DeSantis Rips Republican Candidates

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Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Todd Sterns Radio Show. We have a jam-packed program for you today. A lot of moving parts around the nation, and we're going to be talking to the finest experts, people we have relied upon throughout this political. Season the midterm elections, and ladies and gentlemen, I just want you to hear something from the outset, and I think this is an important thing.

I've been pretty even keeled through the entire election season, and a lot of folks have been asking why, why I I haven't been panicking, why I haven't been like a lot of the other talk radio hosts in this particular time when folks are are. Freaking out, and and and it's it's been it's been a tough tough election season, no doubt about that. But ultimately, we we really can only control certain things, and I believe that all of us have to do our duty. And as a law-abiding American citizen, and especially as a Christian American, I believe we have responsibility to go and vote. Everything after that, God is in control.

And if you don't go and vote, well, you elect Democrats. I mean, that's really the bottom line here.

So many people have been saying, Todd, what if we, what if we lose today? What if the Republicans don't do well? What happens then? Is it all over?

Well, I don't believe it's all over. I always believe there is always hope, and as long as as long as God is on the throne, there's always going to be hope in America.

So I want you to remember that. And tomorrow, if things don't go great, we're going to come back on this program, and we're going to we're going to fight, fight, fight. That's the message from President Trump. And look, we're gonna we're gonna keep fighting the good fight because. There's no other place to go, folks.

This really is freedom's last stand, right here in the United States of America.

So all of us are going to have to fight together, and we're going to look. There's, there's going to be a lot of problems we've got to have sorted out, no doubt about that. And that is a conversation for another day, starting tomorrow. But right now, we've got to get out the vote. And I've been talking to a lot of Republican insiders, folks in the know, and I'm just.

Gonna tell you to a person, they're all very concerned.

Now you heard Speaker Mike Johnson yesterday, and the Speaker of the House has been out there working his butt off, and he says that that all of the polling data is incredibly wrong, and Republicans are going to win, and Republicans are going to win big.

So we're gonna check in with Matt Talley, who is our trusted pollster and political analyst. We're going to check in with him in just a little while. Also, Steve Gill is going to be here. Our good buddy Harry Hurley and Jeff Katz are going to drop by, and Josh Jones, who I believe is in Texas with candidates, congressional candidates. Josh is going to wrap things up for us in the last hour of the program.

And we're going to be taking your calls. And here's what I want to hear from you: I want to know if you've been out to vote. Give us an idea of. What the crowds look like in your towns, in your communities? Are people getting out the vote?

I will say this: that if the Republicans stay home today. It could be a difficult night for Republicans.

So this is really about getting out the vote. I will say that things are looking very good for Mike Rogers right now in in Michigan. A lot of Democrats that are being interviewed coming out of the polling places say they are they voted for Mike Rogers. They just are not as far left as their as their party wants them to be. And a lot of Jews in Michigan are very concerned about Abdul Al Sayed and his hatred of the Jewish people.

There are a lot of minorities, specifically blacks, in Michigan who are very alarmed at many of the policies coming out of Al Sayed. And all of those people are voting, voting Republican rather.

So this could be a very good day in the state of Michigan. We're going to take your calls. I want you to write down the number here: nine zero one two six zero five nine two six. We're opening up the phone lines for the entire show today, and we want to hear from you. We want to hear of any problems at the polling places.

We're happy to pass those along to the Department of Justice. We know, for example, that the DOJ, and this is a bit of history, for the first time in American history, the Justice Department has sent election monitors to all. Fifty states, I know. And for example, in Tennessee, where I live and where we broadcast this program from nationally, that the three major metropolitan areas—Shelby County, Memphis, Davidson County, Nashville, Knox County, Knoxville—there will be people monitoring the elections in those cities.

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So we are we are getting some nuggets though of what to expect. Governor Ron DeSantis is out there. He sat down with Stephen A. Smith yesterday, and basically. I I I don't want to say toward the Republicans a new one because I don't think that was the intent.

But Governor Ron DeSantis, I think he's been observing all of this from a distance, and he realizes where the Republicans have gone wrong here. And it's it's on several issues. Cut number twenty two, please.

Some of these Republicans are saying, "Oh well, the gas. Don't worry, you know, it's no big deal." Like they're trying to blame Biden for it. No, no, no. Listen, we just got to be honest. Gas is higher.

It hurts people, working class people, and it's higher because of this conflict. That's just a fact. If you can't admit that to voters, then you're gaslighting them, and they're not going to listen to you on other things. Yeah, I think I think DeSantis is right there, and it seems as though that the the governor is already doing an autopsy of of the election. Normally, those kinds of conversations happen after the election, not the day before the election.

And DeSantis is out there saying, "Okay, this turned out to be a problem." Also, the DeSantis. Brought up the Iran War, cut number twenty-four.

So, so here's the thing with Iran and why I think it's been a big, big drag. You know, was launched. He obviously ran saying he wasn't going to do a Middle East war. They did.

So we have some of our voters who've checked out because they're like, I didn't want any more Middle East wars, and now we're doing it. Had that been wrapped up in like a week, like Venezuela was very quick, people probably wouldn't have been an issue right now, right? But what's happened is it's kind of an open-ended conflict, and it's having a. Direct impact on people's finances because they're going to the gas pump. They're seeing energy prices have gone up, so again, it is having an impact on people and the Iran war and the gas prices and and the prices at the grocery store.

Those are big issues. Affordability.

So, what's going on here with Ron DeSantis? First of all, this guy's running for president. That's what's going on here. He's going to be running in 2028. And I told you that after today, we're going to see a lot of factions begin to form, and you're going to see a lot of people turning on President Trump.

That is going to happen, and Ron DeSantis feels very comfortable getting out there and talking about these issues.

Now, look here is the here is the deal with Ron DeSantis. He's absolutely correct here. Those are big issues. The question is, is that going to impact what happens today? Want to go to the phones?

I told you we're going to the phones. We've got a lot of guests. We're going to have a fast-moving show today. Everybody, let's start today. Clear Lake City, Texas.

Mike is listening to us on Patriot Talk nine twenty. Mike, what can you tell us about polling places there in Texas?

Well, we live in Harris County, and our polling place is down the street and around the corner from where we live. We voted early, and of course, we I could drive by there almost every day and check things out. Early voting, the line was wrapped around the building. I just drove by there today, and I talked to people that went and voted first thing this morning. I talked to people that voted a couple hours ago.

When I just drove by there, the polling place been open four hours. There is no line. You just walk in and vote. And and I'm afraid, based on you know social media and people I've talked to, friends, business associates, and so forth. The basic premise, or the basic mindset, is: What good is it going to do us?

And I'm specifically talking about Paxton and Talerico, because Ted Cruz and no one else is—you know—they complain about the Senate and Jon Thune, but no one's worked to get him removed.

So then the mindset then becomes, or the question then becomes: What good is it going to do us to send Paxton to the to D.C. when the entire Republican Party in the Senate does absolutely nothing? It's a fair point, Mike. And and again, this is something that has to be addressed after the election. John Thune has to be removed as as the leader of the the Senate Republicans.

If he's still the majority leader, if they're in the minority, he's got to go anyway. I mean, he just got to go. And we have got t here is got to be some movement here on on the issues.

Well, I haven't talked to anybody that was reluctant and said that they just weren't going to vote. They're voting reluctantly because, like I said, you know the the House has sent them 700 pieces of legislation. They couldn't pass the Save Act, codifying executive orders, judicial nominees. None of that's been done by the Senate, and so everybody's in like, you know, oh well, I guess I'll go ahead and vote because it's the right thing to do, but it's really not going to do any good. Yeah, Mike, I I hear you, and I think there are a lot of reluctant voters out there.

Very concerned, though, about later this afternoon. There is a massive, severe storm system that's going to impact a lot of the midwestern states, all the way down to the southern states. And if we are dealing with a reluctant Republican base today. How many are going to be, you know, willing to go out in the middle of a tornado watch or tornado warning to cast a ballot, and that could be that could be a challenge.

Well, we we have thunderstorms predicted in early afternoon here in Harris County.

So, yeah, it's pouring down rain, and people are going to just say, "What the heck? Yeah, why bother?" No doubt about it. But we've got to get out. We've got to encourage people to get out and and vote. We've we've got to save the Republic, Mike.

Thank you for that call. Let's go to Delano, Georgia. Anna is on the line from W D U N. Hi, Anna. What's going on?

Well, I was listening to what you had to say, Todd, and I think that we've just got a citizenry that doesn't understand what's at stake. I know they talk about forever wars, which this is not. I know they talk about their the gas prices. Dang! What if you were in World War Two?

You want to talk about gas prices? You want to talk about forever wars? These people in the United States—not just the kids, but a lot of people—are indulged with bad information and a bad education. I'm just—I can't even believe people want to get off their duffs and go vote. What in the world do they?

It's going to happen if you're going to vote for El Sayed and his whoever that guy is with the glasses that that he's friends with and all this Talib and Omar and we've got I think there's I think there's forty mayors that are Muslim. What do you think they're here for? I mean, not all of them, but I would say the vast majority are. They want the country. Do you get that?

Do you get they want the country, and do you get that they may get that damn that darn idea might just happen? And if you don't go out there and vote, I just don't get it. I don't get it. I don't get what people. I guess people are living in a, some kind of a dimension.

I don't. They think they they can they can do things on social media. It's gone to hell in a handbasket. And unless these people understand that when they wake up one morning and there is a real problem. A serious problem where somebody's knocking on your door, wanting your house, or I just—I'm so frustrated with this.

Anna, I com I I understand your frustration, but I understand why people are also frustrated on the other side, and they are legitimate concerns. And when you look, for example, at the prices, and the administration's trying to convince us the the affordability issue is not a big issue, it is a big issue, and they they should have acknowledged that. And I think that. Maybe the the voters would be a bit more forgiving. And again, look, we've got a long day ahead of us, Anna, and we've got a lot of votes, a lot of votes to be counted, a lot of votes to be cast.

