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Chapter 1: How are Democratic Governors fighting against Trump?
Democratic governors have been on the front lines of defending our democracy from Donald Trump and Doge. They've been laying the smack down to Donald Trump, and we've been highlighting some of their efforts here, but They've been speaking direct. They've been speaking to the American people. And I think they have been meeting the moment. Let me highlight a few.
Governor Pritzker of Illinois, when he's asked a question by Joe Galena of Call to Activism, if you could speak directly to Donald Trump, what would you tell him about what he's doing with Putin? Here, play this clip. If you could speak directly to Donald Trump, what would you tell him?
What does Vladimir Putin have on you?
He's not mincing words. I think that's what the American people want to hear right now. Here's Pritzker again in the recent speech he gave for the Center for American Progress. Let's play it.
Americans are experiencing the cruelty that comes with authoritarian rule. Donald Trump has handed over the reins of power to Elon Musk and his fellow Doge bags so that they can find trillions of dollars that they need to give themselves a massive tax break. Think about that. What Musk and Trump are doing isn't about efficiencies or about cost savings. It is about cruelty.
They're intentionally breaking the system and giving themselves the authority to rebuild it in their own interest.
Powerful words. Look, I had the opportunity to interview Governor Andy Beshear, for example, of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Here's what he told me.
Well, bullying is always wrong and standing up for people is always right. Hate's always wrong and love's always right. Judging people is always wrong and accepting them is always right. But I think what many Democrats are doing is misreading the last election. They're seeing that last ad that was played and thinking that the last movable voters voted on that anti-trans issue.
I don't think that they did. I think what Donald Trump convinced them is that his opponent was distracted by other issues while he was focused on prices and the economy. And so this isn't an either or. As a Democrat, stand up for what you believe in. Stand up for protecting people. But at the same time, the next day, Be out there opening that new factory.
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Chapter 2: What did Governor Pritzker say about Trump and Putin?
38 races in the next, what, year and a half, two years? I mean, what, there are two this year, right? Two this year. And then next year, there's going to be 36. So that's most of the states right there are going to have these elections. And what do you think the main issues are that these governors are
are going to be talking about i mean i know people are terrified their medicaid's going to be taken away musk is talking about social security's a ponzi scheme and i mean i think these governors are on the front lines of protecting people what are you hearing well for us it's been these kitchen table issues we heard people loud and clear when they said the economy was on their minds and that's something that i think democratic governors have taken a lot of action to deliver on um governor moore i know you had on your podcast the other day and he was talking about how
In just two years, he's delivered more jobs to Maryland than the previous Republican governor. I like to call Josh Shapiro, Jobs Shapiro, because I feel like every other day he's got an economic development announcement that he's sharing about what they're doing in Pennsylvania and could go right on down the list.
But I think also to your point, Ben, and what we've been discussing, people being concerned, governor's really a backstop against a lot of the chaos that we're seeing from Republicans on the federal level. And they're really a protection against any attacks that we're seeing on fundamental freedoms.
And I think they use their voices to really stand up for their values and the people of their states and to fight for what's right. So I think, again, who your governor is really hasn't mattered more than it does right now. That's been how we've been able to elect democratic governors in five of the seven presidential battleground states. It's why we've been able to protect so many incumbents.
I think 26 out of 27 in the past few years and looking to continue that winning record in the next two years over the 38 races I mentioned.
You know, one of the races that I'm very focused on is Abigail Spanberger's race in Virginia. Former congresswoman from Virginia, worked in the intelligence agencies, worked her way up through that. Incredible congresswoman. now running for governor of Virginia. I had her on the Midas Touch Network a few weeks back.
Here's what she had to say when Glenn Youngkin, who's basically a trumper there, but he wears a vest versus a long red tie, says that he's good with all of these federal job cuts. He's fine with Virginians losing jobs. Here's what Congresswoman Spanberger told me.
I think the governor of Virginia has a primary job, and that is to stand up for Virginians and to stand up for Virginia.
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