the

0:49:36.600 --> 0:49:39.919
<v Speaker 1>guy everybody trust gets to be chairman in the House Intel.

0:49:40.239 --> 0:49:44.360
<v Speaker 1>He's an FBI agent. He's a very solid guy on Normy.

0:49:44.920 --> 0:49:47.120
<v Speaker 1>How would you run the race if you were the consultant, Mary.

0:49:47.040 --> 0:49:51.040
<v Speaker 17>Catherine, I think my take would be Normy vie radical,

0:49:51.120 --> 0:49:54.239
<v Speaker 17>But you have to find clever ways to communicate his

0:49:55.080 --> 0:49:58.000
<v Speaker 17>radical nature, because I think sometimes people tune it out

0:49:58.320 --> 0:50:02.160
<v Speaker 17>when he sounds so wild that you're not quite sure

0:50:02.200 --> 0:50:04.359
<v Speaker 17>if it's believable. Now, it helps that he says some

0:50:04.440 --> 0:50:08.000
<v Speaker 17>of the things that he believes quite frankly, which is

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<v Speaker 17>what a lot of the DSA aligned candidates have going

0:50:10.960 --> 0:50:13.759
<v Speaker 17>for them. There's tons of tape on them saying these things.

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<v Speaker 17>But normally versus radical, I think is a decent frame.

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<v Speaker 17>The problem is that his norminess, it can be seen

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<v Speaker 17>as establishment and people may want to cast about and

0:50:23.160 --> 0:50:27.080
<v Speaker 17>find change, even if that change looks like lsayah.

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<v Speaker 5>That's what worries me.

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<v Speaker 1>One hundred and twenty thousand Jewish Americans live in Michigan,

0:50:32.800 --> 0:50:36.480
<v Speaker 1>quarter of a million Arab or Muslim Americans, the predominant

0:50:36.480 --> 0:50:39.960
<v Speaker 1>majority of whom are Arab American live in Michigan. How

0:50:40.000 --> 0:50:41.919
<v Speaker 1>important is the ethnicity factor here?

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<v Speaker 17>I think it's possible that you could get some undervote

0:50:47.120 --> 0:50:49.520
<v Speaker 17>from the Jewish community, you might get some crossover, There

0:50:49.600 --> 0:50:52.680
<v Speaker 17>might be donor loss to Democrats, and I think there

0:50:52.719 --> 0:50:54.759
<v Speaker 17>already has been to some extent with this turn that

0:50:54.760 --> 0:50:58.120
<v Speaker 17>they've taken toward an encampment coalition, which is what they

0:50:58.160 --> 0:51:02.400
<v Speaker 17>have now right. They have a highly educated, largely white

0:51:02.440 --> 0:51:07.800
<v Speaker 17>liberal campus encampment coalition that's aligned with some really bad

0:51:07.880 --> 0:51:11.920
<v Speaker 17>sort of homosnek tendencies, and they've given up a black

0:51:12.000 --> 0:51:17.520
<v Speaker 17>church union, household working class coalition to get it so

0:51:17.560 --> 0:51:21.080
<v Speaker 17>that that's going to matter to people, and Republicans can

0:51:21.120 --> 0:51:23.239
<v Speaker 17>speak to some of those folks who are who are

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<v Speaker 17>falling off.

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<v Speaker 1>Mary Kathern. I got to call him coming out on

0:51:26.680 --> 0:51:29.799
<v Speaker 1>this race tomorrow for Fox News, and I carried over

0:51:29.840 --> 0:51:33.240
<v Speaker 1>a phrase I call him in the Islamis supporting candidate

0:51:33.840 --> 0:51:37.360
<v Speaker 1>because in the aftermath of the elimination of Hamini, he

0:51:37.400 --> 0:51:39.520
<v Speaker 1>said he didn't want to upset the people who were

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<v Speaker 1>sad about it, and I consider that to be Islamis supporting.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think of my characterization? It's gone, it's

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<v Speaker 1>in print. You can't change it. But to go ahead

0:51:49.080 --> 0:51:50.319
<v Speaker 1>you think it's too much light?

