IHIP News: Trump PANICS As Red States TURN ON HIM! He's DROWNING in Blue Wave!

The policies of the current. administration are so wildly unpopular. because they neglect workingclass. Americans and people are starting to. feel it that in Tennessee, a district. that Trump won by plus 22, we have. candidate Afton Bane here on IHIP News. You guys, we are this close to flipping. this seat. Afton, welcome to IHIP News. How's it going in Tennessee? >> Thank you so much for having me. Uh the. energy is is very real and palpable. Um.

yesterday I was at a canvas where uh. middle of the afternoon on Sunday, 40. people were there. Um we have folks. flying all across the country to help us. knock doors. Um it's just been an. amazing race. >> And so what are you seeing? Like I'm. from originally from a red state. And. what I see people are catching on to is. that earnest people that became. Republicans, you know, for cultural. reasons are starting to realize they've. been lied to. They have been lied to.

And when you look at states like. Tennessee, and you look at my home. state, Oklahoma, where you have had. Republican supermajorities for a long. time in the state, you have to blame. Republicans for all your problems. And. then compound that with the Republican. running the federal government right now. and the lies are just too hard to look. away from. >> Yeah. I mean, that's what we're seeing. This this campaign from the beginning. has been one of building a coalition of. the disenchanted, of the pissed off. And. so, in a state like Tennessee that.

overwhelmingly um supported Trump, you. know, you have to create entry points. for people that are waking up to the. fact that this economic agenda that they. have bought into um has not delivered. And that's what we're seeing across the. the uh district is voters who are very. disenchanted with the current. administration. >> Yeah. And I just think that it's really. helpful for people to know, look, you've. lied, you've been lied to and there is. an offramp. And you have a political.

party that has lied to you for decades, long before this man came into office. And they've told you that the wealth. would trickle down. They told you that. you'd be taken care of if you trusted. these businessmen. And these businessmen. that are now politicians have been. over the working class. And the. transfer of wealth from workingclass. Americans to these billionaires that are. able to avoid paying taxes is so. egregious and so diabolical. I think. people really appreciate being uh.

confronted frankly about what is. happening in this country and what we. all see. Yeah, I decided to run for this. race after the big ugly bill was passed. in July and uh as a healthc care. organizer understanding the devastating. impacts of Medicaid cuts uh and that the. big ugly bill was the largest transfer. of wealth codified into into law in. American history. Um and it's it's just. it's wearing thin. I think voters are. waking up and realizing that they're. upset with the cost of living. They're. upset with the chaos of Washington. Um.

and they want change. And so my pitch. from the beginning to these voters is if. you know you think things are going well. I'm not your candidate. You want to. change I am your candidate. >> Well let's talk about your opponent. right now. So it's my understanding that. uh Trump is you know fully endorsed him. and um he's a big MAGA guy. Big MAGA. thumper. Believes in the movement. believes in uh eroding uh the judicial. system. um doesn't really care about law.

and order because if you vote for a. convicted felon, you know, you might get. a criminal that runs the country. So, tell me about your opponent. >> Yeah, he he in himself is actually a. good guy. It's the people behind him. Um. he is backed by the puppet masters of. the universe. In his primary, Jeff Bezos. dropped a million dollars to push him. over um the edge to to uh receive the. nomination. Uh it's just it's very. sketchy and and right now um they are. pulling out all the stops in a district. that they should have one-handedly. Um.

