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Wisconsin Democrats narrowly stop DSA candidate Francesca Hong while Peggy Flanagan cruises to victory in Minnesota. The fellas breaks down the socialist movement’s evolving strategy, Abdul El-Sayed’s football problem, foreign money flowing into U.S. political groups, and a round of one of our favorite games, Hard Pivot.

Plus, Jayme Franklin joins to discuss her viral White House moment and the internet conspiracy theories that followed.

#RuthlessPodcast #DSA #Wisconsin #Minnesota #Politics

00:01:59 Francesca Hong Falls Short in Wisconsin’s Democratic Primary

00:09:55 Peggy Flanagan Wins Minnesota’s Democratic Senate Primary

00:15:56 Michele Tafoya Wins Minnesota’s Republican Senate Primary

00:17:03 Steve Kornacki Gets Stumped by Wisconsin’s Missing Election Results

00:19:19 Did the DSA Actually Benefit From Francesca Hong Losing?

00:24:35 Jayme Franklin on Her Viral White House Moment

00:26:55 The Internet’s Bizarre Trump Conspiracy Theory

00:31:34 How Online Conspiracy Culture Took Over Politics

00:37:25 DSA Leader Struggles to Explain a World Without Jails

00:40:19 Gavin Newsom Brands Himself an Establishment Insurgent

00:43:43 Abdul El-Sayed Calls Football Toxic Masculinity

00:49:13 Foreign Money Floods U.S. Political Nonprofits

00:53:48 Hard Pivot Returns

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Democrats try to repackage the woke agenda as Abdul El-Sayed pushes Medicare for All, while the crew digs into radical rent-control activists, taxpayer-funded nonprofit abuse, a bizarre Green Party nomination, and some wild moments from Cornell, the soccer world, and QVC.

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00:02:39 Abigail Spanberger Faces Buyer’s Remorse in Virginia

00:08:17 AOC Tries to Rebrand the Woke Era

00:11:30 Abdul El-Sayed Dodges Questions About Hasan Piker

00:14:24 El-Sayed Admits Medicare for All Means Higher Taxes

00:23:30 David Hogg Rejects the Democratic Party’s Moderate Wing

00:27:10 Mamdani Ally Refuses to Pay Rent for Years

00:34:45 California Homeless Nonprofit CEO’s Massive Taxpayer-Funded Payday

00:39:56 Michigan Green Party’s Bizarre Candidate Nomination

00:46:40 Cornell Students Butcher a Bear in Their Dorm

00:53:03 Soccer Player Injures Himself Celebrating a Disallowed Goal

00:58:12 QVC Host’s Live TV Slip-Up Goes Viral

00:59:42 QVC Tricycle Demonstration Ends in Disaster
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It's Fun Time Friday! Josh, Smug, Michael, and John roast James Talarico, react to Trump's latest one-liners, laugh through the week's funniest political moments, debate AI house robots, and tackle everything from WNBA drama to Thanksgiving, coyotes, and rabbits—with plenty of Ruthless chaos along the way.

#RuthlessPodcast #Politics #FunTimeFriday #Trump #Comedy

00:04:25 Texas Democrat's Blowtorch Photo Op Backfires

00:09:42 Trump's WNBA and LeBron Joke Steals the Show

00:11:56 Women's Baseball National Anthem Goes Completely Off the Rails

00:15:06 Democrat Tries to Distance Himself from the DSA

00:20:20 Trump's Pearl Harbor Joke Has the Crowd Laughing

00:22:48 Wisconsin Socialist Scrambles to Defend Thanksgiving Comments

00:26:27 Abdul El-Sayed Confronted Over Defund the Police Record

00:33:39 Yale Professor's Proposal to Give Young Adults Children's Votes Sparks Outrage

00:45:42 Robot Housekeepers Are Coming Faster Than You Think

00:49:01 Phillies Fan Delivers a Surprisingly Great Broadcast Performance

00:54:36 Coyotes Take Over an Abandoned Los Angeles Apartment

01:00:41 Kamikaze Rabbit Wipes Out Scooter Rider
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A huge victory for the Socialists over the Democrats in Michigan.

November is now the DSA vs. the USA.

In this episode, the Democrat party's sharp move to the left after Michigan's primary, what it means for key races in Wisconsin and beyond, and why they believe the DSA is reshaping the party ahead of the midterms.

Plus, King of the Hill and the best Ruthless Variety.

#RuthlessPodcast #Politics #Michigan #Wisconsin #Midterms00:02:20 DSA's Michigan Victory Signals a Democratic Party Shift
00:05:00 Mike Rogers Warns About Abdul El-Sayed's Record
00:06:41 Can Democrats Hide Their Socialist Agenda in the General Election?
00:14:40 Michigan Primary Exposes Democrats' Growing Internal Divide
00:20:53 Senate Leadership Fund Has New Ad Attacking Abdul El-Sayed
00:25:51 Bernie Sanders Pressed on Hasan Piker and 9/11 Comments
00:28:46 Why the Stakes Go Beyond Michigan's Senate Race
00:34:16 Wisconsin's Democratic Primary Takes a Sharp Left Turn
00:44:57 Michigan Democrats Nominate Another Progressive Firebrand
00:55:16 Shri Thanedar's Primary Defeat Ends a Bitter Campaign
01:00:10 King of the Hill: Steve Schmidt vs. Cheri Jacobus
01:08:04 New Study Suggests Viagra May Help Slow Cancer Spread
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The fellas break down Michigan's pivotal Senate primary, the Democrat Party's leftward shift, whether the DSA is reshaping the 2026 midterms, and what it all means for Republicans heading into November.

Plus, a conversation with AFP's Katelyn Bledsoe on the fight against the far-left agenda.
Brought to you in partnership with AFP

#RuthlessPodcast #Politics #Michigan #Midterms #DSA #ElSayed #Michiganprimary

00:05:03 Michigan's Democratic Primary Becomes a National Test

00:11:35 Haley Stevens vs. Abdul El-Sayed: The Democratic Divide

00:22:16 Can El-Sayed Unite Michigan Democrats?

00:24:32 Why Democrats May Be Leaving Swing-State Votes on the Table

00:30:56 Ro Khanna Defends the Progressive Wing

00:32:33 Mike Rogers' Path to Flipping Michigan

00:37:58 Can Republicans Stop Michigan's Leftward Shift?

00:41:54 Politico's Claim That Republicans Have a Staffer Problem

00:50:33 What Makes Great Political Staffers?

01:06:27 AFP on Battling the Democratic Socialist Movement

01:22:14 Can Democrats' Leftward Shift Cost Them the Midterms?
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