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<v Speaker 17>Now, No, I think that's correct. I meant he's got

0:51:57.040 --> 0:51:59.359
<v Speaker 17>like he said, oh, well, today he said, I want

0:51:59.360 --> 0:52:02.920
<v Speaker 17>to speak to something. I intend to uh to protect

0:52:03.360 --> 0:52:06.040
<v Speaker 17>Jewish Michigan durs the way that I would protect my

0:52:06.040 --> 0:52:08.400
<v Speaker 17>own daughters. It's like you had a chance to speak

0:52:08.400 --> 0:52:11.520
<v Speaker 17>out when a jihadist aligned with Hesbla tried to run

0:52:11.520 --> 0:52:14.759
<v Speaker 17>his vehicle into a Jewish preschool in Michigan, and his

0:52:14.920 --> 0:52:17.800
<v Speaker 17>response was to do a florid speech about how hurt

0:52:17.880 --> 0:52:22.759
<v Speaker 17>people hurt people, thereby justifying this Jihati's actions to some

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<v Speaker 17>degree due to military actions in the Middle East. He

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<v Speaker 17>also hangs out with Hassan Piker, who says he has

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<v Speaker 17>no issue with Hesbela and Hesbela's flag is his favorite

0:52:33.360 --> 0:52:38.640
<v Speaker 17>because it's dope that is aligned, that's making excuses for

0:52:38.719 --> 0:52:42.360
<v Speaker 17>those people, it is not speaking out against them.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree. By the way, Hassan Piker also figures in

0:52:45.640 --> 0:52:49.200
<v Speaker 1>the column because I think it is a Republican consultant's

0:52:49.239 --> 0:52:53.640
<v Speaker 1>obligation to staple Piker to Abdul Al sayed, they should

0:52:53.640 --> 0:52:57.120
<v Speaker 1>be you know Jana's face. They're the same person in

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<v Speaker 1>my book.

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<v Speaker 5>What do you think I think that's correct.

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<v Speaker 17>Look, if this Han Piker is going to be the

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<v Speaker 17>kingmaker in democratic primaries and parade around with them and

0:53:06.640 --> 0:53:08.799
<v Speaker 17>go to their parties and have pool parties for them

0:53:08.840 --> 0:53:11.440
<v Speaker 17>the day before the primary, then you have to answer

0:53:11.800 --> 0:53:14.640
<v Speaker 17>for what he says. And again he's very frank about

0:53:14.640 --> 0:53:16.480
<v Speaker 17>what he says. He was yelling last night about any

0:53:16.480 --> 0:53:20.000
<v Speaker 17>of the Democrats who didn't vote for l SIAD, I

0:53:20.120 --> 0:53:22.520
<v Speaker 17>e a lot of those black working class voters in

0:53:22.520 --> 0:53:29.759
<v Speaker 17>Detroit calling them islamophobic pos So, yes, those comments are

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<v Speaker 17>something that l si Ed, who's going to have to

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<v Speaker 17>unite the party to some degree, should answer for. He

0:53:34.560 --> 0:53:35.520
<v Speaker 17>said him last night.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, quick ex goog question on getting hammered today? Are

0:53:40.040 --> 0:53:44.319
<v Speaker 1>millennials parents really calling their bosses? That makes my stomach hurt.

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<v Speaker 17>I think it's gen Z's parents.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if it's us. It might be young.

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<v Speaker 17>Millennials though, Like, I'm not going to say that the

0:53:51.200 --> 0:53:55.000
<v Speaker 17>millennials have this figured out, but I do think there

0:53:55.080 --> 0:53:58.160
<v Speaker 17>are people calling bosses for their kids to call and

0:53:58.200 --> 0:54:00.759
<v Speaker 17>say that's apparently yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Wouldn't that be mortifying to you?

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<v Speaker 5>It's horrific.

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<v Speaker 17>I can't imagine how this happens, and yet here we are.

0:54:09.840 --> 0:54:11.920
<v Speaker 17>And the thing I think we've learned is that we

0:54:11.960 --> 0:54:14.719
<v Speaker 17>always thought that people who operate this way would meet

0:54:14.760 --> 0:54:17.000
<v Speaker 17>the real world and they would have to shift how

0:54:17.000 --> 0:54:19.200
<v Speaker 17>they're doing things. But in fact, a bunch of them

0:54:19.200 --> 0:54:21.160
<v Speaker 17>were coming out of school and the real world is

0:54:21.200 --> 0:54:23.440
<v Speaker 17>going like Oh, well, I guess we need you here,

0:54:23.520 --> 0:54:25.920
<v Speaker 17>so I will let your parents call in sick for you.

