1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: The SBA says it uncovered what it says is widespread 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:08,479 Speaker 1: suspected fraud in COVID related loans SBA administrator posting and 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: part quote. In total, these borrowers were approved for seven 4 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: nine hundred PPP and economic injury disaster loans worth approximately 5 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: four hundred million dollars. 6 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, that is Fox is Sheenley Painter. The Somali daycare 7 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 2: fraud in Minnesota, the onion where every layer you feel back, 8 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 2: it's like, oh but wait, there's more. Yeah around trip. 9 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 2: The potential we've heard for maybe up to eight billion 10 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 2: dollars in fraud that took place going back to twenty eighteen. 11 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 2: The potential is remarkable. It's spectacular. And the smallies continuing 12 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 2: to hide behind the we're victims. We're victims in this situation, 13 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 2: including the breaking that took place at one of the facilities. 14 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 2: It's just absolutely ridiculous. So many people that think you 15 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 2: are stupid, but we can't give the the reason to 16 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 2: think we're stupid, like letting history repeat itself. Hey there, 17 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 2: Brian Mudd here for claim Buck. It is always an 18 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 2: honor and a pleasure to have the opportunity with you. 19 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 2: Happy New Year, A broadcast from my home station w 20 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 2: jn NO in West Palm Beach, not too far from 21 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 2: El President day in mar A Laga, where he has 22 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 2: been busy straight through the holidays. When he's not on 23 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 2: d C, he's working every bit as hard as when 24 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: he's in d C. I mean, the folks coming in 25 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 2: and out of mar A Lago NonStop, including crediting President 26 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 2: za Lenski last Sunday, and you had Prime Minister and 27 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 2: Yahoo in on Monday, and constant work despite the Wall 28 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: Street Journal report. Hey, Trump's shut his eyes in a 29 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 2: meeting once you know what that means. He's old. He 30 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 2: can't get jokers, I mean just absolute jokers. So a 31 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 2: couple of things, A couple of things as we dive 32 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 2: in a one just specific to you're hearing one of 33 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 2: the newest revelations about the SBA fraud as part of 34 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:09,239 Speaker 2: the whole Somali scheme. There what federal program that administered 35 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 2: COVID funds wasn't abused overwhelmingly? Name one go. And it's 36 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 2: kind of the point about government generally. What is it 37 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 2: the government gets right? What is it that it does well? 38 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 2: Not a whole heck of a lot, which is why 39 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 2: it's best when it stays out of our way, you know, 40 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 2: protect us, make sure that we can live our lives 41 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 2: and otherwise pretty good shape. Right And so as you, 42 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 2: for example, had people that are saying, well, yeah, but 43 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 2: those COVID era subsidies, the ACA subsidies, they expired, and 44 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,959 Speaker 2: now that's really expensive. Well that's because it always was. 45 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 2: The difference is for the people the ninety two percent 46 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 2: of policies that were subsidized eighty percent of the total 47 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: cost of the ACA policies, the exchange based policies being 48 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 2: paid for by everybody else. That didn't make it okay. 49 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,679 Speaker 2: It doesn't make it okay. It's just like the socialism 50 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 2: getting ready to experience in New York City with Mom Donnie. 51 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 2: It doesn't make it okay when other people who are 52 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 2: having a hard time affording their health care are made 53 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 2: to pay for your health care if you're on an 54 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: exchange based policy too. The crisis always was Obamacare, and 55 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 2: it's all part of the bigger storyline here. Are we 56 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 2: going to continue down the path of success or are 57 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 2: we going to repeat history like we did in twenty eighteen. 58 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 2: Take for granted, everything that President Trump was doing was 59 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 2: working on and reluctantly back in those days. Republicans too. Republicans, 60 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 2: despite the narrow majority, have actually been far more effective 61 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 2: through the first eleven plus months of the Trump administration 62 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 2: than they were the first time around. But are we 63 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 2: going to take it for granted and just let this 64 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 2: thing fall apart? So I've got the roadmap here for 65 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 2: you about why this does not have to look like 66 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 2: twenty eighteen, about how if those who voted for Trump 67 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 2: simply get their butts out there are in votes for 68 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 2: those who support more or less Trump's policies, things can 69 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 2: really be better than they've ever been, the unprecedented success 70 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 2: that I've been talking about throughout the course of today's show. 71 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 2: So you have an option. You can let Democrats take 72 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 2: control this year and to January next year in the midterms, 73 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 2: and then spend two years in peaching Trump and then 74 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 2: attempting to screw you in the process too. Or you 75 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 2: can control what you can control what did not happen 76 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 2: in twenty eighteen. So let me start with the improved news. 77 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 2: On that note, as we take a look at where 78 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 2: we had been where we are today now. The first 79 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 2: thing is, and you can only read so much into 80 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 2: any of this stuff, but it's still an apple sapples comparison. 