What is former President Donald Trump urging Republicans to focus on as the midterms approach? CRIME. People are afraid to walk outside, he says. So, how is that advice faring so far for GOP candidates? In this clip, Glenn and Stu discuss some of the most contested midterm races: the races to pay attention to, what candidates are choosing to focus on, and how the matchups look so far…
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GLENN: Trump is imploring the G.O.P. to focus on crime, as midterms near. He says, people are afraid to walk outside. And that is true, in many parts of the country.
And it is working, in Wisconsin, isn't it?
STU: Yeah. Yeah. Ron Johnson and Mandela Barnes. And the big thing the Johnson campaign has hit Barnes on, is his -- you know, flirtations many times over with the -- the defund the police crowd. You know, he did an event with Ilhan Omar.
GLENN: Oh, my gosh. You want to talk about being clueless. Yeah.
STU: Yeah. So they've been hitting them hard on this.
And especially in Wisconsin, which has gone through a real rough couple of years. People might remember. This is a situation, where it's really damaging. Barns' candidacy. And I think this is a message that is working across the country. That's just the highest profile of it. Johnson has worked out a pretty consistent lead there. And usually, Johnson wins when all of the polls says he's down by a couple of points. And he winds up winning. Now the polls are saying, he's up by a couple of points. Things are looking pretty good there for Johnson.
GLENN: Also, it looks pretty good in Arizona. CBS you.gov survey, show that Kari Lake and Katie Hobbs are tied now, 49-49, which I -- I'm surprised by. Especially -- I think that will change, especially since during the debate, Katy Hobbs was asked, you know, do you have any specific lessons that you might have learned from the Hispanic community? Which I think is a ridiculous question.
STU: It is a ridiculous question, I will say.
GLENN: No. She couldn't. No, she couldn't come up with anything.
She kind of struggled, you know, a bit here and there. And then she said, well, I -- I have a sister-in-law who is a Latina, and then tried to say a few words in Spanish. It didn't go well. It didn't go well.
STU: It's funny. It's such a random question.
GLENN: What would you say?
STU: I would say, I don't categorize the lessons I learn by race. Now, I can say that. She can't say that.
GLENN: A Democrat can't say that.
STU: She can't say that. I think that's a totally legitimate response to that question. Why the hell would I think, you know, what lessons have I learned from Latinos today? Like what weirdo thinks that way?
GLENN: You know, I have actually thought that. I have thought, there's a really good lesson --
STU: So you're the weirdo. I don't think you think that way generally.
GLENN: No. I wouldn't have thought of it, like I've got to learn a lesson. But what have I observed?
I've observed, God and family are center in their families. And their families do pretty well.
You know, they may not be at the top of the economic spectrum in America. But they do pretty well. They're families. They know what their priorities are. And I think that's great.
STU: That answer also not available to Katy Hobbs. She can't say that she cares about the nuclear family.
GLENN: No. She can't. She can't.
All right. So Blake Masters also looks like he's narrowing the lead. Kelly with 51, and Masters, 48.
STU: This has been narrowing for weeks.
GLENN: Yep.
STU: They pulled all the money out of Arizona. At least from the McConnell side of things. Which I think was a big mistake.
You know, I think McConnell does want the majority.
So he what I come back in. Hopefully, there are also talks about Peter Thiel, who has been a big supporter of Masters, coming in with an influx of cash, late in the campaign, which would be really, really helpful right now.
Because, look, Masters has the debate tonight. This is the big one, is tonight.
GLENN: I wish I could get that on TV. I would love to get that. Probably get it online.
STU: Probably can.
It's a big one. Really, there hasn't been a side-by-side, with Masters and Kelly.
GLENN: And I think Masters might cream him.
STU: I think so too. He's pretty smart.
GLENN: Yeah. Pretty smart?
STU: You know, I mean, we talked to him.
He's a smart guy -- he's got a really good history -- worked as an entrepreneur.
Worked inside the tech industry.
Kind of like -- I think he'll be more impressive to Arizona voters, than what the media has presented.
The media has presented him as this crazy person, who is just this lunatic. You know, come out, his eyes bulging out.
He's going to be doing all these crazy things. And Mr. Election denial himself. I mean, we've talked to him a bunch of times. That's not him at all.
I mean, he just seems like a really smart guy, that wants to do the best thing for Arizona. So I think him being side by side with Kelly, will help, if he has good performance today.
GLENN: Ron DeSantis.
STU: Doing really well.
GLENN: He's doing really well.
Eleven-point lead over Charlie Crist, which -- really?
Only 11 over Charlie Crist.
STU: How could you possibly vote for Charlie Crist at this point?
GLENN: I know. I have no idea. No idea.
STU: Now, an unnamed Democrat, there's plenty of people who might support that. But Charlie Crist obviously just goes wherever he can grab for power.
GLENN: Charlie Crist. You can talk Charlie Crist out of supporting himself.
STU: 100 percent. If it would give him the slightest advantage, he would vote against himself.
GLENN: He would. He would.
STU: I also looked at this too, this poll is important. In this, I believe entirely, before the hurricane.
So and he has had rave reviews of the way --
GLENN: Yeah. Even President Biden yesterday. You know, what's really great about the way he's handled things.
He doesn't dismiss global warming. Really? That's not --
STU: That has nothing to do with this.
GLENN: By the way, he has long coattails. The same poll shows three Republicans seeking cabinet posts, dug double-digit leads. Double digit leads.