0:54:25.960 --> 0:54:28.440
<v Speaker 17>I mean, it's a wild thing, the way that management

0:54:28.480 --> 0:54:32.080
<v Speaker 17>has shifted for people with these expectations.

0:54:31.680 --> 0:54:35.640
<v Speaker 1>They're getting hammered. Podcast never fails to inform and entertain

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<v Speaker 1>coming out from Washington State to Pennsylvania. Stay tuned to

0:54:57.560 --> 0:55:07.799
<v Speaker 1>the huge at chef Welcome back to America. I've been

0:55:07.840 --> 0:55:10.480
<v Speaker 1>focused on Michigan through to the program today, but there

0:55:10.480 --> 0:55:13.799
<v Speaker 1>are other elections yesterday in Washington State, there's a very

0:55:13.840 --> 0:55:17.000
<v Speaker 1>competitive race in the third congressional district where John Braun

0:55:17.080 --> 0:55:19.200
<v Speaker 1>has taken on an incumbent Democrat who is to the

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<v Speaker 1>left to left. John joins me now, State Senator Broun, Welcome,

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<v Speaker 1>it's good to have you. Let's start by telling people

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<v Speaker 1>what your website is and where the third Congressional district is.

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<v Speaker 16>You bet Thanks for having me on so website simple

0:55:31.600 --> 0:55:35.759
<v Speaker 16>vote Braun vote b r a u N dot com.

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<v Speaker 16>Come there to learn about the campaign all the work

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<v Speaker 16>we're doing here in southwest Washington, So Washington State, West coast.

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<v Speaker 16>This is the southwest corner of the seven counties that

0:55:43.480 --> 0:55:45.960
<v Speaker 16>go from the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean just

0:55:46.000 --> 0:55:49.879
<v Speaker 16>south of Olympia and then east up to the Cascade Mountains.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, I looked at the electoral history of the third

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<v Speaker 1>It votes Republican in almost every election. Was it just

0:55:56.680 --> 0:56:00.359
<v Speaker 1>the fact that she beat Joe Kent, who's a little

0:56:00.360 --> 0:56:02.880
<v Speaker 1>bit edgy. Was that the problem You're You're a normal

0:56:02.920 --> 0:56:06.840
<v Speaker 1>mainstream Republican. You got a better shot against her.

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<v Speaker 16>Absolutely, And I'm not gonna say aything about Joe. It

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<v Speaker 16>just wasn't the right fit for the district and the timing.

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<v Speaker 4>Was right for her.

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<v Speaker 16>But we're we're very focused on running a campaign that

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<v Speaker 16>reaches out to the independence across the district. Uh, it's

0:56:19.719 --> 0:56:21.879
<v Speaker 16>a it's a Republican leaning district, but it's a swing

0:56:21.920 --> 0:56:23.400
<v Speaker 16>district and you got to go earn the votes.

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<v Speaker 3>And we're doing the work necessary.

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<v Speaker 16>And I think you saw that in the first you know,

0:56:27.480 --> 0:56:30.240
<v Speaker 16>first round the primary yesterday, and we're set up well

0:56:30.280 --> 0:56:31.240
<v Speaker 16>to go win the general.

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<v Speaker 1>Now what matters the most in western Washington State or

0:56:35.320 --> 0:56:38.000
<v Speaker 1>the it's actually the border of Oregon, a little bit

0:56:38.040 --> 0:56:40.120
<v Speaker 1>of Portland outer burbs. Am I right about that? Or

0:56:40.160 --> 0:56:41.280
<v Speaker 1>the Seattle outer burbs.

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<v Speaker 16>You know, it's just it's you know, broadly, and I

0:56:44.840 --> 0:56:46.920
<v Speaker 16>suppose you could call it in the Portland metro area

0:56:47.120 --> 0:56:50.120
<v Speaker 16>north of the Columbia River the border between the two states.

