Mamdani's Own Supporters Label Him a Traitor

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day-to-day basis and are continuously. shocked that it has set their home. ablaze. But yet again, and I think this. is the grandmaster of all of this stuff, Zoron Mamdani, who' become the face of. DSA and socialist uprising and sort of. anti-Israel discussion and all this. stuff. As the mayor of New York, he he's. like a made man in this world. [screaming]. Careful, Zoron. You got to face your.

people every once in a while. This. happened this uh week. Group one. >> What are you going to do with this. Palestinian land? Shame on you. >> You piece of [ __ ]. >> You put YOU OPPORTUNIST PIECE OF [ __ ]. You can't. >> WE THOUGHT YOU.

told you. We charge YOU WITH GENOCIDE. >> WE CHARGE YOU WITH GENOCIDE. >> UH, and he's getting that on the way out. to his car, which is heavily fortified, I might add. >> Yeah. For audio only, there are like 20. security people separating him from the. maniacs who liked him. >> They all look pretty big, too. >> The security folks. Yeah. >> Well, they're not done. Clip two. >> Look at his face.

>> Screaming at him. finan. >> This is a vigil. It's a vigil. The. victims who were murdered that day, kidnapped that day, and they're calling. him a traitor. >> Yes. >> And those are the maniacs. That's. >> There it is. >> That's the monster that you created and.

you unleash on the world. And here they. are. critical component of today's Democratic. base showing up at a vigil honoring. people who were murdered by a bunch of. terrorists uh to shout down a mayor who. he felt like gave voice to the murdered. >> Yeah. You know what? Good. I'm really. glad this happened actually cuz you know. the dog caught the mail truck. He jinned. all these people up. He said I'm going. to arrest Netanyahu and all this. [ __ ] and then they show up and. attack him. I'm glad it happened because. no one deserves it more more than Madi.

>> I want to say real quick. So I I want to. say it was David Rio Boy who on October. 7th posted this audio and it's it was so. disturbing. It was from one of the. animals who had invaded Israel on that. day and it's an audio recording of him. calling home to his dad. >> saying like, "Dad, dad, you'd be so. proud." He's like, "Go on WhatsApp. I'm. sending you photos of the Jews I killed. I've killed 10 10 in this house so far. I killed the wife. I killed the dad.

I've killed 10 Jews. The blood's all. over my hands." And then the dad's like, "Oh, I'm so proud of you. You've done. such a good job." And he's like, "Dad, can you put mom on the phone?" He hands. the phone over to mom. She's like, "Bless you, son. Have you killed many?". He's like, "I've killed so many." Like, this is more than like a terrorist. problem. This is an ingrained cultural. problem over there. And that you're. seeing has now been imported here. This. kind of insanity where there's a vigil. happening for people who were murdered.

and you're showing up and you're like, "Shame on you.". >> Yeah. >> What is wrong with these people? >> Well, they're also like not the. brightest. Do you mind if we played. Let's play the beginning of that first. clip again? Can we do that, Wolf? >> YEAH. >> OKAY, we can cut it there. >> What are you going to do? Stop the sale. of Palestinian land. >> Like, who do you think he's the mayor? >> Mayor of New York. >> He's the mayor of New York. He's like,

"I can ask the MTA. Maybe we could. change the bus." [laughter]. >> What the [ __ ] are we talking about? >> But you know what? I don't blame him at. all cuz this guy ran like he was running. for Secretary of State. >> And that's why I'm so glad it's. happening to this cat cuz like he he did. it to himself. >> Did it to himself and made a core crux. of his campaign the idea that he had. something to do with foreign policy in. this country. >> Yeah. >> You know, and like this weird. >> It's weird, guys. Let's just call it for. what it is. If a Democratbased.

constituency. cares more about what a bunch of. terrorists are doing thousands of miles. from here than they care about your own. pocketbooks, your own family safety, your all immigration policies in this. country, all those things. It's [ __ ]. weird. >> Mhm. >> It's just It's like I've never seen a. divergence. >> It's part of like how you were saying. the other day, everything is everything. like they've turned that like listen you. can be uh a Democrat running in Colorado.

and everyone who shows up is going to be. like free Palestine and then it could be. like on the Cornell campus where all of. a sudden they're like BLM what they're. like well I've assembled a crowd here to. protest what I think are omissive. components of the Cornell University's. oversight of a potential sexual assault. and so free Palestine right. >> exactly you could be running her dog. catcher, [laughter]. you know, and they're like, "Gaz on THE. BALLOT." YOU KNOW, [laughter]. >> IT'S JUST A WEIRD motivating factor.

>> It is, >> right? It's like, you see this from time. to time in politics where people get. around a bumper sticker that like you're. like, "Huh?" It doesn't make sense. I. don't remember a time where either. political party has ever been a part of. a conversation that has nothing to do. with you. Yeah. But nothing to do with. the job that you're running for, nothing. to do with the politics that affect your. life on a day-to-day b like it's weird. >> Yeah. I mean, it's only not weird when. your entire ideology is imported from. the third world. >> Yeah. There it is. So, if you're Zoro.

Mamani and you have run on this wave and. tried to take advantage of this. incredibly weird movement by just. pumping oxygen into it. And then you. have the audacity of representing a city. that has the most concentration of. Jewish people outside of uh Israel. itself. You have to show up for something like. October 7th clearly. But he's getting catching hell for it. So how do you how do you spend the.

evening? You know, like you talk to your. adviserss and you're like, "Well, after. we leave there, clearly the mayor needs. to eat. Where should he eat?". >> Because you got to tip off the press. Well, you know what? like we need photos. of him. Where should we go to this is a. very important thing. >> It is an important thing. It's also a. very important city. A city with a lot. of different restaurants to choose from. >> Yeah. >> Pizza, Italian, Chinese. There's so many. different things you can choose from. >> You could go to You could go to Sparks, >> you know. Get shot by Italian.

>> Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. That way. That's. what I was hoping was going to be your. reaction. [laughter]. >> There's a nice olive garden right in the. middle of the city. >> Yeah. But the thing is that like he's facing. the maniacs who voted for him and who he. inspired to be maniacs. He's he's facing. their wrath. How do you kind of like be. like, "No, no, no. You don't understand. I just had to do that for work, but I'm. still a maniac.". >> Yeah. So, he's like, "I've got it. I. know how I'll head this off at the. past." The New York Post reports Mamani.

dined at a New York City Palestinian. restaurant blasted for quote openly. genocidal menu on October 7 anniversary. So, so on that night. >> on October 7 where he physically showed. up to honor people who were killed on. October 7 got shouted down by the. maniacs. That night he goes to a. restaurant that has an openly genocidal. menu.

