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The Erick Erickson Show

The Erick Erickson Show cuts through the chaos with bold clarity and biblical conviction. Broadcasting live each weekday, Erick tackles the stories that matter - from Washington to Wall Street to your backyard - with fearless analysis rooted in Christian truth and conservative principles. No tribal talking points. No partisan spin. Just straight talk from a host who believes in the sovereignty of God, the greatness of America, and the importance of holding everyone accountable - right or left.

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Episode length: 37m

S15 EP201: Hour 1 - Why Tariffs and Party Kooks Cost Republicans Georgia and Texas, Plus Melania Trump’s Ukraine Push

On Open Line Friday, Erick reminds listeners that Donald Trump is still president for two more years, praises Melania Trump's Ukraine peace diplomacy, and lays out the AP exit poll data showing voters blamed tariffs and the Canada trade war, not just Iran war gas prices, for the midterm wipeout. Then he turns on the Georgia and Texas Republican parties, crediting Brian Kemp and the Rick Jackson campaign for limiting the damage while saying state party leaders squandered independent and suburban voters by still screaming about 2020. Erick also raves about Godzilla Minus One and plugs Hungry for a Day Thanksgiving meals. Trump's last two years: why the president still matters with a veto pen, judges, and foreign policy power, and Melania Trump's press conference pushing a Russia and Ukraine ceasefire and humanitarian relief Tariffs and the midterms: the AP VoteCast data in 45 states, Susan Collins in Maine overperforming and still losing, the Canada trade war, and Erick's report that a veto-proof bipartisan majority is building in the new Congress to end tariffs on Canada JD Vance, Donald Trump Jr., and the Iran war: why Erick calls the gas prices only explanation monocausal and says the loyalty only runs one way Georgia Republicans: Rick Jackson losing to Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Georgia state House lost by about 1,600 votes, Brian Kemp skipping mid-decade redistricting, Tyler Harper outperforming statewide, and a party "run by kooks" Texas, Colorado, and the GOP future: why winning the general election beats winning the primary, plus Godzilla Minus One, a Samford college tour, and Hungry for a Day Thanksgiving meals for $40 (text donate to 33777)

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP201: Hour 2 - Erick’s King for a Day Plan to Fix Congress

On Open Line Friday, Erick shuts down the third-party dream and lays out a king-for-a-day plan to fix Congress: grow the House of Representatives to 1,000 members, pay them $300,000, and lift donation caps so money flows to disclosed candidates instead of dark money groups. He also tells a Georgia caller how to take over the Republican Party from the precinct up, makes the case that governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms is not a monster, salutes departing Governor Brian Kemp, and reacts to Pete Hegseth impeachment talk and the breaking news that Susie Wiles is leaving and Stephen Miller becomes White House chief of staff.

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP201: Hour 3 - Why the Church Should Stop Chasing Politics, and Stephen Miller Takes Over for Susie Wiles

On Open Line Friday, Erick argues that America's political crisis is really a spiritual crisis, telling pastors to stop trading the gospel for a seat at the table, to quit pushing the lesser of two evils, and to hold the Republican Party to account as readily as the Democrats, with Josh Howerton, James Talarico, and the Christian nationalism fight inside the PCA and Southern Baptist Convention in the mix. Then he reacts to the breaking news that Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff after the midterm drubbing, and asks who actually gets held accountable for the botched Iran war. He also plugs Hungry for a Day Thanksgiving meals and shares a family update on his son's acceptance to Samford University.

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP200: Hour 1 - After the Wipeout: Who Gets Fired, the Corruption Problem, and Reagan’s Choice Not an Echo

On the morning after the Republican midterm wipeout, Erick pushes back on JD Vance's one-cause blame of the Iran war and asks when Pete Hegseth gets fired. He walks through the exit data on corruption, Trump's presidential library fundraising, the cruelty of the immigration process, tariffs and cost of living, and plays Ronald Reagan's 1974 choice, not an echo speech. His case: the GOP is recoverable if it returns to its principles and stops living on one man's whims. Midterm wipeout aftermath: why Erick says the Iran war was an accelerant, not the only cause, and why he asks when Pete Hegseth gets fired JD Vance, the Iran memorandum of understanding, and Erick's warning against telling voters their priors were all correct Corruption as the top voter issue: Trump presidential library foundation fundraising, Public Square, and the Donald Trump Jr. ties Immigration policy vs. process: why voters backed the policy but saw ICE tactics and the Vivek Ramaswamy ad on Amy Acton as cruel Conservative ballot wins (California billionaire wealth tax defeated), 1974 and Reagan's choice not an echo, and why the GOP can recover in two years