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<v Speaker 16>So yeah, this is Vancouver is the is kind of

0:56:53.400 --> 0:56:55.600
<v Speaker 16>the population center and very you know, just across the

0:56:55.640 --> 0:56:58.800
<v Speaker 16>river from Portland. But this is a pretty rural district broadly.

0:56:59.000 --> 0:57:01.800
<v Speaker 16>You know, it goes from urban area in the south

0:57:01.840 --> 0:57:06.319
<v Speaker 16>to very resource dependent, timber dependent, fishing, that type of

0:57:06.360 --> 0:57:07.880
<v Speaker 16>thing in the rest of the district. So it's a

0:57:07.920 --> 0:57:12.799
<v Speaker 16>district that is historically very independent minded and Williams vote

0:57:12.800 --> 0:57:15.040
<v Speaker 16>to vote for the person who they think is going

0:57:15.080 --> 0:57:17.520
<v Speaker 16>to go represent them well in Congress. And it's a

0:57:17.520 --> 0:57:21.320
<v Speaker 16>district that we held as Republicans for twelve years. Most

0:57:21.320 --> 0:57:24.040
<v Speaker 16>of the state wide races win the Republicans win this seat,

0:57:24.080 --> 0:57:26.120
<v Speaker 16>so it's a it's definitely a seat we can and

0:57:26.160 --> 0:57:28.280
<v Speaker 16>should win. We're putting into work, and we expect to

0:57:28.280 --> 0:57:28.640
<v Speaker 16>go win.

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<v Speaker 3>It in November.

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<v Speaker 1>You've represented how much of the district in your state, Senator.

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<v Speaker 16>Yours, My legislative district is entirely within the congressional district.

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<v Speaker 16>It's about twenty percent of the congressional district rough numbers.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, that's a good head start. And will you debate

0:57:45.360 --> 0:57:48.400
<v Speaker 1>her because she is a lefty and people. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's always better to let people know who you're running against.

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 16>I think that's the way, you know, politics should work

0:57:55.040 --> 0:57:56.440
<v Speaker 16>in our countries, that you've got to get up there

0:57:56.480 --> 0:57:57.560
<v Speaker 16>and you got to defend your ideas.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm more than comfortable doing just that.

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<v Speaker 16>I mean, she has tried to hide behind a moderate,

0:58:03.360 --> 0:58:06.840
<v Speaker 16>you know, image while voting for very far left policies.

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<v Speaker 16>By vote supporting, you know, will ultimately support Team Jeffrey

0:58:10.800 --> 0:58:13.880
<v Speaker 16>Speaker and the Democratic agenda that is, as you know,

0:58:14.000 --> 0:58:17.160
<v Speaker 16>largely driven by the Democratic Socialists of America these days.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it could be a one vote Congress, and I

0:58:19.720 --> 0:58:22.440
<v Speaker 1>try and tell people that every congressional district might be

0:58:22.520 --> 0:58:25.760
<v Speaker 1>the decision as to who's running the House floor. Do

0:58:25.880 --> 0:58:27.960
<v Speaker 1>the voters of Washington State care about that?

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<v Speaker 4>I think they do.

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<v Speaker 16>I think They understand that that we can't afford to

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<v Speaker 16>have two years of Congress just doing nothing but investigations

0:58:36.800 --> 0:58:40.760
<v Speaker 16>and drama. They want, they want their government, their federal government,

0:58:40.800 --> 0:58:43.240
<v Speaker 16>to move forward, and even if they don't like everything,

0:58:43.920 --> 0:58:47.360
<v Speaker 16>they understand that to move forward, we need to keep

0:58:47.400 --> 0:58:50.280
<v Speaker 16>the Republican majority in the House of Representatives and we

0:58:50.320 --> 0:58:52.840
<v Speaker 16>need to go represent them the third district in an

0:58:52.840 --> 0:58:56.240
<v Speaker 16>independent way, but one that actually gets results and moves

0:58:56.240 --> 0:58:58.480
<v Speaker 16>the ball forward for them and their families and their communities.

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<v Speaker 1>So the website is vote braun b R a u

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<v Speaker 1>N vote broad dot com. How much money do you

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<v Speaker 1>have to raise in a district like this center, Well, that's.

