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Manchin Denies Biden Fed Nominee, Dems Still Dismissing Parents, Libs Lob Treason Accusations

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Join Jim and Greg as they applaud West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin for refusing to approve radical Federal Reserve nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin despite pressure from the left.  They also chide New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski for dismissing parents’ concerns about schools as made-up cultural BS and they see it is a signal that Democrats are in big trouble for the upcoming midterms.  And “The View” hosts Ana Navarro and Whoopi Goldberg accuse Tucker Carlson and Tulsi Gabbard of treason.

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Senate Midterms, NYC Lets Non-Citizens Vote, Sotomayor Clueless on COVID

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Join Jim and Greg as they welcome Senate Republicans making their decisions about running in 2022 and with two incumbents deciding to run again, the GOP odds of taking the majority probably improved. They also fume as New York City Mayor Eric Adams decides to support a city council resolution allowing 800,000 non-citizens in the city to vote in municipal elections. And they’re stunned as Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor claims – in oral arguments – that 100,000 kids are seriously ill with COVID and that many of them are on ventilators. None of that is anywhere close to accurate.

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Year in Politics: Sabato Talks Midterms, Trump, 2020

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Almost everyone who will vote in 2020 has already made up their minds.  The 2018 midterms showed a divided America and political scientist Larry Sabato says we’ll see the same thing in the next cycle as America gears up for a presidential race.

Sabato, who directs the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, says Americans are locked into their political views and are not budging.  He says this is proven in President Trump’s unprecedented poll numbers, which hardly ever budge.

“Not much has changed, not much since the day he was elected in November 2016,” said Sabato.  “He got 46 percent of the vote.  I think if you filter the polls through likely voter status, you’ll find that he comes out about 46 percent.  Nothing’s changed.”

Sabato says this is also evident in how the midterms played out, with some voters sharply rebuking him and others giving him a bigger majority in the Senate.

“The message in the House election was that people wanted a check and balance on President Trump.  That’s the national election because you didn’t have a national election for Senate and for governors,” said Sabato.

“President Trump’s luck held because he was able to add two seats to the U.S. Senate.  Given the fact that Republicans already had the majority, those two extra votes will come in very handy for him in the new year,” said Sabato.

As for the outgoing Congress, Sabato suspects longtime GOP lawmakers will see the past two years as a great success due to passing tax cuts and criminal justice reform while confirming a record number of judges.  He suspects younger, more conservative members will feel like opportunities were missed on spending, repealing Obamacare and more.

Listen to the full podcast to hear Sabato’s assessment of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, how Democrats will act once they have the majority in the House, and why he thinks there may be more than 20 Democrats running for president in 2020.

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Martini Awards Part 1: Most Underrated, Overrated, Honest Political Figures

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America begin handing out the prestigious year-end Three Martini Lunch Awards. In this first installment, they offer their individual selections for Most Underrated Political Figure, Most Overrated Political Figure, and Most Honest Political Figure. Yeah, we know there aren’t too many nominees for that last one.

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Protecting Kids from Politics, Tax Cut Trouble, Mitch Makes Pitch for McSally

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America applaud columnist Ruth Margolis for blasting liberals who demand that parents must immerse kids of all ages in politics and the social justice movement.  They also wince at the evidence Republicans may have lost congressional seats in states like California and New Jersey because they limited how much residents could use their state and local tax bill to reduce their federal tax payments.  And they react to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urging Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to appoint defeated Senate candidate Martha McSally to the state’s other Senate seat if Jon Kyl steps down before 2020.

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‘This Was Quite A Cycle for High Quality Conservatives’

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Democrats succeeded in taking back the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday but the blue wave never happened in the Senate, as Republican challengers instead washed out four incumbent Democrats and helped to tighten the GOP’s grip on power.

“This was quite a cycle for high-quality conservative candidates and we’re just very pleased with how it all ended up,” said Senate Conservatives Fund President Ken Cuccinelli, a former Virginia attorney general.

Republicans scored a pick-up in Indiana, where businessman Mike Braun defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly.  In North Dakota GOP Rep. Kevin Cramer soundly beat Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.  Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley scored a convincing victory over Sen. Claire McCaskill, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott upended three-term Sen. Bill Nelson, although that race appears headed for a recount.