81 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 2: If you take a look at President Trump's average approval rating, 82 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,799 Speaker 2: so the Real Clear Politics pulling to average his approval 83 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 2: on this date back in twenty eighteen, his approval rating 84 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 2: today is three points higher than it was. Okay, so 85 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: that's something start from a little bit better of a base. There. 86 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 2: There are a few more people that are awake at 87 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 2: the wheel than were at that point, and if a 88 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 2: lot of the three points translated into votes, that would 89 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 2: make a difference in a lot of close selections congressionally 90 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 2: throughout the course of this year. But wait, there's more, 91 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 2: because this is actually the more encouraging element, especially since 92 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 2: we're talking about congressional races. On the generic ballot, Republicans 93 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 2: are nine points better off than they were on this 94 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 2: date in twenty eighteen. Okay, so generic ballot, Hey, if 95 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 2: you had to vote today, would you go for a 96 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 2: Democrat or a Republican? The Real Clear Politics average Republicans 97 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 2: are nine points better off than on this date back 98 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 2: in twenty eighteen. If you started taking a look at 99 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 2: how many elections would have worked out differently during what 100 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 2: turned out to basically be a wave election for Democrats 101 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 2: back in twenty eighteen, things would have looked vastly different 102 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 2: if you had a nine points wing across the country. Okay, 103 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 2: so this is the first thing, just to kind of 104 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 2: informationally put in front of you. President Trump is starting 105 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 2: from a better position in terms of public perception than 106 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 2: he was at the same station as first term Congression Republicans, 107 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 2: despite themselves at times, they've been led well enough by 108 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 2: Trump that people are like, yeah, I may not like them, 109 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 2: but a take a look at those Democrats, man, I 110 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 2: certainly don't want to be associated with those people. So 111 00:06:54,040 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 2: in part because Democrats have managed to embrace socialists and 112 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 2: have managed to pretty much second life as a party 113 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 2: at this point, going Hey, if only Kamala Harris had 114 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 2: more time. Here's mom, Donnie. Let's travel down this path 115 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 2: with our politicians going forward, Gavin Newsom taking the reigns 116 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: and maybe becoming the face of the Democrat party. Republicans 117 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 2: nine points better off generic ballot than twenty eighteen. This 118 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 2: does not have to be a bad year for Republicans. 119 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 2: This doesn't have to be a repeat of what we 120 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 2: saw back then. We can take advantage of the unprecedented 121 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 2: success that we're set up for. So first thing is, 122 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 2: despite the many predictions that you see of a democratic 123 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 2: wave this year, the numbers that are out there right 124 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 2: now do tell a different story. You know, a heck 125 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 2: of a long way before a lot of these elections 126 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 2: are going to be taking place. But again, it's a 127 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 2: better base to be operating from. Another really important note, 128 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 2: because polls or polls right, they're worthway you pay for them. 129 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 2: But the hard voter registration information, this one, to me 130 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 2: is the single most instructive read on where we're starting 131 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 2: compared to where we have been previously favored stat probably 132 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 2: just share politics five. Did you know that Democrats lost 133 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 2: ground in every single state that tracks partisan voter registration information? 