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<v Speaker 16>A great question, and I wish I kN know the

0:59:11.480 --> 0:59:13.520
<v Speaker 16>exact answer, but I think you're going to have a

0:59:13.520 --> 0:59:16.080
<v Speaker 16>pretty expensive primary. We've had, you know, commitments from the

0:59:16.120 --> 0:59:16.640
<v Speaker 16>national folks.

0:59:16.680 --> 0:59:18.960
<v Speaker 4>You know, I can tell you last time, my.

0:59:18.960 --> 0:59:21.760
<v Speaker 16>Opponent spent over twenty million dollars both you know, both

0:59:21.800 --> 0:59:24.959
<v Speaker 16>directly and some independent spending holding the seat. She's spent

0:59:25.080 --> 0:59:27.400
<v Speaker 16>four and a half million in the primary loan out

0:59:27.440 --> 0:59:29.720
<v Speaker 16>to spend us, you know, four to one, and still

0:59:29.800 --> 0:59:32.160
<v Speaker 16>only got less than forty percent of the vote.

0:59:32.200 --> 0:59:33.560
<v Speaker 4>So they're certainly not.

0:59:33.720 --> 0:59:35.720
<v Speaker 16>And they're dumping money in from across the country from

0:59:35.760 --> 0:59:38.480
<v Speaker 16>special interests, from the Soros family, So they're going to

0:59:38.480 --> 0:59:40.120
<v Speaker 16>spend the money they think to win, and we got

0:59:40.120 --> 0:59:41.560
<v Speaker 16>to go raise the money to counter that.

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<v Speaker 4>I think so far we're doing a good job.

0:59:43.080 --> 0:59:44.120
<v Speaker 3>We got more work to do.

0:59:44.360 --> 0:59:46.280
<v Speaker 16>But we're on a good track to go raise the

0:59:46.400 --> 0:59:48.840
<v Speaker 16>money and more importantly, go earn the vote and win

0:59:48.920 --> 0:59:49.480
<v Speaker 16>the district.

0:59:49.800 --> 0:59:52.600
<v Speaker 1>Well, the NFCC folks told me that you are one

0:59:52.600 --> 0:59:55.640
<v Speaker 1>of our gettibles, meaning a Democrat seat that can switch

0:59:55.680 --> 0:59:58.520
<v Speaker 1>back to the Republican party. They said, go get state,

0:59:58.600 --> 1:00:01.000
<v Speaker 1>Senator Braun, get them on the show. So I hope

1:00:01.040 --> 1:00:03.160
<v Speaker 1>you'll come back as we get closer. When does early

1:00:03.280 --> 1:00:05.920
<v Speaker 1>voting start in Washington State, Senator Braun.

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<v Speaker 16>It's yeah, it's twenty one days before the day of election,

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<v Speaker 16>so roughly this second week of third second into the

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<v Speaker 16>second week of October something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>You've only got seven weeks till the voting starts. No

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<v Speaker 1>vacations for you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, a little more than that. Maybe I'm getting my

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<v Speaker 3>math right yet.

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<v Speaker 16>Thirteen weeks so.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe ten weeks, well, maybe get the weekend. Uh, but

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<v Speaker 1>vote Braun dot com, go and help them out. If

1:00:32.800 --> 1:00:36.720
<v Speaker 1>you're in Washington State, volunteer for him. Vote Braun b

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<v Speaker 1>R a u N dot com. Thank you, Senator. I

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<v Speaker 1>look forward to calling your congressman next year. Thanks tune

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<v Speaker 1>in America. I'll be right back on the excuge Healius Show.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to America. Pennsylvania State Treasurer State Segarity attend

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<v Speaker 1>to the money in them and wealth and she is

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<v Speaker 1>running against Josh Shapiro for the top job in the

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<v Speaker 1>Keystone State treasure Garrity welcome or should I call you

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<v Speaker 1>colonel Garrity? Are you retired now from the army after

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<v Speaker 1>your many years in three deployments?

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<v Speaker 18>I am you, first of all, thanks for having me on. Yes,

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<v Speaker 18>I hit my mandatory retirement date in twenty sixteen, or

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<v Speaker 18>I would not be here as the state treasurer or

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<v Speaker 18>nominee for governor because I would still be serving serving

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<v Speaker 18>definitely wasn't as the honor of my lifetime.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, my father in law was colonel. I called him

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<v Speaker 1>colonel until his last day on this planet. So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to call you colonel two treasurer. Colonel. So Treasure Garrity,

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<v Speaker 1>you won an upset victory few years ago, you pulled

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<v Speaker 1>more votes than Josh Shapiro. Your running ends. Now, how

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<v Speaker 1>did you pull that off?

