1 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 1: I think Trump's gonna have a willing dance partner because 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: I think Mom Donnie's going to be seeing this as 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: a way to enhance his own national profile. He wants 4 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: to be the one to take on Trump. The problem 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: is some of the money that might dry up, Trump 6 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: has a real opportunity. There is some money that's discretionary 7 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: Trump can cut it. There is some money that's required 8 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: that he can't. And there's other dollars that are probably 9 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: politically sensitive when you start thinking about the congressional races 10 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:26,159 Speaker 1: that rely on New York funding, and I'm sure some 11 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: of the members here in the suburbs don't want New 12 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: York to use that much funding. 13 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 2: You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson. 14 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 3: Good Wednesday morning. 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They are going 58 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 3: to spend this in the media is this was a 59 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 3: bloodbath and a referendum on Donald Trump. I want to 60 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 3: be clear. I think that is an exaggeration and not 61 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 3: even close to reality. So we are going to go 62 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,399 Speaker 3: for you state by state so you understand exactly what 63 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 3: was happening. You understand, Yes, I would have loved for 64 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 3: us to win in places like Virginia, in New Jersey, 65 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 3: in New York City, or Proposition fifty in California. But 66 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 3: Democrats spent incredible amounts of money in places like Virginia, 67 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 3: and there are issues that had a huge impact on 68 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 3: election day. So let's start in Virginia as I break 69 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 3: down the reality of what you need to know and 70 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 3: why I am not that concern about what this means 71 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 3: for the midterms coming up. Virginia was a very interesting 72 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 3: race in general. You had a strong Democratic candidate that 73 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 3: probably at the end of the day will have outspent 74 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 3: the Republican side three to one. You had incredible amounts 75 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 3: of outside money coming from outside of Virginia from the 76 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 3: Democratic Party who was desperate for a win. The Virginia 77 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 3: governor's race was spamburger. There it was clear the entire 78 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 3: Democratic Party had united with an essence unlimited funding to 79 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 3: say we have a big win. You may also hear, well, 80 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 3: this is huge because a Republican is the governor now 81 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 3: and they're rejecting Donald Trump, and that's when they moved 82 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 3: to the Democratic Party. One of the things you need 83 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 3: to remember about Virginia is at the last time, when 84 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 3: Governor Youngkin was on the ballot. It was a perfect storm. 85 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 3: You had a well funded candidate in Governor Youngkin. You 86 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 3: also had two incredible issues that turn that state to 87 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 3: the Republican Party. One of them was the shocking moment 88 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 3: that we found out that the public school systems in 89 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 3: Louden County had covered up a boy dressing like a 90 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 3: girl going into a women's restroom and sexually assaulting a child. 91 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 3: We found out that that child was not actually dealt 92 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 3: with the right way by the school system. Instead, they 93 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 3: just moved that boy to another school where he did 94 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 3: the same thing again in a bathroom. What made this 95 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 3: even more of a shock for the people that were 96 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 3: voting in Virginia last time when Younkin was running is 97 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 3: that the school board didn't listen to the father who 98 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 3: called him out and then had him arrested, all caught 99 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 3: on TV. This was a flashpoint in Virginia. And you 100 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 3: also had something else that happened in Virginia during that time. 101 00:05:56,440 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 3: The Democratic candidate who was running against Glenn Youngkin said 102 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 3: that your children are not actually yours, but the state 103 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 3: in essence owned by the government. That made for a 104 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 3: perfect storm and for Governor Younkin to get his job. 105 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 3: We didn't have that this time. In fact, we had 106 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:19,039 Speaker 3: a perfect storm for Democrats as a shut down the 107 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 3: government on purpose. And they noticed that the government shut 108 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 3: down was playing to their advantage in Virginia. Why because 109 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 3: Virginia has a disproportionately high number of workers who are 110 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 3: government workers that aren't receiving a paycheck right now compared 111 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 3: to many other states. It's proximity to Washington, d C. 112 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 3: Is a perfect example of that. And they understood that 113 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 3: if they could keep the government shut down until election day, 114 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 3: it was probably going to play well for them on 115 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 3: election night. That is exactly what happened. You also have 116 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 3: to understand just how liberal Virginia really is at its core. 117 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 3: You had a candidate on the ballot there that had 118 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 3: been busted in his own words in a text message 119 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 3: chain calling for the assassination the death of a former 120 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 3: Republican Speaker of the House in Virginia. Not only that, 121 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 3: he sends time for them to feel pain, referring to 122 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 3: the children of that elected official, saying they should also 123 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 3: be