134 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 2: Democrats lost ground last year in an off election year. 135 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 2: And one of the things is most people don't pay 136 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 2: attention to voter registration information and off election years for 137 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 2: the obvious reasons it's an off election year. But what 138 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 2: we have historically seen is that off election year intent 139 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 2: and a lot of people just take a look at 140 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:55,599 Speaker 2: the special elections and Republicans did not perform well. Democrats 141 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 2: really outperformed in special elections that took place last year, 142 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 2: which is all part of the reason why we can't 143 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 2: be stupid this year because people didn't show up and vote. 144 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 2: People voted for Trump then didn't show up to vote 145 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 2: in these special elections last year to Democrats who put 146 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 2: poured in all kinds of resources, even in local races, 147 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 2: ended up really outperforming last year. But when you take 148 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 2: a look at the broader electorate, after the twenty twenty 149 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 2: four performance, the performance that allowed Trump to win his 150 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 2: commanding victory, that allowed him to win convincingly the popular 151 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 2: vote as well, that allowed Republicans to assume control of Congress, 152 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 2: Democrats lost ground after that November performance in twenty twenty four. 153 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 2: All throughout the course last year, two Republicans by way 154 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 2: of voter registration, and every single state that tracks Parson 155 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 2: voter registration information, and you have eleven states that do 156 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 2: it pretty actively, you have all in thirty the providedly 157 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:04,959 Speaker 2: some information and so it's scattered, it's not but the 158 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 2: themes are there. And it was true in blue states, 159 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,719 Speaker 2: it was true in red states. It was true in 160 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 2: your big time swing states. And one of the things 161 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 2: that is still odd to me as I'm in South Florida, 162 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:23,959 Speaker 2: although I predicted that this would always eventually happen. Is 163 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 2: that being in a place where Florida, my home state, 164 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 2: used to be the ultimate swing state and now in 165 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,719 Speaker 2: the eyes of money is the ultimate red state. You 166 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 2: could track this off election year information, the voter registration information, 167 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 2: which Florida updates monthly, and you could really see where 168 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 2: things would be heading in a subsequent election cycle. There's 169 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 2: always been a connection between the two. So that is 170 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 2: a very powerful, very powerful stack that Democrats have lost 171 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 2: ground in every single state that tracks parts in registration information, 172 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:01,959 Speaker 2: which this probably means that hey, if other states had it, 173 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 2: that probably would have watched there too. How bad was 174 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 2: it for Democrats last year? Okay, so if you take 175 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 2: a look at the litter registration information in those states, 176 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:16,959 Speaker 2: it was the worst off election year performance net performance 177 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 2: Democrats Republicans that the Democrat donkey has had since nineteen 178 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,679 Speaker 2: ninety eight. You have to go back to ninety eight 179 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 2: to find the last time that Democrats performed as poorly 180 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:35,319 Speaker 2: against Republicans in a single year. In that also helps 181 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 2: tell a story. Now, a lot of the historic norms, 182 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,599 Speaker 2: of course, do favor Democrats heading into this year. The 183 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 2: party opposite the president midterm elections has historically done the best, 184 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 2: very rare. Only a few times actually since the advent 185 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 2: of the two party system have you had the president's 186 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 2: party gain seats in midterm elections. But again it has 187 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:02,199 Speaker 2: happened a few times. So the base that's better. Here, 188 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 2: the voter registration trends, the pulling information both for Trump 189 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 2: and for Republicans on a generic ballot compared to Democrat, 190 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 2: they're all pulling in the same direction. So that is 191 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:20,199 Speaker 2: some really encouraging news. And that's the starting point for 192 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 2: the encouraging news. I have more of it, come it 193 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 2: up next. I'm Brian mudd In for Clay and Buck. 194 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 3: Stories of Freedom, Stories of America, inspirational stories that you 195 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:36,439 Speaker 3: unite us all each day. Spend time with Clay and 196 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,559 Speaker 3: find them on the free iHeartRadio app or wherever you 197 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 3: get your podcasts. 198 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 4: Unfortunately, we saw that there was employee documentation enrollment of 199 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 4: the children and also employee documentation that was gone. They 200 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 4: were also check our rifts from our check papers are 201 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 4: from our book. 202 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 2: All right, stunning, stunning, Oh my gosh. They're victims the 203 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 2: uh Somali daycare centers there, they are real victims in 204 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 2: all of this. They are are not in any way 205 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 2: responsible for not only the rampant fraud that is being 206 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 2: uncovered that's gone on for years. They're victims because people 207 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:35,559 Speaker 2: don't break in and steal records. That happened to be 208 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:40,719 Speaker 2: the manager of one of the the daycare facilities, so 209 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 2: of course the the one robbed. They were robbed. People 210 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 2: wanted to get those records. You know, there have been 211 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:49,199 Speaker 2: a lot of mean things that were said about the 212 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 2: Somali criminals. I'm sorry, these Somalis that were running these 213 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 2: these facilities, and so people wanted to get in there 214 00:13:56,640 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 2: and just not convenient adult that those records were tolen 215 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,559 Speaker 2: and there's a checkbook took. You know, they took a 216 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 2: checkbook because you got to find some kind of motive. 