Republicans also staved off challenges in Tennessee and Texas.  Rep. Marsha Blackburn kept the Tennessee seat for the GOP with a resounding win over former Gov. Phil Bredesen and Sen. Ted Cruz fended off a fierce campaign from Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke.

Republicans lost a seat in Nevada, where Rep. Jacky Rosen defeated Sen. Dean Heller and Republican Matt Rosendale fell just short against Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.  In West Virginia, Republican Patrick Morrisey lost to Sen. Joe Manchin.  Republican Rep. Martha McSally leads the Arizona Senate race against Rep. Kyrsten Sinema.

Listen to the full podcast as Cuccinelli explains how the Senate brawl over the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was “an epic turning point” in the battle for the Senate, why he thinks the Republicans really lost control of the House, and whether he thinks Virginia is now a blue state.

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Better Polls, Reporter Curses James, Missed GOP Chances, Predictions

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America kick off Election Day by improving their mood from Monday and welcoming the final polls which seem hopeful for many Republican candidates.  They also shake their heads over the Michigan newspaper reporter who cursed GOP Senate candidate John James after she thought she had hung up the phone after leaving a voicemail.  And they offer up predictions for the House, Senate and key governor’s races while wondering why Republicans aren’t doing better in a number of winnable races.

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The Closing Argument

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Democrats and Republicans have high hopes in Tuesday’s midterm elections, and while Democrats are fired up to throw up political roadblocks to President Trump, Republicans are also energized by lacking consistency in their closing message.

Conservative syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock says Republicans should not be talking about the migrants headed for the southern border when Republicans boast the best economy in the past half century.

“We should be talking about the economy, the economy, the economy, the economy today,” said Murdock.

“I know the caravan, or as I call it the pedestrian invasion force, is obviously a very important issue, but the GOP has a gift that’s wrapped in gold foil.  We ought to be talking about that,” he added.

While President Trump has focused a lot of attention on the migrants in the final days of the campaign, Murdock says his brethren in the media are working overtime to make every bad story a reflection on Trump.

“(They’ve done) terribly, as usual.  no big surprise,” said Murdock.

Murdock singled out media coverage of the horrific synagogue murders in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, when a self-described neo-Nazi who hates President Trump committed the deadliest crime against Jews in American history.

He says no matter what Trump did, the press was ready to pounce.

“All these people said the president needs to unify us, bring us together, let us all heal.  So he goes to Pittsburgh to meet with the rabbi at the synagogue and heal the survivors of this atrocity.  Then they attack him for going there and say how dare you go there, when they’ve been begging for him to heal the country.

“Had he not gone there, the people in the media would have screamed, ‘How come he hasn’t gone there to heal the victims?’  So, no matter what the president does, these jackals in the old guard media will attack him mercilessly, non-stop, no matter what he does,” said Murdock.

The biggest energizer for Republican voters was the Democrats’ treatment of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.  For Democrats, they’ve been amped up to stick it to Trump at the polls since the day he won the presidency.

“The Democrats have pretty much been energized since election night two years ago.  They expected Hillary Clinton, the dutchess of Chappaqua, to rise to the throne of the throne at the White House, for which I guess she was born to serve.  That didn’t work out and they’ve pretty much been in a foaming at the mouth situation ever since,” said Murdock.

Listen to the full podcast as Murdock explains what he sees as the stakes in these midterm elections, and what constitutes a good, great, bad or very bad day at the polls for Republicans.

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Progress for Imprisoned Pastor, GOP’s Popular Governors, Silly Straws

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America welcome the news that American pastor Andrew Brunson was moved from a Turkish prison to house arrest, and they condemn the bogus allegations that Brunson provided aid for the failed coup.  They also welcome the news that the ten most popular governors in America are Republican— great news in a year when most governorships are on the ballot. And they condemn the insanity of Santa Barbara, California, threatening fines and jail time for restaurant servers handing out plastic drinking straws without being asked, but Jim also sees a fantastic business opportunity there.

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Northam’s Moderate Start, Dismal Midterm Polls, Damon’s Dubious Denials

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are pleasantly surprised to see incoming Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam back away from pushing Medicaid expansion, much to the consternation of liberals.  They also shudder as a  new generic poll of voters suggests Republicans are in for a very rough 2018, as Democrats lead big among women and young people and even hold slight edges among men and senior citizens.  And Jim sounds off on actor Matt Damon’s insistence that he never knew about any of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual assaults and harassment.

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