1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: Senator. It is right now eleven thirty at night. For 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: everyone that's listening this morning, we have been doing a 3 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: live verdict before this. I want to do a recap. 4 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: I think it's pretty clear now that if we were 5 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: gonna be waiting up for an official result in a 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: lot of these races, we would not get any sleep 7 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: at all. Let's kind of recap where we are at 8 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: this moment. I think you would agree with me. That 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: is the highlight of the night is we're taken back 10 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 1: the House. The concerning moment of the night is the 11 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: Senate is still very much it's even at this point, 12 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: and that concerns all of us. This was a map 13 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: that was a map that was designed in this midterm 14 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: for Democrats. They had the advantage. There's a lot of 15 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 1: tribalism in this country. We can see now shocking that 16 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: Fetterman is still in this one. Shocking what we're seeing 17 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: in Arizona right now. But let's focus on the one 18 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: exciting point in the House races. We are going to 19 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: have a substantial red wave in the House. That means 20 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: Nancy Pelosi is going to retire and we won't have 21 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: to deal with her anymore. But we're also going to 22 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: have subpoena power in the House to get some stuff 23 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: downe that needs to be looked at. Well. I think 24 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: that's right. I think it is a good election tonight, 25 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: but I also think it could have been much better. 26 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: So it is a red wave, but it's not as 27 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: big a wave as it should have been. Frankly, given 28 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: the disaster from the Democrats, this should have been a 29 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:33,479 Speaker 1: massive red wave and we're going to take the House. 30 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: But at this point it's not clear how big a majority. 31 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,919 Speaker 1: I had hoped it would be a forty fifty vote majority. 32 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: I think it will be substantially smaller than that. We 33 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: are losing a number of close House races that we're 34 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: winnable that we didn't win. The Republicans at this moment 35 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: have one hundred and seventy five seats, Democrats are one 36 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: thirty eight in the House. 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It's forty seven forty seven as we speak. 72 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: We're going we're headed for probably a runoff in Georgia. 73 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: For people that don't understand this, if you don't get 74 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: above fifty percent right now in Pennsylvania, if Fetterman has 75 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: a forty thousand vote lead with eighty two percent in, 76 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: and that's concerning that, that is very concerning. What does 77 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: that tell you about the mistake that was made with 78 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: And I say mistake because I think Oz was the 79 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,919 Speaker 1: easier candidate to beat him my opinion in the general. Look, 80 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: I went all in for Dave McCormick in the primary. 81 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: I leaned in vigorously. Part of the reason I went 82 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,359 Speaker 1: all in as I thought he was the strongest conservative 83 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: who could win. I think if McCormick had been the nominee, 84 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: he would have won decisively. I hope oswins as we're 85 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: sitting here late at night. I supported Oz once he 86 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: was the nominee. I wanted him to win. I think 87 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: Fetterman is a spectacularly bad candidate. He's radically, he's extreme, 88 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: he's on the bleeding left. He's going to join if 89 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: he if he becomes the Senator, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie 90 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: Sanders in the cuckoo caucus of the Democrat Party. That 91 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: is not good. That's not I think where a lot 92 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: of Pennsylvanians are. But but there were. What does it 93 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 1: takeaway that a guy that has clearly cognitive issues has 94 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: had this stroke. I hate that for him sincerely. But 95 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: can't even get through debates, says good night at the 96 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 1: beginning debate. Cannot understand questions, basic questions. This is a 97 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: guy you wouldn't want to be the pilot of your 98 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 1: plane or your uber driver. You probably wouldn't hire him 99 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: for a lot of jobs right now. It's because of 100 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: the of the medical issues, and yet he's leading as 101 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: we speak at eleven thirty three at night, in a 102 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,239 Speaker 1: race that is so important that could that could really 103 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,359 Speaker 1: deal with who's in charge of the Senate. Look the 104 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 1: two million, three hundred and eighty six thousand, five hundred 105 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 1: ninety five people who as of now have voted for Fetterman, 106 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: they only care about one voticass and that's for Chuck Schumer. 107 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: That they don't care that he can spell his name, 108 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: they don't care that he knows what's going on. They 109 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: want him to vote for Chuck Schumer because we are 110 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: so deeply divided and tribalized. That's their team for the 111 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 1: same reason that there were no Philadelphia residents rooting for 112 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: the Houston Astros. Why because their team is the Phillies. 