217 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 2: Why so there's got to be a financial angle. I'm 218 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 2: sure they're going to write out a bunch of checks. 219 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 2: They just they think you're stupid. They really do think 220 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 2: you're stupid. But then again, if you're in these smallies, 221 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 2: anytime anybody had shown any kind of critical attention to 222 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 2: you for years, now, what have you done. You're a racist? 223 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 2: You want to investigate me, you're racist? Oh okay, you're right, 224 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 2: So we'll just let you continue to commit fraud. So 225 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 2: I guess they, you know, have been conditioned that enough 226 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 2: people are stupid. But that only works in Minnesota because 227 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 2: when you have timpon walls, he might be stupid. His 228 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 2: administration might be stupid. Else in the ag there might 229 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 2: be stupid. They might be complicit too, We'll wait and see. 230 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 2: But the rest of us in these states United, not 231 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 2: necessarily stupid, not necessarily maybe screwed. Like if you're in 232 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 2: New York City and you've got mom Donnie, or if 233 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 2: you're in California and you've been successful and you now 234 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 2: get success subjected to the wealth tax on top of 235 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 2: everything else. That has a lot of wealthy people in 236 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 2: California thinking, you know what I need to get out 237 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 2: of there this year. Hey there, Brian mud in for 238 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 2: claim Buck, And what I have been doing throughout the 239 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 2: course of the show today is kind of paying the 240 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 2: picture about how we're set up for unprecedented success this year, 241 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 2: but also how important it is that we do not 242 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 2: take this mitterm election year for granted. Now, we don't 243 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 2: wait until the elections are on us and then have 244 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 2: people on the right that are scrambling because Trump's name 245 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 2: is not on the ballot, and I don't like this 246 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 2: Republican in my district. He didn't do what I wanted 247 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 2: to do on this thing, and so I'm gonna let 248 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 2: a comedy get in there instead. I mean, that makes 249 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 2: sense taking a look at the roadmap for things to 250 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:55,479 Speaker 2: be a lot better, and I've laid out these significant 251 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 2: differences that we see over where we were on this 252 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 2: date in Trump's first term versus where we are this time, 253 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 2: along with a lot more success that we're set up 254 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 2: for than even Trump's first term. And as we recall, 255 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 2: things ended up being pretty great right before the pandemic. 256 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 2: And so as we take a look at a lot 257 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 2: of the areas of improvement, one of the most significant 258 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 2: happens to be voter registration changes where we have that information. 259 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 2: As I like to say, there are two sides of stories, 260 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 2: one side of facts. Well, the facts of the matter 261 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 2: show that we have had in these states that collect 262 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 2: voter registration information, Democrats lose about one point four percent 263 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 2: of their voters, while Republicans have gained just under a 264 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 2: half percent new voters in those states. So, on top 265 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 2: of everything else, the off election year, he had about 266 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 2: a two points wing in voter registrations two of Republicans 267 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 2: over where we were coming out of November twenty twenty four. 268 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 2: The conditions are there, We've got to take advantage of it. 269 00:16:55,960 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 2: Brian Muddin proclaimed, Buck Kleet, Travis and Buck Sexton on 270 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 2: the front lines of the truth. 