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In this blistering commentary segment, the host unloads on Donald Trump's involvement in South Carolina state politics, arguing his early endorsements have cleared the field for establishment liberals while cutting down true conservative fighters. Turning to foreign policy, the host reacts to Trump's recent social media warnings to Iran, blasting the administration for letting Tehran cross 38 separate red lines while putting U.S. troops in direct danger. Finally, the host highlights critical legislative standoffs, celebrating a $70 billion federal funding victory for ICE and Border Patrol. The host warns that federal election protection like the SAVE Act is urgently needed to stop radical, progressive election strategies from turning solid-red states purple!

In this action-packed segment, the host sounds the alarm on a brutal dark money blitz targeting the South Carolina Freedom Caucus. Exposing shady groups like the Palmetto Truth Project, the host breaks down how weak campaign finance laws allow outright lies to flood voter mailboxes—though the conservative block managed to survive the hit! The conversation then tackles a terrifying "Trojan Horse" system: Western nations using online safety laws to sneak in total tracking systems, and how local grassroots pushback is the only line of defense left. Finally, the host delivers an expert breakdown of the historic, record-shattering voter turnout in the primary. With candidates like Ralph Norman and Rom Reddy splitting the conservative base, Pam Evette and Alan Wilson are propelled into a high-stakes gubernatorial runoff! www.whqr.org South Carolina politics, Freedom Caucus, Dark money, Primary runoff, Pam Evette, Alan Wilson, Digital ID tyranny, Voter turnout, Vote splitting, Conservative grassroots

Chuck Todd opens with the resolution of a story he's been tracking for weeks: Graham Platner cruised to victory in Maine, comfortably clearing 70% even with Janet Mills' name still on the ballot — which he says means the scandals that had Platner in "save my campaign" mode turned out to be far less than a five-alarm fire. The deeper lesson, Chuck argues, is uncomfortable but revealing: for a significant share of Democratic primary voters, high character has become a luxury item, because the base is so exhausted by losing and capitulating to the establishment that it will forgive a flawed candidate who actually seems willing to fight. He notes that Maine has gotten meaningfully bluer since Susan Collins was last on the ballot (Harris underperformed nationally but actually drew more raw votes in Maine than Biden did), that a generic Democrat should win this seat by six or seven points, and that the only real question left is how many squeamish Democrats sit the race out rather than pull the lever for Platner. He runs through the rest of the night — Lindsey Graham narrowly avoided a runoff in South Carolina, the GOP gubernatorial race there is headed to a runoff that knocked out both Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman — and pulls back to identify the defining theme of the entire 2026 cycle: everyone, in both parties, is running on a message of change, with no candidate anywhere running on restoration the way Biden did in 2020. The messaging this cycle is relentlessly future-focused, the exact opposite of Trump's nostalgia, and Chuck reiterates his running observation that the worst possible first name to have in politics right now is "congressman" — because Washington experience carries zero value to voters this cycle. The split-screen between the parties remains stark: Republican voters still reward confrontation while Democratic primary voters are gravitating toward electability and consensus, Democratic turnout is rising while GOP turnout is flat or falling, and the throughline that's held for a decade is only intensifying — voters are demanding major change, and they'll punish anyone who doesn't offer it. Then, Lauren Pinkston — the independent candidate for governor of Tennessee — joins the Chuck Toddcast to make the case that the deepest problem in her state isn't left versus right, it's the near-total absence of two-party competition that has allowed one-party rule to calcify into something genuinely unhealthy. Pinkston, who was raised in an evangelical environment where she was taught that voting Democrat meant going to hell, offers a fascinating personal and political journey: she lived in communist Laos where people were persecuted for their faith, which gave her a firsthand understanding of why the Founders deliberately kept Christianity out of the Constitution, and she's now running explicitly against the kind of Christian nationalism that teaches America was divinely ordained. She argues Citizens United is a major reason Tennessee became so uncompetitive, walks through the mechanical difficulties of mounting a serious independent campaign, and contends that Marsha Blackburn isn't nearly as strong a candidate as she thinks she is. The conversation digs into Pinkston's actual governing vision and her theory of how an independent can build a winning coalition in one of the reddest states in the country. She wants to reform education and make teaching a genuinely fun profession again, and she's passionate about the way Nashville soaks up all the state's political investment while Memphis gets neglected — pointing out that crime in Memphis is at a 20-year low yet the city still can't attract investment, and that St. Jude is struggling to recruit talent because of H1-B visa denials. Pinkston is candid about the structural obstacles: Tennessee's constitution doesn't even allow for ballot measures, the GOP holds a stranglehold on the statehouse, and Republican leadership has been kicking moderate candidates off the ballot entirely. But she argues there's a real opening — Republicans in the state are looking for an offramp that isn't a Democrat, and even staunch Democrats are frustrated with their own party. Pinkston is energized about working with the Working Families Party and the Forward Party to build toward a more moderate, genuinely competitive two-party system, argues this is the strongest group of independent candidates to run in years, and wonders aloud whether being "too educated" has perversely become a negative quality in a candidate. She closes with a sharp observation that cuts to the heart of the whole project: Americans demand more than two options for literally everything in their lives except politics, politicians increasingly rely on performance over substance, and the stakes couldn't be higher. Finally, Chuck updates his ToddCast Top 5 list of senate seats most likely to flip parties and answers listeners’ questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment. Predict the action all the way through the finals. Sign up now for your twenty-five dollar bonus on https://fanduel.com/predicts Link in bio or go to https://getsoul.com & enter code TODDCAST for 30% off your first order. Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/chuck. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. Timeline: (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements) 00:00 Chuck Todd’s introduction 03:15 Graham Platner cruised to victory will Janet Mills still on the ballot 04:15 Platner comfortably cleared 70%, it’s not a five alarm fire 05:45 Will there be more scandals from Platner? If so, what type? 06:30 For some primary voters, high character is a luxury item 08:15 The Democratic base is tired of losing & capitulating to establishment 08:45 A Platner election victory could change perception of the Democrats 10:30 Maine has gotten bluer since the last time Collins was on the ballot 11:30 Harris underperformed nationally, but had more raw vote in Maine than Biden 13:30 How many Dems will sit out the race rather than vote for Platner? 15:00 A generic Dem should win this race by 6-7 points 16:00 Lindsey Graham manages to avoid a runoff 16:45 South Carolina GOP gubernatorial race headed to runoff 17:15 Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman didn’t make the runoff 18:30 Everybody running in 2026 is running on a message of change 19:30 There’s no message of restoration similar to Biden’s campaign 20:30 Messaging is more future focused, the opposite of Trump 21:30 The worst first name to have in politics is congressman 24:45 Washington experience won’t carry value to voters this cycle 26:00 GOP voters still seemingly reward confrontation 27:00 Dem primary voters looking to electability/consensus candidates 28:45 Dem turnout on the rise, GOP turnout stagnant or down 29:30 For a decade, voters are demanding major change 36:45 Lauren Pinkston joins the Chuck ToddCast 37:45 Why run for governor as an independent? 39:00 There’s a lack of two party competition in Tennessee 40:45 Some of the barriers for an insurgent candidacy have been removed 42:45 Citizen’s United was a big reason for TN becoming uncompetitive 43:30 Lauren was raised to feel that voting Dem meant going to hell 45:30 Politics has courted the evangelical vote & leaders for decades 46:15 Jimmy Carter’s pure faith made it harder for him to govern 47:00 Churches teach nationalism & that America was ordained by god 48:00 Founders specifically didn’t put christianity & religion into the constitution 49:00 Lauren lived in communist Laos, where people were persecuted for their faith 50:00 The mechanical difficulties of running as an independent 51:15 Businesses afraid to support a non-Republican candidate in TN 52:45 Democratic opponent has been receiving calls to drop out 54:00 Any chance Marsha Blackburn isn’t the GOP nominee? 54:45 Blackburn isn’t as strong of a candidate as she thinks she is 55:15 Three leading candidates are white women with colors in their name 56:45 What big ideas are you proposing that you hope stick with voters? 57:15 Want to reform education and make it a fun field for teachers to work 58:45 Nashville gets all the political support and Memphis gets neglected 59:30 Crime is at a 20 year low in Memphis, but it still doesn’t get investment 1:00:30 St. Jude struggling to recruit due to denial of H1-B visas 1:01:00 How would you govern with a Republican stranglehold on the statehouse? 1:01:45 State constitution doesn’t even allow for ballot measures 1:02:30 Need to invest in Chief Information Officers are the county level 1:04:00 Attracting support from disaffected Democrats and Republicans 1:06:30 There’s a deep history of good governance out of east Tennessee 1:07:45 Need leaders and not party puppets 1:08:45 GOP leadership in the state has kicked moderate candidates off the ballot 1:09:45 Republicans in the state are looking for an offramp that isn’t a Democrat 1:10:15 What does your winning coalition look like? 1:12:30 Can you succeed without winning? 1:13:00 Want to give people an onramp to political engagement 1:14:15 Excited about working with WFP and Forward Party 1:14:45 Want to create a more moderate two party system 1:16:30 Strongest group of independent candidates running in years 1:17:30 Possible that being too educated will be a negative quality in a candidate 1:19:00 Voter turnout is pretty low in both Nashville and Memphis 1:20:45 Even the most staunch Democrats are frustrated with their party 1:22:00 It will be hard to get either opponent to agree to a debate 1:24:00 People demand more than two options for everything except politics 1:26:00 Politicians rely more on performance now than substance 1:27:45 People will die if governing isn’t taken seriously 1:29:15 Lack of competition in one party states isn’t good for democracy 1:30:30 Independents have better chance to win in one party states 1:32:30 ToddCast Top 5 senate seats most likely to flip 1:33:45 More senate seats are creeping to “in play” status 1:36:00 #1 North Carolina 1:37:45 #2 Ohio 1:40:45 #3 Michigan 1:44:15 #4 Iowa 1:47:15 #5 Maine 1:52:15 Ask Chuck 1:52:30 Could politicians' investments be limited by law to index funds? 1:54:15 Correction on Jeri Ryan’s Star Trek series 1:55:45 If candidates like Platner and El-Sayed lose, could progressives change course? 2:01:45 Will Trump’s disciples try to be too much like him once he leaves politics? 2:05:30 Are you seeing a real shift in coverage from CBS News? 2:10:45 Thoughts on Brendan Soresby being reinstated after gambling on himselfSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chuck Todd opens with the resolution of a story he's been tracking for weeks: Graham Platner cruised to victory in Maine, comfortably clearing 70% even with Janet Mills' name still on the ballot — which he says means the scandals that had Platner in "save my campaign" mode turned out to be far less than a five-alarm fire. The deeper lesson, Chuck argues, is uncomfortable but revealing: for a significant share of Democratic primary voters, high character has become a luxury item, because the base is so exhausted by losing and capitulating to the establishment that it will forgive a flawed candidate who actually seems willing to fight. He notes that Maine has gotten meaningfully bluer since Susan Collins was last on the ballot (Harris underperformed nationally but actually drew more raw votes in Maine than Biden did), that a generic Democrat should win this seat by six or seven points, and that the only real question left is how many squeamish Democrats sit the race out rather than pull the lever for Platner. He runs through the rest of the night — Lindsey Graham narrowly avoided a runoff in South Carolina, the GOP gubernatorial race there is headed to a runoff that knocked out both Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman — and pulls back to identify the defining theme of the entire 2026 cycle: everyone, in both parties, is running on a message of change, with no candidate anywhere running on restoration the way Biden did in 2020. The messaging this cycle is relentlessly future-focused, the exact opposite of Trump's nostalgia, and Chuck reiterates his running observation that the worst possible first name to have in politics right now is "congressman" — because Washington experience carries zero value to voters this cycle. The split-screen between the parties remains stark: Republican voters still reward confrontation while Democratic primary voters are gravitating toward electability and consensus, Democratic turnout is rising while GOP turnout is flat or falling, and the throughline that's held for a decade is only intensifying — voters are demanding major change, and they'll punish anyone who doesn't offer it. Finally, Chuck updates his ToddCast Top 5 list of senate seats most likely to flip parties and answers listeners’ questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment. Predict the action all the way through the finals. Sign up now for your twenty-five dollar bonus on https://fanduel.com/predicts Link in bio or go to https://getsoul.com & enter code TODDCAST for 30% off your first order. Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/chuck. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. Timeline: (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements) 00:00 Chuck Todd’s introduction 03:15 Graham Platner cruised to victory will Janet Mills still on the ballot 04:15 Platner comfortably cleared 70%, it’s not a five alarm fire 05:45 Will there be more scandals from Platner? If so, what type? 06:30 For some primary voters, high character is a luxury item 08:15 The Democratic base is tired of losing & capitulating to establishment 08:45 A Platner election victory could change perception of the Democrats 10:30 Maine has gotten bluer since the last time Collins was on the ballot 11:30 Harris underperformed nationally, but had more raw vote in Maine than Biden 13:30 How many Dems will sit out the race rather than vote for Platner? 15:00 A generic Dem should win this race by 6-7 points 16:00 Lindsey Graham manages to avoid a runoff 16:45 South Carolina GOP gubernatorial race headed to runoff 17:15 Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman didn’t make the runoff 18:30 Everybody running in 2026 is running on a message of change 19:30 There’s no message of restoration similar to Biden’s campaign 20:30 Messaging is more future focused, the opposite of Trump 21:30 The worst first name to have in politics is congressman 24:45 Washington experience won’t carry value to voters this cycle 26:00 GOP voters still seemingly reward confrontation 27:00 Dem primary voters looking to electability/consensus candidates 28:45 Dem turnout on the rise, GOP turnout stagnant or down 29:30 For the past decade, voters are demanding major change 35:15 ToddCast Top 5 senate seats most likely to flip 36:30 More senate seats are creeping to “in play” status 38:45 #1 North Carolina 40:30 #2 Ohio 43:30 #3 Michigan 47:00 #4 Iowa 50:00 #5 Maine 55:00 Ask Chuck 55:15 Could politicians' investments be limited by law to index funds? 57:00 Correction on Jeri Ryan’s Star Trek series 58:30 If candidates like Platner and El-Sayed lose, could progressives change course? 1:04:30 Will Trump’s disciples try to be too much like him once he leaves politics? 1:08:15 Are you seeing a real shift in coverage from CBS News? 1:13:30 Thoughts on Brendan Soresby being reinstated after gambling on himselfSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