113 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: Of course, like you know that, it's not complicated. If 114 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: you're a Philly guy, you root for the Phillies across 115 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: the country. And this is true on both sides, This 116 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: is true red and blue. Were people right now put 117 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 1: on their jersey and they're not focused on If you 118 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: could pull those Democrat voters, I'd love to see a 119 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: room attended those Democrat voters and be like, Okay, do 120 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: you agree with Fetterman voting over and over and over 121 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,359 Speaker 1: again to release murderers do you agree with that? Yeah? 122 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: Do you agree with Fetterman saying we should release one 123 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: third of the criminals in prison in Pennsylvania? Do you 124 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: agree with that? Like, his positions have been radical, and 125 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: yet at least in this election, and we've been moving 126 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: more and more in that path, radical or not. And 127 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: by the way, I think many, if not most, of 128 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: those Democrats have voted for him, don't actually agree with 129 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: those views, but they don't really know about them. The 130 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: corporate media doesn't cover them, and their view is just 131 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: I'm on team Democrat. Yeah, soote I vote Democrat and 132 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: that's where we are. If you're going to win, you've 133 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: got to make the election about issues and not personalities. 134 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: And by the way, this is a broader point. I 135 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: think too many of these Republican races became personality battles. 136 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: I when you have first time candidates who've never run, 137 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: who are celebrities or you know, coming from outside, they 138 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: have no record, they have no voting record, they've not 139 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: been involved in issues, they've not that, they've never taken 140 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: a stand on anything. They frequently make major mistakes, and 141 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: you know, experience matters, like actually knowing what you're doing matters. 142 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: You were a serious competitive tennis player. You played at 143 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: all miss. You know, if I wandered out on the 144 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: tennis court for a competitive Division one game, I'd get crushed. 145 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: And it doesn't matter that that on my iPhone, I 146 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: have a tennis game that if I flicked my finger, 147 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: I can I have a wicked backhand on my iPhone. 148 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: But it actually experience does matter, and acts does matter, 149 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,679 Speaker 1: and spending. You know, when you were seven years old, 150 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: you were going to tennis camp and practicing and you know, 151 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: hitting a backhand over and over and over and over again, 152 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 1: so that it became routine. If you look at some 153 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:20,079 Speaker 1: of these races with first time candidates, what they became 154 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: was personality battles. The single best political advice I've ever 155 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: gotten came from Heidi, and it came years ago, right 156 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: when I was getting started, and she said, remember, it's 157 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: not about you. It's about them. It's about their lives, 158 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: it's about their kids, it's about their family, it's about 159 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: their future. You can tell a bad candidate if they 160 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: stand up there and say over and over again the 161 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 1: word I I I. You know, I remember back in 162 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: in two thousand and eight the Iowa Caucuses, Hillary Clinton 163 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: was supposed to have a coronation and this unknown senator 164 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: from Illinois stuns the world by beating her. And I'm 165 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: watching the TV speeches that night and Hillary Clinton gets 166 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:16,439 Speaker 1: up at her concession speech such as it was every 167 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 1: third word was I I I and over her right shoulder, 168 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 1: Bill Clinton was standing the best natural politician of his generation. 169 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 1: And you could see Bill Clinton physically wins. It was 170 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: like he was being punched. I remember, I remember watching it. 171 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: It was the difference between Hillary and Bill Clinton was 172 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:37,959 Speaker 1: just night date. It's like, how did he not coach 173 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: her more? He was in agony. I mean it was 174 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: he was in actual pain. Every time she said I, 175 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: you could see the pain in his eyes. You cut 176 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: to Barack Obama and his speech that night, every third 177 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: word was we we we watching them. My reaction is 178 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: that guy's gonna win. And I will say, in too 179 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: many of these races, it became about the personality and 180 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: not about the issues that impact the kitchen table, the kids, 181 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: the family, the safety, the security that impact the people. 