271 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 4: Deacas. And this is very sad used that one individual 272 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 4: we made a false claim about fraud that is happening 273 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 4: in the decays. How engage everyone else to. 274 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 1: Come and do this to us? 275 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, there is nothing to see here, folks, not the 276 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 2: the the the expose of what's happening here. That's what's 277 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 2: to blame. You know, you you have a journalist who 278 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 2: takes a video of what's actually taking place, you'd be 279 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 2: like the CNN reporter who more interested in trying to 280 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 2: take to take down an investigative journalists than than actually 281 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 2: massive fraud that's been playing out in the state of 282 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 2: Minnesota with the daycare facilities. Uh the that again, the 283 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 2: the manager of one of the facilities, one that was 284 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:05,120 Speaker 2: broken into allegedly it just happened to know, well where 285 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 2: the records were, just one of the records. That's you know, 286 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 2: who wouldn't break in to a daycare facility to get records. 287 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:18,880 Speaker 2: I mean, that's uh huh. But again nothing to see 288 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 2: their folks, nothing at all. And as we say, actually, 289 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:27,879 Speaker 2: let's say we got before I get back to the 290 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 2: roadmap here for twenty twenty six, unprecedented success politically got 291 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:36,639 Speaker 2: Bob who wants to weigh in on this? On the 292 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:41,440 Speaker 2: Somali daycare scandal in Minnesota? Bob, right here in West 293 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:45,640 Speaker 2: Palm Beach, can't be too far away. Welcome to the show, yep, sir, 294 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 2: How are you doing today? All good, Bob? How about you? 295 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 5: I'm doing pretty good? Since when are daycare is federally funded? 296 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 5: I've got two twin girls that are registered in daycare 297 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:04,120 Speaker 5: and we're paying eight hundred dollars per chihlo per month, 298 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:07,199 Speaker 5: and there's probably about seventy to seventy five other parents 299 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 5: paying the same and that's what funds the daycare. So 300 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 5: why are federal funds even being involved, legitimate or not 301 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 5: in the day cares? 302 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 2: Well, you just need to get yourself on a federal 303 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 2: government programs. That's where the issue comes down. 304 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 6: Now. 305 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:25,920 Speaker 2: I hear what you're saying, Bob, and thank you for 306 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 2: the call. So it's through DCF when we start talking 307 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 2: about the government. The federal funding of these types of things. 308 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 2: You have what is known as the Temporary Assistance for 309 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 2: Needy Families program, and that is the lion's share of 310 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 2: where this money comes in. And to give you an idea, 311 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:50,679 Speaker 2: the most recent year, huge money, huge money. The federal 312 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 2: government spent over twenty five billion dollars in these types 313 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 2: of programs over the past year. It's one of the reasons. 314 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 2: You take a look at Minnesota and you're like, hold on, 315 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 2: this is not a particularly big state, and the estimates 316 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 2: run as high as eight billion dollars in fraud, Like, 317 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:11,360 Speaker 2: how could that be possible? And one not terribly big 318 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 2: state that goes back to twenty eighteen, and we'll see 319 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 2: where the ball lands might not be that high. But 320 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 2: how could there be up to eight billion dollars in 321 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 2: fraud in one state over the previous seven years. Well, 322 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:25,160 Speaker 2: it's because if you take a look at the annualized 323 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 2: spending just on these childcare in early childhood education programs 324 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 2: that are funded through the federal government coming in at 325 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 2: over twenty five billion dollars a year, and that is 326 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 2: how and you take a look at the accountability, you 327 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,679 Speaker 2: take a look at the fraud I mean, look, there 328 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:51,680 Speaker 2: are so many reasons why it makes sense to cut 329 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 2: the federal government, to have limited federal government, but this 330 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 2: is one of the biggest right here, because what happens 331 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 2: when you have all these unaccountable agencies. You know, there 332 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 2: are four hundred and thirty federal government agencies, four hundred 333 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 2: and thirty. And what I've always said is I would 334 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:11,120 Speaker 2: love to get every single member of Congress together, put 335 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 2: them in a room, take away their cell phones. Okay, 336 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:17,920 Speaker 2: so no internet access, give them a full day, so 337 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 2: you get five hundred and thirty five folks together, or 338 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,119 Speaker 2: however many are not retired or dead or what have you, 339 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 2: at any given time, get them all together, the five 340 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 2: hundred plus that would be there, and let them even 341 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 2: converse amongst themselves. I'm fine with that, But no Internet. 342 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 2: And if even one member, one member of Congress, votes 343 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 2: or can even name the government agency, then it stays. 344 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 2: If even one person could just name the government agency, 345 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 2: it would say, how many of the four hundred and 346 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 2: thirty federal government ad agencies do you think would be gonza? 