H1-S1 full 00:03 All right. Welcome to the program on your Wednesday afternoon. It has been quite the interesting day, ladies and gentlemen. Of course, last night we had all of the election returns come in. A few surprises there. I would love to know what you think. I'm not going to be able to access the text line for a few minutes today uh because I have no phone. 00:33 and we have the two factor authentication to get in on the text line. And my phone is kaput due to an accident earlier today. now I go get a new phone tonight and it's gonna be just a giant pain in the rear end. But um there you go. um We'll get into it as soon as possible and I'll be able to read your text. Other than that, the WRD Talkline 800 01:00 oh 9050, 98.9. Of course, we all know that uh Alan Wilson and Pam LeVitt are going to be going to a runoff in that race. was, that's kind of the way that this whole thing really started a little bit. Now, Pam LeVitt started off uh kind of slow, but picked up because, you know, she got the momentum. And of course, the endorsement from President Trump, that helped her as well. 01:30 um But Pamela Vett getting 28.86 % of the vote. Excuse me, Alan Wilson getting 26.15 of the vote. So they will be going on to a runoff. There is going to be a runoff debate coming up on June 26th at seven o'clock at Coastal Carolina. uh Alan Wilson and Pamela Vett are going to be there in that race. 01:56 Rom Reddy who made him and he made a really big splash. If you look at that how well he did 14.16 percent. As I said last night as we were broadcasting from the foundry at Judson Mill. He ran a very good campaign. mean Wesley Donahue. Was a pretty good choice. I mean you got to give credit where credit is due. Nancy Mase coming in at 12 percent Ralph Norman at 17.08 percent. 02:25 Um, so we will see how that goes. Um, she's still clinging and rightfully so, uh, to the endorsement from president Trump, but is that going to help her in this race? That's going to be the big question because a lot more people understand this. A lot more people did not vote for Nan for Pamela vet than voted for. And the same can be said for Alan Wilson as well. So it's going to be who 02:54 Where do the Nancy Mace voters go? Where do the Ralph Norman voters go? Where do the Rom Ready voters go? Now I know the Nancy Mace has endorsed uh Alan Wilson. I heard some rumors and I didn't get anything confirmed on this about Rom Ready. Is he going with Alan Wilson or Pamela Vett? You guys let me know. I wish you could do it on the text line, but I just don't have access to that right now. Some other races that we're looking at. 03:22 Now this one is the attorney general race. This one is something that we're really gonna have to dig into. Because the big question has been, where did Stephen Goldfinch come from? I mean, yeah, he's been in the Senate for a long time, but this is a guy that if you asked anybody about his name, I doubt anybody could be able to tell you who he was. 03:50 But there he is actually getting 39.99 % of the vote. David Stumbo getting 35.66. David Pasco coming up uh in the rear here at 24.34%. So Stephen Goldfence, David Stumbo will be going to a runoff in that case. Then we go down, then we got the case of all the people we liked. I mean, you really, if you looked at that race for uh ag commissioner, 04:19 I mean, there wasn't a soul in that race where you went, man, I don't like that guy. We had some good, good candidates. Danny Ford, Danny Lee Ford and Cody Simpson. Yeah, going to a runoff in that one. Cody Simpson getting 38.14 % of the vote. Danny Ford getting 37.25. So they will also be headed for a runoff. Lindsey Graham winning this one pretty easily at 56.79 % of the vote. 04:48 Mark Lynch coming in with a respectable, a very respectable 28.89 % of the vote. Now one of the big, one of the really good things about last night is this voter turnout. 25.28%. That's a good voter turnout. That really is. So when yo ... 553 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:19:00 +0000 mETs7SPsh3QKD6jDXNDtjVs1HK7hGzWs news The Charlie James Show Podcast news H1-S1 The Charlie James Show originates from News/Talk 989 WORD, The Upstate's #1 Talk Station, weekdays 3-7pm. Charlie tackles the topics that matter to the Carolina's. He interviews the movers and shakers while letting listeners sound off on the news of the day. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fe

Hour 1 full 00:06 All right, welcome to the program on your Wednesday afternoon. It has been quite the interesting day, ladies and gentlemen. Of course, last night we had all of the election returns come in. A few surprises there. I would love to know what you think. I'm not going to be able to access the text line for a few minutes today because I have no phone. 00:36 and we have the two factor authentication to get in on the text line. And my phone is kaput due to an accident earlier today. So now I gotta go get a new phone tonight and it's gonna be just a giant pain in the rear end. But there you go. um We'll get into it as soon as possible and I'll be able to read your text. Other than that, the WRD Talkline 800 01:04 9050, 98.9. Of course, we all know that Alan Wilson and Pam LeVitt are going to be going to a runoff in that race. was, that's kind of the way that this whole thing really started a little bit. Now, Pam LeVitt started off kind of slow, but picked up because, you know, she got the momentum. And of course, the endorsement from President Trump, that helped her as well. 01:33 But Pamela Vett getting 28.86 % of the vote. Excuse me, Allen Wilson getting 26.15 % of the vote. So they will be going on to a runoff. There is going to be a runoff debate coming up on June 26th at seven o'clock at Coastal Carolina. Allen Wilson and Pamela Vett are going to be there in that race. 01:58 Rom Reddy who made him and he made a really big splash. you look at that how well he did 14.16 percent. As I said last night as we were broadcasting from the foundry at Judson Mill. He ran a very good campaign. mean Wesley Donahue. I was a pretty good choice. I mean you got to give credit where credit is due. Nancy Mase coming in at 12 percent Ralph Norman at 17.08 percent. 02:28 Um, so we will see how that goes. Um, she's still clinging and rightfully so, uh, to the endorsement from president Trump, but is that going to help her in this race? That's going to be the big question because a lot more people understand this. A lot more people did not vote for Nan for Pamela vet than voted for. And the same can be said for Alan Wilson as well. So it's going to be who 02:57 Where do the Nancy Mace voters go? Where do the Ralph Norman voters go? Where do the Rom Ready voters go? Now I know that Nancy Mace has endorsed ah Alan Wilson. I heard some rumors and I didn't get anything confirmed on this about Rom Ready. Is he going with Alan Wilson or Pamela Vett? You guys let me know. I wish you could do it on the text line, but I just don't have access to that right now. Some other races that we're looking at. 03:24 Now this one is the attorney general race. This one is something that we're really gonna have to dig into. Because the big question has been, where did Stephen Goldfinch come from? I mean, yeah, he's been in the Senate for a long time, but this is a guy that if you asked anybody about his name, I doubt anybody could be able to tell you who he was. 03:53 But there he is actually getting 39.99 % of the vote. David Stumbo getting 35.66. David Pasco coming up uh in the rear here at 24.34%. So Stephen Goldfence, David Stumbo will be going to a runoff in that case. Then we go down, then we got the case of all the people we liked. I mean, you really, if you looked at that race for uh ag commissioner, 04:21 I mean, there wasn't a soul in that race where you went, man, I don't like that guy. We had some good, good candidates. Danny Ford, Danny Lee Ford and Cody Simpson. Yeah, going to a runoff in that one. Cody Simpson getting 38.14 % of the vote. Danny Ford getting 37.25. So they will also be headed for a runoff. Lindsey Graham winning this one pretty easily at 56.79 % of the vote. 04:51 Mark Lynch coming in with a respectable, a very respectable 28.89 % of the vote. Now one of the big, one of the really good things about last night is this voter turnout. 25.28%. That's a good voter turnout. That really is. So when you look at these ... 2214 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:05:00 +0000 a1piijnxGr09W0to5g1vn3SlGpDC1Pe5 news The Charlie James Show Podcast news Hour 1 The Charlie James Show originates from News/Talk 989 WORD, The Upstate's #1 Talk Station, weekdays 3-7pm. Charlie tackles the topics that matter to the Carolina's. He interviews the movers and shakers while letting listeners sound off on the news of the day. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2F

The Political Machine's Last Stand Ralph Norman vs. The Establishment How Democrats Outvoted Republicans in South Carolina The Red State That Taxes More Than It Should Inside South Carolina's Political Machine The Freedom Caucus Under Siege Why Conservatives Are Fighting Back Election Day Showdown in South Carolina The McMaster Machine Exposed Can Voters Finally Change South Carolina? HOOK South Carolina is one of the reddest states in America—but why does it still have the highest income tax rate of any red state? Today, Tara breaks down what she calls the political machine that has dominated South Carolina politics for decades, the battle over congressional redistricting, and why grassroots conservatives believe Election Day could be the beginning of real change. PODCAST DESCRIPTION Election Day has arrived, and South Carolina voters face a choice that could reshape the state's political future. Tara examines polling numbers, turnout trends, and the growing conflict between establishment Republicans and conservative reformers. At the center of the debate are questions surrounding redistricting, immigration enforcement, taxation, government accountability, and the influence of political insiders. The discussion highlights allegations that political leaders prioritized personal political interests over conservative policy goals, while also exploring concerns about dark-money organizations targeting Freedom Caucus candidates across the state. With early voting records shattered and turnout surging, Tara argues that today's elections may represent a rare opportunity for voters to challenge a political system that has remained largely unchanged for generations. FEATURED STORY Breaking the Machine According to Tara, South Carolina's political establishment has maintained power through a combination of insider politics, strategic alliances, and carefully controlled electoral systems. The episode focuses on gubernatorial candidates, the role of the Freedom Caucus, congressional redistricting battles, and accusations that state leadership failed to pursue policies that many conservative voters expected. The conversation repeatedly returns to a central question: Can voters finally disrupt the political machine that has controlled South Carolina for decades? KEY TAKEAWAYS • Election Day could significantly reshape South Carolina politics • Ralph Norman continues to perform strongly among conservative voters • Freedom Caucus candidates face coordinated opposition efforts • Early voting turnout shattered previous records • Democrats accounted for a significant portion of early voting participation • Redistricting remains one of the most controversial issues in the state • South Carolina remains the highest-income-tax red state in America • Conservatives continue pushing for tax reductions and government reform • Dark-money political organizations remain a major concern • Grassroots activists see this election as a turning point SOUND BITES "You have a chance to break the back of the machine." "We're the highest income taxed red state in the nation." "Florida is moving forward while South Carolina falls behind." "Democrats outvoted us in South Carolina." "This is a rare chance to change the future of the state." "Things will start to change here." CHAPTERS Segment 1 Election Day and the fight for South Carolina's future Segment 2 New polling numbers and the governor's race Segment 3 The Freedom Caucus versus the political establishment Segment 4 Dark money, campaign mailers, and voter influence Segment 5 Early voting records and turnout surprises Segment 6 The congressional redistricting controversy Segment 7 Taxes, immigration, and conservative priorities Segment 8 Can voters finally break the machine? FACEBOOK POST