>> I mean, you have to see this to believe. it. Can we get graphic one up there, folks? The menu says from the river to. the. >> Oh my god, >> that's the menu. >> The the the menu on the top says from. the river to the sea, you know. >> And then it gets even better though. >> Okay, graphic three. Can we see the back. of the menu? It says all of that is P. There's no Israel. The entire map is. Palestine, actually. [laughter]. >> Discover Palestine. >> They just put a picture of Israel and.

say discover Palestine. That's right. >> YEAH. >> DUDE, YOU CAN'T MAKE IT UP. THIS IS. WHERE HE WENT on October 7th. >> Yeah. >> Usually, usually you can go to like a. family dining establishment. They might. have some crayons and like a little map. for your kid to draw. And [laughter]. >> they made that [ __ ] up. That's the. madeup map right there. That's pretty. wild. I think, you know, maybe Mum. Donnie is a moderate. He's taking on the. politics of Bill Clinton and. triangulation here. So, you go to the. candlelight vigil. Yes.

>> And then you go to the genocide. >> Yeah. >> You know, restaurant. >> Yeah. So, you stand. >> You can eat. >> I got I got friends of the killers and. friends of the murdered and I'm with my. friends. >> Yeah. Listen, I think [laughter]. I I think you guys I think you guys are. being too hard on him. Can we put that. first graphic, graphic one, back up? This might be the only restaurant in New. New York where you can get shrimp or. salmon or snapper. I mean, it could be. the case that you can't get seafood.

anywhere, but. >> the Palestinian. restaurant, >> you know, maybe the salmon's from the. river. >> and the and the shrimp and snapper are. from the sea. >> Ah, >> so that's, you know, a play on words. So. you can mix your genocide with your. cuisine. >> Yeah. No, I get that. That's smart. >> Yeah. >> I think you should have gone to the. Olive Garden. [laughter]. >> Unlimited salad and bread sticks. >> They franchise. >> You know what, buddy? I would love to be.

a part of an Olive Garden because when. you're there, your family and it is they. they make you feel so welcome when you. show up. They give you so many options. Like if you want to do the soups, so. many options. He didn't choose to do. that. >> Um, if you're gonna add menu options, >> I mean, we got the the bunch of kebab. stuff there, like that feels Yeah, I. don't know, sort of wrote when you're. talking about your average Palestinian.

meal. Like, if you were to add a menu. option, what do you think? What do you. >> I I have one. I actually thought about. this in our production meeting and I. saved it for the show. >> Oh, what do you have? >> Oh, boy. Kasum quesadillas with. Solommani salsa, >> dude. That's good. [laughter]. >> I I can't top that. That's perfect. That. should be our question of the day. >> I I mean, I was going to go with like an. ayatollah gorgenola. >> Yeah, [laughter]. >> dude. I don't think you can top custom. with salsa.

>> It's just, you know, >> that's perfect. >> It's a good question. Honestly, what if. if you like and subscribe, which we've. demanded at this point that you do, uh. we read all of your uh responses to our. question of the day, uh why not add an. item to the Ayat Hines Hall. >> They have three options. Not much of a. menu. >> No, it really isn't. >> not much of a You know, for a mayor, you. got three choices. Must be super into. the seafood. >> I'm sure they have like a hummus. Maybe.

they call it Hamas. >> Oh, yeah. Hezbollah Hamas hummus. >> H. >> yeah, that'd be another option. But put. your thought into it and see what you. can come up with for additional menu. options. I'm sure they're listening and. I'm sure they would be interested in. taking all of your uh best stuff. Uh. when we come back, Keith Ellison, speaking of Hamas, uh back in the news, he's doing some. stuff. remember he's the attorney. general of Minnesota turning a very.

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at energy securityframework.org. Paid for by the American Petroleum. Institute. Okay, let's start with this uh this. debate perform like they're fast and. furious now because all the candidates. are now in the final stretch and this. might be the only opportunity that you. see them on the same stage and so. they're trying to use their best stuff. and occasionally people have things that. are worth paying attention to. Well, we. haven't paid any attention to this race.

It's a um a lieutenant governor's race. in Vermont. You can understand why that. didn't hit our radar. [laughter]. And now it has. And now, unfortunately, it's going to hit yours as well. Clip. three. Miss Gray, you talk constantly. about your family farm. Your campaign. website also says you believe everyone. has the right to live with dignity and. ensure humane treatment, but your family. farm was at the center of serious labor. violations around its treatment of H2A.

migrant workers. Why did you not speak. out against the mistreatment of migrant. workers on your family farm? And did you. use your influence to direct the. investigation? >> Wow. Um, >> you know, John, [laughter]. seems like kind [clears throat] of a new. a new low here. Uh, I'm on the ballot. My experience, my background, my. policies are on the ballot. My family is. not on the ballot. So, I'm going to give. you an opportunity to ask a different.

question, >> dude. [laughter]. >> What? >> And he doesn't. But did you see Did you. see. >> Dude, I like So, again, video you folks, you got to go to YouTube. That's it. right there, dude. >> Kudos to our technical team. They showed. up today. You got to see this. He drops. that on her and then he takes a nice. sip. He's like, I'm going to watch you. squirm. I'm going to savor this. >> A slow sip of water. >> Yeah. and just staring across the dia. center. I mean, that's cold blooded.

>> Yeah, there's a lot going on in Vermont. You know, I think that calls for paying. a little bit closer attention to every. election in that state because you might. find something interesting. I have never. in my life seen anything that brutal is. what we just watched. >> And she's like, I um [sighs and gasps]. >> can't handle it. >> I'm on the ballot. >> I'm on the ballot. >> Like, is she looking at staff like what. am I supposed to say at this point? interesting tactic to tell your opponent. to ask a different question when they. don't answer one, right? [laughter] As.

if as if they're going to be like, "Oh, yeah. Well, sure. Since you can't answer. the question, you know what? I'll I'll. ask you an easy one." [laughter]. >> You know, what's your favorite color? Can I phone a friend? Don't you. understand, John? I'm on the ballot. here. That's why the migrants have to. work my farm. I can't pay them and be on. the ballot at the same time. >> Did you use your influence to direct an. investigation? And she's like, I'm on. the ballot. >> [laughter]. >> It's like, "Yeah, that's why we're here, sweetheart.". >> What a wild answer. >> Shut up. John Rogers.