And my my encouragement is just get out there and let's save the president from impeachment. Because ultimately, Anna, that may be the only thing that that people are going out and voting for is to stop the Democrats from impeaching Donald Trump. Anna, I've got a Run, but thank you for that call. Nine zero one two six zero five nine two six. That's nine zero one two six zero five nine two six.

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What's on your mind? I just want to say, these people worried about gas prices. Do they think the Democrats is going to bring them the price down? Say that one more time, Larry. I say people worried about the price of gas.

Do they think Democrats is going to bring the price down? No, not at all. And Larry, this and it's really not about gas prices. It's about it's about Republicans betraying the voters. And so now the voters have to decide: Are we willing to allow the Republicans to screw us again, or do we want to send them a message?

And I'm telling you, Larry, I don't think this is the election cycle to send a message.

Well, all I can say, if you don't vote Republican, you're looking for higher prices on everything.

Well, well, the problem is if you vote Republican, and and that was the argument the last go around two years ago, and the prices are now higher in some instances than they were two years ago.

So, Larry, I I get it, I I truly get it, and Republicans are going to have to. I think we're all going to have to come to terms with making a decision we don't want to make. But let me tell you, if we put the Democrats in charge, this is going Going to have a massive, massive implication for every single one of us. Larry, got to run. Thank you for the call.

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So, to our great young generation, I'm standing in front of the Oval Office, and I just want to tell you: so important to get out and vote. This is the golden age of America. We've never done better, even close to it. You got to go out. We have to keep it going, keep it going strong.

To all those young people, get out and vote. All right, that was President Trump just a little while ago from the White House, standing in front of the new Oval Office sign, telling all you Gen Zers to get out and vote. Want to go right away to our Patriot Mobile NewsMaker line? Our good buddy, one of the best pollsters and political analysts in the country, Matt Towery, joins us. Matt, all right, election day.

What what your what's your take on how things are going thus far?

Well, I'm going to be shameless in this, but I have a new book called The Honoring of Ignorance, and it's all about what we're seeing play out right now. I write about how the Mirage Machine, the media, tries to brainwash the public into believing that things are worse than they are, and then the pollsters come along, these horrible polls that show that Republicans are going to get slaughtered. And then the fact checkers all say, and the and the polling Davids all say, oh, they're correct. It's a wave. And you know what we're seeing today, Todd?

We are seeing record turnout in Florida, record turnout in Michigan, record turnout in Ohio, record turnout in Texas, and those same day votes. Generally, tend to be substantially Republican.

Now, I can't tell you if we're going to win or lose those races with the Republican Party. What I can tell you is this: the New York Times that had Tower Rico, I think, up eight in Texas, and the Washington Post that had Marshall down ten in Kansas, and all these other polls that were designed basically for us to everybody put up their hands to say we give up. They had the complete reverse impact, and we're seeing people turn out same day at two twenty twenty four presidential levels in some areas of the country. That's remarkable. It just again, when you I saw those poll numbers from the New York Times, and it's just unbelievable.

I mean, that would have to be in a complete repudiation of the Republican Party. And I don't, I know people are frustrated, Matt, but I don't think they're that frustrated.

Well, I mean, you have to think about each state is an individual situation.

So in Michigan, you have Al Sayad, who is way off the grid in terms of of normalcy, and then he gets endorsed by, or rather, his opponent, who almost defeated him, endorses the Republican Rogers.

Now, I know from experience that there are at least fifteen percent. Of a group that vote for any candidate who are loyal, they'll walk across hot coals to support that candidate.

Now, so I can't imagine fifteen percent at least of of her supporters saying, "Okay, I'm going to go with her and vote for Rogers." Now that happens, it's over. And I think the polling around this country, you know, there are a few polling firms, Insider Advantage, my firm, Rasmussen. A couple of others, Trowalter obviously, our friend Robert Haley, Emerson. That is able to pick up these these situations where we can get Republican Republican posts to respond to our polls. But most of the New York Times, Washington Post, they can't get it.

They still underpoll Republicans, and then they have to wake them up. And the waiting is just too obscure. It just Makes the poll incomplete.

Now I could be proven totally wrong tomorrow, but I know one thing: when you have big same-day voter turnout, and by the way, the Republicans caught up big time during the early voting as well.

So I just don't think it's going to be the slaughter that everyone talks about, and I think you may see Ohio go Republican, at least the Senate seat. I think you may see Texas go Republican. I think you may see Michigan go Republican. I certainly think I will go Republican. I just don't see the cataclysmic situation that the New York Times and Nate Silver has set out.

Now the House, I don't know about because I've not publicly polled that, but if ever this was the Play out of my book, The Honoring of Ignorant People. Go buy it and take it to, for gosh sakes, take it to Thanksgiving dinner. Give it to your your liberal friends and have them read it. And see, they can't understand how the system is being rigged. Yeah, it's and and again, folks, you can get this wherever you buy your books.

Amazon's a great a great place. The Honoring of Ignorance, the Seven Mirages, Destroying America. And Matt, you you do have to wonder after this election cycle. Let's just say, for the sake of our conversation, the Republicans maintain control of the House and the Senate. And you you have to wonder: Are we going to have a come to Jesus moment with all of these polling companies, and quite frankly, with the mainstream media that has also been complicit in all of this?

Well, you know, I'm not a big I'm not I'm not a big fan of government getting involved in all this stuff because I think it gets so close to free speech. And but let me tell you what the Republicans should do, and this is in my book as well. The Republicans need to start funding nonprofit organizations that every week provide news to the public. Be paid ads on shows that the regular average person watches, not political shows, that brings them up to speed on the news of the week that the NBC, ABC, CBS, is CNN, MSN, Google News, Apple News, Yahoo News will not let them see. I mean, most people don't know that we got the lowest unemployment we've had since 1960.

They don't realize that GDP number was just through the roof. They don't realize that more people have more disposable income right now than they did under Joe Biden, or that inflation is half of what it was under Joe Biden when he was facing his midterms. They don't know it because the Republicans didn't tell them until the last minute. They didn't create ads about it early on. And I had the very someone I really respect.

Yesterday, say, well, Matt, you know, it's just not normal for Republicans to run ads in in April and May and June. That's that's exactly my point. They got to get outside of the box and start educating and fighting this media because it's this media that creates the mantra. They told everybody that gas pump was the only thing that mattered in this country.

Well, that was the case. Joe Biden had higher gas prices during most of the term election, twenty twenty two. Every single Democrat should have been defeated, and that didn't happen. They focus on what they want, and then their pollsters come in and say it's not just bad; it's terrible. It's a tsunami.

Now, Republicans may lose not a lot of seats. I don't know. I could not be able to pull the house, and they could even lose in Senate. That right now, this is nothing like what we were told last night and two days ago, three days ago, by the Nate Silver's of the world. I think we're going to see a much different response because Republicans are turning out in these critical states.

And I might add, also, there's been a CNN interview over there interviewing folks in Michigan as they voted. They said, "Well, we voted straight Democrat except for one person." I'll say yes. Said we couldn't vote for him. Because he's just not—he doesn't reflect our values. They had two or three voters say the same thing.

I think they were stunned. I don't know if it was a live shot or not. I'm sure they probably cut it off in the control room. But that's what's happening in this country today. And I think tonight we're going to see much closer races than we were told by all these polling experts and political experts and sages and the like over the last few weeks.

Matt Towry joining us. He is the author of the brand new book called "The Honoring of Ignorance: The Seven Mirages Destroying America." and And Matt, I want you to give your your book a plug here because this is one of those books I think every American needs to read to understand what's going on here with the country right now.

Well, I think they do, and you know, it's oddly enough, I have a lot. Very high politicians and media folks who don't even understand it. They because we live in a conservative bubble. We know we watch Fox News, we watch Newsmax, we watch listen to your show, we listen to other radio shows, Riley, you name it. Bucking Buck Sexton and his partner.

But but the the problem with this is that that's only twenty five percent of the media.

So seventy five percent of the media is still liberal. They lead everything out positive about Trump. They then funnel it into Yahoo News, Google News, Apple News, which is delivered on your phone and computer every day. And most people don't have time to sit around and listen to all day long political commentary. And Republicans don't understand what it.

Double mountain they have to climb up. Every single cycle you've seen it. You've seen it over and over. Stop. And at some point they got to come to realize that they're not just fighting the other candidates in the last six weeks of the campaign.

They're fighting a media working against them twenty four seven, three sixty five. And it's time for them to create foundations and groups to educate the public and tell them the truth, not to to not to advocate, and certainly not to tell lies, but to just tell facts. That the American people don't know, like most Americans don't know about the Trump accounts, which is amazing. He's talked about it a thousand times that all of their kids could be getting these Trump accounts, and yet about eighty-five percent, one of the polls we did a few months ago, had no idea about the Trump accounts.

Well, that's because the media would not let them know about it.

So, if the Republicans win the Senate, it will be a miracle. But it might happen tonight. They win the House, it'll be a real miracle. But if they do well, then they should now reflect and say, "Well, how do we get past this cycle and get it to where we do well?" You know, six months out, rather than have to fight our way back. Because Donald Trump, literally, I said this last night on Sean Hannity show, he gets all the credit for this win because he's been going to all these states and turning people out.

And in Alaska, they haven't had a presidential visit in the midterm, I don't think, ever. And how many votes will he account for that otherwise, Alaska Republicans wouldn't have had? It's just to me, he has been an amazing, inspirational person. And well, I think we may have lost Matt there. All right, Matt Towery.

Okay, well, sorry about that, Matt. We'll try to figure that out. But again, Matt Towery joining us on a very, very busy news day. Matt, we've got you back here. I will say this to your point about President Trump.