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP200: Hour 2 - Redistricting Backfired on the GOP, and Markets Plunge 1,600 Points as the Cruelty Problem Grows

Erick shows how the Republican mid-decade redistricting push blew up in the party's face, from Indiana and South Carolina to Georgia and Texas, and how it drove record Black voter turnout that cost Republicans Senate seats in the South. He breaks into the show with a market freefall, the Dow down 1,600 points and the Nasdaq in correction on AI and data center fears, then makes the case that cruelty, from ICE tactics to the White House ballroom and the Vivek Ramaswamy ad, is what voters punished. Listener calls cover the Mar-a-Lago endorsement problem and why both parties sell fear. Redistricting backfire: Sean Trende's data, the Indiana Republicans Donald Trump ousted for blocking a map that could have gone 9 to 0 or 8 to 1 for Democrats, South Carolina's 7 to 0 map that risked 6 to 1, Georgia's state House lost by about 1,600 votes, and Erick's verdict on James Blair Statewide fallout: Ken Paxton's loss in Texas, Marsha Blackburn's narrow Tennessee governor win, Cindy Hyde-Smith's weak Mississippi campaign, and the record Black midterm turnout in the South Callers John and Jordan on new GOP leaders, the Mar-a-Lago endorsement game, Michael Whatley and Vivek Ramaswamy, and why both parties tell voters the other side will cancel the election Breaking market selloff: Dow down 1,605 points, Nasdaq down 5.2% into correction, S&P 500 worst day since April 2025, Russell 2000 in correction, AI chip stocks sliding, Brent crude near $100 Cruelty on the ballot: Ted Cruz's Kansas exit poll on cost of living, spam sales and plasma donations, the ballroom and gold leaf, ICE and Hispanic voters, the golden rule, and why Erick says do not give up on the country

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP200: Hour 3 - Trump Oversold and Under Delivered, and Why Hope Beats Rage for a Wiped-Out GOP

Erick says President Donald Trump oversold and underdelivered in his second term, and that broken promises on the Iran war, tariffs and the economy are why Republicans got wiped out in the midterm elections. He warns Trump may cut bad deals with Democrats for a legacy, defends the filibuster against the Save America Act argument, and blames House saboteurs like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie. His answer for the GOP is hope instead of rage, from Barack Obama's "we are the ones we've been waiting for" to Marco Rubio, plus a call to serve your own community through Hungry for a Day.

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP199: Hour 1 - Why the GOP Got Wiped Out: MAGA’s Coalition Collapsed and the Exit Polls Say It Wasn’t Just Iran

Erick breaks down the Republican wipeout in the 2026 midterms, from Texas and Georgia to South Carolina and Kansas, and argues the Trump-era GOP lost the multiracial, multiethnic coalition it built in 2024. He walks through the exit polling on inflation, tariffs, corruption, the Iran war and immigration enforcement, then explains why JD Vance blaming only the war offers an echo, not a choice, and why the loss is recoverable. Midterm wipeout: Republicans lose Texas, Georgia and South Carolina ground as Hispanic voters swing to Democrats, 62 to 35 Exit poll breakdown: 79 percent report inflation hardship, 64 percent say tariffs hurt the economy, 63 percent call the Iran attack the wrong decision Why "it was just gas prices and the war" is wrong: affordability, corruption, tariffs, deportation overreach and the ballroom JD Vance, 2028 and Reagan's "a choice, not an echo" after the 1974 Watergate wipeout Why it is recoverable: the Senate map, Nebraska and North Carolina ballot measures, and majority support for capitalism and low taxes

Episode length: 36m

S15 EP199 Hour 2 - ‘It’s Going to Be Okay’: Erick Takes Your Calls After the GOP Midterm Wipeout