347 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,159 Speaker 2: And that's kind of part of the bigger point, you know. 348 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 2: One of the things, as we recently went through the 349 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 2: longest partial government shut down in American history. I mean, 350 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 2: had it not been for the issues we ended up 351 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 2: having with air traffic control, for the most part, nobody 352 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 2: noticed anything. And even then I was doing analysis on that, 353 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 2: you know, longest partial government shut down in American history. 354 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:26,159 Speaker 2: You know what percentage of Americans even felt it at 355 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 2: any point, any aspect of it. It only got up 356 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 2: to about twenty seven percent, and a lot of that 357 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 2: was on the travel side, along with the federal government 358 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 2: employees themselves. And so even with the longest partial government 359 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 2: shutdown in history, he still didn't even get to a 360 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 2: point where seventy percent of Americans seven and ten had 361 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 2: any idea was happening if it hadn't been in the news. 362 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 2: It gives you an idea about how bloated and ridiculous 363 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 2: the federal government is. And my biggest lament about partial 364 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 2: government shutdowns is that we haven't done more to try 365 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 2: to make them permanent. But yeah, this is the biggest thing. 366 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 2: We administering all of this money that is funneled by 367 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 2: the federal govern two states, then states that could be 368 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 2: corrupt or unaccountable, like Minnesota, and then down to whoever 369 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:11,399 Speaker 2: is supposed to be responsible for these programs that then 370 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 2: administer it to the individual daycare facilities. That's how all 371 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,680 Speaker 2: that nonsense ends up going down. And of course that's 372 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 2: true in so many other programs, which is why we 373 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 2: have so much fraud, and especially when we had all 374 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 2: that COVID money that is involved. All Right, So talking 375 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 2: about the roadmap here for this midterm election year to 376 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 2: be different than your typical midterm election, which means that 377 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 2: the president's party gets waxed typically in those midterm elections, 378 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:46,399 Speaker 2: and specifically about how to not repeat the history we 379 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:51,439 Speaker 2: had in twenty eighteen when President Trump was setting us 380 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 2: up for all kinds of success that eventually we're like, 381 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 2: oh yeah, this is pretty darn good right before the 382 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 2: pandemic hit. We're set up for even more success as 383 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 2: it will be felt progressively throughout the course of this 384 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,200 Speaker 2: year and then again next year. How not to take 385 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 2: that for granted? Walking through a lot of the voter 386 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:13,879 Speaker 2: registration information in addition to the polling information that's out there, 387 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 2: and everything's been pointing in the same direction, despite how 388 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 2: a lot of the special elections went last year, which 389 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 2: Democrats had really strong performances relatively speaking. The problem is 390 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 2: ultimately that people that voted for Trump didn't get out 391 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 2: there and vote. And that's what this really gets down to, 392 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 2: is not taking this stuff for granted. So the last 393 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 2: thing I left you with was that if you take 394 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:40,879 Speaker 2: a look at the on a percentage basis in states 395 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 2: where we have voter registration information available, the changes that 396 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 2: we saw last year. So this is after the results 397 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 2: of the twenty twenty four election cycle, Democrats lost one 398 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 2: point four percent of the registered voters last year. Republicans, 399 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 2: add did about three tenths of one percent to the ranks. 400 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 2: So that you net that out and you have a 401 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:12,359 Speaker 2: near two point advantage in registered voters for Republicans over 402 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:16,639 Speaker 2: where we were this time a year ago. President trump 403 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 2: Is approval rating is the is three points higher than 404 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 2: it was at the same point back in twenty eighteen. 