The MeidasTouch Podcast - WOW! Dems Take SHOCK LEAD in Races NO ONE EXPECTED

Episode Date: November 28, 2024

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Democrats possibly flipping GOP House seats BLUE in key races Thanks OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MEIDAS at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Visit https://meidastouch.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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we're talking about for California's 13th Congressional District, we're talking about the Central Valley area in California. So a batch of ballots from Merced just dropped. Adam Gray beat his benchmarks big time, as Ethan C7 says, winning it by 13%. Now with that, Gray, the Democrat, is now the new favorite to win California's 13th congressional district, and not a lot of people saw this coming. So now the incumbent Republican Congressman Duarte will need to straight up win in Stanislaus, which we don't think he's going to do, to win re-election. As Robert Garcia, Congress member from California, says, this is big.

Adam Gray just took the lead by over 100 votes. 100 votes. You see why your votes matter, folks? We are about to beat Congressman John Duarte in this congressional race. So get this. California is about to have three flips from Republican to Democrat while holding every Democratic seat. Let's go. And there are big implications here

because Donald Trump has nominated multiple Republican Congress members for his cabinet. So you had, for example, Elise Stefanik in New York, the ambassador to the UN, Matt Gaetz resigned his seat for child sex trafficking allegations, a bunch of others that Donald Trump nominated, as Aaron Parnas, who works for us here at the Midas Touch Network, writes. to 215 House majority that will turn into a 217 to 215 House majority until the special election takes place. Because remember, you have Gates out and a number of other Republican Congress members out. They are going to literally now get nothing done. That's why this was big.

It was a shocking result that Merced dropped like that in favor of Gray. More MAGA chaos, but they're really going to struggle. They have to have complete unanimity now, and there's no way the Republicans are going to be able to do that. Dave Wasserman also says, Adam Gray overtakes California's 13th over Representative John Duarte by 105 votes in the new Merced ballot drop. Still way too close to call with a few thousand left, but this is a huge development for Democrats. Now, you know, we previously called here on the Midas Touch Network, the 45th congressional district in California, flipping to Democrat as Derek Tran declared victory. Again, we're talking about within just a hundreds of votes there.

NBC reports Derek Tran declares victory in California's 45th U.S. House district three weeks after election day. Incumbent Republican Representative Michelle Steele and Democratic challenger Derek Tran have been locked in a close contest for the district representing parts of Orange and Los Angeles counties. Democratic challenger Derek Tran declared victory on Monday over incumbent Representative Michelle Steele in this competitive Southern California U.S. House race. Tran's declaration

in the close contest for the 45th House District came nearly three weeks after Election Day. NBC News has not declared a winner in the race for the district. That includes parts of Orange County and L.A. County. This is a victory and a testament to the spirit and resilience of our community, Tran said in a statement, as the son of Vietnamese refugees, I understand firsthand the journey and sacrifices many families in our district have made for a better life. My parents came to this country to escape oppression and pursue the American dream, and their story reflects the journey of so many here in Southern California. Just take a look. We're talking about very, very, very close race there. And then you turn to California's 27th district. This was called much earlier,

but you have George Whiteside, one of the NASA executives, flipped California's 27th district blue. They took that seat from a real bad dude, Representative Mike Garcia. This was a Los Angeles House seat. You had Mike Garcia, who was really a stain on all of Los Angeles. But again, those are the three House seats that flipped. And as Aaron Pardness said, this is big because with Donald Trump's picks, we're not going to have special elections with Donald Trump's cabinet picks. We're not going to have special elections now really until like April. So it's going to be basically like just a two seat lead. Very, very, very narrow.

Let me just share this with you as well. So you have a sense of how Adam Gray ran this campaign against John Duarte. Maybe it's instructive, maybe it isn't instructive for how Democrats win, but it's worth sharing because this was a flip. And when we see flips, I think it's important to reflect that we may see some commonalities here in how these campaigns are being run. So one of the things that Adam Gray ran on is highlighting the support he received from people who work in law enforcement. This is one of the main campaign messages he put out. And this was very effective in California's 13th. Here, play this clip. A lot of guys talk tough on crime, but there's one guy actually doing something about it.

Adam Gray. Adam secured millions to crack down on gangs, sex traffickers, and dangerous drug dealers. He's taken on both parties to get more agents and better technology to secure the border. He is a man of integrity, and that's what we really need in Washington. Adam Gray has always had my back. I'm a Republican. I'm a Republican. And so am I. But I'm for Adam Gray because he gets it. I'm Adam Gray, and I approve this message. The holiday season is here, and it's tough on skin. Cold weather, dry indoor heating,

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I think it's insulting to every voter in this district that John wants to portray himself as pro-choice, but yet won't commit to codifying Roe v. Wade. You know, John, pro-choice means a woman gets to choose her own reproductive health care, regardless of what state she lives in or where she is when she might have a miscarriage or a medical emergency. And it's just dishonest.

And it's dishonest because it's a say anything to get elected in a district that doesn't agree with me. Folks here want to see change on this issue. And if I'm elected to the United States Congress, I will vote to codify Roe v. Wade. There were a number of other, I think, very compelling moments from the debate between them. Let me just share that with you as well. Here, play this clip. And because of President Trump at the top of the ticket, creating division, insulting immigrants and scaring people, calling them rapists and criminals. That opportunity for progress got blown up.

And so we need to send people to Congress that are actually going to work together with both parties to tackle this. Another big issue, cost of living, rent control and the minimum wage. Candidates were asked about affordable housing and their solutions to tackle the current issue. We can spend our infrastructure dollars and we can reduce our requirements on new home builders and we can get water where it needs to be. We need the carpenters, the plumbers, the electricians. We need the job training program to actually get the workforce to have a major renaissance and explosion of building. The moderators also asked about funding for high-speed rail.

Gray says he'd support more but wants the project to be on time and on budget while Duarte says he wouldn't and would want the money to go to other projects. Duarte was asked by the moderators if he'd support codifying Roe versus Wade into law protecting abortion rights. I would look at it. That's a hypothetical so I can't answer because I can't see the bill but I am pro-cho, and I do fundamentally believe a woman's choice to have an abortion is between her and her doctor. And Gray, who has already said he would vote to codify Roe, was asked if he'd support any limits on abortion. Again, doctor and a woman will make the reproductive health care choices that are medically appropriate, and that's where we need to leave it. So all big developments here, folks.

Happy to report some good news. Let me know what you think, all right? Hit subscribe. Let's get to 4 million subscribers together and we'll keep you posted and everything. But that ballot drop, Central Valley, Merced, boom. Adam Gray taking the lead. Now Democrats can flip three seats in California. That's some good news here. It's still not controlled of the House. Democrats are not going to have control of the House, but that's some big developments. We'll keep you posted with more on the Midas Touch Network, always keeping you informed and in the know. Hit subscribe and let's get to 4 million things. Love this video? Make sure you stay up to date on the latest breaking news and all things Midas by signing up to the Midas Touch newsletter at MidasTouch.com slash newsletter.