Ralph Norman Surges as Conservatives Fight Back The Political Machine Faces Its Biggest Threat Yet South Carolina's Conservative Revolt Election Day: The Future of the Palmetto State Democrats, Dark Money, and the Governor's Race The Battle to Save South Carolina Why Conservatives Are Turning to Ralph Norman The Red State Civil War The Machine vs. The Voters Can South Carolina Become the Next Florida? HOOK What happens when the people running a red state refuse to govern like conservatives? On Election Day, Tara examines record turnout, the governor's race, South Carolina's political machine, congressional redistricting battles, and why many conservatives believe today could mark the beginning of a political revolution in the Palmetto State. PODCAST DESCRIPTION Election Day has arrived, and South Carolina voters face a choice that could shape the state's future for years to come. Tara breaks down new polling showing strong support for Congressman Ralph Norman among conservative voters, while also examining growing frustration with what many see as an entrenched political establishment that has controlled state government for generations. The episode explores record Democrat turnout in early voting, the battle over congressional redistricting, Freedom Caucus efforts to reshape state politics, and accusations that establishment leaders deliberately blocked opportunities to strengthen Republican representation. The conversation then turns to California, where controversial election procedures, mail-in ballots, voter ID debates, and ballot harvesting concerns continue fueling national discussions about election integrity. Finally, Tara examines polling that suggests many Democrats hold increasingly negative views about America compared to Republicans, raising broader questions about patriotism, national identity, and the country's future. From Columbia to California, today's episode asks whether voters are finally ready to challenge the political systems that have dominated American politics for decades. FEATURED STORY The Rare Chance to Break the Machine According to Tara, South Carolina voters are being presented with a rare opportunity to challenge a political establishment that has controlled state government since Reconstruction. The discussion centers on the contrast between grassroots conservative candidates and political insiders, highlighting battles over taxes, immigration enforcement, congressional redistricting, and government accountability. At the heart of the debate is a simple question: Will South Carolina continue with business as usual—or choose a dramatically different direction? KEY TAKEAWAYS • New polling shows Ralph Norman leading among conservative voters • Freedom Caucus candidates remain major targets of opposition campaigns • Record Democrat early-voting turnout has raised political concerns • Congressional redistricting remains one of the state's biggest controversies • South Carolina continues to have the highest income tax rate among Republican-controlled states • Conservative activists are pushing for Florida-style reforms • California election policies continue generating national debate • Election integrity remains a top issue for many voters • Governor races often have long-term policy consequences • Election Day turnout could determine the future direction of South Carolina SOUND BITES "We could break the back of the machine today." "We can't keep going the way we're going." "We're the highest income-taxed red state in the nation." "We're going to fall behind." "You want truth conservatism, you'll pick me." "We're going to run government like a business." "Things will start to change here." CHAPTERS Segment 1 Election Day arrives in South Carolina Segment 2 Ralph Norman's rise in new polling Segment 3 The Freedom Caucus versus the political establishment Segment 4 Congressional redistricting and political fallout Segment 5 Record Democrat turnout and ...

H2-S2 full 00:01 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:29 for spacious skies, for amber waves of 00:39 For purple mountain majesties. 01:01 Share his grace on P. 01:10 with brotherhood from sea to shining sea America is back! uh 01:28 All right, you got two hours and 50 minutes less than now to get out there and vote. Polls close at seven. Remember, if you are in line at seven o'clock, you are still allowed to vote. um but listen, maybe you're going to drop by after work or something. Do a quick perusal of exactly where you're supposed to Is that some people show up, they've changed a few polling places. um 01:56 and they got a little confused. One guy said he got changed, but his wife didn't, which is kind of weird, but there you go. uh But make sure you know where you're to vote because we don't want you to get there and then go, oh, no, I got to go over here and then have to go somewhere else. So just make sure you do that before you get out and vote this afternoon. Again, you've got until seven o'clock. Tonight's the night. We're going to all be out at the foundry at Judson Mill. It's going to be me, Tara, Bill Frady, Joey Hudson. 02:24 Dr. Orrin Smith is going to be there and we're going to be having a whale of a good time bringing you all of these election results. It is going to be very interesting to see what happens tonight. ah One text says, Charlie, I just voted. Going to be interesting how everything turns out. However, I did not find the Secretary of State or Treasurer on the list, which I found interesting, but it feels great to vote. Yes, those two offices will be on the next election. 02:54 coming up in two years. So they weren't actually on, they won't be on anybody's ballot, but there you go. So get out there and vote. is going to be so very important. ah Charlie, still can't find polls on who leads. Forget about that. I'm serious. Forget about those polls. Because you can literally find a poll 03:23 If you search hard enough, you can find a poll for your favorite candidate. You can absolutely do that. I found a poll earlier today that had Nancy Mase. This is no joke. Nancy Mase coming in last, and there was another poll. Nancy Mase coming in first. And I was like, well, that's interesting. 03:49 So we'll have to say let's see Charlie do do do do. There you go anyway. It's going to be fun tonight. going to be a lot of fun. This is. 04:06 If you take, now here's what, I know it's hard to do. I know it's very hard to do. if you were to, if you were, let's say you've got two football teams that are playing each other and you really don't care about either one of these football teams. I mean, you, you know, who cares? I don't even know who these guys are. I got, not from my state, they're just two teams playing football. 04:35 Can you just sit back and enjoy the game? Can you do that? Well, my question to you this afternoon, and I'm going to ask this question on the panel tonight, if you take all the emotion out of it, take all the policy out of 04:53 Take all the personality out of 04:59 And who do you think ran the best campaign for governor? 05:06 If you, let's say you were a political consultant, okay, and you were grading this, who do you think has run the best campaign for governor of South Carolina? Which ones do you, which person do you think resonated with the people more? At least here in the upstate, because I mean, I know we so wildly different in the way we believe in all parts of these states. 05:35 of our state. um But who do you think? would love to get ah your um Charlie the two football teams obvious Georgia and Georgia Tech. Hey Charlie, where can I find a sample ballot for my district in Greer? Also, can you share who you voted for governor recommend? I voted for Ralph Norman. I'll just tell you that right now. You can fi ... 556 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:19:00 +0000 UXrXAoG5UbIdNrG3BpsdQxzM24bQchdH news The Charlie James Show Podcast news H2-S2 The Charlie James Show originates from News/Talk 989 WORD, The Upstate's #1 Talk Station, weekdays 3-7pm. Charlie tackles the topics that matter to the Carolina's. He interviews the movers and shakers while letting listeners sound off on the news of the day. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fe

H1-S2 full 00:15 I tell you what, I've been watching these polls for the governor's race and they're everywhere. I mean, these polls, you're like, and I'll give you a perfect example here. Hold on just a second. If you take a look at this and you go to interactive polls, insider polling has Pamela Ebbett at 19%, Alan Wilson 16%, Nancy Mase 13%, Rom Reddy 13%, 00:44 Ralph Norman 12%, they still include Josh Kimball coming in at 4 % rather. Then, so remember that, just real quick, Pamela Evans got leading the pack with 19%. And then if you go down and you look at some of these other polls, I mean, you go, wait a minute, is this even the same state? So here you've got another poll with Alan Wilson. 01:10 22%, Pamela Evitt at 17%, Ram Reddy 16%, Ralph Norman at 12, Nancy Mace at 12. That's from opinion diagnostics. Then you go to TPSI. They've got Nancy Mace at 31%. Pamela Vett at 26%, Ram Reddy 16%, Ralph Norman at 14, Alan Wilson at 13. I'm telling you what, and then, all right, here's another one. This is from... 01:40 Coefficient poll, the June 2nd through the 4th, Pamela Evitt, 23%, Rom Reddy, 17%, Alan Wilson, 16%, Ralph Norman, 15%, Nancy Mace, 11%. These things are scattered. mean, are y'all polling the same state people? But here's the thing you gotta be very careful about with these polls. Who 02:09 Are they polling? 02:12 Are they polling the general population? Is it just, hey, hey, Mr. and Mrs. So-and-so, who are you voting for? Are they voting, are they polling those people? Are they polling only Republicans? Then you have to take it and narrow it down a little bit. You have to go, are they polling Republican likely voters? 02:37 Not all the Republicans are going to vote today. We're going to see what the voter turnout. I'm predicting I'm going to be very gracious here. I'm going to be um very gracious, very generous with my prediction. 02:54 I'm gonna say 17%. I know, right? I'm thinking 17%. We'll see if I'm right on this. We'll see if I'm right on this, but I'm gonna say 17 % voter turnout. Are they polling like, oh, is, John said, it's raining out, you're right. Oh, yeah, I care about this state, but I don't wanna get wet. I just don't wanna get out there, I know, it happens. That's why I always say, I mean, early voting was a good idea for us. 03:22 But I'm going to say 17 % voter turnout. I might be wrong, but you poll general population, you poll Republican voters if they're Republican candidates, and then you poll likely Republican voters to narrow it down even more. And I'll be honest with you, I haven't dug into these polls um all of that much because a lot of them just came out just over the past couple of days. uh little issue. 03:53 little issue with the Pamela Yvette campaign. is minor, minor little incident of assault. I know, know, it's crazy, right? didn't, nothing really to see here. A man who the Pamela Yvette campaign says was a volunteer for the campaign was charged with assault outside of an Yvette campaign event ah on Monday night. This is according to a police report. 04:24 According to a police report, Greer Police Department incident report that Blake Garrison Kirsch, I think that's how you pronounce it, Kirsch, 27 years old, is charged with third degree assault and battery. Third degree assault and battery. I'm telling you what, this is crazy. Now we got, listen, it happened Monday night. Happened Monday night. Now this is from FitzNews. 04:54 A member of South Carolina gubernatorial front runner Pam Levitt's campaign finance team was arrested in Greer on Monday night and charged with assault after ripping a megaphone out of the hands of a political opponent. Blake Kirsch, 27, a realtor from Boiling Springs, was charged by officers of the Greer Police Department with third degree assault on batters. 05:18 That's according to an incident report. Kurtz ripped the megaphone out of the victim's hands. Kurtz then ran up. um 05:29 I guess this is the victim talking. Th ... 686 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:33:00 +0000 q5ZPQSlVE3xlwpUc4sHP1YxKIG72it0P news The Charlie James Show Podcast news H1-S2 The Charlie James Show originates from News/Talk 989 WORD, The Upstate's #1 Talk Station, weekdays 3-7pm. Charlie tackles the topics that matter to the Carolina's. He interviews the movers and shakers while letting listeners sound off on the news of the day. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fe