Trump tweeted about our campaign twice. yesterday. Um he was on a telet town. hall I guess earlier today talking about. our race. So um the the ground is. shifting and I think they're nervous. As. you've said, the Republican. supermajority has gotten lethargic as to. um you know voter contact. While they've. been while they've been scapegoating and. terrorizing, we've been building and and. organizing. And so, uh, we had a day of. action on Saturday. We knocked 13,000. doors in one day with 600 volunteers. Um, the Republicans just can't compete. with that. And not only that, but you.

have a sinking, uh, favorability rating. of the federal administration. So, it. leads us to this really perfect storm, as the Cook Political Report calls it. >> Okay. In Knocking on Doors, you've. probably come across triple Trumpers. And I refer to triple Trumpers as people. who voted for him 16, 20, and 24. And. have you seen any of these triple. Trumpers that have said, "I'm not doing. it anymore. I'm going to vote. differently." Ha. Have you Have you. experienced that or seen that? Or are.

they so far in the Death Star that they. still are picking up what he's putting. down? >> I think through this campaign, we've. we've planted seeds of dissonance, and I. I don't know if they're going to uh. materialize for this campaign. Um, but I. have seen just kind of fractured. thinking, like fragmented thinking, like, okay, well, you know, she's all. she's talking about affordability. She's. not talking about the culture wars, right? So, here's this Democrat that. I've been told um is X, Y, and Z, and.

all she's been talking about is lowering. costs for working families. And that. creates a lot of dissonance, I think. Um, and so, once again, we we've we've. we've created this campaign. I've always. said, I don't care what political party. you belong to. I don't care who you. voted for. Welcome to our side. If you. are upset about the cost of living and. the chaos of Washington, then I'm your. candidate. >> How wild is it for you to like you said. that the president tweeted about you a. couple times. You know, how wild is that. as a woman who has lived in Tennessee is.

now running for public office and this. man, we all know who he is, is tweeting. about you. I I find it uh comical that. the president of the United States is. beefing with someone who had a Hot Girls. Hit Curves bumper sticker on her car for. a few years. [laughter]. Um, you know, once again, I just the. fact that the federal administration and. his billionaire friends are pouring. money into this race that they should. have won by a heavy margin um is funny, but it's because it's a testament to the.

organizing muscle that we've built. Um, and the shift in uh voter sentiment. about this this economic agenda that. hasn't delivered. Don't you think now. that we've seen what unregulated. capitalism has done and it's left this. void and I think it's now a litmus test. for both Democrats and Republicans. If. you're taking a lot of pack money, we. know you're not for the people. And this. has changed very quickly. I'm talking.

about from, you know, what just happened. in 24 to now. To me, if you were sitting. here telling me you'd taken Apac money. and Jeff Bezos gave you some money, I'd. immediately say after and you're full of. you're g you're lying to everybody. like we've all been lied to for so long. And I think that the dam has broken. >> to where we're only really and on both. sides and particularly independents as. well. They're we're not going to support. candidates who take a bunch of pack. money.

>> That has definitely been a shift in. Tennessee politics. Uh I am a candidate. for my state race as well as this race. has never taken corporate pack money and. never will because our state has been. bought and sold to the highest bidder. And I'll give you a great example of. what's happening right now. The. Tennessee Valley Authority which. provides the lowest utility rates in the. southeast right now. Trump is trying to. privatize it by installing SCAP fans on. the board. And um this is a public good. right a brainch a brain uh child of the. uh FDR's new deal. Um and it's this.

privatization of public goods. It's the. fact that corporations have bought our. democracy and are bankrolling these. politicians in what we call the devil's. bargain where they get, you know, they. bankroll these Republican. supermajorities that are getting rid of. our rights uh in exchange for tax breaks. [laughter]. and and and and it hasn't delivered. I. mean, you're talking to a um you know, someone who's run in a state that has. the highest maternal mortality rate in. the country, the most dangerous place. for workers in the country, the lowest. quality of life. I mean, these are not. I'm not proud of that at all. And so,

you know, I decided to run for office. because I want to um make Tennessee. better. And that's exactly what we've. been doing with this race. >> All right, listener. The holidays are. here. It's the season of fresh starts, cozy nights, and giving gifts that truly. make a difference. And while we're. heading into the busiest time of year, I'm all about resetting my hair and skin. care game with I Restore Elite Plus. Illumin. Bundle. Not only is this a great gift to.

