Episodes

4 days ago
4 days ago
This week, we discuss a potential 2024 MAGA nationalist alternative to the pro-BLM Republican Senator Mike Braun before jumping into the story of the week: the RNC race.
For the main topic, we examine why Ronna McDaniel blew out Harmeet Dhillon and why Ron Desantis felt the need to semi-endorse Dhillon at the last minute. We also dive into the implications this has for a Trump vs Desantis primary war.
00:00 Intro
03:55 Senate Map 2024 not Looking good for Democrats
07:33 Jim Banks for Senate (IN)
23:06 Main Topic RNC Race Turns into Trump vs Desantis Showdown
33:33 Why did Harmeet Dhillon get blown out?
45:13 Why did Florida Man make an eleventh-hour “endorsement?”
SHOWNOTES
Conservative Congressman Jim Banks running for the U.S. Senate in Indiana: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/17/exclusive-jim-banks-on-indiana-senate-run-more-clear-to-me-than-ever-we-need-conservative-fighters/
That time outgoing Indiana Senator Mike Braun got roasted by Tucker Carlson for supporting Black Lives Matter and "defund the police" measures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pfa0WQFm9A
Daily Beast does a hit piece on Ron DeSantis, claiming that his supporters are building an online network of "far-right influencers" to support his candidacy: https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-secret-twitter-army-of-far-right-influencers
Townhall summarizes the main reasons why Harmeet Dhillon ultimately lost: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/01/29/is-this-why-harmeet-dhillon-fell-short-in-rnc-chair-race-n2618867
Politico reports on top Harmeet Dhillon ally Caroline Wren randomly accusing conservatives of secretly supporting Ronna Romney McDaniel: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2023/01/28/lessons-from-ronna-mcdaniels-rnc-romp-00080038
Rasmussen poll shows that Mike Lindell was the base's preferred candidate for RNC chair: https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/most_gop_voters_want_new_rnc_chair
An excellent Twitter thread on why Trump's support for McCarthy, McDaniel, and other establishment figures is actually the smart move: https://twitter.com/magaoriginalist/status/1618750105921941505?s=46&t=CY_QwN-kcFj-uCPhvDdPOg

Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
For his fourth appearance on The Right Take, Valiant News' founder and editor-in-chief Tom Pappert talks to Eric about the massive drama war unfolding between Steven Crowder and The Daily Wire over multi-million-dollar contracts, Big Tech censorship, mainstream media vs. conservative alternatives, and more.
SHOWNOTES
Follow Tom's work at Valiant News: https://valiantnews.com/
Follow Tom's video content at Spreely: https://spreely.tv/ and https://spreely.video/
Steven Crowder's original video hinting at a major conservative media company being loyal to Big Tech in its terms and conditions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTcq4UCTZ-Y
Professor Jordan Peterson, who now works for Daily Wire, initially shared Crowder's video on Twitter before deleting the tweet hours later: https://twitter.com/ipjunkie/status/1615772333574078479
Crowder's follow-up video, confirming that he was referring to Daily Wire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG9BFUEoy1I
The original Vanity Fair article on how Hollywood producer Jeremy Boreing "made" Ben Shapiro: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/12/

Friday Jan 20, 2023
Ep. 89: The Long Take: The Twitter Files
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
For this week's episode, we return to our Long Take format to discuss the Twitter Files, specifically the Deep State's involvement with Twitter to silence its critics and boost its allies.
00:00 Intro
05:10 Evaluating Musk's Takeover of Twitter
16:27 How Twitter Squashed the 2020 October Surprise
23:05 Shadowbanning
27:40 Banning Trump
36:08 When and Why Did the FBI Involve Itself with Twitter?
45:52 Making Sure 2016 Didn't Happen Again
01:02:39 How the Deep State Coerced Twitter to Carry Out its Agenda
SHOWNOTES
Twitter employees overwhelmingly donated to Democrats and left-wing causes: https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598829996264390656/photo/1
Democrats blamed "Russian bots" for the Devin Nunes memo, despite Twitter disagreeing with this assertion: https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1613589031773769739
Twitter Files Parts 1-15

Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Ep. 88: Uniformity of Resistance in the Speaker Battle
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
After opening the episode with a tribute to the late Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of music legend Elvis Presley, Jacob and Eric recap the dramatic and drawn-out race for Speaker of the House of Representatives. They discuss the biggest power players and key deals that were made, analyze the various policy agreements and rule changes that resulted from the conservative holdouts' negotiations with McCarthy, and give their takes on what Speaker McCarthy's first few actions seem to indicate for the direction of his Speakership in the years to come.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro and Tribute to Lisa Marie Presley
05:46 Recap of Eric's Interview with the Rod Arquette Show and Episode Preview
12:40 Recap of Timeline of House Resistance to Kevin McCarthy
25:36 Democrats elect Diet Obama to lead them in the House
30:27 Battle Lines in the Conservative Movement to McCarthy or not to McCarthy
44:20 What has the Right gained from holding up McCarthy as Speaker?
SHOWNOTES
Eric's article at American Greatness summarizing the winners and losers of the Speaker battle: https://amgreatness.com/2023/01/12/the-winners-and-losers-of-the-speaker-battle/
Rep. Tim Burchett claims Rep. Mike Rogers was drunk when he tried to attack Gaetz: https://www.businessinsider.com/rep-burchett-redneck-rep-rogers-drinking-house-brawl-2023-1
Rep. Matt Gaetz posts an official letter calling McCarthy a "squatter" for prematurely moving into the Speaker's office: https://twitter.com/repmattgaetz/status/1610466327726104577
Mark Levin compares the anti-McCarthy Republicans to Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger: https://twitter.com/marklevinshow/status/1610377420229513216
Sean Hannity claims Ronald Reagan would've supported McCarthy: https://twitter.com/ColumbiaBugle/status/1610458601746993156
Rep. Lauren Boebert calls out Trump over his support for McCarthy: https://twitter.com/ivoryhecker/status/1610713176886198290
A list of the concessions that the conservatives won out of McCarthy: https://thefederalist.com/2023/01/09/in-mccarthy-negotiations-gop-landed-on-most-significant-win-for-conservatives-in-a-decade/

Monday Jan 02, 2023
EP. 87: Mr. Pinocchio Goes to Washington
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
For the first episode of 2023, Jacob and Eric analyze the upcoming race for Speaker of the House of Representatives, and whether or not Kevin McCarthy will actually make for a better speaker for the America First cause. For the main topic, they dunk on Congressman-elect George Santos from New York, who lied about literally every aspect of his life while running for Congress.
00:00 Intro and Preview
04:02 Is Kevin McCarthy in Danger of Losing the Speakership?
08:22 Scalise on Standby?
09:47 The Strongest Case for McCarthy
18:23 The Strongest Case for Scalise
23:03 Main Topic: Maybe not Jew-ish but definitely Gay
56:30 How have prominent House Republicans responded to Santos?
SHOWNOTES
President Trump endorses Kevin McCarthy for Speaker: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/16/exclusive-trump-backs-mccarthy-speaker-tells-opponents-stand-down-think-deserves-shot/
Some Republicans approached Steve Scalise to prepare him for a McCarthy withdrawal: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/scalise-privately-prepped-to-become-speaker
The strange rumored affair between McCarthy and another congresswoman that derailed his 2015 bid for Speaker: https://www.vox.com/2015/10/9/9488323/mccarthy-ellmers-affair
Steve Scalise understands the core issues that the base cares about, like immigration: https://twitter.com/SteveScalise/status/1104099374873935875
Tulsi Gabbard eviscerates George Santos over his long list of lies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3sC1Ha2JwU
The role of the Santos scandal in the Speakership race: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/28/george-santos-kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-00075706
Marjorie Taylor Greene's bizarre defenses of Santos, from blaming the Democrats to identity politics: https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1607799177689575425