182 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: That's what we need to make races about. There's some 183 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 1: good news tonight. One of your dear friends, one of 184 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 1: your closest friends in the Senate. We were concerned about 185 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: this race, talked about it on this show. You went 186 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: out there for Mike Lee. That race has now been 187 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: called for Mike Lee. You've got to be happy about 188 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: that personally. Look, I'm very happy. If Mike Lee had 189 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: lost tonight, it would have been cataclysmic. I literally would 190 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 1: have been in tears if Mike Lee had lost. He 191 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: is by far my closest friend in the Senate. He 192 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: has a smart, principled conservative. He's also the single most 193 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: frequent guests on Verdict. I think Mike has been three 194 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: times on Verdict. There's no other person that has been 195 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: that many times on Verdict. His race was close. Public 196 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: polling had it three points. At one point, it had 197 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: him down. He ended up winning by as of tonight, 198 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: twelve points. He ended up winning pretty decisively. And I 199 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: think what happened was Republicans came home that even the 200 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: sort of so the reason he was in danger is 201 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: all the d's we're voting for McMullan, and the sort 202 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: of wobbly ours who want to be nice and aren't 203 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: sure and think Mike is really conservative. They were flirting 204 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: with McMullan and and I think the tribalism prevailed, and 205 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: they said, Okay, I'm not voting for the guy the 206 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: Democrats support. I'm coming home. I'm glad of it there, 207 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: I'm not glad of it. In the New York ubernatorial race. 208 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: I wish Lee's elded in one. He ran an amazing campaign, 209 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 1: by the way, with not near the resources that the 210 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: Democrats had. You and I talked about this on the 211 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: Live portion earlier and for I think it's important to recap. 212 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: If there's any big take way from these midterm elections, 213 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: is that Democrats are doing a hell of a lot 214 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: better job of fundraising and funding their candidates. Republicans are 215 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: holding back great candidates by not raising as much money 216 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: as we need to to be competitive and to win 217 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 1: some of these races. And that may be one of 218 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: the biggest takeaways from these midterms is it is time 219 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: for Republicans to go out there and to get in 220 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,559 Speaker 1: this game and write more checks and to give more 221 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,199 Speaker 1: money to candidates because Democrats are doing an amazing job 222 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: of that. Republicans are are letting too many candidates kind 223 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 1: of hang out to drive for too long before at 224 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 1: the last minute they go, Okay, let's give a little 225 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: extra cash here. Well, the damage has already done. Democrats 226 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 1: are far better at fundraising nationwide than we are. We 227 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: should learn from this now getting ready for the president 228 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 1: in the big election twenty twenty four. Look, we also 229 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 1: need Republicans to step up and answer the call, and 230 00:13:56,040 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: we need serious candidates with experience. You look at the 231 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: best candidates this cycle. Adam Laxalt in Nevada, who I 232 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: backed early. Adam was the attorney general in Nevada. He 233 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: ran for governor, did not win governor. But he's smart, experienced, talented, 234 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: he has a record, he read a disciplined campaign. Sitting 235 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: here tonight, we don't know if he'll win or lose, 236 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: but he was the best candidate to win in Nevada. 237 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: If Adam doesn't win in Nevada, nobody could have won. 238 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 1: And he was by far the best candidate to win 239 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: in Nevada. Another one of the really good candidates this 240 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: cycle was Eric Schmidt in Missouri. Same thing. He was 241 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: the attorney general in Missouri. Smart, discipline, it had been 242 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: on the ballot, had a very conservative record, knew the pitfalls, 243 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: knew the questions that knew the ways you can step 244 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 1: on a landmine, and blow up if we end up 245 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: if the Democrats keep control of the Senate, which is 246 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: entirely possible as we sit here tonight. I don't think 247 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: it'll happen, but it's possible. You know one person who 248 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: could have altered that single handedly, Kris s Unw, the 249 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: governor New Hampshire. Yeah, Kris sin Uknew, a very popular governor. 250 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 1: If he had run for Senate, he would have won. 251 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: And he made the decision. I like being governor. It's 252 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: a better job, you know my reaction. So what it's 253 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: a better job that's good for you. How about for 254 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 1: the country. How about for the three hundred million people 255 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: that are getting screwed by these left wing socialists. Look 256 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: Arizona right now. I hope we pull out Arizona. Yeah, 257 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: let's talk about Arizona, because Arizona is one that you 258 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: and I talked about a lot. You've been out there. 259 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 1: This was a race that was obviously personality driven. To 260 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: go back to that theme for a moment, and what 261 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 1: we're seeing in Arizona is not what we wanted to see, 262 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 1: at least at this point tonight. As we are recording 263 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: this at eleven forty three in the evening, and I 264 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: will say, if you followed traditional standards for how you 265 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: win Arizona, the obvious candidate to run was Doug Doocy, 266 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: the incumbent Republican governor, relatively popular in the state. If 267 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: you're talking about who could beat an incumbent Democrat with 268 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: a ton of money, Doocey was the obvious choice. So 269 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: why did Doocy not run? Doucy didn't run because Donald 270 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: Trump Patson and if Doocy had run, Trump would have 271 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: carpet bombed him into oblivion. They would have had a 272 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 1: civil war and we would have lost. So as a 273 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: result Doocy didn't win. If we end up losing Arizona, 274 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: I think we ought to look back and say, well, 275 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: was there a candidate who could have won, and why 276 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:44,479 Speaker 1: didn't they run? And is that good? You look at Colorado. 