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Please support our show and tell them. that we sent you. Get ready to shine. this holiday season. You know, when you said all of those. things about Tennessee's rankings, I it. flashed what Oklahoma's rankings are. You know, lowest in education, worst. place for women to live. And I think. it's real diabolical that for years long. before Trump, >> the Republican party has has taken their. voters for granted. >> and has told them, you know, we're going. to deliver this and we're going to do.

that. And they Christian signal to them. and make them think, oh, we're doing all. of these things in conjunction with your. faith. And they've been lied to. And. then and the results are damning. And it. means suffering and pain for the people. that live in these red state. supermajorities because nobody's ever. really fought for them. And then it's. like they just keep going and voting for. the same thing. And I feel like there's. an awakening. And I want to ask a. question to you about what goes in.

conjunction with this with the. Republican party taking voters for. granted, never delivering for them, and. in fact making their states worse. But. this notion that uh deregulation is. going to help them and this propaganda. from the Republican party that somehow. deregulation. is helpful for business when it's really. only helpful for the top businessman and. actually it erodess safety for the. consumers. >> Yeah. I mean I'll just give you an. example. um in the seventh congressional.

district a few months ago, there was an. explosives plant that exploded and it. would be too on the nose uh but uh 16. workers died. Um and because of the. labor deregulations in our state um the. our our state Tosha agency or state OSHA. agency Tosha um had uh complaints about. this business for worker neglect. um. nothing was done because there's there's. no penalties uh for these companies are. very limited um and no regulation and so.

these workers died and it's it's it's. horrific and not only that but then I. found out that their families can only. sue the company for $20,000 per person. because of our state law. Um and so. we're seeing this environment where you. know it you you can't get ahead. There. are no opportunities. And so one of the. I mean with this campaign, we've really. tried to articulate like who the. villains are in the story, which are the. billionaire boys club and multinational. greedy corporations that are selling you. out from under your feet and telling you. to blame your neighbor for it.

>> Yes. And I do want to say that, you. know, there are some really good. billionaire villains like um Jeff Bezos. and Elon Musk and Peter Till. I mean, they're like, you know, they're they're. just so easy to hate. But really, we. will continue to pop out these type of. villains because it's not them. personally. It's the system. It's the. system that tells you that reg we have. to deregulate instead of us labeling. these things as consumer protections.

And so we're going to continue to have. villain after villain until we change. the system. And the best way to change. the the system is starting locally. And. so tell our listeners and viewers in. Tennessee, you guys have got to go vote. for Afton. And if you live anywhere. close, go find her campaign. Go knock on. doors. Go rattle cages. This would hurt. [laughter]. so much for them and feel so great for. us. And I love beating Republicans. I.

love it. All right, tell us act and how. they can help you. >> So, uh, Representative Abain running in. the seventh congressional district. Uh. it's a special election in Tennessee. Election starts today. Um polls open at. 7. Polls uh close at 700. If you're in. line, stay in line. Um and if you're. anywhere in Nashville, you need to look. at the neighborhoods and figure out if. you're eligible to vote. It's supposed. to snow and rain tomorrow. Um which is a. good opening for me because every. campaign I've won, uh it has rained. So, um but we have the chance to send a. message to Washington that, uh people.

are fed up. People are done begging for. crumbs. Uh and if you want change, then. I'm your candidate. And um I hope we can. ek this out tomorrow. I'm really. excited. The energy has been incredible. And a big thank you to all your. listeners uh and everyone across the. country that has been waiting with. baited breath to see if Tennessee can. pull off this upset. >> I I just love it. I love it. I I'm here. I'm going to be watching refreshing my. phone. I hope you win. you I mean, but. if you do not, which I hope you do, but. if you do not, we all have to keep.

fighting this fight, particularly in. these red states and delivering a. message to these earnest people. They've. been lied to. They've been sold a bill. of goods that nobody ever intended to. deliver upon. Aftton, good luck. You got. this. Rain, snow, sle, or shine, you're. going to win. All right. >> All right. Thank you so much for having. me. Bye. >> bye. >> [music].