Calling in from Nashville, Erick opens the phones the day after the 2026 midterm wipeout. He tells listeners no loss in American politics is permanent, and he puts the blame on President Trump and the Republicans who wouldn't hold him accountable, not on the voters. He credits Jon Ossoff for rebuilding the Georgia Democratic Party while the state GOP kept relitigating 2020. He also takes calls on the 2028 Senate map, J.D. Vance, the filibuster, and what a Democratic Georgia under Keisha Lance Bottoms will look like. - No permanence in politics: lessons from 1974, 1994, 2010 and Reagan's comeback, and why both parties should stop listening to the crazies - Why voters revolted: tariffs, the White House ballroom, the cruelty in the ICE response, and a Republican redistricting plan that backfired - The 2028 Senate map: Georgia, Ohio, Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania, plus the filibuster and the Supreme Court - Georgia's GOP reckoning: Josh McCoon, the state party apparatus, and how Ossoff beat Republicans fair and square - Listener calls: Michigan, Alabama, Georgia and Ohio callers on faith over politics, the Trump bargain, and what has replaced Christendom.

Episode length: 35m

S15 EP199: Hour 3 - Day After the Midterm Disaster: Who Gets Fired in the GOP and How You Can Feed a Family

Erick spends the day after the 2026 midterm wipeout asking the question Republicans are dodging: who gets fired? He takes aim at Pete Hegseth, Stephen Miller, Howard Lutnick, Peter Navarro and Susie Wiles; shares texts from two U.S. senators about JD Vance and the Iran memorandum of understanding; and reminds listeners that Keisha Lance Bottoms, Greg Abbott, and Ron DeSantis show how much good governance and local parties matter. Plus David Huey of Hungry for a Day on how $40 feeds a family of four at Thanksgiving. Accountability after the wipeout: Erick Erickson asks who gets fired, from Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon missile shortage to Howard Lutnick's Canada trade deal, Peter Navarro's tariffs, Susie Wiles and Stephen Miller, and compares it to George W. Bush firing Donald Rumsfeld after the 2006 midterms JD Vance and Iran: two U.S.

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP198: Hour 1 - Election Day: Republicans Finally Show Up, and Why Pastors Should Stop Selling Lesser Evils

On Election Day, Erick sees surprising Republican turnout in Georgia, Texas, Ohio and Florida, reads Henry Olsen's Washington Post warning of a GOP wipeout, and predicts Republicans lose the House but hold the Senate. He pleads with listeners to vote down ballot, argues pastors should stop telling Christians to vote for the lesser of two evils, and takes a Sacramento caller on Steve Hilton and whether a Republican can ever win California. Election Day turnout watch: Republican lines in Georgia, Texas, Ohio and Florida, Matt Towery of InsiderAdvantage, and the early vote Democrats banked Midterm predictions: Rick Jackson over Keisha Lance Bottoms in the Georgia governor race, Ken Paxton against James Talarico in Texas, and a GOP that loses the House but keeps the Senate Henry Olsen's Washington Post column, Chuck Todd's list of the wildest midterm campaign moments, and Stephen Miller's cult-like closing pitch Faith and voting: Charles Spurgeon, the 1984 Pentecostal Evangel voter guidelines, Edwin Edwards versus David Duke, and why evil has no party letter Steve Hilton and California, school choice as Georgia's Republican lifeline, and the New York Times list of Michigan Jewish leaders backing Abdul El-Sayed

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP198: Hour 2 - Republicans Show Up, Buttigieg Breaks Ranks, and Why Both Parties Blame the Voters

On Election Day, Erick Erickson tracks Republican turnout in Georgia, Texas, Ohio, Florida and Nevada, blasts Vivek Ramaswamy and Roger Marshall for torching their own campaigns, and explains why Pete Buttigieg is catching heat for distancing himself from Abdul El-Sayed and Hassan Piker. He takes calls on single-payer health care, the 2028 fallout for J.D. Vance and Rubio, and why a third party never gets off the ground, then reads NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's plea to stop the conspiracy theories after the Florida Lear 60 crash. Election Day turnout watch: Ron DeSantis on Florida, the Georgia surge, Buckhead signs for Jon Ossoff but few for Keisha Lance Bottoms, Texas needing record turnout, and a surprise Republican early vote in Nevada with Joe Lombardo Campaign meltdowns: Vivek Ramaswamy and the Amy Acton ad in Ohio, Roger Marshall in Kansas, Mark Short on Trump's approval, and the Blaze under Glenn Beck drifting toward white nationalism Pete Buttigieg on CNBC Squawk Box distancing himself from Abdul El-Sayed and Hassan Piker, and the Democrats furious at him for it Why neither party learns from elections: the under-vote in Georgia and Texas, Brian Kemp as the model for 2028 Republicans, Trump's executive orders versus real legislation, and Cesar's third-party question Jared Isaacman and NASA on the Lear 60 crash and conspiracy theories, plus Iran strikes, the Masters film, and a Senate prediction of 51 to 49