277 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: I think Colorado was a winnable state, although given the 278 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: tribalism that played out, it may have been less winnable 279 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: than possible. Initially it was perceived. I think Bennett was 280 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: a very weak incumbent. I think it was vulnerable. But 281 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: you look at the Republican Canada at Joe O'Day, he's 282 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: a business guy, never run for office, didn't know anything 283 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: about politics. Were nice guy, I met him, I liked him, 284 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 1: I supported him. What killed him? One? He was massively outspent. 285 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 1: But secondly he went on one of the Sunday shows 286 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: and they asked him, Hey, what do you think about 287 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: Trump running in twenty four And he said, well, I 288 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: would actively oppose that, that's a bad idea, and I 289 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:27,160 Speaker 1: would campaign against him, and he listed several other people 290 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: that he would support. Now, in a normal universe where 291 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 1: you had someone trying to run in Colorado, trying to 292 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: appeal to moderate or independent or liberals in the Denver suburbs, 293 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 1: that's not an insane answer for someone to say in 294 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: a state like that. But the reaction of Trump should 295 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: have been obvious at this point. Trump's reactions are entirely 296 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: predictable and consistent, yes, which he is not waver in 297 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: his response. The next day, Trump turned around and punched 298 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: him in the face and told people, don't vote for 299 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: the guy, and the race was lost at that point. Now, look, 300 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:13,439 Speaker 1: I wish O'Day when asked that question, that's not a 301 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:18,439 Speaker 1: hard question for O'Day to dodge to simply say, you know, 302 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: I'm focused on twenty two and and and the voters 303 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 1: can worry about that in the future. But it is 304 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: an example where the fact that you had a candidate 305 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:30,959 Speaker 1: never run who didn't understand, how are they going to 306 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: try to get me to step on a landmine? The 307 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: reason that's a landmine in Colorado is whatever answer he gave, yeah, 308 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 1: pissed off a big chunk of voters He needed. He 309 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:42,879 Speaker 1: needed all the Trump hardcore supporters to be with him 310 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: to have a prayer, but he also needed to not 311 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 1: alienate the rest of the voters. And so that combination 312 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: I think was unfortunate. You look at one of the 313 00:18:54,560 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: other thing, yesteen points as a governor, while at the 314 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: same time we lose the Senate race. That's shocking. If 315 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 1: the Democrats keep the Senate by one seat, Chris Sanuna 316 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: single handedly could have changed that, which it's amazing it's 317 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 1: going to come down to that. You look at Georgia. 318 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: Now we're seeing a little bit of a lead for Warnock. 319 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 1: I don't think either person at this point in the night, 320 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: it looks pretty clear they're not going to get to 321 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 1: the fifty plus one that you're gonna need to win. 322 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 1: That's going to go back to runoff. This could also 323 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 1: be for the control of the Senate. It could all 324 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,879 Speaker 1: come down to Georgia, which which is not a place 325 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: we want to necessarily go back to. Look right now, 326 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,360 Speaker 1: it looks like we're headed to a runoff in Georgia. 327 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: Oh this is good Wisconsin. Right now, it looks like 328 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: Ron Johnson has a three point lead with eighty eight 329 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 1: percent in a seventy four thousand vote lead. That's positive. 330 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: I think Ron will hold on. That's another seat we 331 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 1: need him to hold on. I think you will. Fetterman 332 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 1: is up sixty two thousand votes with eighty three percent in, 333 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: and so how we deal with that? All right? Warnock 334 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 1: Warnock is up right now, Yeah, almost thirty thousand votes 335 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: with ninety five percent in. But they're both below fifty 336 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 1: percent right now. So it looks like we're headed to 337 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 1: a runoff. When you look at this, the media is 338 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:26,439 Speaker 1: obviously going to go really, really crazy and analyzing how 339 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: much the Donald Trump endorsement helped her hurt? What is 340 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,679 Speaker 1: the takeaway from this from from that, because they're going 341 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: to spend weeks on this saying was he was he 342 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: an asset or did he take away? You look at 343 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: he went all in in that ration. Michigan for Tutor Dixon. 344 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: She lost there. That was called pretty early in the night. 345 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 1: He didn't he didn't put money behind it. Well that's true. Look, 346 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:50,119 Speaker 1: going all in, when you have one hundred million dollars 347 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: in the bank, go spend money. Tutor Dixon had no money. Yeah, 348 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:58,640 Speaker 1: and I mean it was it was a massive differential 349 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 1: in spending. Look, going all in is not sending out 350 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 1: a tweet. Look did it help or hurt both? It 351 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: helped enormously. Jd Vance would not be a senator without 352 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 1: Donald Trump, period, full stop. Jady Vance was losing that primary. 