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Allen Jackson NOW | Allen Jackson: Leftward Shift | Allen Jackson Now | November 4, 2025

Well, good evening and welcome to nashville.
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I'm alan jackson.
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It's the first tuesday in november and election day
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In various parts of the country.
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There are only a
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Few races at stake, but their outcome will tell us
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A good deal about the country's
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Political direction on the state by state level.
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President trump has reinvigorated conservatives,
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Independents and even some democrats.
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And the races tonight will demonstrate
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To what extent his america first agenda has taken hold.
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There's also a vote about redistricting in california,
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Where democrats are trying to change
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The voting boundaries to cut out five current
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Republican house seats.
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The race that's getting the most attention is new york's
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Mayor's race, where a self-described democrat
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Socialist has been trying to sell a platform
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That looks more like communism.
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We'll begin there with the man who knows new york politics
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Quite well,
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The former republican governor of new york, george pataki.
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Welcome back, governor.
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Thank you.
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Our nice being on with you again.
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You know, i know you're back in the city today.
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How do things feel there on the street?
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Tense.
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You know, i think it's going to be a close election.
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There's a massive turnout.
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All the pundits will tell you it means one thing or the other.
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The fact is, nobody knows what it means.
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It's just people are very
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Motivated by the choices and turning out in droves.
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Now it turns out we'll know in a few hours.
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You know, we are just hours away.
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And as you said, the turnout has been high.
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We also know that zoran mamdani has split the race
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Into three camps.
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The former democrat, andrew cuomo is run as an independent.
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Curtis lee
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Was the republican,
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And mamdani has been promising a lot of handouts,
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None of which he could fulfill by law if he wins.
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But that hasn't stopped him from sounding
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Like he's going to deliver a new day.
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Listen to how he sells it.
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No new yorker should ever be priced out of anything they need
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To survive.
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And we believe then.
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We believe today.
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We will believe tomorrow that it is government's job
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To deliver that dignity.
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You know,
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I realize that new york
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Has always been a very liberal place,
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But do you think the voters understand
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That he'll simply not be able
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To give them the free bus rides, apartments and groceries?
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I think they do.
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I don't think new yorkers are stupid.
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They may vote, left of where i am often,
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But they understand that he can't do this. and,
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It's just i think you hit it on the head.
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He's running as a socialist, but his policies are
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Really more like marxist.
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And, every day you hear it's just more frightening that,
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He honestly thinks he can, do this with government.
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It just isn't going to work.
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I just fear that the people of new york
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May give him the opportunity to prove
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That his policies are idiotic and never going to work
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With mamdani winds.
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The argument
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Is that the real destruction
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Will come when financial support for the city disappears
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As investment firms pull out.
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What do you foresee to be the repercussions if this happens?
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Alan, we're already seeing that happen.
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We know that, jp morgan has more jobs in dallas
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Than in new york city.
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Goldman sachs has more jobs in texas than in new york.
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And it's just been a slow erosion.
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And there comes a point, a tipping point
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Where that slow erosion becomes a flood.
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And, if mondavi gets elected and actually has a chance
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To impose the policies he's talking about,
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I think it will become a flood of people leaving new york.
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But the only saving grace here is that when he's talking about,
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The mayor of new york can't do he needs the approval of albany,
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Of the state to get it done.
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And, i just think his policies are far
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The left are far too anti-business and anti people.
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So that even the liberals in albany
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Going to say, we can't let this guy do this.
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Well, former
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President obama has offered only to support his movement.
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It didn't endorse him.
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I'm not.
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He once called obama a liar and an evil man.
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The former president did endorse the other democrats
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In new jersey and virginia, but voters know that
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He once campaigned for hillary clinton and kamala harris.
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And we know how those races ended.
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Bernie sanders is back out selling his liberal agenda,
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Along with aoc and now mamdani.
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So do you think the democratic party
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Will move even further to the left next year?
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I do.
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I think we're seeing it, allen.
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And i think,
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Yes, obama didn't formally endorse on danny,
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But i think he totally supports
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The far left policies that mondale is advancing.
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And, i think the democratic party has a real problem.
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They are split
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Between the traditional liberals and the actual far left
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Radicals, like me, like sanders, like aoc and others
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Who have come to prominence.
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They're going to have this fight
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For some time, and they nominate these far left radicals,
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With the exception of
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Rare places like new york city, maybe san francisco,
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Maybe they're going to lose elections
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Because the american people don't want this.
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And, you know, i think it creates a tremendous
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Opportunity for republicans if democrats continue down this
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Radical path.