H4-S1 full 00:02 all right you have got fifty three minutes to get to the polls let's go to all donna i was just getting ready to go to you uh... and uh... and see what kind of questions you have this good will from a greer will welcome i don't really good man what's up and here i got a whole stack of ballots i need to drop 00:24 okay i know where i could do that area do you know you take it to the democratic national committee uh... that would be uh... the world and i think i i'm but there was a man on radio absolutely absolutely we appreciate your coverage throughout this election season it's been very thorough just wanted to tell you thank you sir well i appreciate it well thank you very much that means the world to me and somebody said today is a good a funny little text 00:51 They said, Charlie, I decided to do something different today and vote Democrat. And the poll worker asked me how many ballots I wanted. And I thought that was pretty funny. OK, let's go to Donna, because I know she held on for a long time. Donna, welcome. What can I do for you? Charlie. Thank you for covering all this. Listen, I want to talk about two things, term limits and flimsy. the term limits. 01:15 In general, I do agree with them. But if I've seen someone who's been a solid constitutionalist and referring to, in this case, Ralph Norman, when that person was talking about who to vote for, he's been, I mean, he is like at the top of the list on sticking up with the constitutional, all of his policies. He's gone through the different layers. I appreciate long-term and things, but wouldn't we rather have somebody that's a solid constitutionalist staying in there and going through the layers and getting to the top than to not have them and have the rest of the 01:44 Rinos and the lefties um in those positions. that. I see both sides of that story because you certainly want the bad ones to be term limited, but isn't that up to us ultimately to decide how long those people stay in Congress? Yep, I think so. Yeah, we can vote them out if we don't like them. And unfortunately, too many people get fooled by the rhetoric. of which. 02:08 flimsy is he suddenly becomes Mister conservative before every election. Yeah, but I remember him being part of oh, yeah, it was Russia collusion on Trump and I think that that has been proven wrong. Remember how he worked with John McCain is better that's coming back. Yeah, and then flimsy don't you remember him yelling that Trump could go to hell quote unquote. If you want to go to hell. Yeah, remember him saying that he would have shot the J 6ers in the head. 02:38 Oh my God, that's the worst. And people are still, and then the other thing is on all of these Lynch accusations that he's doing, all of that, 40 years ago, Mark Lynch was drug alcohol problem. He went through, this man has been clean for decades. And not only that, he started a rehab clinic or foundation. He rehabs a lot of people and he employs a whole lot of them. 03:03 I think that we can be fine with somebody that learned how evil that was 40 freaking years ago. Yeah. And I don't think you can compromise. You can't make that man bend his back. He is so rigid in his values. And just again, comparing to the Constitution and the man checks off every box. All right. There you go, Donna. I appreciate it. Let's go to Shelly in Greenville. How you doing, Shelly? Hi, Charlie. Hello. Yeah, Shelly Hamilton. 03:31 Morgan mother-in-law. How are you Shelley? are you? I'm great. I'm doing great. Thank you. I wanted to try to help answer the man's question who asked about Ralph Norman being against term limits by having been in office about 20 years. And I'm hoping you can help me. I hope I don't make it worse. But I listened to Ralph last night at an event and he said to him, a career politician. 04:01 is someone who stays in office like in Congress or I guess maybe the Senate for years and years and just it doesn't get much done and he has ... 500 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:19:00 +0000 unZ3a9X0bCj1oLaBhiaTIM2WUMJmULwl news The Charlie James Show Podcast news H4-S1 The Charlie James Show originates from News/Talk 989 WORD, The Upstate's #1 Talk Station, weekdays 3-7pm. Charlie tackles the topics that matter to the Carolina's. He interviews the movers and shakers while letting listeners sound off on the news of the day. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fe

Hour 3 full 00:04 I polls close one hour 53 minutes. I'm excited. Let's go to Michael in Spartanburg. Michael, welcome. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. I just got to disagree with you about Ralph Norman. Okay. Watching his debates. He said anything that got past the bill. 00:35 Well, what I go on is the fact that we sat down with Joe and I sat down with him for an hour where these debates they get what 40 seconds to respond. 00:47 Yeah, so I just have to go with my own personal experience from everybody. listen, hey man, you vote for who you want to vote for. That's fine with me. Long as you get out there and vote. This is an interesting text. It says, Charlie, this morning, Mike was saying that Lindsey Graham has stood by Trump the whole time. I also listened to Tara talking about how Lindsey Graham and his BFF, John McCain, falsely accused Trump of colluding with the Russians. 01:16 and handed the fake dossier to the FBI. I'd hardly call that standing by Trump. Trump is only endorsing Graham out of pragmatism. That's right. Graham is a necessary evil in the Trump world. But I'm going to make this prediction again. You wait and see. Lindsey Graham, look at what Lindsey's had to do. He's had to spend $27 million on this campaign. 01:44 To some reports, Lindsey Graham spent $27 million against Mark Lynch. That's a lot of money. Because Lindsey Graham knows he's in trouble. 01:56 So, Lindsey needed Donald Trump, but he still just stabbed Donald Trump in the back, and I'll give you a perfect example. A couple of weeks ago, and this is, see, that's the thing, when people say, oh, Lindsey stands by Donald Trump, because they only listen to what Lindsey Graham says. 02:14 That's all they do. You ask some of these people, why do think Lindsey Graham stands by Donald Trump? Well, because I heard that ad that Lindsey Graham stands by Donald Trump. Wait a minute, hold on. Let's dig a little deeper into that. You go and you look, just a couple of weeks ago, Lindsey Graham was saying that the... 02:46 Iran deal was a bad deal and that it would hand victory to Iran. 02:56 Now here's the funny thing about that. So Lindsey came out and he criticized the Iran deal. But the thing about that was Lindsey had no idea what the deal was. Nobody knew what the deal was. Lindsey was not privy to the deal. Even Donald Trump came out and he said, all of these panicans out there talking about the deal, we don't have a deal yet. There is no deal. So Lindsey Graham came out and stabbed Donald Trump in the back. The only time Lindsey Graham agrees with Donald Trump on Iran is when he thinks 03:26 Donald Trump's gonna put boots on the ground and we all know that's exactly what he wants. 03:32 So no, I don't see Lindsey Graham as an ally. So there you go. All right, let's go to Michael from Rock Hill. Michael, welcome. 03:44 Oh, Michelle, how are you? I'm sorry. I was spelled wrong. I appreciate what's Hey, welcome. 03:52 I'm doing good, what's up? 04:09 Yes. right. You're either going to vote in the Republican primary or you're to vote in the Democrat primary. 04:21 Well, because you can't vote in both primaries. I don't think there's any state to just allow you to vote in uh just one, one, you know, both parties' primaries. 04:39 Maybe this is my first primary. 04:45 No, but this is, all now maybe so. Maybe you've never, maybe you just have voted in the general election in the past. This is the primary to decide who the candidate is going to be to go on to the general election. Okay. Okay? All right, That's not the way it goes. All right, Michelle, I appreciate it. Thank you so much for calling. Charlie, I remember the Pickens rally. Trump said, be easy on Lindsay. has uses, or yeah, he said he needs them with the Democrats, whatever. 05:14 Let's go to Tory in Simpsonville. Tory, welcome. Hey, Charlie. Yes, sir. It seems unconstitutional uh violation of the First Amendment. um Why do they have stickers up or posters up saying that there's no photography ... 1885 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:04:00 +0000 2yH3ouHQ1ycgzroJpJPQKL3hPH7urOrr news The Charlie James Show Podcast news Hour 3 The Charlie James Show originates from News/Talk 989 WORD, The Upstate's #1 Talk Station, weekdays 3-7pm. Charlie tackles the topics that matter to the Carolina's. He interviews the movers and shakers while letting listeners sound off on the news of the day. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2F

Hour 2 full 00:07 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:35 For spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountain majesties. 01:07 Share his grace on P.A. 01:16 America is back! 01:34 All right, you got two hours and 50 minutes less than now to get out there and vote. Polls close at seven. Remember, if you are in line at seven o'clock, you are still allowed to vote. but listen, maybe you're going to drop by after work or something. Do a quick perusal of exactly where you're supposed to Is that some people show up, they've changed a few polling places. um 02:02 and they got a little confused. One guy said he got changed, but his wife didn't, which is kind of weird, but there you go. uh But make sure you know where you're to vote because we don't want you to get there and then go, oh, no, I got to go over here and then have to go somewhere else. So just make sure you do that before you get out and vote this afternoon. Again, you've got until seven o'clock. Tonight's the night. We're going to all be out at the foundry at Judson Mill. It's going to be me, Tara, Bill Frady, Joey Hudson. 02:30 Dr. Orrin Smith is going to be there and we're going to be having a whale of a good time bringing you all of these election results. It is going to be very interesting to see what happens tonight. ah One text says, Charlie, I just voted. Going to be interesting how everything turns out. However, I did not find the Secretary of State or Treasurer on the list, which I found interesting, but it feels great to vote. Yes, those two offices will be on the next election. 03:00 coming up in two years. So they weren't actually on, they won't be on anybody's ballot, but there you go. So get out there and vote. is going to be so very important. ah Charlie, still can't find polls on who leads. Forget about that. I'm serious. Forget about those polls because you can literally find a poll 03:29 If you search hard enough, you can find a poll for your favorite candidate. You can absolutely do that. I found a poll earlier today that had Nancy Mays. This is no joke. Nancy Mays coming in last, and there was another poll. Nancy Mays coming in first. And I was like, well, that's interesting. 03:55 So we'll have to say, let's see, Charlie, do, do, do, do. There you go. Anyway, um it's going to be fun tonight. It's going to be a lot of fun. This is. 04:12 If you take, now here's what, I know it's hard to do. I know it's very hard to do. if you were to, if you were, let's say you've got two football teams that are playing each other and you really don't care about either one of these football teams. I mean, you, you know, who cares? I don't even know who these guys are. I got, not from my state, they're just two teams playing football. 04:41 Can you just sit back and enjoy the game? Can you do that? Well, my question to you this afternoon, and I'm going to ask this question on the panel tonight, if you take all the emotion out of it, take all the policy out of 05:00 Take all the personality out of 05:05 And who do you think ran the best campaign for governor? 05:12 If you, let's say you were a political consultant, okay, and you were grading this, who do you think has run the best campaign for governor of South Carolina? Which ones do you, which person do you think resonated with the people more? At least here in the upstate, because I mean, I know we so wildly different in the way we believe in all parts of these states. 05:41 of our state. um But who do you think? would love to get ah your um Charlie the two football teams obvious Georgia and Georgia Tech. Hey Charlie, where can I find a sample ballot for my district in Greer? Also, can you share who you voted for governor recommend? I voted for Ralph Norman. I'll just tell you that right now. You can find your sample ballot. Go to ... 1923 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:04:00 +0000 x9DUz3Tzrh0ByNL8nY8SGROCKO8jWhbK news The Charlie James Show Podcast news Hour 2 The Charlie James Show originates from News/Talk 989 WORD, The Upstate's #1 Talk Station, weekdays 3-7pm. Charlie tackles the topics that matter to the Carolina's. He interviews the movers and shakers while letting listeners sound off on the news of the day. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2F

Hour 4 full 00:12 All right, you have got 53 minutes to get to the polls. Let's go to Oh, Donna, I was just getting ready to go to you and see what kind of questions you had. Let's go to Will from Greer. Will, welcome. 00:27 early and then what's up 00:34 i know where i could do that area do you know you can take it to the democratic national committee uh... that would be uh... the idea i could i'd but there was a moment there you go absolutely absolutely and we appreciate your coverage 00:52 I'm very thorough. Just wanted to tell you thank you, Well, I appreciate it. Well, thank you very much. That means the world to me. um Somebody said today, it was a funny little text. They said, Charlie, I decided to do something different today and vote Democrat. And the poll worker asked me how many ballots I wanted. And I thought that was pretty funny. OK, let's go to Donna, because I know she held on for a long time. Donna, welcome. What can I do for you? 01:19 Charlie, thank you for covering all this. Listen, I want to talk about two things, term limits and flimsy. Regarding the term limits, in general, I do agree with them. But if I've seen someone who's been a solid constitutionalist and referring to, this case, Ralph Norman, when that person was talking about who to vote for, he's been, I mean, he is like at the top of the list on sticking up with the constitutional, all of his policies, he's gone through the different layers. 01:43 I appreciate long-term and things, but wouldn't we rather have somebody that's a solid constitutionalist staying in there and going through the layers and getting to the top than to not have them and have the rest of the rhinos and the lefties um in those positions? I believe that. see both sides of that story because you certainly want the bad ones to be term-limited, but isn't that up to us ultimately to decide how long those people stay in Congress? 02:11 Yep, I think so. Yeah, we can vote him out if we don't like him. And unfortunately, too many people get fooled by the rhetoric. Speaking of which, Flimsy is he suddenly becomes Mr. Conservative before every election. But I remember him being part of, oh yeah, it was Russia collusion on Trump. Every stinking bit of that has been proven wrong. Remember how he worked with John McCain, his buddy, that scumbag? And didn't, Flimsy, don't you remember him yelling that Trump could go to hell, quote unquote? 02:39 If you want America to be great again, tell Donald Trump to go to hell. Yeah, I remember him saying that he would have shot the J-6ers in the head. Oh my God, that's the worst. people are still... And then the other thing is on all of these Lynch accusations that he's doing, all of that. 40 years ago, Mark Lynch was drug alcohol problem. He went through it. This man has been clean for decades. Right. And not only that, he started a rehab. 03:08 clinic or foundation. He rehabs a lot of people and he employs a whole lot of them. I think that we can be fine with somebody that learned how evil that was 40 freaking years ago. Yeah. And I don't think you can compromise. You can't make that man bend his back. He is so rigid in his values. And just again, comparing to the Constitution and the man checks off every box. All right. There you go, Donna. I appreciate it. Let's go to Shelley in Greenville. How you doing, Shelley? 03:38 hello and yes and and and and and and and and 03:56 being again term limit having been in office about twenty years and i'm hoping you can help me i hope i don't make it work that i'm i listen to wrap up that at an event and he said him a career politician is someone who'd stay in office like in congress i guess maybe the senate for years and years it doesn't get much done and he had term limited him now in uh... 04:26 South Carolina Senate, South Carolina House and the Congress. So I don't know, can you help me explain? No, I know that is exactly what you said were the words that he came out, that came o ... 1885 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:05:00 +0000 tZ8BauC4c9YutFQM8r19OYfshWjkuqdB news The Charlie James Show Podcast news Hour 4 The Charlie James Show originates from News/Talk 989 WORD, The Upstate's #1 Talk Station, weekdays 3-7pm. Charlie tackles the topics that matter to the Carolina's. He interviews the movers and shakers while letting listeners sound off on the news of the day. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2F