353 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: Trump came in, endorsed him, and it catapult advanced to 354 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 1: the lead. Now it's clear that Trump's endorsement has a 355 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 1: much bigger impact in a Republican primary than in a 356 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 1: general election. That much is clear. With Vance, it turned out, 357 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 1: and he's one of the exceptions. He'd never run before, 358 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: he was a first time candidate, and yet he proved 359 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: more disciplined than some of the other first time candidates. 360 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 1: And I will say you and I have talked at 361 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 1: length about the nationwide month long seventeen state bus tour 362 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 1: I did. I spent an entire day with Jade Vance 363 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:53,439 Speaker 1: I'd met JD before, but I didn't really know him, 364 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 1: and he really impressed me. For one thing. When I 365 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,919 Speaker 1: came to Ohio, we given to and said use it, 366 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: and we told that to other candidates. Yeah, his campaign 367 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:09,440 Speaker 1: did a better job of using my time. So they 368 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: had three rallies all over the state in different parts 369 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: of the state. They had a big fundraiser where they 370 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: raised a bunch of money that they had me come 371 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: to on the bus. In between each of the different stops. 372 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: They had me on the phone non stop to talk 373 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,120 Speaker 1: radio host all over the state. So they systematically one 374 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:27,120 Speaker 1: call after the other. Now you're particularly sympathetic to being 375 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: on the phone with talk radio host, absolutely, but it 376 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:34,679 Speaker 1: was It was impressive. The first rally we did was 377 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:36,919 Speaker 1: at nine or nine thirty in the morning, and they 378 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 1: had a packed house. They had hundreds of people come 379 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:43,160 Speaker 1: out early in the morning or relatively early. Yeah, that's unusual. 380 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: There are a lot of campaigns that can't do that. 381 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:50,160 Speaker 1: And so Trump won the primary for him hands down. 382 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: But I will say Vance ran a disciplined, effective campaign 383 00:22:55,280 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 1: and won the general. And one of the lessons I 384 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:05,160 Speaker 1: think we need to take is to win to win 385 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:07,440 Speaker 1: in twenty two and to win in twenty four. We've 386 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: got to be united. We've got to have There are 387 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: desperate parts of the Republican Party where if we're at war, 388 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: the Democrats win. Now, that doesn't mean that within the 389 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 1: party we shouldn't press the party. Look, I have famously 390 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:28,120 Speaker 1: battled Republican leadership for years, and I fully expect going 391 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: forward to continue doing so. We should have vigorous fights 392 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: about what we should stand for and what we should do. 393 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 1: And I'm going to press harder than anyone for the 394 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: Republican majorities to act like it and deliver on our promises. 395 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: By the way, we just saw Wisconsin narrow it's now 396 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:52,440 Speaker 1: thirty thousand vote margin. That's less than ideal than Fetterman's 397 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 1: up sixty two thousand votes, which is just shocking to 398 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,879 Speaker 1: me in Pennsylvania that Fetterman, a guy that had the 399 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: worst debate I think in history modern political times, is 400 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 1: actually winning by sixty two thousand votes. As we do 401 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: this at eleven fifty two Central Time at night, over 402 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:12,199 Speaker 1: doctor Oz there, and I want to say, by the way, 403 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: in Pennsylvania, the Democrats have gone out of their way 404 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: to say, remember the votes won't be done on election night, 405 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna be counting for days to come, So who 406 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 1: the heck knows what kind of cluster, Yeah, is gonna 407 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:31,160 Speaker 1: unfold in Pennsylvania. But the degree to which both Pennsylvania 408 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:33,919 Speaker 1: and Arizona, I don't know if the counting, and it 409 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: may be true in Nevada also that the counting could 410 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 1: continue for some time. It seems I have a feeling 411 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: we're gonna be doing another verdict, especial one on Wednesday, 412 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: because that's how long it's going to take to figure 413 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 1: out what all this actually is going to look like. 414 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:54,879 Speaker 1: But a clear lesson is when you go into a 415 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 1: general election, you've got to unite the clans to use 416 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: a Braveheart reference, You've got to bring everyone together. If 417 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 1: we're divided, we lose. Another clear lesson is you need effective, 418 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: serious candidates maya philosophy is the strongest conservative who can win, 419 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: And you've got to have resources that if we send 420 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:23,919 Speaker 1: our candidates in and they're being out spent three to 421 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 1: one or five to one or ten to one, they 422 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:30,199 Speaker 1: will lose. And at the end of the day, we 423 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 1: need to ask ourselves, do we want to lose our 424 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 1: country because we're not funding these people because the differential 425 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:42,439 Speaker 1: is deeply concerning. So those are two significant takeaways. Well, 426 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 1: let's talk about the mindset for everyone that's hearing this. 427 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:48,479 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of people that are going 428 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 1: to be waking up and be a little bit depressed 429 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 1: that this is the outcome. It is still significant that 430 00:25:56,840 --> 00:25:59,639 Speaker 1: we're going to take back the House. Yes, that is 431 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:02,679 Speaker 1: some thing that is going to hold this administration accountable. 