Seven days out. The marathon is almost over, and the 90 million independents who have been written off, condescended to, and told they don’t really exist are about to decide every close race in the country. Paul lays out why this moment belongs to independents, why the Democrats need Barack Obama as their closer, and why Republican incumbent Mike Lawler is in genuine trouble in New York’s 17th against combat veteran Cait Conley — whose breakout ad ran straight through the Giants game this weekend.
From there, Paul connects the dots to Israel’s election this week, where Netanyahu faces former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot in what looks increasingly like Israel’s own referendum on extremism — a mirror of the test American voters face at home. He closes with a straight talk on the fake-work theatrics choking the final week — the McDonald’s cosplay, the bus-driving photo ops, the pretend-to-dig-a-hole ads — and why voters want politicians who understand what it’s like to only be able to afford McDonald’s, not politicians who dress up to serve it.
In this episode
- Why independents are the needle in every close race one week out
- Barack Obama as the Democrats’ Captain America — and the only closer who can move independents
- Mike Lawler on the ropes in NY-17 against West Point grad and three-time combat vet Cait Conley
- Conley’s breakout attack ad that ran during the Giants’ overtime win
- The McDonald’s cosplay problem: voters want politicians who understand only being able to afford McDonald’s
- Netanyahu vs. former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot — Israel’s referendum on extremism
- Why October 7th was Israel’s 9/11 and Gaza is becoming its Iraq war
- A shout-out to college hoops names from Catfish Battle to Notorious Grooms as a reminder of community
- Paul’s upcoming CNN, NewsNation, and MSNBC hits through election week
- The call to young voters: register unaffiliated and make them work for your vote