H2-S2 full 00:04 All right, let's go. The phones are down to Chico and Pakalett. How you doing, Chico? I'm doing very well. And thank you so much for what you do, sir. I'm just glad to be able to talk to you again. I'm going to read off what I'm planning on doing here in just the next few minutes. But I wanted to mention to you, you brought up LBJ. He's not a really popular Texas president. Right. You might want to look up the treatment. It was it's it's it's described as a 00:33 almost hypnotic experience and rendered the target stunned and helpless. And it's what he would do to people that would, that he had confrontation with fellow senators or whatever. Anyway, it's creepy. Yeah. Look it up. It's called the treatment and he would do that to people. I would read it out, but I don't want to waste time. That's okay. Who are you voting for? Richard Nixon was a far, far better man. And just real quick. 01:01 When he flew into Harlingen, Texas one time during his presidency, they sent a hearse to pick him up. All right. So I'm going for Mr. Ralph Norman. I'm going for Mr. David Stumbo. I'm going for Mr. Danny Ford. have nothing against Cody, but I'm going for Mr. Danny Ford. Mark Lynch. I want to ask you between 01:27 I'm kind of holding my nose on this a little bit. think I'm going for William Timmons and Abe Harris. Okay. And do you know anything about Mike Stacey? I do not. I do not know anything about Mike Stacey. No big deal. And I'm going to vote yes on those two questions. And I want to thank you all for everything that you do because, very important, I travel a lot. Yeah. So last time I called you, I told you that. 01:54 I come back in for just a couple of days and I have a very, very small limited amount of time to make up my mind about these elections. You guys are right on. I trust you. And this is the I take your opinions very seriously. Thank you for what you do, sir. I appreciate it. Chico, our absolute best. Well, thank you very much. You got about 35 minutes to get to that poll, Chico. Don't speed, but make haste if you wouldn't mind. 02:23 35 minutes until the polls close. We are going to be out of the foundry at Judson Mill. I would love to see you folks out there. It's going to be a great, great night. We're going to be bringing you all of your election results. And man, I tell you what, it's going to be a race. in some of these races, they're not going to be over tonight. Governor's race, not going to be over tonight. um We're definitely going to go to a runoff on that. That's just a statistical. 02:51 probability, a very good one. One of the things that I found it funny. 02:58 how all of these people are saying that, you know, that we support President Trump. and we know that Trump is the gold standard. We understand that. But Pam Leavitt said something today. She was like, she was like, Henry McMaster is stood by Donald Trump. And I thought, well, well, well, wait a minute. Hold on. Henry McMaster is stood by Donald Trump? I can name you two instances where he hasn't stood by Donald Trump. 03:29 Instance number one, when our state legislature here in South Carolina decided not to go along with the one big beautiful bill in giving us the no tax on tips, no tax on over times, tax breaks for seniors, they did not do that. And what did Henry McMaster do? He did what Henry McMaster does, nothing. He did absolutely nothing. 03:57 So then that's instance number one. Number two is back in January, the whole redistricting thing really started ramping up and members of the Freedom Caucus started saying, hey, we need to redistrict South Carolina. We need to do away with Jim Clyburn's district. We need to get all that done. And what did the House do? They said, well, no, we don't want to do that. And our governor, Henry McMaster, said, 04:26 He didn't see any need for it. 04:29 So then what happened? He waited until he felt like he could get some sort of a deal to even, and he did this half-hea ... 362 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:33:00 +0000 zoCujV9Qj7Vjocq6nElgNDUaoRar0nfv news The Charlie James Show Podcast news H2-S2 The Charlie James Show originates from News/Talk 989 WORD, The Upstate's #1 Talk Station, weekdays 3-7pm. Charlie tackles the topics that matter to the Carolina's. He interviews the movers and shakers while letting listeners sound off on the news of the day. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fe

Did Trump's endorsement help or hurt Pam Evette? South Carolina's governor race is tighter than ever as polls conflict, candidates battle for undecided voters, and political insiders scramble ahead of Election Day. SOCIAL MEDIA POST

DESCRIPTION President Trump's endorsement of Pam Evette was supposed to settle South Carolina's Republican gubernatorial primary. Instead, it may have thrown gasoline on an already chaotic race. Charlie breaks down the fallout from the endorsement, the controversy surrounding Henry McMaster Jr., conflicting polls, the rise of outsider candidate Rom Reddy, and accusations that Democrat-backed interests are attempting to influence Republican primary races. Plus, a warning about deceptive political mailers flooding South Carolina voters ahead of Election Day. Based on discussion from the transcript. PODCAST SUMMARY South Carolina's Republican governor's race has entered its most unpredictable phase yet. Charlie examines the political fallout following President Trump's endorsement of Pam Evette, arguing that the endorsement raised more questions than answers and exposed divisions within the state's Republican establishment. The discussion focuses on allegations involving redistricting decisions, the McMaster political machine, and the surprising revelation that Henry McMaster Jr. was reportedly considered for lieutenant governor despite previous denials. The episode also dives into conflicting polling data showing a tightly packed field with significant numbers of undecided voters. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Pam Evette, Ralph Norman, and Rom Reddy all appear within striking distance, making the race highly volatile. Charlie and Lee discuss whether outsider candidates like Rom Reddy are gaining momentum among voters frustrated with traditional political figures. Additionally, the show warns listeners about political mailers and advertising campaigns flooding South Carolina ahead of the primary. Charlie argues that voters should carefully scrutinize campaign messaging and follow the money behind political advertisements before casting their ballots. The conversation closes with concerns about party loyalty, Democrat influence in Republican races, and the uncertainty surrounding one of the most consequential elections in South Carolina politics. KEY TAKEAWAYS Trump's endorsement of Pam Evette created new controversy instead of ending the debate. Questions remain about Henry McMaster Jr.'s reported role in the campaign. Polling suggests the Republican field remains extremely tight. Large numbers of undecided voters could determine the outcome. Rom Reddy appears to be gaining grassroots attention as an outsider candidate. Political mailers and advertisements are becoming a major factor in the race. Republican voters are still searching for clarity ahead of the primary. The South Carolina governor's race remains highly unpredictable. SOCIAL MEDIA TITLE SC Governor Race Explodes After Trump Endorsement SOCIAL MEDIA DESCRIPTION Did Trump's endorsement help or hurt Pam Evette? South Carolina's governor race is tighter than ever as polls conflict, candidates battle for undecided voters, and political insiders scramble ahead of Election Day. SOCIAL MEDIA POST

DESCRIPTION Congressman Ralph Norman joins Tara for an exclusive interview on his gubernatorial campaign, promising to expose government spending, challenge entrenched political insiders, and bring the same anti-establishment fight that helped topple Kevin McCarthy to Columbia. From budget transparency to Republican infighting, today's show focused on the future of conservative leadership in South Carolina. PODCAST SUMMARY Today's show featured an in-depth interview with South Carolina Congressman Ralph Norman as he made his case for governor ahead of the Republican primary. The conversation began with a look back at the congressional battle that led to the removal of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Tara praised Norman's willingness to challenge Republican leadership when he believed conservative principles were being abandoned, describing the effort as one of the most consequential acts of political courage in recent Republican history. Norman argued that South Carolina faces a similar challenge, claiming that Republican leaders campaign as conservatives but often govern differently once elected. He pledged to bring greater transparency to state government through forensic audits of agencies and a detailed accounting of how taxpayer money is spent. A major focus of the interview centered on the state's budget process. Norman criticized what he described as a lack of accountability and oversight, promising to expose spending decisions and make government finances more accessible to taxpayers. The discussion also touched on South Carolina's infrastructure challenges, education system, judicial appointments, utility costs, and insurance rates. Norman argued that despite overwhelming Republican majorities in the legislature, many longstanding problems remain unresolved. Tara questioned Norman about criticism surrounding his endorsement of Nikki Haley during the 2024 presidential primary. Norman explained that the endorsement was based on personal loyalty and longstanding friendship while emphasizing his continued support for President Trump's America First agenda. Closing the interview, Norman contrasted his record with those of his opponents, arguing that his years in Congress and involvement with the House Freedom Caucus provide voters with a proven record of conservative governance rather than campaign promises alone. KEY TAKEAWAYS Ralph Norman pledged to bring greater government transparency to South Carolina. He promised forensic audits of state agencies and spending programs. The interview revisited the effort to remove former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Norman criticized what he described as establishment politics in Columbia. Questions about infrastructure, education, utility costs, and judicial reform were discussed. Norman defended his endorsement of Nikki Haley while reaffirming support for President Trump. The gubernatorial race is shaping up as a battle over the future direction of South Carolina conservatism. QUOTE OF THE DAY "We're going to bring it to Columbia on steroids." SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS The Fight That Removed Kevin McCarthy Norman reflected on the historic effort to challenge House Republican leadership and what it taught him about political reform. Follow the Money The candidate pledged forensic audits and increased transparency for taxpayer-funded programs. Government Accountability Norman argued that South Carolina's budget process lacks sufficient public scrutiny. Nikki Haley Questions The congressman explained why he endorsed Haley during the presidential primary despite Trump's popularity. Final Pitch to Voters Norman emphasized his record, conservative credentials, and plans to reform state government. SOCIAL MEDIA POST

The second hour of the June 3, 2026, Charlie James Show focused on South Carolina Republican primary campaigns, including interviews with Commissioner of Agriculture candidate Danny Lee Ford II and gubernatorial candidate Rep. Ralph Norman, alongside a report on school curricula from the American Parents Association. The segment concluded with a comparative discussion of the Biden and Trump administrations. Read more on the show's website.