That is -- I mean, this is Florida, man. This is Florida. That's not a deep red state.
STU: Yeah. People forget, Ron DeSantis won as the governor by 0.4 points. He did not run away with that election, by any means.
In fact, every big statewide election, where you think of Republicans.
Rick Scott, won very, very narrowly.
That's the way this works. You don't win by double digits, as a Republican by Florida. Maybe until now.
GLENN: So we have to talk to the woman who is running for the governor of Oregon.
I think she might win.
Now, she's still, you know, in the back. Let's see. Christian Drazin, who last week, oh, my gosh. Last week in four consecutive polls, took the lead. Did you know that?
STU: Yeah. Now, this is the race that we talked about yesterday. There's an independent that grabbed a large chunk of the vote there. Almost 20 percent.
So it's sort of like, if you go back to the Ross Perot type election. There's a real split here.
That's the type of thing, that hurt George H.W. Bush back in -- back in the day. I think it's helping here, the Republican. And there's a real chance here.
GLENN: Can I tell you something?
Her opponent in a -- in a debate, I think it was yesterday.
Called for the construction of a meth stabilization center.
She wants safe havens.
STU: It's called Portland. I mean, we've seen this in action over the past couple of years.
GLENN: Oh, my gosh. Oh, Michigan. I mean, can you imagine, with everything going on in Oregon, crime, drugs, everything else. You're like, I think we should build a safe haven for meth users.
I mean, God help you, Oregon. If that woman wins, you're in deep trouble.
STU: This really is the separation between Republicans and Democrats right now. The Democrats want safe havens for meth users. Republicans want safe havens for people who are around -- who have to deal with the meth users.
GLENN: Safe havens for people.
STU: For people. You know, so they don't have to get attacked in the street. By the meth users you're trying to give is safe spaces to.
GLENN: That's really what it should be. Safe havens for people who want to go to work. Raise their children. Not get stabbed. Or have their kids die on fentanyl. That's a safe haven. That's a Republican safe haven.
STU: Yeah. And, again, that message connects with people right now.
Everybody feels this way. We're spinning out of control, no matter what major city you live near. When you go down into the middle of it.
It seems like no one is really trying anymore, to really keep you safe.
GLENN: Yeah. So there is hope, because of that. Real hope. But I -- I showed a chalkboard last night. I'll talk about it here, in about 15 minutes. And you can find it at Blaze TV.
It's a really important show.
And I think it's not just sobering. It also gives you the answer, okay? Because the guy who made this chalkboard, forty years ago, he was with the KGB. He said, here's how you do it from the inside. Because we were going to do it.
So here's how the Soviet Union. This was before the Soviet Union collapsed. He said, here's the plan.
And I got to tell you, I'm not saying the Soviets are doing it, or the Russians are doing it. Although, they'll pile on. But it is exactly what is happening to us. And he said, it's a 20-year plan.
And the only flaw -- the only way, this can be stopped, and I'll let him tell you next hour, via videotape.
He's long dead.
But it is -- it's an answer you know. It's an answer you know. And it's an answer that everybody -- yeah. It will. Yeah, it will.
This was the thing that the Soviets felt was their biggest danger in this.
Also, it is -- it's remarkable, as a time line. Because they said it was a 15 to 20-year plan.
How long have we been going through this, Stu? Really, it's like September 11th. Right after that?
It's about a 20-year plan. And he said, that has -- it has to be 20 years. Because it has to get the next generation.
It has to be in the schools. And the kids have to be demoralized. And confused. And everything that our kids are right now.
And he said, because that generation is the one who is really going to push it through.
And he -- he laid out four steps.
I showed it last night on TV.
Four steps. And we're at the end of the third step. And the fourth step is, totalitarianism. And there's different ways that can go, but totalitarianism. So there's really only three steps to disaster. And we are at that line of disaster. This is like last call. Last call.
So important that you hear it. And I think it will give you great hope. At least it does me. Debating on whether I should tell you a story. I'm going to think about it.
There's something that -- something that's very personal, to me.
That happened to me about two years ago. And while it was terrifying to think about it, at the beginning, it actually totally changed my perspective.
And by the end of a conversation, I was like, I feel so much better. I -- I like, really have hope. Let me think on that. But I think this will give you hope. I really do. So you can watch us on BlazeTV. Join us, please. I'm almost out of time.
There is, I don't know if you saw this. This came out September 30th. A consortium of four private groups, worked with a Department of Homeland Security. And Department of State, to sensor massive numbers of social media posts, they consider misinformation during the 2020 election.
Then its members got rewarded with millions of federal dollars from the Biden administration. The election integrity partnership is back in action again, for the midterm elections, raising concerns among people who believe in, I don't know, freedom. That a chilling new form of public/private partnership to evade the First Amendment prohibition of government censorship may be expanding.
What they did in 2020, is they set up this service. That allowed federal agencies like home land cyber security, infrastructure, security agency, which I've never even heard of. And the state's global engagement center, to file tickets. They could go to this public/private thing. And the government agencies could say, I want to write a ticket. That's misinformation. You should remove it.
And they would.
They also -- listen to this. They also gave our empowered, with federal agency-like power. To the Democratic National Committee. Common cause, and the NAACP. So they could write tickets as well. And have people censored.
We were on that list. And I was specifically named. I want you to know, it's a matter of time. Please, it is so important. And I know you're -- I know how hard you work for your money. And I know every dollar counts. But if you believe we can help you through things, please, subscribe to Blaze TV and do it now.
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