432 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,679 Speaker 1: It's going to be able to investigate this administration. It 433 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: could lead to things like a possible impeachment and my 434 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,920 Speaker 1: archists and other things like that that are very important. 435 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 1: And accountability for Fauci and what he did with getting 436 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: a function research and funding in Wuhan Institute of Virology 437 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: and all of the things that happened there. Let's not 438 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: overlook that that is a big moment. We should celebrate 439 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:28,440 Speaker 1: it and for people that might be a little bit down, 440 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:31,679 Speaker 1: don't be because that is huge for this country. Fully agree, 441 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:38,240 Speaker 1: Senate wise, I mean, this is that's where you serve. 442 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 1: What's your takeaway? I don't know looking at it right now. 443 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:52,400 Speaker 1: Ninety six percent in in Georgia warnox ahead walkers behind 444 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: neither over fifty. If that goes to a runoff. It 445 00:26:55,880 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: could be control of the Senate Pennsylvania right now, Fetterman's winning. Yeah, 446 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:12,119 Speaker 1: if we lose Pennsylvania. Let's suppose we lose Pennsylvania and 447 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 1: we win Nevada. And by the way, we don't have 448 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 1: any numbers right now from Nevada. So I think I 449 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 1: think La Salt is a good candidate. But we've seen 450 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: tribalism Democrats returning to their team. I don't know that 451 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,959 Speaker 1: Adam wins Nevada. I hope he does. I want him 452 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,199 Speaker 1: to have campaigned with him repeatedly. I think he's a 453 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 1: good candidate, but the results in other states are not 454 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: suggesting the kind of red tsunami that there's some Nevada 455 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,679 Speaker 1: numbers that we just got in there. This is obviously 456 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 1: with Harley any this is maybe the first place coming in. 457 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: It's reporting there with zero point one four percent coming 458 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: in at eleven fifty nine. And these are going to 459 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 1: change a lot because they're talking about one polling place 460 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,520 Speaker 1: or two coming in there. But like you said, you 461 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 1: look at tribalism that as a as hopeful there as 462 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: we would have been a couple of hours ago. Yeah, 463 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 1: so listen, if we are looking at a scenario where 464 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 1: we lose Pennsylvania and we win Nevada, then we're back 465 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: to the runoff in Georgia determining control of the Senate. 466 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:25,639 Speaker 1: That's not always something. We don't win Arizona and I 467 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 1: guess there's an outside chance. But we're looking at the 468 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,680 Speaker 1: numbers right now and Kelly's up sixteen points and no, 469 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 1: fifty percent is in. Maybe, but that's a big, big no. 470 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:37,199 Speaker 1: I mean, when you're talking about two hundred and twenty 471 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: eight thousand vote differential, that's that is significant. That would 472 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 1: be a lot to overcome it. Now, you can't overgeneralize 473 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: because it depends like there can be really blue counties 474 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 1: and really red counties, and maybe the blues are all 475 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 1: in and the red seven come. So I've seen swings, 476 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 1: but swings are typically in the five point range and 477 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:03,600 Speaker 1: not the seventeen point. Yeah, this is uh, this is 478 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 1: not the night we were hoping for in the Senate. 479 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:08,280 Speaker 1: I think we can agree with that. There's the newest 480 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:10,960 Speaker 1: Nevada numbers. We just got a big dump that came 481 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 1: in thirty three percent reporting there, Adam at forty two percent, 482 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 1: she's it now at fifty four percent. Up on the 483 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: screen there that is significus called fan and this in Pennsylvania, 484 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:30,200 Speaker 1: this is not the news here wanting and Fox News 485 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: has just called the Fetterman race as the winner there 486 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: forty nine point four to Odz at forty eight point two. 487 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 1: That is a gain for the Democrats there. That now 488 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: changes everything in the Senate. Senator. Um, we've got to 489 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: win Georgia and Nevada to take control of the Senate 490 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: and not lose Wisconsin. I think you and I both 491 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:58,520 Speaker 1: thought at dinner we'd be fifty two fifty three. That's gone. 492 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:02,040 Speaker 1: I was at fifty three fifty or that that ain't happening. 493 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:09,880 Speaker 1: Maybe we get to fifty one, but we could easily 494 00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:14,600 Speaker 1: be with a Democrats Senate. That losing Pennsylvania changes the 495 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: math profoundly now that they're calling it this way. The 496 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:25,160 Speaker 1: biggest mistake in Pennsylvania was picking odds. I did rallies 497 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 1: all over the state of Pennsylvania with McCormick. I went 498 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: all in and by the way, people may not realize this, 499 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 1: that was a very very very slim loss in number 500 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 1: of votes that night. A few thousand vote, yeah, a 501 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: couple of thousand votes, and McCormick would have won tonight. 