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<v Speaker 18>Well, when I ran in twenty twenty, if you recall,

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<v Speaker 18>I ran against an incumbent and I'm from rural Pennsylvania,

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<v Speaker 18>Bradford County, and they had it had somebody from a

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<v Speaker 18>row office in over forty years from a rural county,

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<v Speaker 18>and so that was a huge upset in twenty twenty.

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<v Speaker 19>So we didn't won by much, but we won.

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<v Speaker 18>And the guy ran against was ex deputy mayor under

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<v Speaker 18>ed Rendell. He was a Rhodes scholar. You an ambassador

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<v Speaker 18>and outspent me eleven to one. So next time around, yes,

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<v Speaker 18>one with more votes ever in a statewide in the

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<v Speaker 18>history of Pennsylvania. And I think it is because I

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<v Speaker 18>reached out across the aisle from day one. Half my

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<v Speaker 18>staff are Democrats, half are Republicans. I do not care.

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<v Speaker 18>I will work with anybody that wants to make Pennsylvania

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<v Speaker 18>a better place to live, work and raise a family.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, Treasure Garrity, you are right a person who's widely touted.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been on the show before Josh Shapiro has been

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<v Speaker 1>on the show. I'm friendly with him. But he's widely

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<v Speaker 1>touted as running for president already. Is that an issue

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<v Speaker 1>in the campaign, that he's actually looking past the State

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<v Speaker 1>House to the White House?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh?

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<v Speaker 18>Absolutely, Josh was more interested in Pennsylvania Avenue than helping

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<v Speaker 18>Pennsylvania families.

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<v Speaker 19>He has his eye off the ball and it shows us.

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<v Speaker 19>News and World Report rankings just came out. I think

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<v Speaker 19>it was last week.

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<v Speaker 18>We ranked forty seventh out of fifty in the nation economically,

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<v Speaker 18>and that is just crazy. We were ranked low anyway,

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<v Speaker 18>we were ranked thirty eight, and so we've dropped. And

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<v Speaker 18>you know what, we ranked forty third in infrastructure, forty

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<v Speaker 18>first overall. And because I'm the treasure this does make

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<v Speaker 18>me crazy. We spend five billion dollars more year than

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<v Speaker 18>what we bring in, and Pennsylvanians can't afford it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 18>think about it. We're just celebrating our two hundred and

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<v Speaker 18>fiftieth anniversary. Our Commonwealth is the birthplace of freedom and liberty,

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<v Speaker 18>and the place where America's enduring dream of life, liberty,

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<v Speaker 18>and the pursuit of happiness began. A movement that has

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<v Speaker 18>freed more people economically and socially than any in the

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<v Speaker 18>history of mankind. And so there is no way that

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<v Speaker 18>we should be trailing in all these metrics.

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<v Speaker 19>We should be leading the nation.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, station Garrity, what is your website? So the people

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<v Speaker 1>who want to get involved. We had lots of people

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<v Speaker 1>in Pittsburgh and a lot of people in Philadelphia listening,

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<v Speaker 1>and we got people all across the state on De

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<v Speaker 1>Bendetto's station. What is your your website?

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<v Speaker 18>So my website is GARTYFOPA dot com and the fores.

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<v Speaker 1>Fo r okay, GARTYFOURPA dot com.

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<v Speaker 4>Issues.

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<v Speaker 1>When Josh Shapera ran, he was for school choice, but

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<v Speaker 1>he turned down the opportunity to expand school choice and

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<v Speaker 1>he's not yet signed on. I began the program with

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<v Speaker 1>former Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin. Pennsylvania is one of the

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<v Speaker 1>states that have not yet signed on to the Educating

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<v Speaker 1>Freedom tax credit? Would you if you were governor?

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<v Speaker 19>Day one?

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<v Speaker 18>Absolutely? Day one, because who's that hurting? That's just hurting

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<v Speaker 18>our kids because that money will go to other states.