>> Uh Keith Ellison, as we mentioned, the. attorney general of Minnesota, who you. may remember, was front and center for a. whole bunch of nonsense that ended sort. of in the George Floyd area where he was. just reckless. And so this is the. probably the most left-wing. uh person in charge of administering. justice anywhere in this country. And I. literally mean that he has a statewide. office obviously as attorney general.

Well, he's confronted by CNN of all. people. It doesn't go well. Clip four. >> Why go on those international trips that. are sponsored by corporate lobbyists? Well, uh, so the, uh, in the from. Mexico, we have a large amount of. fentinel coming through. There are a lot. of international issues that we deal. with every day. A lot of. >> Ellison did not mention South Africa or. France in our discussion. [laughter]. >> I understand how this game is played. I. mean, us uh, reporters and politicians.

always went on a trip and try to. embarrass the politician. I understand. that thing. But I will say that there is. real work that we're doing that is. important for our constituents and has a. lot to do with the fact that we live in. a globalized world. >> Well, the concern from. >> I get it. Ethics. >> I know where you're coming from and and. I'm just telling you that we have. substantive programs. Our constituents. are disadvantaged if we are not having. meaningful conversations with. international partners.

>> Dude, I love how on the screen it says. wine tours, fivestar hotels, And then. he's like, "We got a disadvantaged. uh community. >> I GOT TO GO REPRESENT THE disadvantaged. at the Waldorf Histori.". >> You don't understand. >> I I represent a disadvantaged community. They don't have access to a Waldorf. Atoria. I also the knee-jerk like they. don't You can't That's always what they. say. They like say disadvantaged.

communities of color. There are. disadvantaged communities of color who. don't understand how nice it is in the. Waldor. >> The spa was just a factf finding mission. [laughter]. for the disadvantaged. >> Yeah. To see what THEY'RE MISSING OUT ON. EVIDENTLY. >> BUT HAVING THE LIKE having the voice. over being like you didn't mention. anything about the trip to Paris is. wild. I did not expect CNN. >> wine tours and five store event. Uh it's. a disadvantage it's I was just you know. I'm looking as one does for the. disadvantaged and in this particular.

case uh what the disadvantage can never. do and I will experience that on their. behalf. >> and communicate back to them. >> while drinking ballet. >> Also [laughter] I want to say something. something I'm noticing is like whenever. you get these like instances of of these. like elected [snorts] being crooks how. do they not have like a smooth answer? You know what I mean? like you spend a. lot of time doing this crook [ __ ]. >> You It never crossed your mind to be. like, "What would you say?" But you have. a story to cover. I tell you, buddy,

because he's a Democrat because he never. gets challenged on any of this stuff. You heard his answer. He was like, "Yeah, Mexico, there's fentanyl." He. didn't say anything about like what he's. doing to stop the flow of fentanyl. [laughter] He's just like, >> or if the meeting he had there had. anything to do with. >> Exactly. He's just like, "Yeah, Mexico. fentanyl." and and they're like, >> but the point I'm trying to make is that. I'm most disappointed in is these. lobbyists because I will come up with a. smooth answer on the spot.

>> Why do I I never get any of this [ __ ]. >> you know? Like [ __ ] Ellison, man. >> He's offended. [laughter] Like, if you. put me on these trips, >> my god, >> you send me to Paris. I've never been to. South Africa. I I want to go on a. safari. >> Lobbyist, if you're listening. >> Yeah. all these [ __ ] lobbyists. Why. aren't you sending me on this [ __ ] If I. get asked about, I'll be like, we did. such important work in the communities. over there and there's lots of lessons. that I want to share with my many. listeners. We can help a lot of people.

We're going to make this a better world. for all of us together. How did he not. come up with that [ __ ] I'll come up. with that [ __ ] but none of these people. give me a goddamn thing. [laughter]. If if you are looking as a listener to. put on a crooked junket for a for. crooked politicians, go to. www.ruuthlesspodcast.com. [laughter]. Attention smug and he will be there for. you. [laughter]. >> I can really enjoy these trips and I. always have a great excuse. It's.

unbelievable. He's very ungrateful and. also shame on the lobbyist for not. putting me on these trips. [laughter]. >> That's a hot take. Uh so staying in the. same state just a little down the road. uh Tim Walls of [clears throat] course. >> Oh yeah, >> he's keeping a low profile because of. course the corruption, the gang activity. and all of that and like people don't. want to tie Peggy Flanigan, their Senate. candidate, to the corruption despite the. fact that she oversaw it or Amy.

Clolobashar who's seeking to replace him. to the thing that she sort of like bowed. down and allowed to happen and actually. advocated for in many ways. So, he's. kind of keeping out of the headlines, but not totally because his daughter. posted this [clears throat] picture on. Instagram graphic, too. >> Oh my god. >> The guy pissed his pants in some kind of. running contest. Look at this. >> Good. >> Look at that. Look at that. Uh, what is.

Are we sure this is a pee situation? >> What else would it be? >> A sweat situation. >> Do you think he's just sweating. exclusively out of his penis? >> [laughter]. >> He's like, "I was born with a horrible. condition. All my sweat glands are in my. penis.". >> Maybe. >> it's just penis sweat. >> I mean, >> I mean, that too was very extremely. unfortunate. >> Maybe just like crotch sweat, dude. >> Ah, it looks like he peed his. >> It's moisture wicking. >> No, it's not. >> No, if it's moisture wicking, it would. have the opposite effect. >> Number one, I'm going to have to hold to. account Duncan. Everyone knows Duncan's.

a great [ __ ] runner now. He's posted. his scores out there. He's great at. running. Okay, we get that, dude. But. that's piss. Okay, like that is 100%. But the important point to be made is. this is part of the psychosis and the. problem with so many of these Democrats. is in their heart their problem is they. hate their dad. Cuz like you do not This. is from her Instagram. You don't post. that unless you hate his [ __ ] guts. Like, you know how like whenever. whenever like you can tell when a guy.

posts [laughter] a photo like it's me. and my wife at the Christmas party and. like she looks like [ __ ] and that. photo's gone quick and then she's like. this is the one he used stupid and the. good one goes up. >> She's put that up there cuz she [ __ ]. hates him. >> And that explains so much of their. politics. HONEY, >> YOU KNOW I EXCLUSIVELY SWEAT OUT OF MY. PENIS. [laughter]. Are you kidding me? [laughter]. >> There's not a drop of sweat anywhere.

else. Anywhere else? No, it's just right. out of the. >> plop it up again. >> Yeah, >> let's see the armpits. None of it. You. can't see anything except. >> Well, he's wearing a black shirt. There's no sweat anywhere else. Not not. a drop, >> but there's legs there. >> You don't see any sweat whatsoever. >> I can't believe you would ever accuse. him of of of that being sweat. Also, Duncan places his identity as a runner. above his parson [ __ ] which I noticed. that [ __ ] stunning. I don't think. >> this is a nude phenomenon.