502 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 1: So it may be that that primary gave the Democrats 503 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 1: the Senate. If that's the outcome, that's hard to stomach. 504 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 1: Hard to stomach if you go back and look at 505 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: that primary, it was a very divided primary and there 506 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:02,280 Speaker 1: were forces that were involved that we're very influential and 507 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 1: picking Oz that may have been one of the biggest 508 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 1: mistakes for control of the Senate. Again, now everyone calling 509 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 1: Pennsylvania now for Fetterman. Look, Um, that's not good. Yeah, 510 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: it's not good for the country. One thing I know 511 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:27,240 Speaker 1: for sure, we'll be doing another podcast I think on Wednesday, 512 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: because it's not gonna it's not gonna end. Uh, We're 513 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:33,040 Speaker 1: not gonna know tonight, I think for sure, as we're 514 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 1: doing this at midnight. But by the way, Ben, since 515 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:38,560 Speaker 1: this is airing tomorrow morning, yes, um, some of the 516 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:42,280 Speaker 1: folks watching it tomorrow morning will not have participated in 517 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 1: our live event tonight. They may wonder why the hell 518 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 1: we're drinking white claws. Yes, that's very true. We should 519 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:51,040 Speaker 1: end on at least an entertaining note. We are both 520 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 1: having a white claw. Will you ever drink another one 521 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 1: of these? Big the rest of your life? I doubted this. 522 00:31:57,600 --> 00:31:58,960 Speaker 1: That's the only one I'm not gonna do as well 523 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,719 Speaker 1: I have ever drunk. It was mango. I like mango, 524 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 1: but but I tend if I'm going to drink an 525 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 1: alcoholic beverage of beer is quite fine, or a glass 526 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 1: of wine. I think hard seltzer is not my thing. Well, 527 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:12,520 Speaker 1: and honor of you taken two shots of white claw 528 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 1: this week and blocking one. I figured it was entertaining. 529 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 1: Why so I had two cans full cans on opened 530 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 1: cans of white cloth thrown at me. By the way, Ben, 531 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say, so this is now an empty plant 532 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:27,160 Speaker 1: can because I've drunk it. So I'm going to throw 533 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 1: it at you that by the one, I'm not gonna 534 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 1: throw this. Mine's like ninety percent full. I'm like the 535 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 1: kid that's just holding the fake beer in college, right, yeah, 536 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:40,040 Speaker 1: no I I well, then please don't throw it because 537 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 1: I don't wish you to. I don't wish to smell 538 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 1: of mango. Yes, yes, like okay? That will really you 539 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,240 Speaker 1: come home to two, Heidi, You walk in the bedroom. 540 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:50,600 Speaker 1: Your husband stinks of mango. Man, don't even know what 541 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:52,880 Speaker 1: you accuse him of. Like where are you? Maybe I 542 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:55,760 Speaker 1: rand to cancoon? That would be the only thing where 543 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: were you really tonight? I don't election nights, um, but yes, 544 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:05,320 Speaker 1: in the victory parade for the Astros, where there were 545 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:07,920 Speaker 1: over a million people came out in Houston, there were 546 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:11,160 Speaker 1: some angry Democrats. Actually, I think every Beto supporter in 547 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:13,880 Speaker 1: the state came out. Even though he Beto lost by 548 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 1: twelve points statewide. They were at the parade and they 549 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:19,720 Speaker 1: were yelling and convinced their guy was gonna win. And 550 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 1: you know, one guy flung two full and unopened cans 551 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 1: of white claw, which I think the fact that it 552 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 1: was white claw is highly revealing. Yes, first one missed, 553 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:34,080 Speaker 1: landed in the vehicle. The second one was headed at 554 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:36,640 Speaker 1: me and I blocked it with my arm, knocked it 555 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:38,320 Speaker 1: down in the vehicle. I wasn't hurt at all. But 556 00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:43,360 Speaker 1: the fellow was arrested and is facing charges. And I 557 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:45,960 Speaker 1: will say I put out a statement thanking the police 558 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:51,640 Speaker 1: who did a fabulous job keeping me safe arresting him. 559 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:53,880 Speaker 1: But I did say I'm glad the clown who threw 560 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:57,000 Speaker 1: his white claw at me had a noodle for an arm, 561 00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:59,360 Speaker 1: because if he you know, if he could throw a 562 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:03,160 Speaker 1: ninety mile hour fastball, I might have been might have 563 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:05,480 Speaker 1: been in the hospital rather than here with you on 564 00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:08,040 Speaker 1: the Verdict stage. And that's very true. As we sign 565 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:11,400 Speaker 1: off tonight, Senator, biggest race, you're happy that we won 566 00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 1: to night at least I want to get that, Mike Lee. 567 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:18,160 Speaker 1: Mike Lee, Mike Lee, biggest house race you're excited about 568 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:20,919 Speaker 1: for you. You busted your tail on the bus tour. 569 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 1: There's gotta be one that you're going I love that victory. 570 00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:25,440 Speaker 1: So I haven't seen all the results. I need to 571 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:27,759 Speaker 1: go through the house victories. I'm very glad Monica Dela 572 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:30,200 Speaker 1: Cruz one. That's a big deal in the valley history. 