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Well, let's move to new jersey, where the traditionally
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Blue state may have had enough of democratic policies.
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House republicans are really pulling
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So many voters outside of his lane.
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And do you think he has
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The momentum to beat democratic mikie sherrill?
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Absolutely.
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Generally can win tonight.
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Well, we'll know in just a few hours.
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Polls in new jersey close at 8:00.
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Well,
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To win as a republican in a state
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Like new jersey or new york, the democrats have to screw up.
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And they have in new jersey,
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They have
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Massively high energy rates because of absurd policies.
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They have the third highest taxes in the country.
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Only new york and california are worse. and
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Normal middle of the road voters who would normally vote
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Democrat in new jersey
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Are taking a look saying, we don't want more of this.
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And generally saying enough is enough.
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We have to stop this.
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We have to put in place commonsense
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Policies on a very good campaign.
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It's literally 5050, virtually a toss up.
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But i think there are enough dissatisfied
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People in new jersey with the way it's going
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That she really has a real chance to win tonight. wow.
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Well, virginia used to be a republican state,
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But with the growth of the washington suburbs
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In the northern virginia,
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A large number of democrats have moved in the term
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Of the current republican governor.
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Glenn youngkin is ending.
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How do you see the race going tonight
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For the republican candidate, winsome sears?
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You know, i'm shocked that, she isn't winning handily
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Because, you had the the attorney general, candidate
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Of the democratic party in new jersey
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Talking about two bullets in the head of the speaker
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Of the virginia assembly and calling how he'd love
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To see the two young kids dead in their mothers arms.
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And this guy has a chance of being elected attorney general.
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And the candidate running for for governor
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Has refused to, saying he's unfit for office.
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I think that tells you how far left the democrats
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Have gone where they don't even denounce violence,
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When it's so rudely, loudly proclaimed.
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But you have hundreds of thousands
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Of federal office workers in northern, northern virginia.
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They tend to vote overwhelmingly,
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Willingly democrat.
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So i fear it could be a long night for republicans.
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I hope not, but we'll see.
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Well, california has a ballot issue being voted on today
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That would, if passed, take five republican districts away
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And very likely turn them blue.
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Is this how the democrats
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Like gavin newsom, are going to push
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Back on conservatives across the country?
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You know, i think it's absolutely a disgrace.
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You know, the fact that a state like new jersey,
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California, with over 40 million people is going to be
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Gerrymandered in such a way as to basically disenfranchize
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The republicans in that state is just something
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That is hideous in my mind, that newsom is proud
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About the fact that he is disenfranchizing
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Probably 45% of his electorate in the state of california.
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I think it's a disgrace.
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And it reminds me of when the democrats fled texas
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To avoid having to vote, on reapportionment.
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They went to illinois, which is the most,
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Gerrymandered state in america.
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So it just shows that the gross hypocrisy in that,
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You know, i was brought up. two wrongs don't make a right.
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California is just doing things completely wrong.
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And this one's proud of it.
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And that to me,
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Will hurt him enormously if he decides to run for president.
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Well, governor pataki, there's a lot more to discuss.
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Can you stay for another segment?
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Sure. i'll and happy to.
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Well, in the meantime, you can click on ag now.com
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And tell us your thoughts about these races
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And what direction you want to see in the country.
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I'll be right back.
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I'll be right back.
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We're back
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Now with a former governor of new york, george pataki.
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You've did a lot of work for the people of ukraine
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During their long war with russia.
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And now president trump
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Is adding nigeria to his foreign policy concerns.
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Christians are being killed in nigeria, and the president
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Said he may order an attack on the terrorist thugs,
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As he called them, who were slaughtering the christians.
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Listen to what he said on air force one.
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They're
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Killing record numbers of christians
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In nigeria, killing the christians at killing.
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I mean very large numbers that could allow that to happen.
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He's warned the nigerian government,
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If they don't
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Do something about the attacks, he'll stop all foreign aid.
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He's clearly doing the right thing,
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But i wonder if the president gets the support
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He deserves
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For taking on missions like this,
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Even while the rest of the world does nothing.
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Do you think anybody is paying attention?
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You know, i don't think the rest of the world really is, alan.
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And that's the sad part.
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And i commend president trump for having the courage
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To stand up and say, this has to stop this massacre
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Of christians and nigeria.
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Now people care, rightfully care about gaza
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And want to see that ceasefire hold and humanitarian aid go in.
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And they care about our firm
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Where there is genocide actually happening.