EPISODE DESCRIPTION The South Carolina governor's race is becoming one of the most contentious political battles in the state. Tara breaks down allegations surrounding redistricting, political power plays, debate absences, and what she describes as a decades-old political machine that continues to dominate state politics. Plus, why she refuses to endorse a candidate despite growing pressure from listeners and what voters should be watching as the race heats up. PODCAST SUMMARY Today's show focused entirely on the growing battle for the future of South Carolina politics. Tara examined claims that political maneuvering surrounding congressional redistricting and legislative scheduling may have influenced the current gubernatorial race. She argued that political insiders prioritized personal ambitions over Republican electoral advantages and criticized what she described as establishment politics within the state. A major focus of the discussion centered on Lieutenant Governor Pam Evette's absence from a recent gubernatorial debate. Tara argued that voters deserve direct answers from candidates and suggested that avoiding public scrutiny raises important questions during a competitive primary contest. The show also explored allegations of long-standing political networks operating behind the scenes in South Carolina government. Tara described what she sees as an entrenched political machine that has survived changes in party labels and leadership over multiple decades. Addressing calls for an endorsement, Tara explained why she is withholding support for any specific candidate at this stage of the race. Instead, she pledged to provide listeners with a detailed examination of each candidate's strengths, weaknesses, controversies, and governing records before voters head to the polls. The program concluded with a broader discussion about the direction of South Carolina, concerns about education and cultural issues, and whether voters have an opportunity to fundamentally reshape state government. KEY TALKING POINTS Debate over congressional redistricting and political strategy. Criticism of South Carolina's political establishment. Pam Evette's debate absence becomes a major issue. Questions surrounding endorsements and political influence. Discussion of polling volatility in the governor's race. Why Tara refuses to endorse a candidate at this stage. Examination of South Carolina's political power structure. Concerns about consultant-driven campaigns. Debate over open primaries and party identity. Discussion of Clemson University's leadership direction. The role of grassroots voters in shaping the race. What voters should evaluate before casting ballots. QUOTE OF THE DAY "I'm not endorsing anybody. What I'm going to do is lay out the facts, the records, the negatives, and let voters decide for themselves." SEO KEYWORDS South Carolina governor race, Pam Evette, Henry McMaster, South Carolina politics, governor debate, gubernatorial election, political machine, redistricting controversy, Alan Wilson, Ralph Norman, Nancy Mace, state politics, conservative talk radio, Tara Servatius, South Carolina primary, election analysis, political establishment, Columbia politics, grassroots movement, AmperWave

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Is President Trump playing a long game in the Middle East—or taking a massive gamble with the global economy? Tara and Roger dive into escalating tensions with Iran, reports of secret U.S. naval escorts through the Strait of Hormuz, and warnings that oil could surge to $150-$160 per barrel. They explore theories behind Trump's strategy, the risks posed by China and Iran, and what soaring energy costs could mean for Americans. Then the focus shifts to South Carolina politics, where allegations of backroom deals, establishment power plays, and conflicting polling data have voters questioning everything. Tara breaks down the strengths and weaknesses of the major gubernatorial candidates, explains why she's refusing to endorse anyone, and examines what she calls the state's entrenched political machine. CLICKABLE EPISODE SUMMARY

PODCAST DESCRIPTION An explosive episode as Tara examines two major stories dominating conservative politics. First, the showdown in New Jersey over the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility. Federal officials insist the facility is operating legally and humanely, while activists and Democrat leaders continue demanding its closure. Tara explores claims that coordinated protests are being used to pressure federal authorities and potentially shut down immigration enforcement operations nationwide. Then, a political earthquake hits South Carolina. Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis publicly accuses Governor Henry McMaster and Lt. Governor Pam Evette of sacrificing a Republican congressional seat to secure political endorsements and advance personal ambitions. The allegations have ignited debate across the state just days before voters head to the polls. Congressman Ralph Norman joins the program to discuss President Trump's endorsement of Pam Evette, the governor's race, gambling expansion, government reform, and his vision for South Carolina's future. The show closes with a discussion of increasingly aggressive rhetoric from some media figures and political commentators calling for a political "purge" of Trump supporters and the Republican movement. TODAY'S BIG STORIES

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DESCRIPTION President Donald Trump has officially endorsed Pam Evette in South Carolina's Republican gubernatorial primary, but the endorsement sparked immediate controversy. During today's show, Tara examines Trump's surprising reference to Henry McMaster Jr. as Evette's future lieutenant governor pick—a claim Evette has repeatedly declined to confirm publicly. The conversation explores allegations of political deal-making involving Governor Henry McMaster, the failed congressional redistricting effort, and whether Trump's endorsement was strategic support or a subtle warning shot. Callers weigh in on the future of South Carolina politics, concerns about establishment influence, and comparisons to political shifts seen in other states. Later, gubernatorial candidate Rom Reddy joins the program to discuss the endorsement, polling trends, government spending, and his vision for South Carolina's future. KEY TOPICS Donald Trump's endorsement of Pam Evette Henry McMaster Jr. lieutenant governor controversy South Carolina congressional redistricting battle Claims of political deal-making and establishment influence New gubernatorial polling data Caller reactions from across South Carolina Rom Reddy interview and campaign platform Concerns about the future direction of South Carolina politics SEGMENT BREAKDOWN Segment 1: Trump's Endorsement Sparks Debate Tara analyzes Trump's endorsement of Pam Evette and focuses on the portion of the statement mentioning Henry McMaster Jr. as a future lieutenant governor candidate. The discussion centers on whether Trump intentionally highlighted a politically sensitive issue for Evette's campaign. Segment 2: The McMaster Connection The show explores allegations that support from Governor Henry McMaster came with expectations regarding future political appointments. Tara argues that Trump's comments exposed an issue Evette had previously avoided addressing publicly. Segment 3: Redistricting and Political Fallout Discussion shifts to South Carolina's failed congressional redistricting effort. Tara contends that political leaders failed to support changes sought by Trump and examines how those developments may have influenced the endorsement. Segment 4: Listener Reactions Callers from across South Carolina share concerns about establishment politics, open primaries, voter engagement, and comparisons to political developments in Colorado. Several callers discuss why they believe the gubernatorial race remains highly competitive despite Trump's endorsement. Segment 5: Rom Reddy Interview Gubernatorial candidate Rom Reddy joins the program and reacts to Trump's endorsement. Reddy discusses polling, government spending, taxes, economic development, and concerns about what he describes as the creation of a long-term political dynasty in South Carolina. Segment 6: Looking Ahead The show concludes with discussion about the increasingly crowded Republican gubernatorial race, emerging polling data, and questions surrounding how much influence Trump's endorsement will ultimately have on primary voters. TOP QUOTES "Donald Trump endorsed Pam Evette in the governor's race. That's not even the interesting part." "A big added plus for Pam is that I hear Henry McMaster Junior will be running with her as the next lieutenant governor." "People don't like that sort of thing. It starts marking the old smoke-filled backroom politics." "Governor is a CEO. We need to focus on the record." "Are we tired of politicians? Are we tired of all the name-calling?" SEO KEYWORDS Trump endorsement, Pam Evette, South Carolina governor race, Henry McMaster Jr, South Carolina politics, gubernatorial primary, Rom Reddy, Alan Wilson, Ralph Norman, Nancy Mace, redistricting controversy, Republican primary, South Carolina election, Tara Show, political analysis SHORT PROMO Trump endorses Pam Evette—but one line in that endorsement may have created a bigger controversy than the endorsement itself. Tara breaks dow ...

DESCRIPTION President Trump's late endorsement of Pam Evette has ignited controversy across South Carolina's gubernatorial primary. Questions surrounding Henry McMaster Jr.'s potential role as lieutenant governor, allegations of political deal-making, and a tightening race have voters asking whether the state's political establishment is trying to extend its influence for another generation. Tara and Roger break down the endorsement drama, the polling shifts, and what it could mean for South Carolina's future. PODCAST SUMMARY South Carolina's governor's race took a dramatic turn after President Trump endorsed Lieutenant Governor Pam Evette, but the endorsement may have created more questions than answers. The biggest controversy centers on reports that Evette could select Henry McMaster Jr., son of Governor Henry McMaster, as her lieutenant governor running mate. While Trump referenced McMaster Jr. in his endorsement, Evette has continued to avoid directly confirming or denying the reports, fueling speculation about a political arrangement designed to preserve the state's longtime Republican establishment. Tara and Roger examine the timeline leading up to the endorsement, including Governor McMaster's handling of South Carolina's congressional redistricting efforts and claims that the endorsement may have been tied to broader political negotiations. The discussion also highlights concerns over immigration enforcement promises, including criticism of unfulfilled plans such as the proposed "Palmetto Pen" detention facility and questions about South Carolina's participation in federal immigration enforcement programs. Meanwhile, new polling suggests a highly competitive Republican primary with Attorney General Alan Wilson, Lieutenant Governor Pam Evette, Congressman Ralph Norman, and Senator Josh Kimbrell ally Rom Reddy all competing for position in a race that appears headed for a photo finish. The episode explores what voters should consider as they head toward the primary and whether South Carolina is facing a continuation of its political status quo or a major shift in leadership. KEY TAKEAWAYS President Trump's endorsement of Pam Evette has intensified debate in the governor's race. Questions remain about whether Henry McMaster Jr. will be selected as lieutenant governor. Critics argue the endorsement reflects establishment political deal-making. Immigration enforcement promises have become a major campaign issue. Recent polling suggests a tightly contested Republican primary. Voters face a choice between political continuity and potential change in Columbia. SOUND BITES "The governor's race is the number one story in South Carolina right now." "If she wins the primary, then we'll find out who the lieutenant governor pick really is." "This race is shaping up to be a photo finish." "The question voters have to answer is whether they want more of the same or a new direction." SEO KEYWORDS South Carolina governor race, Pam Evette, Donald Trump endorsement, Henry McMaster Jr, Alan Wilson governor campaign, South Carolina politics, Republican primary South Carolina, Trump South Carolina endorsement, SC governor election, McMaster political machine, South Carolina election news, immigration enforcement South Carolina CLICKABLE SOCIAL TITLE Trump's Endorsement Creates CHAOS in South Carolina Governor's Race

U.S. Representative Ralph Norman shook up the gubernatorial primary during the opening segment of Hour 2 on The Charlie James Show on 98.9 WORD by announcing former State Representative Adam Morgan as his lieutenant governor running mate. This hardline conservative alliance directly addresses Senator Lindsey Graham's concurrent "Get Out the Vote" tour and Donald Trump's endorsement of Pamela Evette.The Freedom Caucus AllianceThe Strategic Choice: Norman tapped Adam Morgan, the Greenville County business owner and founding chairman of the hardline South Carolina Freedom Caucus.The Target: During the press conference at Morgan's Greenville music store, both candidates explicitly framed the ticket as an attack on "nepotism" and the "Columbia political establishment".The Platform: Norman pledged that if elected, Morgan will serve as his official "road czar," running a top-to-bottom forensic audit of the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT).The Lindsey Graham DynamicEstablishment vs. Insurgents: While Norman and Morgan rallied Upstate anti-establishment voters, Senator Lindsey Graham was simultaneously anchoring a mainstream Republican "Get Out the Vote" event in Columbia alongside Governor Henry McMaster.Countering Trump's Push: Graham used his event to steady the establishment wing after Trump recommended Henry McMaster Jr. as Evette's running mate. By contrast, Charlie noted that Norman's choice of Morgan doubles down on the populist, ultra-conservative grassroots wing to secure a spot in the expected June 23

Welcome to Saturday Morning Coffee for Saturday May 23, 2026!We pause today to remember the brave heroes of the US Armed Forces who have in the past given their lives, paying the ultimate price, making the ultimate sacrifice for a greater good, so that this Nation that we all love could continue to be the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave!  We will never forget your sacrifice.Reese and Tim are back with another caffeinated dose of conservative conversation.  This week we welcome to the program Congressman Ralph Norman, candidate for Governor of South Carolina in the upcoming June 9 GOP Primary here in the Palmetto State.We also discuss the President's recent trip to China, some interesting comments Jeff Bezos made this week about our tax code, and how burdensome and inefficient our tax system is.  All that, and more, on this week's episode of Saturday Morning Coffee!If you would like to be a "Friend of the Show" (or just send us a comment, question, or suggestion), send us an e-mail to ReeseBoydSMC [at] gmail.com.  Thank you, and thanks for listening to Saturday Morning Coffee!Proverbs 3:5-6  