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP198: Hour 3 - Rain Helps Republicans on Election Day, Plus DOJ Target Letters for Marc Elias in Alaska

On Election Day, Erick says the 58.7 million early votes (up from 45.9 million in 2022) make turnout the whole story, explains why rain helps Republicans in Florida, Louisiana and Texas, and warns that crying "stolen election" is a mistake. He covers DOJ and FBI target letters to 20 Democrats, including Marc Elias over the Mary Peltola ballot controversy in Alaska, and answers callers on why local races matter and why J.D. Vance is not the natural 2028 heir. Election Day turnout watch: 58,677,062 early votes versus 45,920,446 in 2022, Republican lines in metro Atlanta, prediction markets, and the Axios warning that Democrats are less popular than the IRS Why rain helps Republicans: rural and exurban church precincts versus urban lines in Florida, Louisiana, Houston, Shreveport, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, plus Georgia voter file coding of hard and soft Republicans DOJ and FBI target letters to 20 Democrats including Marc Elias, the Mary Peltola ballot controversy in Alaska, Senator Dan Sullivan, and why ranked-choice voting could delay results for weeks J.D. Vance and 2028: Erick Erickson walks through the GOP pattern of nominating the runner-up from Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan to Ted Cruz, and a caller from Appalachia on voting local races, sheriffs and school boards Go vote anyway: why voting is a right and not a duty, Georgia's three constitutional amendments, Trump's possible cutoff of aid to Israel, and the Magic City polls-to-poles watch party

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP197: Hour 1 - Election Eve Panic: Republicans Fear an Early Vote Wipeout and Haley Stevens Backs Mike Rogers

On the eve of the midterms, Erick Erickson reports on the brutal early voting data that has Republican strategists panicking in Georgia, Texas, Iowa and even Florida, then explains why he still believes the polls overcount Democrats and why undecided voters break for the incumbent party. He urges frustrated Republicans to vote for Rick Jackson, Greg Abbott and other state-level candidates even if they leave the Senate line blank. Then Haley Stevens crosses party lines to endorse Mike Rogers over Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race, and Erick makes the case that character still counts. Early voting data in Georgia and Texas, Republican strategist panic, and Steve Kornacki's Meet the Press numbers on how unpopular the Democratic Party is What a campaign consultant does the day before an election: active voters by precinct, county and precinct captains, and chasing down Republicans who have not voted Why Erick will leave the Georgia Senate line blank but vote for Rick Jackson, Greg Abbott and the rest of the Republican ticket, a permission structure for frustrated voters Michigan Senate race: Haley Stevens endorses Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed's 60 Minutes answers on Israel and the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Democratic backlash from Stacey Abrams and Hasan Piker Character over party, Charles Spurgeon on never being obligated to choose evil, and a preview of the fake Dan Sullivan story in Alaska and looming Obamacare premium hikes

Episode length: 36m

S15 EP197: Hour 2 - The Fake Dan Sullivan Scandal in Alaska and Why Furious Normal Voters May Punish the GOP

On the eve of the midterms, Erick Erickson breaks down the Alaska scandal in which Mary Peltola's campaign allegedly recruited a Democrat named Daniel J. Sullivan to run as a Republican against Senator Dan Sullivan, and why he thinks it could be election fraud. He argues that normal, non partisan voters are angry at the GOP over tariffs, the Iran war, diesel and fertilizer prices, and the cruelty and incompetence of deportation, even as he stays more optimistic than panicked Republican strategists about the Georgia governor race between Rick Jackson and Keisha Lance Bottoms. A caller named Roe presses him on whether the Republican party is truly open to everyone.