>> I was just I was just trying to report. responsibly that it's. >> possible it's not your. >> Put it back up because if you're an. audio only listener at this time, just. pause. >> Yeah. >> Go over to the YouTube and and try to. find this particular segment. Have a. look. At any point would you conclude. that that is runner's sweat? >> Yeah, leave a comment. >> Yeah, leave a comment. Michael Dunation. >> Give Michael. >> Give Michael. >> Why is Duncan lying about this [ __ ].

>> I I I guess that in my in my mind that's. the only explanation that would lead his. daughter to posting it and not thinking. I'm posting a photo of my dad pissing. his pants. >> But you you you can't. But to Smug's. point about she probably hates him. >> She hates his guts. You're able to crop. pictures in. >> Could have done a waist. Could have done. a waist up situation. She did not do a. waist up sit situation. >> Forced to post her dad's incredibly. unfortunate genetic condition of.

sweating exclusively out of one's penis. [laughter]. That's the Duncan theory. That's the. Dun. It's the new magic bullet, folks. Flat Earth. And that wasn't piss. I. [laughter]. incredible. How do people fall for this? I I people [gasps] I don't think it's in. the same realm AS FLAT EARTH [laughter]. 100% sweating exclusively. Oh, look. There's another. >> It could be done. It could be done. >> That That is the way you would crop it. if you're a responsible human being.

>> She hates the [ __ ] out of him. >> Yeah. >> He look He does look like [ __ ] in that. photo. [laughter] It also looks like. he's aged. Can we put that back up? >> It looks like he's aged 10 years since. he ran for VP. >> I mean, yeah. Well, I mean, I I think. there's probably side effects to. exclusive penis sweating and [snorts]. that, you know, they age faster than. most. >> Yeah. Your pores and whatnot. Like, you. know, your face, it probably can't. exfoliate appropriately. >> All I'm saying, >> it's all coming out of the yachts.

>> Maybe. [laughter]. >> maybe he's wellendowed. You know, >> wait a minute. >> Duncan will even do that. It's. unbelievable. >> It's fun time Friday. [laughter]. There's no way that he's No way. >> That's not Yeah, actually that's not. possible. I retract that. >> Yeah. No, thank you. I appreciate that. Well, it is enough to make you want to. drink to be honest with you. But if you. do, you're going to want Ziotics. It's a. gamechanging pre-alcohol drink that we. use here on the Ruthless Ridey program.

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On the Ruthless Variety program, we. don't just give you our thoughts about. what's happening in campaigns and. elections. We go to the people who. actually run them. And this gentleman is. probably more intricral to what. Republicans are trying to accomplish. this cycle than maybe anybody else in. the game. Uh Alex Latcham, he runs the. Senate Leadership Fund. How are you, sir? >> Doing well. How are you? >> I'm Well, I'm better than you because.

I'm I'm not in charge of anything. >> Yeah, we're getting a little sleep these. days. [laughter] Just a little. >> I can I can only imagine. Um, this was. always going to be an incredibly. difficult cycle as it is, >> particularly with the second term, although we had a space, but a second. term of a presidency, party in power, owning the whole ship, House, Senate, >> administration. uh historical challenges, >> right,

>> with that. >> a map that is a mixed bag in a lot of. different ways and you're in charge of. the outside spending to support. Republican Senate candidates. >> Yep. >> Give me your view of the map right now. >> Well, as you mentioned, uh it's. definitely a tough map um given the. environment. um obviously concerns about. uh the economy and inflation, affordability, and um we're running. [clears throat] uh in 22 states uh where. we're trying to hold uh incumbent seats,

Republican seats. We've got some great. pickup opportunities though in New. Hampshire, Georgia, Michigan. Uh but. look, at the end of the day, our job is. to retain the majority. Uh we've got. really great candidates, and we also. have the resources to compete uh pretty. much everywhere. uh which you've seen us. do uh in states that have become a. little bit more competitive unexpectedly. or recently uh in Kansas and South. Carolina uh in Nebraska. Uh and we've. doubled down in a lot of our red wall. states too like in Maine where Susan.

Collins is doing an incredible job in. Iowa with Ashley Henson who had a. fantastic debate last night. Yeah. in uh Ohio with Houston uh which. is uh I I it's it's equivalent to trench. warfare uh there. I mean incredibly. expensive um very costly uh for. incremental gain but we're seeing a a. tremendous progress there. So, it's uh. it's a tough map, but at the end of the. day, um we're keeping our heads uh down, our nose to the noses to the grindstone.

and and and working every single day to. to make sure that we keep these uh these. seats. >> I mean, like, you're carpet bombing the. [ __ ] out of the Democrats. Like, the the. the worst words any Democrat Senate. candidate can hear is SLF is coming to. town. >> So, huge kudos because. >> nationally we're seeing in in all these. Senate races, polling is starting to. move towards Republicans direction. So, the bombing is working. >> That's right. Well, and and Chuck. Schumer himself said uh last week both. in a memo and to uh a lot of the press. before they left town that uh the only.

thing that would keep them from uh uh. capturing the majority is a lack of. resources because they are being so. heavily outspent by uh Republicans and. and in many ways that's thanks to leader. John Thun, right? um he has set uh a new. precedent in terms of uh outside. fundraising efforts and uh we have the. resources to compete across all of these. states. >> Well, I think the resources component is. one of the biggest. um well, it might be the only thing the.

Republicans have going for them. The. environment is obviously not a great. one, >> but you guys have basically doubled. >> what uh is traditionally spent on these. Senate races. And as Smug was saying, you know, being able to have the. capacity of going in and shoring things. up where there's seats that we have to. win, >> right, >> is a huge component to what you're. doing. >> Yep. >> The other side of that obviously is you. got to make some tough decisions this. time of time time of year. >> and you're watching everything closely.