DESCRIPTION South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Ram Ready joins the show to directly respond to accusations made earlier this week by guest host Adam Morgan. Ready denies claims he's a political “plant,” blasts longtime Republican insiders, calls out alleged anti-Trump figures in the GOP, and lays out his outsider campaign message focused on taxes, spending, and government reform. The interview turns fiery as Ready defends his conservative credentials and positions himself as the businessman ready to shake up Columbia politics. PODCAST SUMMARY Republican gubernatorial candidate Ram Ready appeared on The Tara Show to push back against accusations made earlier in the week that he was acting as a political “plant” for South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith. Ready strongly denied the allegation, arguing it makes no logical sense for him to self-fund his campaign while allegedly working on behalf of another political figure. Throughout the interview, he criticized longtime Republican officeholders, accused Congressman Ralph Norman of previously backing Nikki Haley over Donald Trump, and framed himself as a true outsider candidate fighting establishment politics in Columbia. The conversation also touched on South Carolina's rising government spending, taxes, infrastructure, and education performance. Ready defended his past donations to Governor Henry McMaster while explaining that he supports Republican candidates over Democrats in general elections, even when he disagrees with their records. Ready also discussed his AI-powered campaign website, his policy platform, and his promise to bring private-sector accountability to state government. The interview closed with a sharp critique of political insiders, campaign operatives, and what Ready described as a lack of transparency in South Carolina politics. SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS Ram Ready Responds to “Plant” Allegation Denies claims he is working for House Speaker Murrell Smith Says accusations are politically motivated attacks Defends self-funding campaign as proof of independence Clash Over Ralph Norman & Nikki Haley Ready accuses Norman allies of misleading voters Criticizes Norman's past support for Nikki Haley during Trump campaign Frames himself as a stronger Trump-aligned candidate Government Spending & South Carolina Politics Critiques rising state and local spending Calls South Carolina's Republican leadership ineffective Discusses taxes, roads, education, and economic performance Outsider Campaign Message Promotes himself as a citizen candidate, not a career politician Says voters are frustrated with establishment politics Promises private-sector accountability and reform AI Campaign Website & Policy Rollout Highlights detailed online policy platform Discusses use of AI tools to answer voter questions Encourages voters to read full campaign newspaper and proposals KEY QUOTES “You'd have to be pretty stupid to be a plant if you're spending your own money.” “When you vote for me, it's like throwing a grenade in the swamp.” “A bad Republican is still better than any Democrat.” “People are fed up with these career politicians and insider games.” SEO KEYWORDS Ram Ready governor campaign, South Carolina governor race, Tara Show interview, Ralph Norman criticism, South Carolina politics, Republican primary SC, Murrell Smith controversy, Nikki Haley Trump support, conservative podcast, South Carolina taxes, Columbia politics, outsider candidate, GOP primary battle, South Carolina government spending, Ram Ready interview HASHTAGS #SouthCarolina #SCPolitics #GovernorRace #RamReady #Republicans #Trump #Conservative #Politics #SouthCarolinaPolitics #GOP #Election2026 #TheTaraShow #PoliticalPodcast #AmpersandWave #BreakingNews

Explosive allegations rock the political world as gubernatorial candidate Ram Reddy fires back against accusations from allies of Ralph Norman, while conservatives warn about rising extremism, China's growing influence inside America, and GOP civil war tensions in Washington. From assassination attempt conspiracy theories to climate change backlash and Senate Republican infighting, today's episode covers the political chaos shaping 2026. PODCAST SUMMARY Today on AmperWave Daily, the hosts dive into a fiery interview with South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Ram Reddy, who forcefully rejects claims that he is a political “plant” for South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith. Reddy accuses supporters of Ralph Norman of spreading false attacks while portraying himself as an outsider willing to “throw a grenade into the swamp.” The conversation expands into broader political warfare, touching on accusations of anti-Trump sentiment among establishment Republicans, disputes over redistricting, campaign financing, and growing voter distrust in career politicians. Hosts discuss internal GOP battles involving Senate Republicans, including criticism aimed at John Thune and John Cornyn over their relationship with President Donald Trump and the America First movement. The episode also explores controversial rhetoric surrounding antisemitism, political extremism, and radical statements allegedly made by Democratic candidates. The hosts argue that Democrat leadership has failed to decisively condemn inflammatory behavior within its own ranks, while warning that ideological radicalization is accelerating nationwide. In another major segment, the show examines public distrust in media after polling showed many Americans questioning whether the attempted assassination of President Trump was real. Hosts blame declining trust in traditional media, AI-generated misinformation, and online conspiracy culture for America's fractured perception of reality. The discussion later pivots to China's influence in U.S. politics and economics. The hosts claim the China and the Chinese Communist Party have strategically benefited from climate change policies, energy restrictions, and left-wing activist networks in America. They also criticize establishment Democrats for alleged ties to Chinese-linked organizations and warn about long-term geopolitical consequences. Finally, the podcast tackles renewed fears surrounding pandemics, mRNA vaccine controversies, and media narratives around emerging viruses. Hosts express skepticism toward pharmaceutical companies, government censorship, and public health institutions while reflecting on the lingering fallout from the COVID era. KEY TALKING POINTS Ram Reddy denies claims he is connected to Murrell Smith Sharp attacks exchanged between allies of Reddy and Ralph Norman Debate over Republican establishment vs. America First conservatives Hosts criticize Senate Republicans including John Thune and John Cornyn Discussion about antisemitism and extremist rhetoric in modern politics Concerns over conspiracy theories surrounding the Trump assassination attempt Media trust collapse and AI misinformation fears Claims of growing Chinese influence inside American political and activist networks Criticism of climate change policy and energy infrastructure decisions Vaccine skepticism and pandemic-era censorship controversies SEO KEYWORDS Trump assassination attempt, Ram Reddy governor race, Ralph Norman controversy, South Carolina politics, China influence in America, Democrat extremism, GOP civil war, John Thune criticism, John Cornyn backlash, climate change debate, vaccine controversy, media trust collapse, America First movement, conservative podcast, AmperWave Daily HASHTAGS #Trump #SouthCarolinaPolitics #RamReddy #RalphNorman #China #AmericaFirst #Politics #ConservativeNews #Podcast #BreakingNews #MediaBias #GOP #ClimateChange #VaccineDebate #AmperWave FIRST COMMENT HASHTAGS #Trump2026 #SCPolitics #Br ...

In this eye-opening episode of John Solomon Reports, we tackle the pressing issue of election integrity, with John Solomon diving deep into a recent fraud case in California that has sent shockwaves through the political landscape. He reveals how a liberal activist's admission of illegally paying for ballot registrations could signify a broader corruption within the electoral system, raising serious questions about the integrity of future elections.John connects the dots between this case and previous findings from Michigan, highlighting a pattern of fraudulent activities that challenge the narrative of isolated incidents. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing these issues, particularly as non-citizen voting and ballot stuffing schemes come to light.As the conversation unfolds, John discusses significant developments, including President Trump's endorsement of Ken Paxton ahead of the Texas Senate runoff, which could dramatically alter the race dynamics. He also shares updates on Georgia's decision to allow election observers, promoting transparency in the electoral process.Joining the show are Congressman Ralph Norman, who advocates for redistricting in South Carolina, and national security experts Rick De La Torre and Rich Goldberg, who provide insights on President Trump's options regarding Iran amidst rising tensions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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00:03 And now, back to News Talk 98.9, WORD's exclusive Governor Series. Powered by Guzzling Electric. Once again, Charlie James and Joey Hudson. 00:22 Welcome back to the Governor's Series on News Talk 98.9 WORD brought to you by Gosling Electric. I'm Charlie James along with Joey Hudson. We're talking with Congressman Ralph Norman. Congressman Norman, there was recently a famous exchange between Representative Mike Kasky and Representative Sarita Edgerton, where Mike Kasky said that representatives don't actually read the bills in Columbia. 00:47 Is that truly a Republican form of government if our legislators aren't reading the bills? Both parties aren't reading the bills. What they do, what is rampant at the federal level and at the state level, your staff writes the bills and that's why it's so important to recycle people out. It ought to happen to staff too and those career bureaucrats who many are nice people but they end up writing the legislation. No, that's exactly right. 01:16 Serita reads everything. I'm on the budget committee. I try to read as much as I can. I was on rules committee and it takes a lot of time to read. I mean, if you don't read the things that are affecting the people in South Carolina, what good are you? But he just admitted what's obvious. exactly right. One of the things that President Trump has been successful at at the federal level is to eliminate regulations that are just 01:45 simply not needed. What would you do at the state level and give us some examples of regulatory issues that you would try to eliminate? First of all I would go to the law enforcement and ask what, where do we need to change the laws that will actually enforce some things like the Frederico case where the girl was shot and the killer was had been out 23 or 24 times. 02:15 What needs to be changed if anything or was it just things not judges just letting them out? ah I would go to the businesses like the truckers who we got involved with because they were being charged a citation for going over bridges that they had no way of knowing that they didn't support the weight load. They did at one time. I said what needs to be changed? I'll go with the I've got a insurance uh lady that 02:43 My chief of staff recommended that I talk with, and I called her. She says, I just want to give back the insurance and the whole medical field that's filtered through insurance companies with uh so many of the people. I can't afford it. She said, but I know the ins and outs to go to fix it. And affordable health care is non-existent. We will start to building blocks to find out what changes can we make, even if it's incremental. 03:12 the changes you can make to make uh health care more affordable. I'm a big proponent of loser pays. things that insurance premiums we're paying, have they ever come down? No, it's like electricity bill, has it ever come down? It has not. Talk to any restaurant on the joint and several liability with the lawsuit that a uh law firm can bring in every 03:40 restaurant that you had a drink, regardless if you got drunk at one, and bring in all these other restaurants, we're going to fix that. They did a, I call it a postage stamp as a cure for it, but it didn't happen. I'd get with some of the meanest lawyers who have nothing to gain the system, and I ask, how can we fix this joint service so that restaurant owners are not charging outlandish prices for every meal? 04:09 because of the premiums you're having to pay. Had one OBGYN tell me I got rid of all my malpractice, he was OBGYN, he said I've had it, I'm not going to work. I think he said five months of the year paying a premium. I go to the businesses that understand it. If it were in your field, I'd say what regulation in the media world is redundant or doesn't make sense or costs you money. And then I weigh it and then that's how I... 04:38 that's how we'll cut regulations, that's how we'll solve or start solving the aff ...

Topic: Being soft on Ralph Norman; Some industries are being hit hard by A.I full 424 Mon, 11 May 2026 21:33:00 +0000 RuVEeFcOWQVeB3nbTRvEIXMjiU6WVgKw news The Charlie James Show Podcast news Topic: Being soft on Ralph Norman; Some industries are being hit hard by A.I The Charlie James Show originates from News/Talk 989 WORD, The Upstate's #1 Talk Station, weekdays 3-7pm. Charlie tackles the topics that matter to the Carolina's. He interviews the movers and shakers while letting listeners sound off on the news of the day. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News False https://player.a

Monday, May 11th, 2026 - The Charlie James Show HOUR 1 1st - Gov series continues today:Ralph Norman; Cole Allen pled not guilty 2nd - Topic: Staged Assanation Attempts; Trump and Iran diplomatic avenues; 3rd - Topic : 42% democrats say Butler was fake; Topic: Arab-American Heritage 4th - When Democrats want something, they band together and go after it HOUR 2 5th - We need the S.A.V.E. America Act but Thune is in the way 6th - Topic: Being soft on Ralph Norman; Some industries are being hit hard by AI. 7th - Topic: Being soft on Ralph Norman; Some industries are being hit hard by A.I 8th - Dems came up with a Spencer Pratt attack add in the LA mayor's race HOUR 3 9th - We need the S.A.V.E. America Act but Thune is in the way 10th - Topic: Being soft on Ralph Norman; Some industries are being hit hard by A.I 11th - Topic: Redistricting and Black vote; Topic: Jim Clyburn; Conservativism 12th - Dems came up with a Spencer Pratt attack ad in the LA mayor's race HOUR 4 13th- Topic: Lindsey Graham Billboard; Topic: SC Roads: Hantavirus vs Coronavirus 14th- MTG is living in Costa Rica; Topic; Homeowner Taxing; Redistricting; Thune 15th- Topic: John Fetterman; Democrats trying overturn the VA redistricting ruling 16th- Topic: Ralph Norman & Property Tax; Alabama Supreme Court and redistricting

The final hour of The Charlie James Show on May 11, 2026, focuses on controversial South Carolina infrastructure and national legal battles over redistricting.Local Politics & Health HazardsThe hour opens with a critique of a new Lindsey Graham billboard and a discussion on the dire state of South Carolina roads. The segment draws a sharp comparison between the public health responses to Hantavirus and Coronavirus, questioning the consistency of government intervention.MTG, Taxes & The SenateThe conversation shifts to a viral report claiming Marjorie Taylor Greene is living in Costa Rica, followed by a deep dive into homeowner taxation and the impacts of redistricting. James also revisits conservative frustrations with Senator John Thune's leadership style.Legal & Redistricting WarsThe show covers John Fetterman's latest stances before tackling Democratic efforts to overturn the Virginia redistricting ruling. This flows into the 16th segment, which highlights the Alabama Supreme Court's role in the redistricting saga and concludes with Ralph Norman's controversial proposal regarding property tax reform.