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP197: Hour 3 - Why Gridlock Is Good News and Tucker Carlson’s Nuclear Claim

On the final day before the midterm elections, Erick Erickson tells anxious Republicans that gridlock in Washington is good for the stock market, the states, and your rights, and explains why a divided Congress still faces Obamacare premium hikes, the national debt, and a lame duck Donald Trump who could reset his economic team. He also takes on Tucker Carlson's claim that Trump plans a nuclear strike, the likely return to Iran after the election, and the Wall Street Journal story of the vanished Alaska candidate Dan J. Sullivan Jr. in the fake Dan Sullivan scandal. Why gridlock is good: the Founders' design, the stock market, state power, the impermanent presidency of executive orders, and what Trump can still get done with a divided Congress What Republicans should learn if the midterm elections go badly: do not blame voters, listen to exit polls, replace Peter Navarro and Howard Lutnick with Scott Bessent and Kevin Hassett, and follow the George W. Bush 2006 reset model Iran war outlook: Tucker Carlson's claim about a nuclear strike on Pickaxe Mountain, Ukrainian drone defense help for Gulf allies, falling oil prices, Netanyahu's coalition troubles, and why Erick expects the U.S. and Israel to finish the job Washington's coming collisions: Obamacare premiums up 15 to 20 percent, a national debt equal to GDP, possible Fed rate hikes, and Medicare for All fears if Democrats win Congress Election eve stories: Greg Abbott in Texas, Dave Marcus on the ground in Ohio, Steve Kornacki on Democratic favorability, the missing Alaska fake Dan Sullivan, Donald Trump Jr.'s Ohio gaffe, and the Falcons' loss to the Buccaneers

October 2026

Episode length: 36m

S15 EP196: Hour 1 - Where Things Stand in the Final Days and Why Undecided Voters Break for the Incumbent

Erick opens Open Line Friday with the state of play in the U.S. Senate, explaining why late undecided voters tend to break for the incumbent party and why he still thinks Republicans hold the Senate even as early voting in Georgia, Texas, and Kansas looks grim for the GOP. He breaks down the polling averages for James Talarico, Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers, Roger Marshall, Ossoff, and Keisha Lance Bottoms, takes Brooke's call from Atlanta, pays tribute to Sir Patrick Stewart, and argues that voters take away your power to fight the culture war once you break their economy. Senate races 2026: why undecided voters break for the incumbent party, Cook Political Report's call for a 25-seat Democratic House gain, and Erick's prediction that Republicans keep the Senate The Washington Post and George Mason University Kansas poll, Roger Marshall vs. Adam Hamilton, and why Democrats answer pollsters at twice the rate of Republicans Georgia early voting, Rick Jackson, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Ossoff, and the case for leaving one line blank but still voting for every other Republican James Talarico, Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers, and the Democrats' new "smiling warriors" message, plus Nancy Pelosi pushing back on El-Sayed Tributes to Patrick Stewart and Captain Picard, tariffs and Georgia farmers (Vidalia onions), and the Obama "love your neighbor" pivot

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP196: Hour 2 - GOP Is Their Own Worst Enemy and Why Congress Needs a Big Raise

Erick explains why he will vote the whole Republican ballot but leave the Georgia Senate line blank over Mike Collins, takes pushback from caller Joy, and argues that Republicans cannot win the culture war while tariffs and diesel prices wreck the economy. He also covers the fake Dan Sullivan fallout in the Alaska Senate race, Chinese farmland purchases in Texas, Florida Amendment 3 on property taxes, and his case for expanding the House and paying members of Congress $500,000. Georgia Senate race: Mike Collins, Derek Dooley, Herschel Walker, and why Erick will not vote for the lesser of two evils, plus Joy's call defending the hold your nose vote and more than a dozen pastors who texted support The economy and the midterm elections: tariffs, diesel prices, Georgia soybean farmers, truck drivers, and why Erick says voters grant a license to fight the culture war only if the economy works Alaska Senate race: reporters cannot find the second Dan Sullivan, Mary Peltola, the New York Times text messages, and the Alaska governor's warning about certifying the election Chinese land purchases in Texas, drought, diesel and grain costs, the slaughterhouse oligopoly, shrinking cattle herds, and Argentine beef imports Congress salary: Erick wants the House expanded to 1,000 members and pay raised to $500,000, with Orlando police salaries as proof, plus Vivek Ramaswamy's Ohio ad and Mar-a-Lago endorsements Florida Amendment 3: homestead exemption, property tax reform, and employee retirement benefits, with Erick saying he would vote yes

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP196: Hour 3 - AI Hiring Robots Rejecting Gen Z, and Why Classical Education Beats the Dumbed Down SAT

Erick uses Open Line Friday to go after AI hiring tools, from the Workday class action lawsuit over alleged age and race discrimination to the New York Times report on Gen Z job seekers rejected by chatbots, and he calls on Congress to ban AI from vetting job applicants. He also takes caller Vince on the Workday rejection loop, then turns to the collapse of SAT vocabulary rigor, his son's classical Christian education and senior thesis, Common Core and Singapore math, and the new data on toddler screen time.