One of the things I was so impressed with those rallies. You know, a lot of people said, "What was the point?" The point was the president did a work around the national media because every single local newspaper and local TV station. Guess where they were? They were at those Trump rallies and the front page headlines. You better believe that had to have jazzed up the base in in those those states and those communities.

Oh yeah, like in an Alaska where no president has visited ever. I mean that's tremendous. And so if if in fact the Senate is held, it will be because Donald Trump. There is no doubt about it, and. I was sort of cut off.

I was just saying, you know, I talked to the president about some of the concepts of this book. But I'm going to send him. I know he probably didn't have time to read anything. I'm going to send him the Honoring of Ignorance and say, you got to read this, Mr. President, because we got to change the way things are done.

And never have to go through this again.

Well said. All right, Matt. Always appreciate your great guidance and congratulations on the book, "The Honoring of Ignorance." So much. All right, Matt. God bless you, my friend.

"The Honoring of Ignorance: The Seven Mirages Destroying America." Get a copy and read it. And Matt's right. We've got a place. We've got to play smart politics and the marketing, the communications effort coming out of the Republicans. Election cycle, it's been all over the place.

I will tell you the best, the best ad, and and Dylan, if we can find this ad, it's the David Kustoff ad that's been running on KWAM. David Kustoff, a Republican running for Congress, he has the best campaign ad I have ever seen this election cycle, and the reason why is because he just lays it all out there. And he tells you exactly what the Republicans have done and why he deserves to go back to Congress. And we're all right. We've got it, Dylan.

All right, let's let's take a listen to this. This election isn't about left versus right anymore. It's about common sense versus out of control. And David Kustoff is fighting for what's right. He helped write tax cuts that let you keep more of what you earn.

No tax on tips. No tax on overtime, a bigger child tax credit for your family. David Kustoff is taking on the health insurance companies, forcing them to be honest about your costs and holding them accountable when they wrongly deny your care. He stands with the police, the deputies, and the National Guard, who cut violent crime in Memphis by more than 30 percent, and found over 180 missing children. David Kustoff voted to secure our border and crack down on illegal immigration.

While Washington liberals keep spending your money, David Kustoff is protecting your paycheck and our values. David Kustoff. Common sense for West Tennessee. I'm David Kustoff, and I approve this message, paid for by Kustoff for Congress. Yeah, there you go.

I mean, it's really simple. This is, and Kustoff is giving all of the people in his district, and I'm one of his constituents, giving them a reason to go and vote for him. And well done, Congressman Kustoff. But I'm telling you, overall nationally, it is a It's a poop show. All right, kind of take a break.

Nine zero one two six zero five nine two six. We'll be right back. All right, just heard from several of our listeners in Mississippi, and the lines they're saying about an hour long to vote.

So well done, all you folks in Mississippi, getting out the vote, and certainly hope that you guys are doing the the same thing wherever you might live around the nation. And give us a call and let us know what you're seeing out there. Let's go to Memphis. Tennessee, Andre, listening to us on KWAM. Andre, what's going on?

Hey, Todd, how are you today, sir? I'm well, thank you for asking.

Okay, good. I want to piggyback on your last caller. Don't let the news people trick you. What just happened? You know, there's cherry picking, interview, picking people that are standing with the Democratic Party, not to get our innocent people.

That I voted Republican, they're not airing no interviews. I had one of my church members who was a staunch Trump supporter, and I asked him, "Have you voted yet?" And he said, "Oh no, well, I'm just gonna sit this one out." Man, I got in my car and I drove over there and I took her to the polls and stuff. Don't let them trick you that this election is already won by the Democrats. Just stop. Yeah, Andre.

It's it's a great word, and it's it's a great reminder. Don't be fooled by the mainstream media. Your only job is to go out and vote today. It doesn't matter if it's raining. It doesn't matter if thunderstorms.

Get out and vote today. If you got anything about fighting for the church, I believe in my heart that God put this man in this position to bring this church back on the confidence of God, and if you believe that. Get out there and vote because if you don't, they're going to destroy the Constitution. And once we lose this America, there's not another one out there. That's true.

That's true, Pastor Andre. This is it. I mean, this is freedom's last stand.

So the question is: Is the country worth fighting for? And if the answer to that question is yes, then your rear end needs to be standing in line, getting ready to vote today, Pastor Andre. Thank you for for calling in. I want to play this audio from a Michigan voter. She says that she's now voting for Mike Rogers.

Cut nineteen, please. I voted for Mike Rogers. I don't feel like Abdul is ready to be in the Senate. I also am a Jewish member of this community and feel very strongly that he does not support the Jewish community.

So you voted for Stevens in the primary, but now you went Republican. Yes, that's a pretty bold message. Yeah. It is a bold message, and I, if look, I'm feeling more and more confident that Mike Rogers is going to pull out a big win there in Michigan for the Republicans. By the way, a Cook Political Report also Larry Sabato saying that the ninth congressional district in Tennessee, that is the Brent Taylor Justin Pearson race.

Justin Pearson, the DSA candidate, that is now leaning left. That's leaning to. Leaning towards the Democrats, there are some concerns that Democrats are, you know, and again, this was a nationalized race in Tennessee over this redrawn district, and it looks as though there is a lot of pushback and a lot of blowback by very motivated Democrats.

So, Republicans, if you are listening to us in the in Tennessee's ninth congressional district, you need to get out and vote because. That, from our understanding, is a very, very close race, and we want to make sure the Republicans can pick up a seat there in Tennessee. We may need that if some of these other House races go south. And you, you heard from Matt Towery, could be a little dicey on the House side of the table. All right, hang tight, everybody.

Hour two coming up, so if you're on a hold, don't go anywhere. Nine zero one two six zero five nine two six. That's nine zero one two six. Zero five nine two six. This is the Todd Stern Show.

From Memphis, Tennessee, it's Common Sense Conservative Commentary from Todd Star. That's love. That's right. Our love is American. Right.

And hello, everybody! Happy election day to you. This is hour two of the Todd Sterns Radio Show. Great to have you with us. We have a lot going on and a lot of great guests to get to this hour of the program.

Coming up, Steve Gill is going to join us, publisher of TriStarDaily dot com. Also, a little bit later on, Josh Jones, our chief political strategist, is going to be here, and Harry. Early and Jeff Kent, part of our radio roundtable discussion. There is a huge, huge, huge controversy in Michigan involving Abdul El Sayed, who is the Democrat running for running for office there and in the U.S. Senate race.

Mike Rogers getting a lot of support today. From Republicans and and Democrats, rather.

So this is going to be a close race to watch. Looks like Mike Mike Rogers may pull it all out. One of the interesting things about about El Sayed, he was on sixty Minutes, and he said basically that it's okay for men to be in girls' locker rooms. And one of the reasons why is because they're going to find out about. Naked men on the internet anyway makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

I want to bring into the conversation Peyton McNab from Independent Women and great organization IndependentWomen dot com. Peyton is an ambassador for that great group. Peyton, good to have you with us today. Good to have you. Good to have.

Good to have me on. Thank you so much. All right, yeah.

So let's get right to this, Peyton. Your reaction to what Abdul El Sayed said here. I mean, Todd, this has got to be one of the worst answers I've heard on this issue, and I've heard some pretty bad answers. I mean, he's talking about having all of the world's information in your pocket, as if that somehow Addresses these really real concerns about fairness, safety, and privacy in women's sports, and it's just completely disconnected from what we're actually talking about. And to suggest that these issues are somehow manufactured outrage—I mean, to me personally, and so many girls, countless girls who have experienced this personally, have lived with the real consequences consequences of this issue.

And I can promise you that there's nothing. Manufactured about that, especially my experience. And at some point, you have to wonder, like, how out of touch these people really are? Are they just completely ignorant to the fact, or are they just ignoring the countless stories that it seems to be every week a new girl suffering from this issue, and and ignoring these girls who have raised real concerns about their sports and private spaces, and. It's real, regardless of the political debate, and I think every girl deserves an actual answer, not a lecture about what's on their phone.

You know, it's interesting with El Sayed because there are not a lot of women connected to his campaign leadership, and really the way that he's been treating Haley Stevens—I mean, it's almost almost bullying—and and you wonder if if he has a problem with women. I mean, I wouldn't doubt it. I wouldn't. I would go back to asking if he would have these same concerns or go about this these concerns in the same way if it came down to his family. And I highly doubt that.

I mean, his his wife isn't even allowed to show her hair, and and that's something that she could see very clearly on the internet at any time.

So, you know, it's interesting that that he can go about it this way, and I think it's very telling. Again, how he's treated Haley Stevenson, Stevenson, and how he's went about this whole thing—really, it's it's really eye-opening. Peyton, I do wonder if young ladies in America understand that the Islamist, if they gain control, I mean, all you have to do is look at some of these cities where they do—they are the majority population, and the women, especially, all of them have to wear the hijabs. There, you know, there are—I think—in one town, and we talked about this. Yesterday, where boys and girls, men and women, are not allowed to be in the same spaces at the same time, I don't know if people understand that they want this for the entire country.

Yeah, I think honestly that is such a great point, and it's really sad and scary because I don't think they understand, and they have been completely. Lied to this propaganda that's been pushed that Islam, Islam, is Islam is some sort of like love culture when it's when it's literally the opposite of that. It is straight, just an evil cult, and if that comes into our country, it's just going to be nothing but. Bad, and I don't think, and I just really don't think young women in America truly understand. We've grown up with so many freedoms, and unfortunately, have taken them.

Some of us have taken that for granted, and we have the we have the freedom to get education and pursue careers, and play sports, and make decisions about our own lives. And I don't think. Enough of us are realizing that there are countries where women are denied those same freedoms, and and pretty harshly, and that's something that. Everyone just needs to start paying more attention to because it's it's coming in pretty fast. It it is all right, Peyton.

