Major Win for Democrats, Minor Debate for Republicans
Democrats pull out critical wins for abortion rights in Ohio and Andy Beshear in Kentucky, and deal a big blow to Glenn Youngkin in Virginia. Jon, Dan, and Tommy discuss how Democrats did it, and what it all could mean for Joe Biden next fall. Then, did somebody say "ship gap"?? The third Republican debate goes in some very odd directions—while the front-runner shows off his own brand of crazy at a Florida rally. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.
- Duration
- 1h 3m
- Broadcast on
- 09 Nov 2023
- Audio Format
- other
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(upbeat music) - Welcome to POD Save America, I'm John Favreau. - I'm Tommy Vitor. - I'm Dan Fyfer. - Dan Fyfer. - Hey Dan. - How's it going? - Good to have you down here in LA. - I haven't seen you guys in 72 hours. - You're Dan is sick of our faces. - No, we're not sick of his, that's for sure. On today's show, we got a big election day for Democrats to talk about, and a somewhat meaningless debate for Republicans who are vying for second place in the GOP primary. The 2023 elections were excellent for Democrats, and those of us who want to keep abortion legal. In Ohio, two ballot measures, one to enshrine abortion rights and the state constitution, and the other to legalize marijuana, both passed by a margin of 57 to 43%. In Virginia, Democrats held the state senate and flipped the state house, which means Glen Yunken, will not be able to pass the 15 week abortion ban that he and Republican candidates campaigned on. And in deep red Kentucky, pro-choice Democratic governor Andy Beshear defeated anti-abortion extremist Daniel Cameron by 53 to 48%. Democrats came up short in the Mississippi governor's race, but only by about five points. We also picked up a state Supreme Court seat in Pennsylvania and a few more seats in the Democratic controlled New Jersey legislature. As you can imagine, most of these results gave the pundits on Fox and Newsmax a case of the sads. - You know, ever since Roe v. Wade was overturned, pretty much every time the Democrats have run on abortion, they have won, and was last night at a harbinger for 2024, as you were alluding to, easily? - Absolutely. - Most people that are Republicans are probably pro-life, but what's most important? Republicans taking over, and Republicans being able to keep our country. - What an epic failure by governor on Yunken. This is a huge loss. - It does seem like the Republican Party generally has a real problem with winning.
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Democrats pull out critical wins for abortion rights in Ohio and Andy Beshear in Kentucky, and deal a big blow to Glenn Youngkin in Virginia. Jon, Dan, and Tommy discuss how Democrats did it, and what it all could mean for Joe Biden next fall. Then, did somebody say "ship gap"?? The third Republican debate goes in some very odd directions—while the front-runner shows off his own brand of crazy at a Florida rally. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.