405 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 2: Very importantly, the generic ballot Republicans performing nine points better 406 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 2: than Democrats at the same stage in twenty eighteen. Then 407 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,199 Speaker 2: you started taking a look at some of the individual states, 408 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 2: so you know, mentioned that really good information only available 409 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 2: in you know, select states. Take a look at places 410 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 2: like Arizona, for example, big swing state right Republicans net 411 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 2: of Democrats about one hundred thousand voters better off than 412 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 2: they were a year ago. This time. Even in California, Republicans, 413 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 2: who over one hundred thousand voters bet are off than 414 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:06,360 Speaker 2: they were this time a year ago. Colorado, you see 415 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:10,400 Speaker 2: a decent sized move for the advantage of the GOP. 416 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,119 Speaker 2: My home state of Florida, Republicans are over three hundred 417 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 2: thousand voters that are off here than a year ago. 418 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:20,959 Speaker 2: You see the same being true with Democrats losing voters 419 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 2: and Republicans gaining voters. In Nevada, even New York, New 420 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 2: York State Republicans added fourteen thousand voters there the past year. 421 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 2: Democrats lost of the eight thousand. You're continuing to see 422 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 2: these trends in North Carolina, huge swing state, Republicans, big swing, 423 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 2: about a one hundred thousand voters swing in their favor. 424 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:46,400 Speaker 2: Pennsylvania massive close to two hundred thousand to the GOP advantage. 425 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 2: We see similar changes in New Jersey, in Oregon, and 426 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 2: so you really have an opportunity here if people follow 427 00:26:56,119 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 2: through and actually vote and actually vote. So when you 428 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:04,680 Speaker 2: have these trends in the blue states and the swing 429 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 2: states wherever and lines up with pulling information, that's available, 430 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:13,440 Speaker 2: and then you see all of the things that have 431 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,119 Speaker 2: been accomplished, many of which haven't been realized fully in 432 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 2: the economy, that are going to come through. We're set 433 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 2: up for unprecedented success. We're set up for a really 434 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 2: good year. But about that turnout, And this is what 435 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:28,640 Speaker 2: just drives me bad crap crazy at times. So if 436 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:33,119 Speaker 2: you take a look at turnout by election type for 437 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 2: those that are eligible, you got about sixty four percent 438 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 2: of Americans that will turn out to vote for a 439 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 2: presidential election. I mean, still remarkable to me that you 440 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 2: don't even have a full two thirds that are that 441 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 2: care enough to get out there and vote for a 442 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 2: presidential election. But that's what it is, about sixty four 443 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 2: percent of those who are eligible. But here is the problem, 444 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,640 Speaker 2: and this was the problem back in twenty eighteen. It'll 445 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 2: be the problem this year if Republicans don't get their 446 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:05,359 Speaker 2: heads out of their butts. Forty eight percent is the 447 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 2: turnout for midterm elections. Okay, so sixty four percent for 448 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 2: presidential elections, just forty eight percent. And for the life 449 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:16,360 Speaker 2: of me, I can't imagine why somebody go, Yeah, presidential 450 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:21,320 Speaker 2: election is really important, but then midterm elections congressional elections, 451 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:26,879 Speaker 2: the folks that are there that ultimately are to work 452 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 2: for or against the incumb and press why you have 453 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 2: so many people, You've got sixteen percent? They're like, yeah, 454 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 2: but not this end very important, So I'm not or 455 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:40,640 Speaker 2: maybe I don't like the Republican of my district on 456 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 2: this particular issue, and I'm a single issued voter. Therefore 457 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 2: I'm gonna let a communist win this district. Let's do that. 458 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 2: Very smart, No, it's very dumb, very dumb. I would 459 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 2: say that giving Trump even a rhino would be better 460 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 2: than giving them a mom Donnie, just saying, and then 461 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 2: this is for you at home too, because this factors 462 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 2: in in ways that transcend. It ultimately becomes the bench 463 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 2: for parties. Local elections. You know, one of the things 464 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 2: I've I've long said is that it's often the elections 465 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 2: that happen closest to you that have the biggest impact 466 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 2: on daily life. Not always, but often. And anybody who lives, 467 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 2: for example, in an overact of HA knows this. Like 468 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:28,840 Speaker 2: if you've got you know, really awful hoa situation, boy, 469 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 2: the people running that really matters right every single day, 470 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 2: you feel that impact. Well, the same is true if 471 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 2: you live in a city doesn't enforce you know, the law, 472 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:41,840 Speaker 2: if you have illegal immigrants everywhere, sanctuary policies, you name it. 473 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 2: Turnout for local elections is only twenty percent on average 474 00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 2: in this country. So you start to think about the 475 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 2: level of commitment everything we've been given, the greatest country 476 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 2: on earth. We've got a president who's getting the job done. 477 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 2: And you have sixty four percent that bother to turn 478 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:01,960 Speaker 2: out for a presidential election, forty eight percent for midterm elections, 479 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 2: and then only twenty percent for local elections. You go 480 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 2: way too many people, including a majority at a certain 481 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:11,200 Speaker 2: level of people on the right, because when you are 482 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 2: at twenty percent turnout, you don't have people on the 483 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 2: right that are turning out for local elections either just 484 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 2: do not appreciate what they have enough, that don't care enough. 