573 00:34:30,640 --> 00:34:34,359 Speaker 1: It is a seat that has been Democrat for over 574 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:37,399 Speaker 1: one hundred years, and so the valley is turning red. 575 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:39,879 Speaker 1: It didn't fully turn red this time. I thought it 576 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:43,440 Speaker 1: was this time, but it is moving that direction. I 577 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:45,800 Speaker 1: think that's a good thing. Biggest shock race of the 578 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:52,520 Speaker 1: night for you, Pennsylvania. That's mine too. I was hoping 579 00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:58,200 Speaker 1: you're going to say that. Look, I think Fetterman is 580 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:07,120 Speaker 1: such a radical handidate, and I'm sad that the party 581 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:17,640 Speaker 1: tribalism of Democrats in Pennsylvania trumped reason and rationality. It's 582 00:35:17,640 --> 00:35:21,000 Speaker 1: gonna be very telling for the presidential election Pennsylvania. This 583 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:23,919 Speaker 1: one tonight, for me, just tells me there is such 584 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:29,680 Speaker 1: a small number of voters that are willing to switch tribes, 585 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:32,880 Speaker 1: even with a terrible economy. And maybe it's more on 586 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:35,680 Speaker 1: the Democratic side right than the Republican side, but it 587 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:38,680 Speaker 1: is shocking to me that with how bad things are 588 00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:41,880 Speaker 1: in this country and in Pennsylvania, that you still can't 589 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 1: get people to vote for what may be best for 590 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,520 Speaker 1: the community. Instead it's just I'm a Democrat, damn it, 591 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:49,640 Speaker 1: and I'm going to always be a Democrat, and I'll 592 00:35:49,719 --> 00:35:53,160 Speaker 1: vote for the most incompetent human being out there if 593 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:55,319 Speaker 1: they have a D next to their name. And that 594 00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:58,239 Speaker 1: concerns me about the presidential because it's no longer three 595 00:35:58,280 --> 00:36:00,600 Speaker 1: or four percent of independence that you've got a swing right, 596 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:03,279 Speaker 1: the swing voters. It may be down to half a 597 00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:07,719 Speaker 1: percentage point in some of these states. Look, this election 598 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:12,919 Speaker 1: was a turnout battle, and we'll see where turnout comes out. 599 00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:21,799 Speaker 1: But we're gonna have to process the numbers. Um. I 600 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:24,080 Speaker 1: don't know how much of it was that ours didn't 601 00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:25,719 Speaker 1: turn out as much as they needed to, And I 602 00:36:25,719 --> 00:36:28,920 Speaker 1: don't know how much of it was that D's despite 603 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:31,120 Speaker 1: everything being and the crapper showed up and pulled the 604 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:34,440 Speaker 1: lever d anyway and said, you know, you know, give 605 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:37,000 Speaker 1: me more cowbell. That that's just what I need, you know, 606 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:39,080 Speaker 1: it's it's, you know, to mix my metaphors. I just 607 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:42,160 Speaker 1: at Christopher Walkin, but let's go to animal House, thank you, sir, 608 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:45,320 Speaker 1: And I have another. Apparently they really like getting smacked 609 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:47,799 Speaker 1: with the board and and and want more of it, 610 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:56,680 Speaker 1: and that we need to do a better job making 611 00:36:56,760 --> 00:37:02,600 Speaker 1: clear the stakes of these elections in people's lives. We 612 00:37:02,680 --> 00:37:06,560 Speaker 1: mentioned before, this can't be a personality battle. It needs 613 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:11,000 Speaker 1: to be about substance and policy and how people can 614 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:14,160 Speaker 1: have a better life, yeah, or a worse life, because 615 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:16,560 Speaker 1: that's what the stakes are. As we end to night 616 00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:20,360 Speaker 1: twelve h five am Central Time, well after one o'clock 617 00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:23,520 Speaker 1: Eastern time. If there's any I like to leave people 618 00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:26,560 Speaker 1: with one thing that you can hold on to, Nancy 619 00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:29,080 Speaker 1: Pelosi will no longer be the speaker of the House. 620 00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:32,759 Speaker 1: If there's anything that can get you fired back up, 621 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:35,000 Speaker 1: even if you're upset about where some of these races went. 622 00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:38,000 Speaker 1: At least Nancy Pelosi will retire and we will not 623 00:37:38,040 --> 00:37:40,400 Speaker 1: have to deal with her ever again. In my side 624 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:43,280 Speaker 1: bed as she will become a constituent of Rhonda Santasist, 625 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:47,240 Speaker 1: which is particularly amusing because I think she'll to retire 626 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:55,279 Speaker 1: to Florida and live on the beach, which which is irony. Personify. Hey, 627 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:57,240 Speaker 1: if we made any history night, you drank a wide 628 00:37:57,239 --> 00:38:03,319 Speaker 1: call and I drank one tenth like tonight, Sentator. I 629 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:06,120 Speaker 1: enjoyed sitting down with you doing this tonight live on Verdict. 630 00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:08,759 Speaker 1: For everybody watching, I'll say it to you. It makes 631 00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:12,320 Speaker 1: you download The Verdict wherever you get your podcast. We 632 00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:14,719 Speaker 1: do it three times a week. Two of them are 633 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:17,360 Speaker 1: audio only, so if you're watching this, make sure you 634 00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:21,440 Speaker 1: download the podcast. For all of the people listening Wednesday morning. 635 00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:23,880 Speaker 1: With this podcast, I have a feeling we'll probably be 636 00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:26,600 Speaker 1: putting out another one, letting you know after we get 637 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:28,239 Speaker 1: some of the more of these numbers in, So just 638 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:32,520 Speaker 1: download that subscribe auto download button on your phone and 639 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:35,840 Speaker 1: then you'll automatically know when that next episode of ours drops. 640 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:39,720 Speaker 1: Senator God bless American to night. The people have spoken 641 00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:42,120 Speaker 1: in many places. We may not like what they said everywhere, 642 00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:45,280 Speaker 1: but at least this is the greatest country in the world. 643 00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:48,160 Speaker 1: And people got to vote today and that always makes 644 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:51,439 Speaker 1: me happy. Thank you, sir, and it was fun doing 645 00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:52,120 Speaker 1: this with you tonight.