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And it's horrible.
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And it's appropriate to be concerned about that.
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But the fact that no one really has expressed any interest
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In the murder of christians in nigeria until president
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Trump spoke out to me, just tells you that,
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The world, sees things not in black and white, but in,
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If it's western, it's bad.
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If it's not western, it's tolerable.
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So, this is something that's unacceptable.
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President trump has the courage to say
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It has to stop or he's going to take action.
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And he's totally right.
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And i would hope that it have not just american support
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Or if, but a lot of the support from people around the globe,
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Same ones who cared about gaza,
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The same ones who care about darfur.
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They should care about nigeria as well.
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You know, i'd like to see those college students
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That have been demonstrating
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About gaza, demonstrating about the christians in nigeria.
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Be refreshing.
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Don't hold your breath out.
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Well, i'd like to ask about the record
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Long government shutdown now.
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Day 35.
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You know, usually republicans
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Get blamed for shutdowns, whether they should or not.
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But this time it's the democrat party that's forced the issue.
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They're demanding that the additional health care money
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That was added during the covid years should be continued.
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They're also trying to spend
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Taxpayer dollars on people who are here illegally
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With the soaring debt.
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Republicans are holding firm.
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Emergency funds have been pulled in an effort
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To keep the food stamp program going.
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Airports are already having to cut back flights
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Since air traffic control towers aren't fully manned.
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Do you believe that the daily media
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Appearances of john thune and mike johnson
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Have been effective at informing the public
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That this is a democrat shut down?
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I do.
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I think that message is getting out there slowly and certainly.
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Speaker rogers and leader thune have done a very good job.
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Also, the fact that schumer, when he was in the minority,
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I think it's 17 times called on just having a
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When he was working with biden on just having a clean bill,
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And now he's rejecting it and trying to extort,
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Billions in spending from the republicans
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In exchange for opening the government.
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I think the american people are starting to realize that.
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And also, alec,
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One of the things that didn't get as much attention
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As it should have,
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The biggest public employee union, representing 800,000
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Federal government workers,
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Called on the democrats to reopen the government,
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Not the republicans.
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They called on the democrats.
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And that's it.
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A union that always supports democrats.
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So i think the pressure is mounting.
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I hope we see an off ramp very soon.
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And i can't allow continued spending
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Taxpayer dollars on health care for illegal aliens.
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Well,
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Governor, i know you're very familiar with ukraine.
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Do you foresee a resolution to that conflict
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Between ukraine and russia, or what would that look like?
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You know, i think it's really it's a tragedy.
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And, i say now that ukraine is getting more patriot
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Missile systems, they're getting other weapons
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From, the west, with the support of the united states
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And president trump.
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And i think that's the right thing.
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The only way putin is ever going to stop this war
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Is if the pain for him becomes so great that he sees
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That he has to do it out of his own self-interest.
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He has hurt russia enormously.
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They have had well over a million casualties in this war
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Is destroyed their economy.
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And i honestly think
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Unless he keeps it going so he can tell his oligarchs,
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Look, we're going to conquer all of ukraine.
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They're going to turn around
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And say, you destroyed russia for this.
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So i think unless the pain
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For putin becomes so great that it is compelled
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To stop, he's just going to continue this.
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And he doesn't care about hundreds of thousands
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More russian lives being lost and horrible,
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Pain being inflicted on the innocent people of ukraine.
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So i wish i saw a rosy ending in the near future.
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I fear i don't.
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Well, governor pataki, thank you for your time today.
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We'll be watching the election results shortly.
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We'd love to have you back again soon.
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Well, thanks so much.
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And i will do everything
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In just a few hours, and let's hope for the right outcome.
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Well, in a moment, some hopeful thoughts of my own.
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It's not the politicians who are going to move us forward.
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And there is a path.
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I'll be right back.
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I'll be right back.
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In may of 2023, a member of the new york state
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Assembly introduced a bill
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Aimed at punishing new york charities that support israel.
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It was swiftly rebuked by his colleagues
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And never came to a vote.
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Well, who was the bill's sponsor?
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It was the socialist candidate for mayor in new york city,
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Zoran mamdani.
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This is the same mamdani who recently upset law enforcement
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After posting a smiling photo with the brooklyn imam
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Who once defended the man
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Behind the 1993 world trade center bombing.
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An imam who has long supported convicted terrorist,
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Even raising money for their legal defenses.
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This is also the same mamdani who has condemned the police
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And defended the phrase globalize the intifada
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When given multiple opportunities to walk that back
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And clearly condemn the anti-semitic phrase, he refused.