485 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 2: And so one, if this is you, get your head 486 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 2: out of the butt. More importantly, if you know people 487 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 2: who are like this, educate them, get them informed and engaged. 488 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:33,719 Speaker 2: Be prepared now. Don't wait until we get into an 489 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 2: election cycle and go, oh no, it looks like you know. 490 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 2: Early voting numbers are not good for Republicans in this district. 491 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:44,280 Speaker 2: It's too late. Now do it now. Local elections. It 492 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:46,880 Speaker 2: matters not only to your community, but again that's also 493 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 2: often the bench for parties at the federal level as well. 494 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 2: Get involved, get engaged. Who knows, maybe you should become 495 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 2: a candidate. These are the things that need to be 496 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 2: done differently, the things that were not done in twenty eighteen. 497 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:01,720 Speaker 2: That conditions are right for things to be a heck 498 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:03,960 Speaker 2: of a lot better, but they're not going to be 499 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:07,800 Speaker 2: any better if we do the same dumb thing like 500 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,160 Speaker 2: not care enough to turn out and vote, like not 501 00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 2: care enough to get out and get engaged. Control what 502 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 2: you can control, and this could be a year of 503 00:31:17,040 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 2: unprecedented success. I'm Brian mudd in for Claim Buck. 504 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 7: News and Politics, but also a little comic relief Clay 505 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 7: Travis and Buck Sexton. Find them on the free iHeartRadio 506 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:33,480 Speaker 7: app or wherever you get your podcasts. 507 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 6: Not only is this a massive abuse of taxpayer dollars, 508 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 6: but it also with incentivized because of the negligence and 509 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:52,720 Speaker 6: the inability of the Biden administration to put in proper 510 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 6: financial control. 511 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, that is a Secretary Scott Turner talking about the 512 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 2: Somali mineset daycare fraud and the complicit nature the Biden 513 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:09,080 Speaker 2: administration to allow so much of this to happen. And 514 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 2: one of the big pieces of the investigation, as you 515 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 2: already have close to one hundred arrests that have been 516 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,920 Speaker 2: made at this point, how much did they not at 517 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 2: this state level, how much did Timpon know? How much 518 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:25,800 Speaker 2: did Ellison, the ag in Minnesota know? Was there more 519 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 2: to the story than perhaps may initially meet the eye. 520 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:34,000 Speaker 2: But there are so many different things that kind of 521 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 2: come back to one deal, and that is ultimately you 522 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 2: have abuse at so many different levels, when you have 523 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 2: a government that is not being managed well, when you 524 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 2: have people minding the store that have no business minding 525 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:55,479 Speaker 2: the store, and ultimately who is it that loses well 526 00:32:55,560 --> 00:32:57,360 Speaker 2: to you? And so you don't want to be that way. 527 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:02,960 Speaker 2: We have the opportunity to have unprecedented success. President Trump 528 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:07,640 Speaker 2: has laid the groundwork for all of that. The one big, 529 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:13,240 Speaker 2: potentially aesthetically pleasing bill delivered on those promises, and this 530 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 2: can be a great year. But yeah, it turn out 531 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 2: you got to do your part to make sure that 532 00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:21,080 Speaker 2: every election you're there to vote, that the people around 533 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 2: you are too, and that we don't have a repeat 534 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 2: of what we ended up seeing in twenty eighteen. We 535 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 2: can do better. The math is there, you're there. Just 536 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:33,760 Speaker 2: get this done. This timing, this the fourth year that 537 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:39,080 Speaker 2: the president's party adds in a midterm election cycle, should 538 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 2: be a great run and a great year again, aside 539 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 2: from maybe New York City and then California and a 540 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:47,880 Speaker 2: few other situations out there. Hey, the guys are going 541 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 2: to be back with you on Monday, so Clay and 542 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:53,960 Speaker 2: Buck will be ready to roll on Monday. Thank you 543 00:33:54,040 --> 00:33:56,600 Speaker 2: so much for taking the time with me today. It 544 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:59,480 Speaker 2: is truly an honor and a pleasure being with you. 545 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 2: I always check out the Brian Mud Show podcast wherever 546 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:06,560 Speaker 2: you get your podcasts at Brian Mudd Radio Socially, God 547 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:09,120 Speaker 2: bless and Happy New Year to you, Brian Mudd in 548 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 2: for Clay and Buck. Flee, Travis and Buck Sexton on 549 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 2: the front lines of truth.