We've got to leave it there. Busy, busy news day. We appreciate your analysis here of the situation involving Abdul El Sayed. What a crazy story! And again, folks, get more information, Peyton at IndependentWomen dot com.

Is that right? Yes, sir. Thank you so much. God bless you. All right, God bless Peyton McNabb doing doing the Lord's work there for our friends at IndependentWomen.

dot com. All right, let's go to the phones here. Nine zero one two six zero five nine two six. Bob in Baltimore, listening to us on WCBM. Bob, what's on your mind?

Well, Todd, a very serious subject relating to the outcome of this election and beyond, and it has to do with President Trump taking military action against Iran because of what is an extremely grave nuclear threat, and it's something that if we're not prepared, and we can be, but if we're not prepared, and you get this fanatical regime to launch. What would be a nuclear attack, and it would be what's called a nuclear EMP strike. It would that's electromagnetic pulse in the upper atmosphere. It would produce radiation, which would devastate our electric grid and all of the communication for businesses, for emergency services, and for us in personal use. And it would would be devastating.

Scientists have some disagreement or variation. I'll say. On what the destructive effects would be, but there's also the thought that if three of those strikes were made simultaneously in the upper atmosphere, it would end civilization in this country. We'd be back at the time of our founders with with no electricity. It's important for people to see this because what they do see instead, Todd, are the high gas prices.

And the the the this type of occurrence occurred in nature back in the 1800s in 1859, not 1959, 1859, when the means of communication then was the telegraph system, and something occurred called the Carrington event, and it was a British astronomer who observed through his telescope solar flares, and they damaged. The telegraph system. They melted the contacts on the systems, and all right.

Well, let me come up for breath here, Bob. Hang tight because I've got to get I've got to get a word in edgewise here. I think this this is a concern, and that the the EMPs, the disruption of the grid. I think that has been a big concern. There have been Conversations about this among some former Trump administration officials who have podcast.

I think Bondino and others are, you know, telling people, "Oh, you've got to, you know, buy prepper stuff or do whatever." And I get that. The reality of it is that Iran, given the opportunity, will attack us. And so, my question for the administration is: because they've told us time and time again that they have. They have beaten Iran. They have conquered Iran, and yet the war still rages.

So we need a little bit of honesty and transparency when it comes to whatever this war is and why we are fighting this war. And if the president were to come out and say, "Look, Iran may be developing these EMPs. They launch these things by drones. takes takes out the grid. You know, we could be without power in some places." For months, if not years, and I think the American people would understand that, Bob, but they haven't done that.

The administration just hasn't done that, and now you've got a lot of conjecture happening on social media platforms, and that doesn't help anybody. I agree with that, Todd. And yes, they they should be more communicative in just the status of that, and and Iran has been. Damaged tremendously in their nuclear capability, but there's also the natural occurrence, and there was again some talk in the first Trump administration about hardening our grid. But I think with the Democrats constantly hounding Trump and attacking him, that talk just disappeared.

So it's a concern, and I think as far as our national defense, I would say it's it's the primary concern. But I appreciate being very much. On the air, I think with people who haven't voted, if they've been concerned about gas prices, I think they need to overlook that and and look at the large picture.

So let me appreciate very much your show and and what you do for all of us and keeping us educated. Bob, God bless you. No, it's a look. It's a it's a very real concern you raise, and and that needs to be discussed. And yeah, gas prices are high, but there is a reason for it, and that is one of the reasons.

You know, we were talking about this earlier, Dylan. About God forbid the and I've read books on this, and I'm I'm not really I'm not a prepper, but I I I am prepared. But I've read a lot of books about what would happen if and how easy it is just to go after the grid, knock out the grid. I mean, we're talking no electricity, and people think, "All right, well, I got the candles. You know, you can survive with candles.

You're not going to have internet. The internet's gone." So, I don't think we last like a day or like three, four days. Then everything starts getting really, really bad. Oh, if if that, I think 72 hours. Boom, we're we're back in the stone age.

I mean, you have to think about like grocery stores getting ransacked, like. Crime just rampant. No police. No like way for them to communicate. Nothing.

And you think about this.

Okay, I can. You know that's all. That's all good. I can stock up on the canned goods. How you going to cook those canned goods?

Right. Well, you got to build a fire. Where you going to get the firewood? Ah, what you going to do after you eat that big old can of Wolf River chili? Where you gonna Where you going to do your business at?

I have a lot of respect for people that truly do prepare for these kind of situations. You know, they have the bunkers and they have the canned goods. I I respect those people, and they're probably gonna last. They're gonna live longer than me. But like.

Yeah, I need to start reading books more and not on my phone. Can you imagine the we are the most medicated country on the face of the earth? Can you imagine what people would be like when they can't get their meds? And a lot of these people are on like psychiatric drugs. Oh yeah.

Can you imagine? I mean, you're you're going to have like zombie type situation going down. Yeah, there's so many things that we don't think about now, but as soon as we don't have it, that's when we start to panic. Oh, absolutely. For example, we were we were talking about this yesterday.

I have a Ram McNally map map.

So, like when when the grid goes down and you need directions somewhere, you know, you've got to have a map. And if you don't, you are not going to get there. It's like when someone says, "Just go north on that road." I am like, "Where is north?" But that's so. That is a concern that you know something like that could could happen. All right, we got to take a break.

Nine zero one two six zero five nine two six. Going right to your phone calls next. All right, welcome back, everybody. Let's go to the phones, Ohio. Nathan is on the line.

Hi, Nathan. What's on your mind today? Hey, Todd. Thanks for taking my call. I just wanted to actually address what your previous caller just said about the attack on the grid.

You know, it would definitely be devastating. Would really cripple us. But then again, you know, not to make light of it, but it could be a slight blessing in disguise. And here's why. You know, with the internet down.

CNN and the Democrats can't tell young people how to think.

So God forbid, young people are going to start having to think on their own. And then Antifa and all these left-leaning groups, these rioters, they're not going to be able to communicate.

So they're not going to know where to go.

So conservatives may have an advantage with that because we can get our militias together before Antifa even knows it's time to put their shoes on and go outside and play.

Well, this is this is an interesting take on it, Nathan. You know, we've always—I don't know—every now and again you'll have these conversations, you know, on social media, and they're like, "Okay, if there was another civil war, who would win the civil war? What would that look like?" And you have to imagine—you know—the South and the Midwest are probably the most armed part of the country right now, so you have to imagine that would give them an edge, I suppose. But to your point. Yeah.

Look, you do wonder which which parts of the country would survive, you know, if in fact the grid went down and you had to kind of start all over again. Right. No. Absolutely. But other than that, you know, I'm I'm there with you.

You know, being hopeful that things turn out well. I think Democrats. Game a slight majority in the in the House, God forbid, but I think we keep the Senate, Republicans, which gives us another two years.

So, Todd, love your show, thank you. Hey, Nathan, thanks for calling in, appreciate that, West Jefferson, Ohio.

So, always good to hear from Ohio folks. Let's go to Willie in Nashville, listening to us. Hi, Willie, what's on your mind? Hi Todd, I totally agree with you about the Republicans' messaging. They need to do a better job.

Was there any better example of Trump the other day when he had a chance to give his like final closing statement? And yesterday he goes to the reflecting pool, the one where he hired someone that he knows on a no bid contract and overpaid tenfold for it. They screwed it up. He claimed there was vandalism, which was a complete lie. Complete debacle.

He pissed away a lot of money.

Okay, well, you can't be using, yeah, you can't be using that kind of language there, Willie, on the radio. Let me just say this: Look, I'm not going to. I'm. I don't disagree with you. I think it was a debacle.

The the reflecting pool. I don't know exactly how much money was spent. But that being said, it was also vandalized. There's no doubt about that. Regardless, that wasn't the cause of the problems, and you know, they're get they got it fixed.

So I don't know. What do you want me to? What do you want me to tell you? Let's go to Sunny Ocala, Florida. W O C A.

Sunny, what's on your mind today? Good afternoon. What's on my mind is if there was an EMP attack. I prepared for that. Number one, the electricity goes out.

Any houses south of the. Mason Dixon line. A lot of them are all electric.

So I have a Coleman cook stove with the extra bottles and everything. Oh yeah, that gas. The other thing I have is I like canned beans, canned hash, canned you know you know dinners, raviolis, stuff like that. And I'm prepared that way. What you do is those emergency blankets, the reflective ones.

You open your hood and you put the blanket over your car, and then try to protect the battery as much as you can in case of an EMP attack. And usually, when it starts, you get plenty of warning until the power goes out altogether. But other than that, I—that's about the only thing I can think to do. Sunny, I think you're prepared, my friend, more so than others out there. I fear for the young people of America.

I—I don't know if they're going to be able to make it. Us—us old timers and almost old timers—I think we can probably get by for at least a couple of months. Sunny, gotta leave it there, my friend. Nine zero one two six zero five nine two six. This is the Todd Stern Show.

All right, welcome back, everybody. This is the Todd Stearns Radio Show. Let's go to the phone lines real quick. Say hello to Paul in Santa Rosa, California. Hi, Paul.

What's on your mind today? Do you remember Senator Elizabeth? A Slotkin from Michigan. Oh yeah, Alyssa Slotkin from Michigan. Yes, she is the one that was basically wanting to investigate anybody that was working for or was going to work for the Trump administration.

Yes, I do remember her. Oh, okay.

Well, she's over in Poland now. She was just over in Poland trying to overthrow the president of Poland, and while she was there, somebody caught her on video. Saying that when she's done here, she's going back to the U.S. and in January she's going to overrule arrest President Trump in January when after the majority in the Senate are Democrats, so she's going to use the majority to arrest Trump for and try and and remove him from office. That will be on the news tomorrow.