Tell me how dynamic that situation is. >> Yeah, I mean, we probably have a bigger. polling budget than than probably anyone. else in the game. um we are in the field. assessing these races, looking at. numbers uh every single week and so we. see the the the bouncing around of of of. the candidates of the numbers. We see. the effect our spending has uh on on our. opponents's images. Uh and so we're able. to to respond pretty quickly um both. both from a spending standpoint and also. from a creative standpoint, making sure.

that we have hard-hitting ads that that. actually work um that move numbers uh up. quickly in these markets. So, uh, to. your point, you know, again, Kansas, we. saw we needed to shore up support there. for Senator Marshall, and so we quickly. went in and did that. Um, Darlene Graham. in South Carolina, again, it's about. being nimble, uh, but also making sure. that you're putting lead on target and. having a real effect. >> So, before we get into the specifics of. some of these races, um, do we hold this thing? I'm confident.

that if we do our jobs um and and the. environment doesn't deteriorate uh even. further, I I I'm confident that we're. going to we're going to get there. >> Yeah. Yeah. Well, I mean, look, it's. tough line to work and you found. yourself in here, Latcham. Uh I want to. talk about Maine. Um because there are. some states, you know, particularly in a. bad environment, what your best hope is. is that Republicans vote and vote red. and Democrats are going to do what. they're going to do and then if you lose.

independence at some level, like it is. what it is, right? That just comes with. bad environments and midterm elections. when you're in power. >> But there are some places where you sort. of repeal the laws of gravity. And I. think about like West Virginia under. Mansion for years. >> Susan Collins is probably the definition. of somebody who meets the state of Maine. ideologically. more perfect than any. sort of idea of a Republican or Democrat.

could. And you've been really active. there. >> Yeah. Yeah. You you mentioned earlier uh. having to make tough decisions. Well, this is this was the easiest decision we. made across the map, which was to go in. big and go in early for Susan Collins. Um, she's an institution. She's the only. Republican uh that represents a New. England state. And uh we were just. grateful that that she decided to to run. again. And uh and she's done an. incredible job. Uh and that allowed us. to to make an early decision back in. January to put in 42 million. It's since.

gone up um out of SLF. And in the. meantime, we went in and spent an. additional 30 million out of one nation, our C4, to talk about all of the great. legislative accomplishments that she has. achieved as chair of appropriations. And. there's not a bridge in Maine. There's. not a fire station that she hasn't had a. hand in helping fund or to secure. Uh uh. and so it's been an incredible story. >> It's also a fascinating journey like. Democrats have decided they're now on.

candidate two. >> Yep. That's right. [laughter]. Yeah. >> You know, the first one didn't work out. so great. And while they knew he was an. alleged rapist, it didn't really matter. until he was losing in the polls. >> Exactly. >> And then they decided, well, if we're. going to lose with the alleged rapist. now, we should now we need to make a a. change. >> That's right. >> The cousin effort, >> right? >> That's the one. >> That's right. >> Which is [laughter] now Troy Jackson. >> They know how to pick them up there. >> They're.

not sending their best. They [laughter]. are definitely not sending their best. But I mean, because it is a blue state, these things are always super. competitive. And despite the fact that. like I think most people listening to. this would be like, "So, let me get this. straight. They had an alleged rapist uh. with a violent history with Nazi tattoos. that they got rid of and then put a guy. in who's wailing on his cousin." Um, do we really have a choice here? Yeah. In Maine, there is a partisan divide. that you have to swim upstream on.

You've been spending some time on this. I want to get um to this ad that you are. running right now as a jumping off. point. Can we do clip nine, please? >> Female colleagues reported Troy [music]. Jackson pounding on desks. He threw a. bottle, punched a man, and police say he. violently shoved his girlfriend. Worse, Jackson voted to let child sex offenders. live near playgrounds and schools three. separate times. Jackson also voted for. shorter prison sentences for [music]. repeat child sex offenders. Repeat sex.

offenders. Extremists demanded it and. Jackson [music] did it. Troy Jackson. sold us out to get ahead. SLF PAC is. responsible for the content of this. advertising. >> Yeah, that hits pretty hard. [laughter]. >> Damn. >> Yeah, >> it hits pretty hard. [clears throat] Uh, and I understand that the good people of. Maine are seeing this ad currently. >> Uh, currently and and frequently. >> Frequently. [laughter]. And uh do you have to do you have to. fight with ads that because one of the.

um things that I remember about being in. a similarly situated position as you. over the years is that when you are. working in blue areas, >> there are pretty partisan Democrats who. work uh for television stations and the. editorial places and and at some level. uh their goal is to try to prevent you. from telling the truth about certain. situations is what that ad does. Did you.

run into any problems on that? >> Well, we did. Uh, a couple days ago, uh, we received a nice cease and desist from. Mark Elias. >> Mark Elias is still in the game. >> That's right. That's right. >> The most crooked attorney in all of. politics. Well, leftwing dark money Mark. Elias. That's the one. >> That's right. That's right. Well, they. took issue with uh uh the violently. shoved line in that ad. Um, so they. >> So they're not denying that he shoved or. they're like, >> "Well, that's that was. >> Was it mostly peaceful shoving? Is that. the suggestion?" [laughter]. >> Exactly. So we had to provide the.

verification. Uh, and uh, we we met the. stations halfway and took out the word. violently. Um, but uh, but I think what. they're saying is that Mark Elias and. the Democrats is that they're okay with. shoving. They're okay with. >> domestic violence as long as it's not. violent. >> Incredible. So [laughter]. >> that was that's incredible. The. objection on behalf of the Democrats is. that uh you know did he shove? Sure. Was. it violent? I don't know if we can.

characterize that. I don't know if the. shoving is always violent. I mean that's. really what they came up with. >> That's right. And to be clear, everything else was they they didn't. object to. >> They didn't like No, it happened. We. just don't want that word there. That's. what how Marias is making his money. these days. That's right. Incredible. real defender of democracy and women. right there. I mean, it gives you a. little idea of just how difficult it is. to do your job as a Republican in this. time period of time. I mean, you get the. day-to-day oppo treatment in all of the.

national news publications who work in. concert with the Democrat uh party. >> But then, like you had in this other one. that I saw that I I wanted to uh put up. here about uh the CNN fact checker, Daniel Dale. >> Yeah. >> Um. Can you tell me about this? Cuz I saw. the story and it's just like I I I felt. like I had to have been missing. something. >> Yeah. So, we uh we had a a very brave. individual, Saurin, uh come forward uh.

uh who experienced uh a sex change um. she was forced um to to go through a sex. change um by her her uh uh stepmother. and uh father. Um, and she was it was a. >> wait, is this from. >> this is Ohio? >> This was in the ad that we saw the other. week, right? That I think is the hardest. hitting ad of the cycles. For folks, if. if you didn't see that remember, this. was. >> to me the most impactful. >> ad where uh you had this person describe.

how when they were a child, a doctor. talked to their parents for 20 minutes. and said, "Your kid's transgender. Start. getting these surgeries.". And they're like, "I wish it had never. happened." deeply regretted it, wanted. to tell her story because that's the. whole case that people are making is. like. >> and Sherrod Brown was like, "Yes, he's. fully supports this being done and and. wants it happening.". >> That's right. But then, but so so not. only did Saurin receive multiple death. threats, which is unbelievable in and of.

itself, but CNN is now harassing her and. claiming that well, you took hormone. therapy before you were 18, but when you. when you had another part of the the. procedure done, you were 19 and so you. were technically an adult. >> Oh, you're kidding. >> And so they're making all of these. ridiculous accusations. >> So they're trying to chase down. >> That's right. this poor person. >> and trying to invalidate the story. that's being told. >> That's right. That's right.