On the Monday, May 11, 2026, broadcast of The Charlie James Show, the third hour (Hour 3) featured several key discussions centered on Republican legislative priorities and the shifting political landscape in South Carolina.Hour 3 Segments & TopicsSegment 9: The S.A.V.E. America Act & Senator ThuneCharlie James discussed the S.A.V.E. America Act, a GOP-led voter ID bill requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration. The segment focused on conservative criticism of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who has been seen as an obstacle by some for resisting calls to eliminate the filibuster to pass the bill.Segment 10: Ralph Norman and A.I. ImpactsThe discussion turned to South Carolina Representative Ralph Norman, with commentary suggesting a perceived "softness" in current political stances toward him. The segment also addressed the economic impact of Artificial Intelligence, highlighting specific industries currently being disrupted or "hit hard" by rapid AI integration.Segment 11: Redistricting, Jim Clyburn, and the Black VoteA major focus was the redistricting of South Carolina's 6th Congressional District. James discussed how new maps could potentially eliminate Representative Jim Clyburn's seat—the state's only majority-minority district—and the subsequent impact on the Black vote and broader conservatism in the region.Segment 12: Spencer Pratt Attack Ad in LA Mayor's RaceThe hour concluded with a look at a controversial new campaign tactic in the Los Angeles mayoral race, where Democrats reportedly released an attack ad featuring reality TV personality Spencer Pratt to target an opponent

Governor Series - Interview with District 5 Congressman and Gubernatorial Canidate Ralph Norman Part 1 full 00:01 News Talk 98.9 WORD's exclusive South Carolina Governor Series. Powered by Gosling Electric. An in-depth free flow conversation with the leading candidates. Here are your hosts, Charlie James and Joey Hudson. Good afternoon and welcome to the Governor's Series on News Talk 98.9 WORD. I'm Charlie James along with Joey Hudson and our very special guest this afternoon 00:25 is Congressman Ralph Norman, is running for governor of South Carolina. Congressman, welcome. Hope you're doing well, sir. Always glad to be with you. So let me just start off with one of the big questions that everybody's talking about right now, redistricting. Where are we on redistricting right now? You were one of the first people to call for it. How important is it in South Carolina that we get these districts redrawn? It's very important. I called for it back in July last year when I announced it's a racially motivated drawn district that has no place. 00:55 in South Carolina. like Jim Clyburn, but the fact that of the 14 counties, it cuts into eight of them. This in black white is South Carolinians, is Americans having the right to be in a district that's drawn fairly. We all represent 720, 730,000 people. And it's gerrymandered to, I've never seen one this bad, to be honest with you. 01:23 I mean, you've got to be a psychic or a surveyor to find out what precinct you vote in. And oh the people deserve that. If you took a poll of the people in the sixth district that would want it redrawn fairly, then I think it would be overwhelming. Absolutely. Congressman, you have emphasized fiscal discipline during your service in the U.S. House. Talk with us about, if you're in the governor's mansion, uh things that you see in the state budget. 01:53 that could be cut. Give us a couple of specifics and areas that we're just literally overspending. Well, that's one of the driving reasons I decided to run for governor. The fact that this corruption, this waste, this fraud and this abuse, it just is. And people ask me all the time, well, give me an example. Well, look at the billion dollars they found last year, all of a sudden appeared, and then it disappeared. You've got a core small group of people that's controlling the budget. 02:23 Look at Scout Motors. That's abuse at its worst and waste uh right along with that. An electric car company that got a billion three of our tax money and then moved the headquarters to Charlotte? It doesn't make sense. No clawback on the money. Politicians can't make business decisions. They just can't. That's not going to happen with Ralph Norman. It comes from being in the business arena for 40 years. I've made money and I've lost money. 02:53 uh The captain for your viewers view go online and and look at Captain Sam spit It's a name for an a small 130 acre track at the end of Keowa Island. They paid 32 million to not develop it When I asked a lot of the legislators they didn't know about it. That's no excuse uh Ignorance is not bliss uh ignorance needs to be 03:20 called out, I will do that, but it'll never get to that point where you give away money that should be on our roads, should be on our bridges, it should be on our safety, the way we elect our judges is a joke. So I guess if I had to sum it up, Joey, I'm not giving anything away. We've got, from what I see in Congress, the New Yorkers that are fleeing New York because of the socialistic policies. 03:48 Virginia just elected a Marxist socialist in Spanberger. Guess where they're coming? South Carolina. They're not going to take advantage of us. If they don't have our culture, they don't have our, just don't value our way of life. And that's one thing that's been great about running for governor, going all over the state. Cities and counties have a certain type of heritage that they value. And if the companies don't embody that, 04:18 faith, family, and freedom. This is a common theme through all of it. Then why give our money away? ... 1380 Mon, 11 May 2026 20:30:00 +0000 AN1UMZ7vohxG3yPfdMweYvPMOPNPqB7D news The Charlie James Show Podcast news Governor Series - Interview with District 5 Congressman and Gubernatorial Canidate Ralph Norman Part 1 The Charlie James Show originates from News/Talk 989 WORD, The Upstate's #1 Talk Station, weekdays 3-7pm. Charlie tackles the topics that matter to the Carolina's. He interviews the movers and shakers while letting listeners sound off on the news of the day. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News False

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00:00 And a very uh good afternoon to you. Hope you had a fantastic weekend. Thank you for joining us right here on the program. Well, as you just heard, our governor series is going to continue this afternoon coming up at four o'clock. We're going to be speaking with Fifth District Congressman Ralph Norman about his bid to be the next governor of South Carolina. Now, this is going to be an important race. It really is. Because we've got so 00:29 much to do here in South Carolina. And I know it's crazy because everything that we have to do, listen, I want you to listen to this. Everything that we need to do here in South Carolina. 00:46 should have already been done. Everything should have been done by now. We should have had funding for roads. should have had funding for infrastructure. should have all of this stuff. Every remember most of the things that these people in the state legislature are running for. When they come glad handing you asking for your vote, why don't you ask them? Why haven't you done this before? 01:18 Why, yeah, I'm state representative, Fawkes and Mouth, and I'm going to do something about our roads. Well, hell, you've been in Columbia for 30 years. Why haven't you done something about them yet? That's what I want to know. You've known that our bridges were absolute garbage for at least a decade now. Why haven't you, why didn't you do it? No, no, no, no, no, can't do that. Can't do that. 01:45 That doesn't satisfy our Democrat overlords, which is what they have. And that's the only way you can explain it. Democrat overlords is what these rhinos have in Columbia. That would not make them happy. A well-run state would not make them happy. They're more in the line of, let's have a whole lot of chaos and let's do all of this spending $330 million in earmark. 02:15 They built, well I don't know if they're building them, but at very least they're buying them. 02:24 They're buying dwellings. I don't know if they're homes. I don't know if they're cabins. I don't know what they are. But they're dwellings so that tired artists can take a rest. Oh, I can't wait. My wife's an artist. My wife is tired. We're gonna go, I wanna see what this is like. And when I do, I'm gonna live stream it. 02:53 I want you to I want to put in the application. We're going to find out where these things are and we're going to go and my wife is going to have a rest. Literally. That's crazy. 03:08 Wait a minute, hold on. Where are the restful destination for talk show host? Can I be considered an artist? Can I please? What about you? You folks who work at BMW. You folks who work anywhere in the upstate. Do you get a special place that you can go and rest? No, but the artist, Charlie. Oh, Charlie. 03:38 We've got to think about the artist, Charlie. It's the artist. That's what we got to think about. Well, that was that was something like three million dollars. Ridiculous. Let's go to John in Spartanburg and talk to him. John, welcome. Hey, Charlie, how doing? I'm great, bud. What's up? I got one question for you. OK, you go. You don't go get your vaccine. 03:59 I'm gonna roll my arm up. I'm gonna get the the hantavirus vaccine. I'm gonna put on my mask. I'm gonna do social distance. I can't wait for Walmart to put those arrows up. Let me know which which aisle I can I can go down. it's gonna be crazy John. did you know this in the past since last week? Do you know how many articles have been written about hantavirus? 100,000. oh 04:30 taking it. Oh yeah absolutely it's a coming it's coming I appreciate it. 04:39 There you go. There you go. Appreciate it, buddy. Thank you. Oh, yeah. We'll talk about hantavirus coming up in just a little bit. But some of the big news of the day is that attempted Trump assassin Cole Allen has pled not guilty. In federal court, and I'm going to tell you something, I'll be honest with you. I don't blame him. I don't blame him. I plead not guilty to. 05:08 That's exactly. And I tell yo ...

Gov series continues today:Ralph Norman; Cole Allen pled not guilty full 504 Mon, 11 May 2026 19:19:00 +0000 B7p7rZ9AJPALr8NIGNEP8IR0dYjS9VBb news The Charlie James Show Podcast news Gov series continues today:Ralph Norman; Cole Allen pled not guilty The Charlie James Show originates from News/Talk 989 WORD, The Upstate's #1 Talk Station, weekdays 3-7pm. Charlie tackles the topics that matter to the Carolina's. He interviews the movers and shakers while letting listeners sound off on the news of the day. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News False https://player.amperwavep

Explosive claims of government overreach collide with a high-stakes redistricting fight. From actions tied to Joe Biden's administration to urgent calls from Mike Johnson, the battle over privacy, power, and political control is intensifying. With figures like Jim Clyburn and state leaders including Ralph Norman, Pamela Evette, and Alan Wilson in the spotlight, the outcome could shape control of Congress.

A political storm is building nationwide—from redistricting battles led by Mike Johnson to growing concerns about candidate quality and party direction. With figures like Jim Clyburn at the center of district debates and leaders such as Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson weighing in, the fight for control is intensifying. At the same time, controversial candidates and shifting voter dynamics are raising bigger questions about where American politics is headed next.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for April 28, 2026: we're looking at two of the Republican candidates running for the party's nomination on June 9 and for the win in November, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and 5th District Congressman Ralph Norman; while we are in a full sprint to sine die, we wanted to look at these two candidates as we start rolling out our profiles on several statewide candidates; and more!

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In this episode of John Solomon Reports, we unveil a blockbuster story that has captured national attention: the FBI's grand jury subpoena for election records from Maricopa County, spanning from 2020 to 2024. John Solomon breaks down the implications of this significant development, confirmed by the Arizona State Senate, and hints at further actions likely to unfold in the coming days.We delve into the ongoing concerns surrounding Maricopa County's vote counting processes, highlighting alarming reports from congressional staffers about improper handling of ballots at a third-party facility. This segment sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the issues at play in Arizona's electoral landscape.Kicking off the show, Congressman John McGuire, a Navy SEAL from Virginia, joins us to discuss the pressing terror threats facing America today, including a recent attack in Austin and alarming incidents involving ISIS-inspired individuals. His insights provide a sobering look at the challenges we face on our own soil.Next, we welcome Congressman Ralph Norman from South Carolina, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor. He shares his plans for redistricting efforts aimed at addressing racially gerrymandered districts and raises concerns about retroactive pay raises being sought by long-serving lawmakers.Finally, we hear from Mark Morgan, the former acting director of Customs and Border Protection, who discusses the future of immigration enforcement under the new leadership at the Department of Homeland Security. His extensive experience in law enforcement provides valuable perspective on the challenges ahead.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of John Solomon Reports, we take a deep dive into the recent passage of the Save America Act, which mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration and voter ID requirements. Congressman Ralph Norman from South Carolina joins the show to discuss his pivotal role in advancing this important legislation through the House of Representatives. He shares insights on the significance of the bill and its prospects in the Senate, shedding light on the ongoing debate surrounding election integrity.In the second segment, legal expert Mike Davis, former vetter of judges for Senator Chuck Grassley, weighs in on the weaponization of government and provides commentary on Pam Bondi's impactful testimony on Capitol Hill. Davis's perspective highlights the critical intersections of law and politics in today's landscape.Finally, Alan Mendenhall from the Heritage Foundation joins the conversation to address the persistence of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ideology in our institutions. Mendenhall explains the ongoing efforts to combat this divisive philosophy as it transitions from academia to corporate environments, emphasizing the challenges faced by parents and communities in navigating this complex issue.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.