Paul, you are correct. She was there. Alyssa Slotkin is the Democrat senator from Michigan, and she was in Poland and Hungary. And of course, that was a crazy story—the the attempted the coup there in Poland. But, but, Paul, I think we have to believe the Democrats here.

They want to they want to destroy the America First movement. I mean, that's ultimately their end goal here. That's the end game. Yeah, and they they think they're going to arrest Trump in January after the election polls are counted and the Democrats control the Senate and the House. Then she claims she's part of a group that is going to arrest President Trump.

Paul, I yeah, you're you're absolutely right about that. I'm I'm curious, Paul. There was a huge turnout for Steve Hilton last night in Huntington Beach, California. I'm wondering what are you guys hearing in the early stages of voting there in California today?

Well, it goes like this: if elections could change anything, they would be illegal. Paul, you're a clever man, Paul, a clever man. All right, well, hang in there, and Paul, you give us a holler back. I know you were holding on for a while. Thank you for that.

I want to go to our Patriot Mobile NewsMaker line and say hello to our good friend. He is the publisher of TriStarDaily.com. Those of you in Nashville, you'll be able to watch Steve tonight on Fox 17 as he handles election coverage. Steve, good to have you with us today. Great to be with you.

I love election days because it's kind of like that. That Christmas Eve moment—the presents haven't been opened. You know they're there. You're just waiting for the moment when all of a sudden, wrapping paper and everything starts getting tossed in every direction, and we know the result. Steve, not always, and it's not always from your grandmother.

Well, there you go, Steve. Steve, I want to, I want to jump into this. We were, I was talking to to some Republican insiders who are very much in the know, and I think there is some concern about Tennessee's. Ninth congressional district race. The chair of the Tennessee Republican Party says it is going to probably be a long night counting the votes in the ninth district.

That's the one where State Senator Brent Taylor and Justin Pearson are going at it. I am wondering what you are hearing. You know, it. First of all, it is shameful that we have the delays that we see in our counting process after elections in the U.S., where it takes days in some cases, weeks in places like California. But it it should be almost instantaneous.

You have. Foreign countries, other countries, where they cast paper ballots and they count millions and millions and millions of ballots in just a few short hours, and and we seem incapable, even with our technology, even with our backup systems, of of doing that relatively easy and important process. I do think it's going to be closer than than it should have been. I think that Brent Taylor. Would have some difficulties if he was not running against such a horrible out of step candidate as Justin Pearson in that race.

I still think he you know prevails by three or four points, but it's a plus ten, plus twelve district, so it should be a pretty easy race. But I think you know that there are a variety of Reasons. I think the Democrats have been more enthusiastic, certainly in Memphis, than you've seen the rural voters across the rest of that district, and that's closing the gap. And I think again, there is Trump fatigue in America, and Trump voters don't turn out when he's not on the ballot, and he's not on the ballot. I know he's made the pitch that his policies are on the ballot, but he is not.

And finally, I think that Republicans have not made their case effectively, and it's not just in this district, but around the country. But there's work to be done. President Trump passed a big, beautiful bill that cut taxes on tips and and overtime and seniors, but it didn't do it all. And I don't think they've made the case that there is more to be done. And Democrats, who 100 voted against those tax cuts, have promised to increase them if they get back in.

And I just don't think Republicans have made their case very effectively on the economy, on affordability, on gas prices, and tariffs, or anything else. I'm I'm wondering nationwide as you're as you're looking out at the landscape, what are some key areas that we need to be paying attention to as the polls start to close later later this evening? The races I'm going to watch very carefully are South Carolina. That should be an easy win. We shouldn't have President Trump having to go to South Carolina.

Republicans pour money and effort there. It is a deep, deep red state. Brian Graham, Lindsey Graham's sister. Is a horrible candidate. She was the wrong pick.

She has put that seat at risk because they decided to play the Lindsey Graham game. Decided to to pick somebody out of sympathy rather than who's best situated to serve in the Senate. There's nothing in her track record, in my view, that makes her a strong candidate to be a leader of just 100 senators in the entire U.S. Other than you know, she changed her last name to her brother's name when she got you know got selected. I'll be watching Michigan very carefully.

I do think that Mike Rogers defeats Abdul Al-Saied. The rush of Democrats endorsing him, crossing party lines to do that, has been a good sign. I'll be watching Michelle Tefoya in Minnesota. Can we pick up a win there? That that would be a huge game.

Obviously, Susan Collins in Maine, if she wins. That that helps us hold the line, and then I'm concerned about Kansas, where Marshall there has has you know stepped in dog do do in his campaign by coming out and admitting that yeah he sued his patients as a doctor, which has created a late burst for Democrats, and I'll be watching Kansas to see again if that cost us a seat that should have been an easy win. Yeah, that the Kansas situation is really troubling Republicans there, and Marshall. There just seems to be a disconnect. My understanding is he he didn't even have campaign staff.

You know, he was using his Senate team, and they were trying to work around the rules there. It's a weird story, but Adam Hamilton is the Methodist, the Methodist megachurch preacher who shares a lot of the same bizarre. Religious beliefs that James Telefrico has down down in in Texas. You know, I did think it was interesting. I wanted to circle back one quick second back to that Tennessee race, Steve, where last night Larry Sabato and the Cook Political Report had that district now leaning left, talking about the ninth congressional district.

I'm just wondering, and I don't think that the sex scandal has much play here. As as does the fact that you've got the activist community riled up, and this is their march on Washington because of the redistricting. Yeah, I think I think the Memphis base that is catering to Justin Pearson has has been very excited, and you've had black pastors in Memphis, you know, promoting his campaign from their pulpit, while at the same time, you know, we've had White pastors in in white conservative churches around the country afraid to even say go vote.

So I think that is a factor, and I think in the rural community across that district, there are people that are hurting economically. Again, if you live in rural community, you know gas prices affect you more. You have to drive further. Diesel prices affect the farmers. Tariffs.

Short term, I think long term we're on the right track, but short term they affect those rural agriculture districts pretty dramatically.

So I think that that lethargy, that Trump fatigue, that that not level, same level of excitement that you've got from the Democrats in the Memphis area, does make that a closer race. I don't think that it's close enough that I would put it into the lean left category. I think that it may be a toss-up, but I think that at the end of the day, it has enough Republican votes. Again, if turnout is there today, and that's the case all over the country, turnout is the key. And as you and I have talked before, seventeen million Christian evangelicals stay home every election season.

We are the margin of victory in every race. And when we stay home instead of voting, we've got no right to complain about boys and girls locker rooms, boys and girls sports, abortion unfeathered till the moment of birth. It's on us. If we stay home, yeah, well said, Steve. I mean, and and that's it.

I was. I'm curious to get your take on Desantis. He's out there doing a did a podcast interview with Stephen A. Smith yesterday, and here's what Desantis had to say about Republicans. Cut twenty two.

Some of these Republicans are saying, "Oh, well, the gas. Don't worry, you know, it's no big deal." Like they're trying to blame Biden for it. No, no, listen, we just got to be honest. Gas is higher. It hurts people, working class people, and it's higher because of this conflict.

That's just the fact. If you can't admit that to voters, then you are gaslighting them, and they're not going to listen to you on other things. You know, Steve, we've been in this business a long time. Usually, those conversations are had after after the election, not before. I am curious, what do you make of what Texas is doing here?

I think he's being honest, and I think he's being accurate. You know, today apparently we we laid some or missiles and bombs on Iran. I think everybody expected that to happen tomorrow, and maybe Thursday or Friday. Why today? Unless they had some intel that Iran was getting ready to launch some preemptive strikes against their neighbors to to do some things to try and further hit gas prices on election day.

So I'm not sure why that you know, you know, kinetic attack occurred today, but as you and I have talked before, you know, the the economic impact on Iran has has brought them to their knees. But we should have done that three months ago. We should have hit them harder militarily three months ago. We would be seeing the result today. And I think it's too little, too late.

And whether it's diesel prices, gas prices. Yeah, as as you and I've talked again before, I can't tell you right now exactly what a loaf of bread costs or what a gallon of milk costs. But everybody knows to a penny exactly what gas costs because it's a a commodity, and there's a big sign on every street corner telling you to the penny exactly what it cost at any given moment.

Now, in a lot of places, it's come below that four dollar mark in just the last few days, which is a good sign. But again, half the votes are already in with early voting, so it doesn't help much. By the way, speaking of that, Ana Navarro on the View yesterday posting a video that's kind of gone viral, complaining about the fact that a gallon of ground beef now costs more than six dollars. I didn't know; I'd always been buying it by the pound. I didn't know we were supposed to buy it by the gallon, Steve.

Gel, you know, it's you know the Democrats have a very perverse disconnect with language. I've I've listened to all these Democrats around the country who are promoting.

Socialized medicine and the need for Medicare for all. Excuse me, guys. Medicare is for seniors. What you're talking about is Medicaid for all, which is for for the lower income folks. And again, we can look at how bad Canada's health care and other socialized medical systems are.

They can't even call it by the right name: Medicaid versus Medicare. They can't even distinguish the policies we already have in place. Yeah, that's a great point. All right, Steve, we're going to leave it there. TryStarDaily dot com, and of course, you'll be on Fox Seventeen tonight doing the doing the big TV.

We'll be posting where people can watch and listen. We'll be doing a streaming from six to nine p.m. Central, probably on until ten, and it'll be on Fox Seventeen's YouTube channel. And I'll post if they'll go to Steve Gill on Facebook. I'll post and make it clear where they can.

Check in and see what we have to say. All right, great stuff, Steve. Always appreciate a great analysis. We're going to check in with you tomorrow as well to get a rundown of what exactly happened today. Thanks a lot, my friend.

Thanks, my friend. All right, good guy right there, Steve Gill on the Patriot Mobile NewsMaker line. Real quick, let's. You know what? We're going to take a break.