>> Yeah. It's it's. >> they I mean that they should be ashamed. of themselves. Seriously. Like I know. this is they're all partisans and. they're hacks, but there's a point where. it's like. >> take a pitcher. >> You know what I mean? Like you don't. need to swing at everything. When. something like that comes out, you're. like, "This was a bad one.". >> Yep. >> Nope. They're swinging at absolutely. everything that you guys are doing. >> That's right. Um, I got a series of of. campaign ads that I have seen here that. I just want uh you to react to and get. just like a jumping off on the race. itself. Let's start in Alaska.

>> We've covered a lot here on the program. It doesn't get a lot of national. attention because it's Alaska, >> but this is a super important one. Clip. five. >> In [music] Alaska, camouflage has a. purpose. Hunters use camouflage. The. military uses camouflage. So does Mary. Pela. She camouflages who she really is. Mary says she stands with our veterans. But that's not how she voted. Mary Pela. voted against funding VA medical care. She voted against a pay raise for our. troops. [music] She says one thing and.

does something else. I do not trust Mary. Peler and neither [music] should you. >> SLF PAC is responsible for the. advertising. >> Patriot. >> Yeah, good stuff. >> Great guy. Great guy. really good dude. telling a honest to god story about the. discrepancy between how this lady. markets herself and what she's actually. done. >> Exactly. And it it cuts right to the the. image of Mary Pel is this moderate. centrist Democrat. >> which is wild to me that this is. something that they have. Only because. it's in Alaska. >> That's right.

>> And and you don't get like a day-to-day. examination of what this lady has done. when she's been given the opportunity. does anyone could anyone ever think that. she's a moderate. >> That's right. I mean, and her voting. record is is very clear, right? I mean, it's she votes in lock step with with. Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi. And, you. know, it's it's that that was the first. of a a a series of ads where similar. camouflage theme uh going through and. and and basically just litigating all of. her extreme left positions.

>> And of course, this whole race started. with them trying to get a guy on the. ballot. They have a fake Duchelvin, a. fake Dan Sullivan that they've put on. the ballot. >> That's right. >> I like Alaska, what more do you need to. know? I mean, if the only way that they. can elect their left-wing lunatic is to. try to camouflage the name of the. candidate, like what are we doing here? >> That's right. That's right. As a. practitioner of elections, I I was, you. know, kind of impressed. I'm like, all. right. Yeah. I'm like, "All right, that.

that but but as an American, as as. somebody who, you know, believes in. democracy and the right to vote and, you. know, purposefully intentionally uh. misleading voters, um, it's just it's. it's ridiculous.". >> Well, I felt like this. So, I feel like. every time I talk to Latcham, I just. kind of like do a little flashback to my. previous life. And so, I love it. It's. just to caveat this for a minute. Like, I I felt like that how you just reacted. to that so many times over the years. Um, but ultimately there's like a moral.

compass. Yep. >> That people have in this line of work. You either have it or you don't, right? >> And some people could argue that having. one is a detriment to what you, you. know, it's a win or lose game. >> To me, it really feels like the. Democrats, this entire cycle is defined. by them fully abandoning it. when when. when you're seeing what they do straight. up just trying to subvert the will of. voters in Alaska by putting a same name. candidate as the Republican who who. voters in Alaska have trusted. So.

they're like, "Oh, what we'll do is so. people like Dan Sullivan, they're going. to go to vote for Dan Sullivan, but it. goes to the fake Dan Sullivan to take. enough votes away to get this leftwing. radical in." That's just like completely. subverting the will of the voters. You're seeing all these left-wing DSA. freaks who who let their freak flag fly. when they're in the primary. Now in the. general like, "Oh, no. He's not a DSA. guy. He just hangs out with them.". >> Yeah. But but but it's you know there. were a number of occasions where you.

watched Chuck Schumer and his group. >> sort of run uh millions of dollars of. advertising in support of like a primary. candidate who obviously couldn't win a. general election because they thought if. they beat the candidate that you. recruited that they would somehow you. know have and it worked. It it was good. and then but then I like removed a. couple of years. think about it. And. it's like, well, it's totally in. character in many ways. Like, it's. difficult for us to come to that kind of.

conclusion cuz ultimately what you're. doing is just flat out lying to the. American people. >> Like, it's no different than like. financial fraud. >> Like, you're just committing a crime. upon democracy and representation and. all of these things. And they're more. than happy to do it in all of these. cases. You see it from the candidates's. mouths. No, I'm not a DSA. I I happen to. be the keynote speaker at the last five. DSA conventions, but I've never been. affiliated with them, right?

>> Or Mary Pela in that ad or the Douche. Dan Sullivan on the ballot. And it's. like for a guy with some integrity, like. you're fighting uphill. >> That's right. That's right. Well, and of. course, um, the Democrats portray. themselves as the the the the party of. democracy, right? the party of of uh of. of voter integrity and it's just it's. it's insane. It's absolutely insane. But. when they when they engage in in you. know those kinds of schemes,

>> if we did any one of them. >> front page news for them, it's like a. process story about look at this. innovative new trick. That's right. >> They're like corruption and uh lying to. voters. Very innovative. >> You'd have the New York Times up your. ass with a flashlight. He tried to pull. >> dude. You got Daniel Dale hunting down. some a child who they got. [snorts]. >> Yeah. All right. So, that's Alaska. Uh, let's go to New Hampshire here for a. second. Clip six. >> In Washington, you can find Chris Papis. here in the pocket of DC lobbyists in.

the pocket of the Amazon [music]. lobbyist he dated while voting on their. bills. >> Great. You can also find him here in the. pocket of his liberal donors in exchange. for big tax breaks [music] for their. mansions in New York in Massachusetts. Chris Papis, he really fits [music] in. in Washington. is responsible for the content of this. martinis. And then right back into the. pocket. Uh tell us about that one.