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP194: Hour 2 - Republicans Are Not Voting Early and a Booming Economy Still Isn’t Helping the GOP

Erick Erickson sounds the alarm on early voting data in Georgia, where Keisha Lance Bottoms could beat Rick Jackson for governor if Republicans stay home, and where the same weak GOP turnout shows up in Iowa, Ohio, Texas and North Carolina. He weighs Patrick Ruffini's numbers against a 3.4 percent third quarter GDP report, a likely December interest rate hike from Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh, and why tariffs, grocery prices and wages trailing inflation hurt Republicans heading into the midterm elections. Plus data center spending, the college work ethic problem, and a possible Canada trade deal. Georgia early voting: Keisha Lance Bottoms vs. Rick Jackson, Secretary of State turnout data, Fulton, Clayton and Liberty counties, weak rural and exurban Republican turnout, and absentee ballot requests Patrick Ruffini's national early vote tracker: 33 million ballots cast, Democratic surge in North Carolina and Georgia, and why Erick still thinks Republicans can narrowly hold the Senate (Ken Paxton, Mike Collins, Michael Whatley) Third quarter GDP at 3.4 percent, the data center building boom driving concrete prices, Kevin Warsh and the Federal Reserve on a December rate hike, Scott Bessent, and tariffs hurting the GOP Grocery price tracking in swing counties by Liz Mayer, wages six months behind inflation, and the affordability problem for Republicans College graduates and work ethic, the return of the Blue Book exam, Microsoft layoffs, and why Chick-fil-A alumni and classical education produce better workers Canada, the European Union and a possible Trump trade deal, plus a surge in Republican turnout in northern border states for Susan Collins and Mike Rogers

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP194: Hour 1 - Alaska Dirty Tricks

Erick Erickson digs into the New York Times report that Mary Peltola's campaign, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee aides, and the Elias Law Group ran a "Ballot Composition Project" to put a second Dan Sullivan on Alaska's ranked choice ballot, and why he thinks the press is shrugging it off. He also covers Troy Jackson's Maine logging company that turns out to be a union consulting firm and the laundromat owner misled into his ad against Susan Collins, Abdul El-Sayed and Peggy Flanagan donor ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, and why he is leaving the Georgia Senate line blank. Plus a salute to the Milwaukee Brewers' World Series win. Alaska Senate race: Mary Peltola, the Ballot Composition Project, two Dan Sullivans, Jared Kurtz, Mark Elias, the DSCC, Dana Bash on CNN, and the Justice Department's weak certification case Why ranked choice voting invites ballot stacking, from Alaska to New York City, and why Erick says it confuses voters and erodes trust in elections Maine Senate race: Troy Jackson's logging company that is really a consulting firm paid by the International Association of Machinists, and the Scarborough laundromat owner misled into a Troy Jackson ad against Susan Collins Michigan and Minnesota Democrats: Abdul El-Sayed, Peggy Flanagan, Muslim Brotherhood donor ties, Haley Stevens on CNN, plus Dave Jolly and James Talarico on transgender athletes in girls sports Why Erick is not voting in the Georgia Senate race, rising antisemitism and extremism on both sides, and a congratulations to the Milwaukee Brewers on a small market World Series win over the big spending Dodgers and Mets model

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP194: Hour 3 - The Omar Investigation

Erick Erickson breaks down the New York Times report that Obama-era FBI and Homeland Security investigators found evidence Rep. Ilhan Omar's 2009 marriage was fraudulent, why the statute of limitations stalled the case, and how Chief Judge James Boasberg is handling the sealed search warrant fight. He also takes listener calls on the border wall, munitions production, and Anduril founder Palmer Luckey's case that America should build weapons with the factories it already has, plus China, the power grid, and Taiwan.