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So condemning the police is okay with him
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While condemning islamic terror is not.
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Why is that?
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Well, barring an election day surprise,
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Mamdani is likely to be the mayor
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Of the largest city in america,
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The financial capital of the world.
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How can this be?
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Well, perhaps it's the shiny promise of free things.
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Free busses,
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Frozen rent, city run grocery stores, universal childcare.
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But i'm.
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Donny's
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Campaign has appealed to a younger generation of voters.
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Is this a complete surprise?
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Consider a recent survey by the cato institute,
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Which found that 60% of new yorkers
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Between the ages of 18
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And 29 had a favorable view of socialism.
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And what about the university professors and faculty
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Who teach and indoctrinate these students?
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Well, ma'am, donnie's popularity reveals
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Not that socialism works,
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But that when society imagines life without almighty god,
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They gravitate to ideologies that will ultimately prove
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Hollow and destructive as christ followers.
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We can't shrink back at this time.
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We can't lose our voice around things that we know are wrong.
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This time next year,
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Our nation will have its midterm elections.
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Choices that affect all of us will be made.
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We can't afford to wait until then to speak up.
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The time to raise our voice is now.
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We've got to stand for the truth that we know.
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And we believe if we'll do that.
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I promise there's more reasons for hope than despair.
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We'll be right back with your emails.
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We'll be right back with your emails.
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Later this month,
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We'll be doing a show where we answer your questions.
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If there's something you've been wanting to ask,
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Now would be a great opportunity to write in.
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Just go to aj now.com.
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Send me your emails.
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They're always a highlight for us.
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Nancy s emailed
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With all the division lately
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In our government between fellow humans.
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What can we do to help promote unity?
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What does the bible say
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About staying strong in our faith
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But still bringing about unity to our nation?
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I see that's a really good question.
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It's one where i think
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There's a lot of confusion amongst the christian community.
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You know, jesus in john
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17 prayed that we would be one, that we would be united.
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But that's a prayer for unity amongst
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Believers, amongst people who share a worldview.
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Jesus also said he didn't come to bring unity,
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But he came to bring division.
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You see, the truth brings division.
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And i don't believe that our assignment
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Is to bring unity with people
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Who oppose god and godly principles and biblical values.
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I do believe our assignment is to be unified
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With one another if we share that general worldview.
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There's been a lot of confusion on this point.
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We can't be unified with the devil and ungodly ideas,
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But we've got to overcome our pettiness
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When we deal with fellow believers
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And not bring division
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Over the kind of music we prefer,
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Or the color of the carpet in a sanctuary.
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We've been childish and petty, and we need to grow up a bit.
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Nancy commented on a
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Youtube episode with rob bluey.
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News doesn't need to push opinions,
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It should report just fact.
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We all have our own opinions and don't need their opinions
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On everything.
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The fact that our outlook on life
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Changed so much when covid hit,
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And we all went to other forms of news
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Other than the mainstream media, shows that some of us
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Have decided
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There were too many lies being pushed as news based on facts.
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God bless you, pastor allan, and stay safe.
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Well thank you nancy, i agree.
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I think covid
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Pulled the curtain back on deception in a lot of places
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In the media, in the cdc, in too many churches,
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And now we're left kind of grappling to deal with that.
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Reeling a bit from the uncertainty of it.
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But if we'll choose the truth
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In our lives, in our homes and our circles of influence,
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I believe that will drive the truth
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Further into the heart of our nation.
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Donna mentioned on facebook,
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Praying for a rare pastor who speaks
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Against the demonic ideology in our culture.
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Hate starts in the heart of man
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And only god can change a man's heart.
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I tell people about alan jackson
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Now, and they look at me like i drank a secret elixir.
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My husband and i are grateful for you and your ministry.
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May god keep you all in the palm of his mighty hand.
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Well, if there was a secret elixir
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That would make people watch this program, i'd
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Probably purchase some and share with all my friends.
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But thank you for your affirmation,
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Dorothy, and commented on alan jackson now on facebook.
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You helped me have the courage to be more involved
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About christianity and culture.
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I may be too intense about it.
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I think i've lost most of my friends.
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Maybe they've heard too much, but not for me.
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So i keep going.
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We got to tell the truth.
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If we do that, i believe it will bring good to all of us.
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Thank you for spending a few minutes with me today.
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God bless you and good night.
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Allen Jackson: Leftward Shift | Allen Jackson Now

November 4, 2025 | 22:7

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