>> Well, you'll love when [clears throat]. we dropped that ad. Uh we got a bunch of. uh inquiries from reporters uh asking if. it was AI and [laughter]. And our response was, "No, we did not. actually shrink Chris Papis down to 4 in. and put him in a pocket." Um, >> do you have tracking footage of him. being put into a pocket? >> So then [laughter] then then the the. Yeah, their dispute was, "Well, it's AI. Is this You didn't disclose that it was. AI." I I figured it was self-evident. [laughter]. >> You're That actually. >> Yeah, that actually happened.

>> Straight face. A reporter asked about. >> Yes. Multiple multiple. [laughter]. >> Oh my god. >> This is what like what are we doing. here, man? Like this is what we have to. deal with. >> This is what we have to deal with. >> Unbelievable. >> Incredible. All right. Uh great state of. Ohio. Incredibly important. >> Got to have it. >> That's right. >> A got to have it state. >> Yep. >> This is what's going on there in clip 7. >> 21-year-old college senior shared Brown. announces his run for [music] office. Congressman Brown voted with Democrats.

Senator Brown sided [music] with. liberals for the deciding vote. >> This is clever for only taking over. And. Sherid Brown's vote is their sure. [music] thing. >> Sherid Brown is running again. 50 years. [laughter] of Sherid Brown. The [music]. issues change. His vote never does. >> SLFPAC is responsible for the content. [laughter] advertising. >> That's a great ad. That's a great ad. >> Very good. Yeah. Well, again, it cuts to. to again Shared's history of of being a. politician for 50 years, and we've seen.

that as a a common theme throughout the. the the campaign, the the race. Um, and. obviously in an environment where uh. some incumbents are having a tough time, and it it's not necessarily a bad thing. if if folks believe that Sherid is is. the incumbent. Well, yeah, that's what I. was going to ask you about because the. one thing that seems to me to be. different about Ohio than a lot of these. other states is that Sherid Brown is a. de facto incumbent. I mean, he's been on. the political scene since the beginning. of time. If you have a problem with.

something, he is in large part. responsible for it. You're talking about. a relative newcomer in Senator Hustead. Yep. >> That has to cut a little differently. >> That's exactly right. And, you know, and. and and shared has tried to run as an. outsider and and. Yeah, that is shameless. >> I used to live. >> it's completely shameless. >> Before I got married, I used to live on. uh Fourth in Mass, which is about I. don't know, call it 10 blocks from the. Capitol and it was an easy commute when. I worked up there. And who who did I see.

in the lobby every morning? Sharon Brown. back then. >> Yeah, he lived in the building with me. >> That was a guy who was a very long time. ago, >> dude. [laughter] He didn't even pretend. to go back to Ohio. like never even it. was like no he was picking up his mail. or he was grabbing a package at the. front desk, you know? I mean like this. guy never even pretended like he cared. about Ohio. >> Nor did he pretend to moderate his vote. either. I mean he again voting record. with with Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi. >> Kind of an OG Bernie in a lot of.

different ways. It was like more left. than your establishment Democrat even. back in the day. >> That's right. That's right. And so, you. know, it's it in most of these races, um, particularly when you have, you. know, former politicians like shared. running, right, it's it's about just. reminding voters that how wildly out of. step they are, uh, with with the. electorate and with with the Americans. or or their constituents there. and and. and to the lying component that we've. just discussed here. I saw a clip on NBC. last night, two nights ago where they.

were profiling the issue of data centers. in Ohio and of course how it's become. this political issue and of course they. only interview a Republican who's got a. problem with it to say that they're not. going to vote for whostead. I mean, it's. just like classically produced NBC. election type coverage. And then they go. to Sherid Brown and he's like, "Wow, it's an outrage that they're allowing. these data centers and all of this. stuff." And like, I don't know if you. have a Google machine or if you just.

been vaguely aware of politics. This is. a guy who was sending out press releases. left and right about his his ability to. attract tech investment in Ohio. He. celebrated. I mean, a couple of them. that they had featured on that NBC. program, he was the one who was taking. credit for it and then uncritically. allowing him to say like, "No, like this. guy's the problem. I didn't do anything.

about it." They didn't even didn't even. air anything about that. >> Yeah, that's right. And credit to our. fantastic uh research team because they. were able to dig up, you know, press. releases and statements from again, he's. been in office so for 50 years. So 10, 15, 20 years ago. Yeah. >> Uh where he takes credit for uh. supporting uh the building of a lot of. these data centers. So he, you know, again, it's it's one thing to to oppose. something, it's another thing to have. supported it and then come out and. oppose it and hit your opponent for.

>> in a political environment. And then. also specifically with him running. against Houston, Houston wanted to. codify the uh rape pair protection. pledge into law which had passed widely. in the House and Houston wanted to pass. in the Senate and Chuck Schumer and the. Dem said do not pass this. Don't let him. get a win on. >> we don't want to we don't want to take. an issue away from Sherid Brown. We. don't want to fix your problem. >> Think about that. >> That's Ohioans. >> And also like huge kudos to Houston. We. we ran into him at the midterm. convention. He is out there grinding.

He's working hard. >> He is hustling. >> Working hard. >> I feel like that one's coming our way. I. really do. I feel like that one's going. to go in the right place. >> Um, and finally, we got one more in. Maine that I just have to highlight. Clip eight. >> Try Jackson's [music] tending. He's a. man of the people. That's nuts. >> He's a selfserving politician. >> Jackson went down to Augusta [music] and. cashed in. When he was in charge, his. family got rich and we got screwed. He. raised our taxes. Gave them millions. Cut taxes [music] for the 1% and raise. taxes on the rest of it.

>> That looks like pay to play to me. Troy. Jackson doesn't work for Maine. >> Troy [music] Jackson doesn't care about. us. >> The guy's a crook. He's corrupt. >> I love that guy. >> Quintessential Manor right there. >> And that one that one's dropping today. So that is brand new. >> That's hot off the press. Yeah. So. that's a good one. That's a good one. >> Tell me about the background of that ad. [snorts] Look, we I think it's a again a. testament to the team. We've we've made. it a point of sending out crews into the. states to to film a lot of live.

testimonial spots and, you know, being. able to find uh real constituents who. can speak to uh the issues that we're. we're trying to promote and and. highlight. And those two were. [clears throat] uh folks who, you know, obviously very passionate uh about uh. Troy Jackson and and you simply lay out. the facts, right? I mean, everything. that we do is substantiated and. verified. >> And this is about his son. That's right. His son his son was a lobbyist. Um and. while Troy was the the president of the. state senate. Um and there are many.

