WEBVTT - The Looming Midterms

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<v Speaker 1>Boston's bulldozer operates seven days a week.

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<v Speaker 2>The Kuhner Report Weekend Edition.

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<v Speaker 1>WRKO, the voice of Boston. 617-266-6868 is the number. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to, I hate to do this to you,

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<v Speaker 1>but this may break, this may break my brain. So

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, it may break your brain. So this

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<v Speaker 1>is one of the toughest poll questions I think we've

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<v Speaker 1>ever done here on the Kuhner Report. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>we need to ask it because it does capture this

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<v Speaker 1>race so well. So the Kuhner Country Poll Question of

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<v Speaker 1>the Day, sponsored by Mario's. Mario's Quality Roofing, Siding, and Windows.

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<v Speaker 1>What is the real contest in the midterm elections? Is

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<v Speaker 1>it Republicans versus Democrats or Democratic Socialists, which is a

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<v Speaker 1>nice way of saying communists or Marxists, Democratic Socialists versus

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<v Speaker 1>mainstream or establishment Democrats? Because they're both true. I mean, obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>on the most obvious level, who's going to control the House?

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<v Speaker 1>Who's going to control the Senate? Well, that's Democrats versus Republicans.

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<v Speaker 1>But underneath that is a fundamental battle for the capture

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<v Speaker 1>and control of the Democratic Party. In other words, the DSA,

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<v Speaker 1>the communists, and these old guard Democrats that are desperately

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<v Speaker 1>trying to fight them off. So I want to ask you,

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<v Speaker 1>is it A, Republicans versus Democrats, GOP versus Dems? Or

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<v Speaker 1>is it B, the DSA versus mainstream Dems? Now, so far,

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<v Speaker 1>it's 53% A, 46, almost 47% now B. It's been

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<v Speaker 1>going back and forth now since we put it up.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been basically 50-50, one or two points one way,

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<v Speaker 1>one or two points the other way. I am completely split.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I mean. It'll break your brain. It's like, well, no, okay, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's Republicans versus Democrats. Well, no, really, yeah, but this

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<v Speaker 1>is going to determine the future of the Democratic Party.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no question. And that's why, by the way, AOC

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<v Speaker 1>is campaigning like her, this, she's campaigning like her life

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<v Speaker 1>is depending on it. Because she realizes now, this is

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<v Speaker 1>Bernie's takeover. This is Bernie's Bolshevik takeover of the Democratic Party.

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<v Speaker 1>And she's the one now that can become the face

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<v Speaker 1>of it. Now, let me tell you just one second,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I want to go right back to the phones.

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<v Speaker 1>If the Democrats win in November, They take the House

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<v Speaker 1>and they take the Senate. And the DSA candidates, the

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<v Speaker 1>radical left candidates, do exceptionally well. It's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>seen as AOC's victory, Bernie's victory, Mamdani's victory. And AOC

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<v Speaker 1>will be the one that will be given the credit.

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<v Speaker 1>It will set her up for a run for the

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<v Speaker 1>presidency in 2028. That's what this is. She's forging a coalition,

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<v Speaker 1>a radical left communist coalition, or to be more accurate,

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<v Speaker 1>an Islamo-communist coalition to capture Congress and then use that

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<v Speaker 1>as a springboard for her to run against either J.D.

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<v Speaker 1>Vance or Marco Rubio or whoever will be the Republican

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<v Speaker 1>nominee in 2028. So this is all now about communists

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<v Speaker 1>seizing national power. 617-266-6868. Agree, disagree. Jeff in Chelsea. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for holding, Jeff, and welcome.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, Jeff. Yeah, Jeff, as far as AOC and the

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<v Speaker 2>Democrats are concerned, here's the way I look at it.

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<v Speaker 2>You're doing a great job, but there's too much highfalutin talk.

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<v Speaker 2>And here's why I say this. It's very simple. The

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<v Speaker 2>meal ticket is People in Chelsea care about the meal ticket.

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<v Speaker 2>Democrats provide the meal ticket. That's all there is to it.

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<v Speaker 2>Maura Healey can walk on stage with horns to tail

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<v Speaker 2>and a pitchfork and be for infanticide and be a

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<v Speaker 2>straight-up lesbian married to her wife. People don't care. It's

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<v Speaker 2>the meal ticket. Take away the Democrats, take away the

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<v Speaker 2>meal ticket. No way. If I was a Democrat... I'd

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<v Speaker 2>vote for the Democrats, too, because I'm getting my meal ticket.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's what's going to kill this country. It's just

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<v Speaker 2>that simple. And Republicans will take away. Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Go ahead. Please finish your thought.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes. And the Republicans will take away the meal ticket.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why people don't like conservatives. They'll take away the

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<v Speaker 2>right to have an abortion. Because if I fornicate and

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<v Speaker 2>get a woman pregnant, I want a backup system. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the attitude of the Democrats. It's just that simple. What

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<v Speaker 2>do you think, Jeff?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I think you're partially right on abortion. I think

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<v Speaker 1>you're right. But I think it's, yes, for some feminists,

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<v Speaker 1>abortion is, you know, you're right, it's like a contraceptive.

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<v Speaker 1>So as you put it, it's the ultimate backup, and

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<v Speaker 1>you're not going to take that away from me. But

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<v Speaker 1>to me, I think the bigger issue, when you talk,

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<v Speaker 1>let's say, I'm not picking on Chelsea, I'm just saying

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<v Speaker 1>if you go to any of these sanctuary cities, all

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<v Speaker 1>over Massachusetts, I don't care, Boston, I don't care if

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<v Speaker 1>it's Brookline, I don't care if it's Newton, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>care if it's Lawrence, I don't care if it's Mattapan,

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't matter whether it's predominantly white, predominantly black, predominantly Latino,

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<v Speaker 1>it has nothing to do with race. If you touch

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<v Speaker 1>their government handouts, if you touch their welfare check, or

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<v Speaker 1>their subsidized heating, or their sanctuary city policy, if you

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<v Speaker 1>touch their illegals, or if you touch their food stamps

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<v Speaker 1>or their EBT cards, that's when they hate you with

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<v Speaker 1>a passion. And to me, you may disagree with me, Jeff,

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<v Speaker 1>the audience may disagree with me, which is fine. I'd

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<v Speaker 1>love to hear from you. That's my theory. And I

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<v Speaker 1>can't think of any other reason other than we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about then ideological fanatics on a scale similar to the

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<v Speaker 1>Bolsheviks under Stalin and Lenin and the Nazis under Hitler.

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<v Speaker 1>When you have over 50% of Massachusetts residents saying they

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<v Speaker 1>can't name a single accomplishment under Healy and over 60% say, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, the state's on the wrong track. No, no,

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<v Speaker 1>quality of life has really gone down But I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to vote for the Democrats. I'm going to vote for Healy.

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<v Speaker 1>To me, that's what explains it. I want my check.

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<v Speaker 1>I want my benefits. I want my abortion. I want

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<v Speaker 1>my illegal aliens. I want my sanctuary policies. I want

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<v Speaker 1>my EBT. And that's why I will always vote for

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<v Speaker 1>the party. Because no matter what, I know with the Democrats,

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't matter who the hell's leading them or who's

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<v Speaker 1>the governor. But those welfare checks keep coming in. In

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<v Speaker 1>other words, they will continue to take our money. Taxpayers

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<v Speaker 1>take from us to give to their supporters. Whoever's on

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<v Speaker 1>the top, who cares? As long as the checks keep

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<v Speaker 1>rolling in.