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP193: Hour 1 - Israel and the Arabs

Erick breaks down Benjamin Netanyahu's surprise comeback in the Israeli election, why early exit polls got the Knesset race wrong, and what it means for polling ahead of the American midterms. Then he takes on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments about Arab nations a week before Michigan votes, Abdul El-Sayed's Muslim Brotherhood ties, the 2002 UN Arab Human Development Report, and JD Vance on the unrest in France. Erick also explains why he is leaving one Georgia ballot line blank, his predictions for the Senate and House, and the Atlanta Dream versus Golden State Valkyries WNBA Finals scheduling mess. Israel election: Netanyahu and Likud lead, his coalition drops from 68 to 54 seats, exit polling errors, Knesset coalition math, and a possible caretaker government Midterm election 2026 predictions: Republicans hold the Senate, lose the House, why polling overstates Democrats, Ken Paxton in Texas, and Patrick Ruffini's data Why Erick is leaving a Georgia Senate ballot line blank, Mike Collins, and the case for keeping the Senate for judges and a possible Clarence Thomas retirement Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Arab culture, Abdul El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood, Mike Lawler on CNN, and the UN Arab Human Development Report on book translation JD Vance on rioting in France, immigration and assimilation, Democrats and post-election protests, plus Atlanta Dream versus Golden State Valkyries WNBA Finals and caller Charles on endless campaign calls

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP193: Hour 2 - Dems Stacked Alaska’s Ballot With Dan Sullivans, and Republicans Are Texting Their Donors Away

Erick breaks down the New York Times exposé on the Mary Peltola campaign's "Ballot Composition Project," which recruited candidates named Dan Sullivan to confuse Alaska's ranked-choice voting ballot and peel votes from Senator Dan Sullivan. He then explains how Republican text message fundraising on WinRed is killing the small donor base while ActBlue surges, why early voting data shows Republicans not turning out in Georgia ahead of Keisha Lance Bottoms, and what the Wall Street Journal reports about a post-midterm Iran strike. Alaska Senate race: Mary Peltola, the Ballot Composition Project, fake and look-alike Dan Sullivan candidates, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee involvement, and why ranked-choice voting invites ballot stacking Republican small dollar fundraising collapse: WinRed versus ActBlue, James Talarico's ActBlue haul, spam text messages, the RNC's $64 million in refunded recurring donations, and why super PACs pay higher TV and radio ad rates than candidates Early voting red flag: Republican strategists say reliable early voters are not showing up, Georgia nerves over Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson, John King for insurance commissioner, and Greg Abbott in Texas Iran war: Wall Street Journal report of a short, intense US and Israeli campaign after the midterms, Patriot batteries and carrier groups, the Joint Chiefs' push for 15 more days of bombing, the Iranian missile shield, and Twelver Shia Mahdism Gallup record-low support for reelecting Congress, Lisa Murkowski endorsing the Democratic governor candidate in Alaska, and Fox News ratings among 25- to 54-year-olds

Episode length: 37m

S15 EP193: Hour 3 - Fox Ratings in Free Fall, and Texas Pastors Went Quiet Until the Heretic Showed Up

Erick digs into the Nielsen numbers showing Fox News headed for its lowest October in years, with just 98,000 viewers in the coveted 25 to 54 demo, and explains why populist movements like MAGA rarely survive the departure of the big personality, from Huey Long to Zell Miller to a post-Trump 2028 fight over Donald Trump's term limits and JD Vance. Then he takes calls on the Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico, why pastors stayed silent in the primary, early voting panic in Georgia and Michigan, and the Federal Reserve holding off on a rate hike until December. Fox News ratings collapse: Nielsen October numbers, a 32 percent drop in the 25 to 54 demographic, News Nation gaining, and why Erick says he refuses to be captured by his audience Populist movements after Trump: Huey Long, Zell Miller, the two-term limit and the 22nd Amendment, JD Vance, 2028 presidential campaign talk, and the future of MAGA Texas Senate race: Ken Paxton versus James Talarico, undecided voters breaking for the incumbent party, and why Erick faults Texas pastors for staying quiet in the primary Midterm early vote: more than 33 million ballots cast, Michigan at one in five voters, Georgia passing two million early votes with weak rural turnout, and Patrick Ruffini on border state Republicans Federal Reserve holding rates until a likely December hike, Trump on working with a Democratic House, Christians killed in Nigeria, and Erick's warning about Carl Schmitt on the right
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