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<v Speaker 18>And so he's just playing, you know, trying to score

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<v Speaker 18>cheap political points like he always does, you know, against

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<v Speaker 18>the current administration.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, and what about the nature of your buying Israel bonds?

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's great. You bought I don't know, twenty

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<v Speaker 1>six million dollars of Israel bonds for the state of

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<v Speaker 1>Pennsylvania for your portfolio. I think that's great. Does that

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<v Speaker 1>resonated as an issue in Pennsylvania because there's a large

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<v Speaker 1>Jewish population of supporters of Israel who are not Jewish

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<v Speaker 1>all across the state.

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<v Speaker 18>Right So, right October twelfth, five days after the Hamas attack,

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<v Speaker 18>I invested in additional twenty million in Israel bonds. But

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<v Speaker 18>here's the thing here, We've been invested in Israel bonds

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<v Speaker 18>since the nineties, treasures on both sides of the aisle.

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<v Speaker 18>They're a great investment. And why not take the opportunity

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<v Speaker 18>to stand with our greatest ally, our only al quite

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<v Speaker 18>frankly in the Middle East.

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<v Speaker 19>And so I did. I got protested twice.

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<v Speaker 18>The last one was they staged a dieing outside of

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<v Speaker 18>my office.

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<v Speaker 10>You know.

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<v Speaker 19>The reporters called me and they said, what do you think?

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<v Speaker 18>And I said, you know what, they can come every

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<v Speaker 18>day and protest and stage Dieing's the only dying that

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<v Speaker 18>happened was October seventh. You know, against the you know,

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<v Speaker 18>the horrible atrocities against the is is real people.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, so that's foreign affairs, we coverage school choice.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's get down the basics economic growth in Pennsylvania. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of natural gas, there's a lot of energy

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<v Speaker 1>exploitation opportunity. There. Is it being used to its maximum extent?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh?

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<v Speaker 18>Absolutely not. And that's why we rank forty seventh overall.

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<v Speaker 18>And that's why we have a structural deficit of five

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<v Speaker 18>billion dollars.

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<v Speaker 19>We are the Saudi Arabia of natural gas. And if

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<v Speaker 19>we would unleash what we.

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<v Speaker 18>Have right under our feet, I call it liquid goal.

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<v Speaker 18>That would create two hundred thousand family sustaining jobs and

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<v Speaker 18>generate five to six billion dollars in revenue that we

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<v Speaker 18>desperately need. But right now, Josh Shapiro, he pretends that

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<v Speaker 18>he's in all of the above energy governor, but he's

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<v Speaker 18>quietly subverting natural gas. We really haven't had any new

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<v Speaker 18>so to speak, power generation in a decade, and so

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<v Speaker 18>right now, you know, you have data centers coming on

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<v Speaker 18>and there's a huge and for electricity, and what are

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<v Speaker 18>we doing. We've taken energy off the grid instead of

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<v Speaker 18>adding it to the grid.

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<v Speaker 1>So guaranty FORPA dot Com. How much money do you

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<v Speaker 1>have to raise station. Guaranty to be competitive with Joshua Perrow,

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<v Speaker 1>who will be well funded.

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<v Speaker 18>Yes, we don't need to go dollar for dollar. We

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<v Speaker 18>just need to get enough money to get our message out.

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<v Speaker 18>Latest polling that came out hasardd a seven point race view,

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<v Speaker 18>and so that just came out today.

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<v Speaker 19>So we're super excited about it because people.

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<v Speaker 18>Are figuring out that, you know what, Pennsylvania should be

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<v Speaker 18>leading the nation. There is no reason for us to

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<v Speaker 18>be squandering our blessings. And again, it doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 18>be this way. You know, when you look at oil

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<v Speaker 18>and gas deregulation DP I called don't expect a permit.

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<v Speaker 19>You know, school choice. He's had not one, not two,

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<v Speaker 19>but three positions on school choice. Yeah, it won't surprise you.

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<v Speaker 18>I've had one position and that's parents, not bureaucrats, know

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<v Speaker 18>the best way to educate their kids.

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<v Speaker 1>Keystone state matters a lot, a lot of congressional races.

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<v Speaker 1>She will help with as well indefatigable campaigner. We look

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<v Speaker 1>forward to seeing you again. Stacy Garrity Garretty for p

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