Then we're going to the phones. We have Roberto in Memphis, Tommy in Georgia. Nine zero one two six zero five nine two six. This is the Todd Stern Show. All right, and we do have some breaking news to share with you.

Let's let's check in with the breaking news. Breaking news now on the Todd Starn Show. All right, we have gotten reports of shenanigans already. This happening in of all places, Memphis, Tennessee, and we just got confirmation from the Tennessee Secretary of State. Office that a number of high school students were allowed to vote early before the polls actually opened.

This is a complete violation of Tennessee law. But apparently, the students were transported by buses to the polling location before the polls opened. The Secretary of State says that they believe they've been told that 26 students were allowed to vote early. That is a violation. Violation of the law, and they are taking this very seriously.

They're also trying to figure out which districts those those students voted in.

So, a little disturbing situation there, also. And we're going to have this up on ToddSterns dot com in just a matter of moments. In Minnesota, a poll worker there under fire for wearing a T shirt that mocked the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and the shirt appeared to be covered in red blood.

So yeah, that's a problem.

So we're going to keep you updated, and if you hear of any campaign shenanigans, shenanigans, we want you to let us know about that. Let's go to Roberto in Memphis, Tennessee, listening to us on KWAM. Roberto, what's on your mind? Todd, I just want to talk about a couple things real quick. Um, the grid goes down.

Eventually, the water stops. Municipal water systems use electric pumps to maintain pressure. They do have backup diesel pumps, but they can only run a few days.

So, no water is a big problem, especially potable water. But I also want to talk about the highest gas price ever in America. Was in June of 2022 under Joe Biden. Did the media make such a big deal about it? No, not at all.

Nope. And did they talk about it in the midterm elections that came later a few months after that? No, they did not. Imagine what, and that was there was no war to blame. That was only policy drove that price because COVID was long over.

So imagine what gas prices would be if Harris was president, even without war. I think it'd be five dollars a gallon. Um.

So, and briefly, I'm going to go on so you get to other callers. I want to talk about Justin Pearson, who in a speech. Quoted two different people: one that said Jesus was gay, another that said Jesus was a black woman. He agreed that both of them were right.

Well, at least one was right. He did not say the other one. If you go online, they say he didn't say that. They tried to separate him from that, but he. If you watch the speech clearly, or really, it's a sermon.

He clearly agrees that Jesus is a gay and a black woman. And if you're a Christian. How can you vote for anybody that would spout such blasphemy?

Well, it's Roberto. It's a great point, and also we've pulled those videos where he himself prayed in two separate churches to Mother God.

So he really does have this religious affiliation to to James Talarico down in Texas and Adam Hamilton in in Kansas. I mean, these are radical, radical leftists, and the religion they practice is not the the the religion that most Americans. Practice. Other Marxists, their Marx, yeah, and stuff. They want to start our country over again in the image they think is correct because they think it's rotten to the core.

But that's just an excuse to grab power, like Marxists always do. Yeah. But remember when the highest gas price ever was, and why. Roberto, yeah, well said, sir. Gotta, gotta run.

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From Memphis, Tennessee, on the banks of the mighty Mississippi, it's America's conservative blowtorch. That's us. That's right. Our love is American. Todd Starnes.

Oh yeah, it is Todd Starnes, ladies and gentlemen, your voice of truth and hope, and well, doggone it, common sense. Hope you're doing well, everybody, wherever you might be across the fruited plain. On this election day, and it is truly a a consequential election for the future of the republic. Hope you are out there voting. You need to do that today.

You need to grab somebody you know, preferably a Republican, and take them with you because we need all the votes we can get. By the way, we now have that story I was talking about the last hour of the program. Crazy story out of Hennepin County, Minnesota. We're A poll worker is wearing a T-shirt. And that T-shirt is mocking the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and this woman working the polls—not in the biblical sense of the term—but she's working at the polls.

And I would encourage you to go to our website, toddstarnes.com. That courtesy of the great reporting of Alpha News. All right, I want to go to our Patriot Mobile Newsmaker lines right now. Say hello to our good friends from WRVA, our great affiliate. In Richmond, Virginia, Jeff Katz joining us, and Harry Hurley from our great radio station, which honestly should be an affiliate, WPG in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Harry didn't mean to put you on the spot there, guys. Hope you are doing well. Hey, Tom, I am doing great. Yep. Yes, indeed.

Good to hear these voices. These these are great Americans. I must go and yeah. And another thing, Hurley.

So where is Starns on the lineup? Let's get on that, will we? Please, check. It's on the list. Harry, I'm not coming to your rescue on that.

I can handle it. All right, guys, there. There's a lot to talk about, and Harry, I want to start with you in New Jersey. First of all, how are things going in the Garden State, and what's the scuttlebutt?

Some say the turnout is light.

Some say the turnout is better than it was in 2022. We will know soon enough. But I think one of the big stories in New Jersey is there are only three Republicans in the House Representatives that are Republicans from New Jersey. In years, well, I would say not that many years ago, Republicans were the majority of the delegation. After today, that number is likely to go down by at least one.

So it's not going to be a great day in New Jersey. The the early voting. Pretty much dominated by Democrats. That would be your mail-in and your early in-person voting. It does not look like a great year for Republicans.

I remember one year ago, Mikey Cheryl shocked the world in what everyone thought was going to be a very close election by beating Jack Chitarelli by almost six hundred thousand votes.

So New Jersey is turning bluer. It seems. Jeff Kantz, what about there in the Commonwealth? Wow, I I wish I could lift everybody's spirits after what Harry said, but it's it's a it's it's a tough day in Virginia as well. Our congressional delegation has been split six to five, and the Democrats here trying to force through a what was determined to be an unconstitutional, illegal gerrymander.

They're trying to steal all these seats and make it nine to two.

Well. Problem is with early voting that we've seen so far. About a million, three million, four have already voted, and just like in New Jersey, heavily Democrat areas, the Democrats may very well pick up a couple of congressional seats. And there are a couple of congressional seats here that ought not be competitive, and they are unbelievably competitive today. All right, Jeff, Kansas, Harry.

Thanks for joining us, guys. Way to way to way to cheer us all up here, fellas.

Well, in Tennessee, in Tennessee, we're doing very well, and I I think we're going to have a good a good day for Republicans here. That being said, you know we are a super red state, and and I wonder, Harry and and Jeff, I'd love for you to weigh in on this as well. Is there is there something that is Really affecting the Republican turnout in in New Jersey and also in Virginia, Harry. I think it's Democrat enthusiasm coupled with hatred of President Trump. They are just so motivated to come out and vote and to make a statement and to hold every Republican accountable for President Trump.

It's it's a very bad atmosphere. It's incredible. For example, had Jack Chinnerelli run one year earlier, he would be governor for four years. One year later, the atmosphere completely different. Until two years ago, Republicans were making gains, and we were talking about the Republicans being in the majority in the Senate, being in the majority in the General Assembly, and then ever since that, it has just swung way, way left.

Jeff, are yeah? What's your take on that? Yeah, here in Virginia, there is something comparable to that, and even the the timelines are are very very similar. There is a contempt that many in Virginia Democrats have for President Trump. And it is a visceral, visceral hatred of the man.

And when you press, even in a very gentle, nice way, "Hey, well, what is it that he's doing that you don't like?" There's no response. There's nothing. Reason. There's nothing like, "Well, I don't like policy A as opposed to policy B." They just hate him. There's there's a real contempt for him.

Here in Virginia, in in addition to that, we had a million and a half. Trump voters stay home during our last gubernatorial election. Also, a year ago, same time, Mikey Cheryl is elected up in New Jersey. Abigail Spamburger is elected here in Virginia. And if you look at the margins, had the Trump voters come out, Abigail Spanberger would not be the governor.

But a million and a half Trump voters in Virginia said, "Well, he's not on the ballot. I don't care. I'm not going to bother voting." And I got to tell you guys, that has been. The messaging that so many of us here in Virginia have tried to share with people for the last year or so is: "Hey, you hate what's happening to the state. You see what happens when you stay home.

Get off your rotund rear ends and go out and vote." And I know he's not on the ballot, but God, didn't he say in Dallas a couple of months ago, "Hey, vote like I'm on the ballot because the next two years will be the proverbial crap show where it's it's nothing but impeachment, nothing gets done." And we're all going to be the worse off, in my opinion. Todd, can I pick up on that? Yeah, go ahead, Harry. Jeff is exactly right, and here is what happens: you don't get any of the benefit of President Trump, but you get the entire downside of President Trump. And what a double whammy that is!

Harry Hurley and Jeff Cantz joining us on our Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line. Harry, as we we look really across the nation, I I mean it's hard to tell, but right now it looks like Republicans are doing well in in Michigan. That could be a pickup for us there. I'm wondering what where you guys are going to be watching tonight. What are some of those key races?

And then Jeff, jump in after after Harry.

Well, let's go to South Carolina because they don't poll often in South Carolina, which lets the Democrat media have a lot of time to play mischief and say that that is closer than it is. Darlene Graham will win. I know there are some Republicans that don't care for her, but let's look at the math. We've got to have her win. Let's take a peek at that.

She'll be fine. She will win. That will be a hold. Annie Andrews goes down. The DSA agenda will not fly in South Carolina.

Look at Texas. Can Paxton pull it out? Is it really going to happen? Is Talafrico really going to win in Texas? I just refuse to believe that.

So I'm hoping that to hold. You brought up Michigan. How in the world? Even though Michigan is crazy, how could they even consider Abdul El Sayed? This guy is completely objectionable in so many ways.

So if Mike Rogers I say right now, if Mike Rogers wins, Darlene Graham wins, and then the other that I mentioned in Texas, Paxton holds, then Republicans will keep the Senate. Those three, just those three, will paint the picture of how the night is going to go. Great, great insight as per usual from from Harry. I am focused on a couple of local races, like I said, with two members of Congress that happen to be great personal friends and should not be in the situation they're in. And and the Democrats are feeling so emboldened, even here in this small part of Virginia where I live, Hanover County, which is probably amongst the most Republican areas, they have fielded a quote in.