things that he he lobbied on that that. Troy then took uh favorable uh positions. that were favorable to his son's. clients. So. >> he's like it's funny how when the wire. hits my son's account, I start agreeing. with that. [laughter]. >> That's right. Yeah. Yeah. >> I mean it's just so direct. It's just. believable. >> That's exactly right. >> It's just shameless. Well, you know, he. he was a former Republican, then then he. was a DSA member, and now he's a. Democrat. I mean, it's just Holy [ __ ]. He just wherever the the wind blows for. him. >> Yeah. And uh look, I know that you guys. don't write states off. Obviously,

Georgia and North Carolina have not done. what we'd want them to do at this stage. But to the point that you made earlier, monitoring all of that closely if if. things change and and in North Carolina. to Smug's point, who's said this. frequently, >> it closes late. >> That's right. >> And you know, if if something is is. worth doing there, you're still keeping. an eye on it. >> 100%. 100%. Yeah. And we're we're still. actively spending in Georgia and S&P. Chuck Schumer's group is matching us.

dollar for dollar. So, we're we're. continuing to to to put put a a good. effort into that one as well and. monitoring North Carolina, too. >> Yeah. Um, tell me about Minnesota, just. because it's, you know, sort of close to. home for this particular program host. >> Uh, I understand how out of the 11. states that you're looking at, it is in. terms of its recency of success, but. there's a lot of things happening there,

right? Yeah. Yeah. Well, first and. foremost, we've got an incredible. candidate and Michelle Toya and uh she's. somebody who is instantly recognizable. to a lot of folks up there and. nationally, too. Um leader Thun was in. Minnesota on Monday, uh campaigning, helping to raise money for her. Um it. was a great event. Uh and uh so, again, we're we're keeping a very close eye on. that. Um it's one state where we've seen. uh corruption pop as the predominant. issue for voters um more so than even.

the economy. So we're we're really um. it's unique. It's very very unique um. confluence of factors there between. again the corruption the I mean we were. talking about earlier this shooting that. they just had at the Minnetonka High. School. >> Yeah. In Eden Prairie Minnetonka High. School football game. >> It's just it's it's unbelievable. >> Yeah, it it really is. Um, okay. So, just I want to get your Texas is like. the. >> elephant. >> in the room both from an investment. standpoint and.

>> the fact that I was telling these. fellas, you know, I did this for 25. years and the grand total of outside. investment that we had to do in Texas. was $0 and0. Clearly, that's not the. hand that you were dealt here. And this. has required a significant unprecedented. investment. It feels like to me, and you can tell me. if you can walk me off this if this is. wrong. It feels like the month of. September, the work that you all did.

there, stopped a slide. >> Mhm. [clears throat]. >> And began to build back in that ballot. question, Tal Rico's image. >> Yep. people getting to know him a little. bit where people were ready to sell at. the end of August and around the Labor. Day point on just Republican governance. It now feels like it inches day by day. back in the other direction. Is that. fair? >> Yeah, I think that's fair. And again, we. we see that in our numbers. Um and and.

you know we are we are defining Telerico. uh and and you know the campaign and and. uh what Paxton is doing is obviously. very very important. Um but the. investment has been significant uh and. it's it's a state that we can't afford. to lose um quite literally. Uh so we've. we've thanks again to the leader and. some uh investors who uh uh to SLF who. really want want to want to make sure. that we hold this seat. uh we've been. able to to put unprecedented resources.

without detracting from other races uh. or or elsewhere on the map. >> Yeah. Do you think there's at some point. in your career you're going to look back. at this and be able to have a chuckle. about it? [laughter]. >> Yeah. $200 million is uh it's something. >> nobody is working harder than Alex and. his team on this stuff. And there will. come a time whether it goes well or not. uh where everybody is doing the naval. gazing, secondguing and all of that. And.

I know from 25 years of doing this that. there is nobody who has checked the. boxes and done the homework and made uh. real investments with information for. the right reasons than you and your. team. >> Thank you. And um and that goes a long. way for those of us who have been doing. this for in this line of work for a. while. You know when somebody's [ __ ]. something up and these guys are not. They're doing everything they can with a. really challenging environment. So thank. you for everything that you're doing.

>> Absolutely. >> People want to follow along, they can go. to SLF. >> That's right. >> They can check you out on the Twits. >> Yeah. We've got more ads to watch, too. [laughter]. >> And more to come. >> More to come. >> Lots more to come. >> Alex, thanks for joining us, buddy. >> Thank you. Thanks so much. Yeah. >> Okay. Great conversation you guys had. with him and very special insight right. here for our listeners only at the. Ruthless Variety program. >> That's right. >> Yeah. He's a good dude. He's doing. everything he can possibly do. And it's.

the one thing I want to emphasize. because when you have challenging. election cycles, there's an awful lot of. disappointment. Even when you mitigate. disaster, if we hold majorities here, people are angry at anything other than. the best possible outcome. And there's a. tendency after the fact, particularly. from people who didn't do a [ __ ]. thing. >> to try to help themselves throughout an. election to try to point fingers at. people who were carrying the entire yoke.

of your success on their shoulders. And. you'll read a lot about it in the next, you know, all of November probably about. who's doing what and whatever. I'm just. here to tell you that if Senate. Republicans hold this majority, it's. because of folks like Alex Latcham and. his team. It it it it they have done. everything the right way. They are. trying their very best in a very.

difficult environment. And for people. who are involved in this game, you. recognize that thousand yard stare a. million miles away where you know that. he's not sleeping. You know that he's. working around the clock. You know that. they're making extraordinarily difficult. decisions. And like he kind of had to. have been in that game to recognize. somebody who cares that deeply about an. outcome. >> because you can see it. And I can tell. you it doesn't go for everybody. There.

are hundreds of political consultants. out there who are more than happy to. take the paycheck, say it didn't work. out this time, and start pitching next. cycle clients. >> Mhm. >> That's not a guy like that. >> Yeah. you know, uh, we've been in this. business for a very long time and we. know that if you're looking at somebody. in the month of October in an even year. and they don't seem tired, you're pretty. sure that they're not doing everything.

they can to win. >> No, I think that's right. Anyway, thanks. for Alex uh for coming on in and giving. us the exclusive on that. It's been a. hell of a week, fellas. Uh, we got a lot. more lined up next week. It's going to. be terrific. I think we did it. >> I think so. Absolute banger of an. episode, John. Thank you so much to Alex. Latcham and thank you to the listeners. Remember, if you have not yet, go to the. YouTube and hit that subscribe because. it's more fun in videos. So, until next. time, minions, keep the faith, hold the. line, and own the libs. We'll see you on.

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