murdered. Not a single Democrat in a major part 124 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 3: of the Democratic Party condemned these comments, and that candidate 125 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 3: in Virginia also won last night, which brings me to 126 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 3: the overall perspective on Virginia. What I've loved for Republicans 127 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 3: to win this race. Yes, do I feel like this 128 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 3: was a race that is a referendum on Donald Trump 129 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 3: or a terrifying moment of what's to come during the midterms. No, 130 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 3: So let's move to New Jersey. New Jersey is a 131 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 3: little bit different. The New Jersey race there was one 132 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 3: that many conservatives thought was a real chance for us 133 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 3: to win a governor's race in a liberal state. Unfortunately, 134 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 3: it didn't work out that way. In fact, it wasn't 135 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 3: even as close as many believed it was going to be. Again, 136 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 3: this goes back to simple politics in math. Virginia and 137 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 3: New Jersey are liberal states. New Jersey even more liberal. 138 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 3: You could argue them Virginia, this is not surprising if 139 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 3: you look at the history of voting in New Jersey. 140 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 3: I think it's pretty clear in New Jersey as well, 141 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 3: where there are a lot of government workers, that the 142 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 3: shutdown had a big impact for Cheryl to win over 143 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 3: at Kettrinelli. This wasn't a close race, fifty six to 144 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 3: forty three. As the numbers are coming in at ninety 145 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 3: five percent reporting right now, it was a beatdown. So 146 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 3: then you moved to New York City, Mundanni, it is 147 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:57,199 Speaker 3: official now it is a communist red apple. Comrade Mundanni 148 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 3: won overwhelmingly there. And even if the Republican spoiler would 149 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,679 Speaker 3: have dropped out someone who I called to drop out 150 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 3: on national TV, and even if you gave all of 151 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:12,679 Speaker 3: the Republican votes to governor former Governor Cuomo, it still 152 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 3: would have not meant there was a victory. What is 153 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,559 Speaker 3: obvious about New York City is one of the most 154 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 3: radical left cities in America. Who now as a communist 155 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:26,679 Speaker 3: running the city, a man who said he wanted to 156 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 3: abolish the police, believe the police are is evil and 157 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 3: also said that if Bibi Netna who came to New York, 158 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 3: he would have him arrested. So this is the reality 159 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 3: of the situation. Democrats had three places where they were 160 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 3: supposed to win, and Democrats had incredible amount of money 161 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 3: coming in to win and shut down the entire federal 162 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 3: government to make sure they got the win. Finally, we 163 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:59,079 Speaker 3: looked to California. No surprise there. Jerry Mandering is real 164 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 3: and it has been for decades. But what California has 165 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 3: now done is said that even though almost forty percent 166 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 3: of the state is Republican, ninety percent of its representation 167 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 3: will be Democrat. They've redrawn the lines to add five 168 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 3: Democratic seats, which will have an impact on Congress. And 169 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 3: it passed in the liberal state of California. So what 170 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 3: is the takeaway California is saying to Republicans, get out, 171 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 3: move leave, you will not be represented here. We can't 172 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 3: stand you, we can't stand what you believe in, we 173 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 3: cannot stand your values. And the liberal woke ideology has 174 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 3: totally infected the brains of the Democratic movement and the 175 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 3: voters in California. It's a really sad moment for the 176 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 3: country to see this type of gerrymandering play out. So 177 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 3: what is the takeaway from election in America? You had 178 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 3: a communist when in New York City, Democrats having a 179 00:10:56,360 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 3: big night, in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and Democrats, 180 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 3: that's jerry mandering in California. Am I concerned that this 181 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 3: is a foreshadow of what's going to come on the 182 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 3: election night during the mid terms? I am not. I 183 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:13,959 Speaker 3: think these are all places where Democrats were supposed to 184 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 3: win Democrats are inspired to raise money at record levels 185 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 3: and give at record levels from outside of these states 186 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 3: to make sure that they got the victories. They also 187 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 3: shut down the federal government to get these victories. Could 188 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 3: you do that and have the same results nationwide? The 189 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:36,679 Speaker 3: answer is obvious no. So am I concerned? Sure? I 190 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 3: would have loved for Republicans to have a big win somewhere. 191 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:43,359 Speaker 3: But does this mean that this is a total disaster 192 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 3: and is a referendum on Donald Trump? No, it's not. 193 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 3: And it's clear with Donald Trump's approval rating going up 194 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:55,199 Speaker 3: during this government shutdown, that he still has a mandate 195 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 3: from the American people to make America great again. That 196 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 3: is the ultimate takeaway from election Night in America. 197 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update 198 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 2: with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever 199 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 2: you're listening to this podcast right now and for more 200 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 2: in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast 201 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 2: and we will see you back here tomorrow.