Independent candidate to to run for sheriff. I mean, they're they're really just going all out in their mission here. I I will be looking at what I presume will be the the future promised land for the Katz family, and that's Florida, where I think there will there will be some great victories, as there should be. And the problem is the The more that the Florida gets right, the more bad people from New Jersey and Virginia move down there and screw it all up.

Well, by the way, the Democrat media, which I now refer to as Democrats with press passes. They're they're they're completely out of control. I'm going to be watching Alaska. I despise rank choice voting. Despise it.

I despise this decoy Dan thing. And the guy then takes off, and we don't even know where he is. It is disgusting. It is disgraceful. And I would love to see Dan S.

Sullivan hold that. Dan J. Sullivan hold a prison cell, and that will be a great one to see go the right way as well. He must be concerned. Why would you leave if you're an enthusiastic candidate?

You leave the country, maybe even. He's definitely parts unknown on election day. That's pretty weird.

So I don't like what they're doing there. And my congressman Jeff Andrew. The betting markets are actually saying right this second. I looked. Fifty-three, forty-seven percent that Van Drew holds.

There's no way it should be that close with his record. But again, that that big scene in the Oval Office where my dear friend Congressman Van Drew switched to become a Republican. Democrats would love to take him down, and they will not. He will win today.

Well, guys, let me just say, from Tennessee's vantage point, we're we're watching. I think the more interesting race for us is the gubernatorial race. Senator Marsha Blackburn is leaving the Senate. You know, she just got reelected, but she wants to be governor. And we've got a Democrat.

And look, it's a super red state. But here's the problem: we've got a a Rick Jackson-style self-made millionaire who's running as an independent. His name is David Hatley. He Spent twelve million dollars of his own money, and the challenge is he's peeling away votes from Blackburn, from you know disgruntled, I would say, America First crowd. And if he can do it, he could pull.

Right now, the internals are polling about twelve or fourteen percent. He could pull enough votes away from Marcia that the Democrat could actually win. Which is, I mean, that's going to be an unprecedented thing. If that happens, but we're going to be watching that big race tonight. I just think there are a lot of very angry, disenfranchised Republicans.

They see that the people they elected did not deliver on the promises, and they have stymied the president's agenda. And I, I certainly hope we're not having to pay for that tonight. You know, I interviewed Marcia Blackburn not long ago, probably in the last four weeks, maybe even sooner than that. And I saw that dirty trick going, and that's not a new trick. Jeff will remember this.

Todd Starnes will remember this. I know you have listeners that will remember this. In the Commonwealth of Virginia, a little over thirty years ago, my friend Ali North would have won, should have won a six-year term, but they did a dirty deal. They ran Marshall Coleman, who was a mayor that a lot of people knew in. The Commonwealth of Virginia, he peeled the exact number that Todd Starnes just mentioned, and and Chuck Rob got another six-year term.

Dirty, dirty tricks. Or even and Jeff, we all remember what happened back in the 1990s when Ross Perot ran. Had Ross Perot not been in that race, George H.W. Bush, in spite of read my lips, would have at least been enjoying a second term in office, and you know the interns would have been safe at the Oval Office. You're exactly right, and it's just a reminder that these folks have absolutely no shame.

There's no shame; they will do anything and everything to. Either grab power or hold on to power. It's ugly. It's it's just really really depraved.

Well, guys, is there a chance for one last thing? Yeah, yeah, we got about forty-five seconds, Harry. All right, real quick, I want to keep an eye on the New York Times. And these last-ditch polls that they put out the very end—that I believe are voter suppression polls—there is no way that Al Sayed is winning by 11 points over Mike Rogers in Michigan. They say he is, and I don't have time to go through the other six, but they say all seven are going to the Democrats.

They will be totally discredited after tonight. Is my hope and dream. And and there's no way Texas elects a vegan to the Senate. I'm sorry, that's just come on. Yeah.

All right, Harry Jeff Katz, Harry Hurley, guys, always love hearing from y'all, and you have great radio shows and great radio stations, and appreciate you spending some time with us today. Honor the old Todd and Jeff. See you guys. All right, good men, right there, ladies and gentlemen, Harry Hurley, Jeff Katz, known them for a long time. We're going to take a quick break.

Nine zero one two six zero five nine two six. This is the Todd Stern Show. All right, let's go to Tallahassee, Florida. Nate is on the line. Hi, Nate.

what's What's going on? Hey, Todd. And while the rest of the nation is voting today, I can safely say I feel confident about Florida staying red with Byron Donalds on the ballot. Yeah. Wow.

How about that? Absolutely. And your current governor, he is fired up today. Yes, sir. And I called specifically to talk about what's going on in Michigan.

Did you see that Hakeem Jeffries threatened a fellow Congresswoman last night about that election?

Now that I was not aware of what's going on there. I could not find the article to find her name, but a Democrat Congresswoman in Michigan endorsed Mike Rogers and Hakeem Jeffries last night, went on the record saying. We will deal with her after the midterm, and went very public and threatening to kick her out.

Well, no, I'm I'm not terribly surprised by that. Look, the the Democrats, it's their way or the highway, and they've made very clear they expect all of their women on the Democrat side of the aisle to bow down and and wear the burka. They accuse Trump of being anti-democratic and everything, but look what they're doing. Look what they're doing in Alaska. They're cheating, and they know they're losing in these races, and they'll do whatever it takes to win.

Yeah, it's it is a it is a great great point you you raise, Nate. I'm curious, what are you hearing about turnout in Florida today? I got a friend who's working the poll station, and she said it was going to be very busy today. And she's in Lee County, which is in southern Florida. I'm in Wakulla County, just south of you know Leon County.

There's been massive voter turnout here. A lot of Byron Donald signs, a lot more than Democrat signs. I can say that.

Well, it's it's Florida should be good tonight. I think your next governor is going to be Byron Donalds, and I don't think we're going to have too many surprises coming out of the the Sunshine State. Nate, thank you for calling in, and thank you for that update. Let's see if we can sneak in Ken in Houston, listening to us on Patriot Talk nine twenty. Hi, Ken, what's on your mind?

Hey Todd, good to hear from you again. There's two things. One, you mentioned a little bit ago, or somewhere on the radio, somewhere the the voting machines were down. They're telling the people, go ahead and drop your votes in this orange bag, and we'll guarantee they'll be put in the machine when it come up. How coincidental those machines are not working after they worked for the early voting.

They worked.

So, is there going to be some kind of watchdog system put in effect to make sure those votes are, in fact, put in the machines after the voting is closed? Ken, it's a great question. I know that about a thousand election observers have been dispatched. From the Justice Department, and there are there in all fifty states, including in Texas.

So, if there is a question or an issue there, I have to imagine they're going to be all over that at the Justice Department. Ken, I've got to run, my friend. Thank you for that. Our telephone lines are open. What is it like out there, folks?

If you've been voting, what are you seeing? Nine zero one two six zero five nine two six. That's nine zero one two six zero five nine two six.

We'll be right back. All right, let's go to the phone lines here and say hello to Black Conservative calling in from Cordova, Tennessee. Hi, Black Conservative. I am the most erudite mind, brilliant thinker, and political philosopher. Good afternoon, how are you today?

Well, I am now. I am blessed and I am enriched by your presence, Black Conservative.

Well, I am a man of much book learning, and these people tend to forget what happened two years ago under the Trump administration, the Biden administration, who tanked the economy, was totally train wreck. Grocery up twenty seven thirty percent. Gas prices doubling. Eggs just as high as the mountains. You know they tend to forget what happened two years ago.

You know that's the difference between an elephant and a donkey. You know all these folks acting like donkeys, whining and complaining about the economy. Oh, the gas is high. Oh yada yada. We have a thriving economy.

Is being driven by consumer spending. The data centers are bringing in revenue into the economy, billions of dollars, and federal and local government taxes. The data centers are doing what they're supposed to do and supporting millions of jobs. We tend to forget what happened two years ago and why we voted for President Trump.

Now everybody panicking.

Now, oh, oh, we, we, we, we, they're shaking. I'm a conservative, independent conservative. I'm not shaking at all. I'm going to go and vote for an American agenda for President Trump, a Republican, to continue to get the economy back on track. Because Democrats tank the economy, so.

I understand why Democrats are going to vote for their party members. But I don't understand why an independent or conservative would would turn on Republicans and put these people back in power. What are you people smoking? Go ahead, Todd. Yeah, no, black conservative.

I thank you for that. I I think you're absolutely right, and and this is this has been a big problem with the country. They they don't have long term memory. They don't remember how bad it was or how high those prices were, and I get. The prices came down.

They went back up, and there's a reason for that. And and I'm not I'm not diminishing anybody's um rage right now at the Republican Party, but we can't be stupid. And and no matter how bad the Republicans are, they can't be worse than the Communists.

Well, absolutely.

Well, let me clarify the difference between the elephant and the donkey. An elephant never forgets what they say or what they've done in the past. A duck, it tends to forget what they said and done in the past, and they come back again and say the same thing, what they said before that did not work. But my point is, I want to encourage the mega movement conservative. We get out and vote, do what we need to do, so they can you know don't be discouraged by the news media.

And and especially don't be too scared about these the late night shows, Saturday Night Live, what they call it, SNL, whatever they call it. It's just one big three hundred sixty-five year commercial run for dem for the Democrat Party. When they always have these little skits about Republicans and Nicki Minaj and other, it's just a bunch of madness. But all right, thanks for taking my call. And that's exactly what I want to say.

Let's not forget what happened two years ago. Black conservative, always good hearing from you, my friend. Thank you, sir. I approve this message. All right, let's go to the Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line.

White conservative, Josh Jones joins us. Hey, Todd, how are you? I'm doing well. I hope you have an erudite mind as well, Josh. Oh my lord, Josh!

All right, tell us where you're at. By the way, Josh, Josh Jones, our chief political strategist here on the show, he's the smartest guy we have on on staff here. Josh, where are you right now?

Well, I quite literally, as of ten minutes ago, just landed in San Antonio, Texas.

So I'm still at the airport. I just got down to San Antonio, Texas. We're going to scout some. Candidates down here, so going to be helping them out this evening as the poll results come in.

So we're on the front lines down in Texas today.

Well, this is this is good to hear. I I'm wondering how things are going for for your candidates down there. What are you hearing about turnout? Give us any intel you can. Yeah, look.

I mean, we're a couple hours into voting at this point. Obviously, Texas is the Central Time Zone, at least apart from that. Man, so we got. We're now we're behind the East Coast, but look, voters are showing up—both Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike. It's just a matter of who's going to get that ahead boost because right now it's pretty neck and neck.

Obviously, the trope is that Republicans show up after they get off work at five and vote in the evenings, and this mirrors that.

So, look.

So far, we have no reason to be panicked mode. You know, we're keeping our nose down and finishing strong these last couple hours. Josh Jones on our Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line. Josh, the polling data. If you believe the New York Times, if you believe Nate Silver, it's going to be a blue tsunami.

Are you sensing anything like that in in Texas? Because we're certainly not in Tennessee. Right, I mean Texas. You have a couple different races going on here. Obviously, you have the governor's race with Governor Abbott.

I think he'll be just fine. The Senate race is where obviously all eyes are going to be, because you know, regardless of you know my personal opinions or others, you know, Ken Paxton has more baggage than Greg Abbott does, and that's kind of what the test is going to be. This, no, I'll just say this: if everyone's here tonight, is you know how much are Republicans, particularly those MAGA Republicans, willing to show up and vote for Kin Paxton to advance the Trump agenda, or are they going to jump ship or not show up at all? That's by the way, President Trump. This shows you how serious things are, Josh.

The president has reactivated his X feed, and he is churning out endorsements. I mean, it's insane the number of endorsements that are coming out. I saw that. Yeah, that's how you know it's election day. Yeah, absolutely.

And you folks in Tennessee, President Trump just endorsed Marshall Blackburn.

So, sorry for all you folks who may have early voted, but I think you you knew who to vote for anyway. You know, Josh, I am curious here, and I just want you to put on your prognostic. I don't want you to put on a prognosticator cap, but I do want you to. Let's just pretend for a moment that the Republicans. Do not do well tomorrow.

You know tonight, and it's it's the worst scenario. Who's to blame for that? What do you think is would be the reason why Republicans don't win tonight? Look, I mean, there's no one person to lay the, you know, to lay the blame at the feet of. There'll be an autopsy, and you know, we'll figure out what went wrong.

But I think a lot of voters, particularly those that pushed us over the edge in 2024 to win the presidential and both chambers of Congress, all of the campaign promises that they, you know, felt were important to them didn't come to fruition. You know, a lot of these younger, more isolationist Republicans. Voted for the Republicans because of no new wars, and then now we're in a new war in the Middle East. You know, regardless of you think that's justified or not, they didn't think they were voting for that.

So I think that's partially the blame to war, and then also too. That's Carl brought up a great point. No, it's easy to forget two years ago how bad things were under Biden, and prices came down for a bit, but they did go back up because of this war in the Middle East.

So I think you know most voters who maybe you know tune in a couple months leading up to the election, they go, "Wait a second, I voted for lower prices, and now they're back up again. What went wrong?" And I think that will be a driving factor for people. Josh, I'm wondering you're you're a young guy, you're Gen Z, and but you're smart as a whip, and that's why you're here. On this show, you're you're just so good at your job, and you know your analysis of things. And I'm wondering, as a young person, especially, I know President Trump put out a message earlier today directed at your generation, telling them to get out and vote.

What what is it that you are hearing from people your age when you're out at the clubs or you're out at a party or whatever? What are you hearing from people your age? Yeah, look, I mean, young people, conservatives and Democrats alike. The main thing that I hear from folks is affordability. I mean, and when I say affordability, I'm really talking about the American dream because you know the American dream is you know you grow up, you get a good education, you buy a house, you have a good career, you have a family, and then you know have kids and go on from there.

And also, a lot of people that feels really out of reach right now. Even people I know, good people, good students that went into the workforce. They've been in the workforce for a couple years now, and they make you know decent jobs.

So they have decent jobs, but it's just still too far out of reach. You know that that American dream, and I think that is the issue for the younger generation. I mean, obviously, there's a mix of you know other issues in there as well, but I mean that is the essence and the core of what it is. All right, Josh. Look, I know you are going to be.

We're going to have you back on tomorrow to kind of do a post op here, and I know we're going to get a lot of our other folks back on as well. I know you've got a busy, busy day ahead of you in Texas. Be safe out there. I am assuming you have a cowboy hat. You got the cowboy boots, spurs, the whole nine yards, the whole get up.

I got the boots, no hat, and I do have the boots. Hey, that that that. There you go. All right. Your mom says to post photos.

I'm just passing that along.

So do with that with with what you will. All right, Josh Jones, the most erudite mind that we know. Good to hear from you, my friend. All right, Josh is gone. I guess he's galloping out of it.

Dylan, have you voted yet? I haven't asked that. You you got a vote. I am going to vote, Todd. After your show ends, I will.

I'll leave here. I will leave work.

Okay. I. You better have that sticker, or or you're going to the corner tomorrow.

Okay. I will bring my sticker to work. Yeah. I want to see the sticker. What about Helen?

Has Helen voted? Helen's voted. She's she's better than me. Oh, she was early voting. Yeah.

I'm bad at early voting. I'm really bad. I'm good at on time voting. Man.

Okay. Well, you know the storms are coming, so you got to get out there before the. I have a raincoat. I'll be fine. The wind blows.

If it blows down the voting station, maybe I'll have to reconsider. But then, Lord, I'll let you know. Trump is literally posting hundreds of of endorsements right now. This is insane.

So well done, though, everybody. All right, our telephone number, ladies and gentlemen, nine zero one two six zero five nine two six. This has been a great. This has been a terrific election day show. We do want to hear from you, folks, out on the West Coast.

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Okay, I want to play some audio. This is from Stephen Miller, and I think he's really done a terrific. Job here, giving giving all of you, every single American patriot listening to this program, marching orders for the next few hours. Take a listen to cut eighteen, please. President Trump.

Since he came down that golden escalator, has saved America. He saved America from a corrupt political class. He saved America from open borders. He saved America from countries that want the American way of life to end, from foreign adversaries, from domestic adversaries. President Trump took a bullet for you.

He bled for you. He faced life in prison for you. And what he needs from you tomorrow is your vote. Your vote to keep producing American energy. Your vote to keep our border secure.

Your vote to keep crime, violent crime, and murder at all-time record lows. Your vote to keep men out of women's sports, to keep DEI out of our universities, to keep your taxes low—no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security, no tax on overtime—to keep our military stronger than it's ever been before, to keep the American dream alive for you and your children. That is up against the party. You gave the the perfect comparison. Hayley Stevens versus Sompieker.

The Democrat Party has said they don't want moderates, they don't want centrists like Hayley Stevens. They do want extremist, pro-jihad, America-hating, nine-eleven-supporting monsters like Hassan Piker. Do not force your children to grow up in a country ruled and governed by people like Hassan Piker, who literally celebrate. The murder of innocent Americans—that is not who we are as a country. That is never who we can become.

President Trump loves America. He loves this nation, and he's delivered more for us in two years than any president has in four or eight years. Sure has, sure has. What a great closing argument for these midterm elections. And this president has done a remarkable job, and we've got to keep that up.

We've got to keep the pressure on the Republicans in Congress to do the right thing and get the rest of the president's agenda across the finish line. But I want you to understand something: any of you out there that are maybe like, "Yeah, you know, I just don't think I don't want to go to," no, no, no, no, you can't do that. You have a responsibility if you are a Christian. If you are a gun owner, if you are a hunter, you need to stop what you're doing right now, and you need to go and you need to vote. Every single vote matters, ladies and gentlemen.

I love our country. I I love what I do here, and you know I take I take my job very seriously. And I know there are people out there, and they've been moaning and groaning, and they've been you know doomed, despair, agony on me. I mean, it's just you. It's it's enough.

I'm and that hasn't been us. We've been very positive and very forward thinking about all of this, and we know where. Look, if you stay home, we're going to lose. If you get out to vote, we're going to win. I mean, it really is that simple.

And we're going to be able to sort all this other stuff out. I have no doubt about that. But right now, we've got to stop a clear and present danger to the republic. And you've got an opportunity to do that. But more importantly, I would like to think, on top of everything else, that we got to take care of our president.

You know, this man put his life on the line. You heard Stephen Miller took a bullet for us. President Trump a long time ago said the reason they're so rough on him, the reason why they're coming after him is because he's standing between us and the mob, and that's true. There's a lot of truth to that, and I don't know about you, but I'm thankful for that. And I don't think there are a lot of politicians out there who would do what Trump has done.

So, I want you to remember all of that as you get out there and think about your kids. What kind of a country do you want your kids to grow up in? All of that is on the line today. All of it truly is a consequential election.

So, look, we're going to be covering all of this on our digital platforms tonight. We're going to keep you updated and informed. And, folks, tomorrow we're going to come back and we're either going to be celebrating tomorrow, or we're going to talk about the work we've got to do. To save this country from the socialist. Either way, we're going to have a great time.

We're going to be here together. I'm not going anywhere, and we're going to have a great day tomorrow. Regardless. All right, folks, that's going to wrap it up. Get out and vote, vote, vote.

And may I just say, God bless America. It really is a great place to live.