Monday Dec 19, 2022
EP. 86: Grooming, LGBTQIA-Z, and Self-Harm
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
In our last episode of 2022, we look at a sunny spot for the Right in a disappointing midterm cycle. We examine why Republicans lost their best shot at picking up a Senate seat. And we look at the candidates for RNC Chair.
For the main topic, we discuss the tragic news that Senator Ted Cruz's bisexual daughter was hospitalized with self-inflicted wounds and the mental health crisis being promoted to children and teenagers in America.
00:00 Intro and Preview
04:26 The Golden State comes through for the GOP
07:01 Candidate Quality in Georgia
16:14 The Battle for RNC Chair Begins: Ronna McDaniel, Harmeet Dhillon, or Mike Lindell
44:17 Main Topic: Ted Cruz's Bisexual Daughter Cuts Herself, Hospitalized
SHOWNOTES
Biden admin non-binary official crafted school policy to keep parents in the dark regarding sexual identity in the case of self-harm
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sam-brinton-helped-craft-model-school-policy-keeping-parents-dark-kids-gender-change

Monday Dec 05, 2022
EP. 85: Why There Was No Red Wave
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
The polls predicted a red wave, historical trends suggested a red wave, the economy and current president should have led to a red wave. But all we got this year was a red ripple. After a three-week hiatus, Eric and Jacob dig into some of the specifics of high-profile races and break down the why. Why were Republicans not able to follow through on an easy layup and deliver a blow to Biden's agenda and legacy?
00:00 Intro and Thanksgiving Tales
10:04 Twitter Back!!!
13:25 American Voter Geography
19:25 Republicans' Epic Senate Fail
41:58 Recap of the Red House Ripple
42:38 No Red Wave in New England
49:42 The One Northeast State that Had a Red Wave
51:55 Red Wave Dammed Up in the Mid-Atlantic
01:03:44 The South's Mixed Bag
01:15:32 The Western Draw
01:35:30 Discussion and Debate on the Why No Red Wave Materialized
SHOWNOTES
Eric’s article summarizing how both parties are wrong about 2022: https://amgreatness.com/2022/11/14/the-last-election/
Eric’s interview on The Officer Tatum Show, with Carl Jackson, further explaining what happened in 2022: https://righttakepodcast.com/2022/11/17/erics-interview-on-the-officer-tatum-show-with-carl-jackson/
Eric’s interview on Carl Jackson’s podcast, expanding even more on 2022 and what to do in the future: https://righttakepodcast.com/2022/12/01/erics-interview-on-the-carl-jackson-podcast/
Five states, including two deep-red states, vote in favor of abortion: https://amgreatness.com/2022/11/09/five-states-vote-in-favor-of-abortion/
Washington Post article tracking the wins and losses of candidates who called out voter fraud in 2020: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/election-deniers-midterms/
CNN exit poll showing Zoomers supported Democrats this year by a 28-point margin: https://twitter.com/dellavolpe/status/1590190476334096386?cxt=HHwWhIDTsYT0vpEsAAAA
The young vote is being widely credited as the main reason for Democratic victories: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/11/young-voters-us-midterms-democratic-youth
Young voter turnout was the second-highest for a midterm in the last 30 years: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/10/1135810302/turnout-among-young-voters-was-the-second-highest-for-a-midterm-in-past-30-years
Joseph Cotto’s take on how demographics are the main reason for the GOP losses this year: https://twitter.com/JosephFordCotto/status/1590216329675837440?t=ssW6AVhwZQ3jyivAkd1N_g&s=19
A solid Twitter thread on how the GOP must start employing quick and easy fear tactics, like the Democrats, if they’re to maintain any hope of future victories: https://twitter.com/Niggledom/status/1590376901289263104?s=20&t=5OrVS2Gj3OOs69pAH4tuvw
How turnout should have favored Republicans in 2022: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/08/election-day-midterms-exit-polls-00065768
New York Post cover story declares DeSantis to be “DeFuture:” https://nypost.com/2022/11/09/ron-desantis-shows-hes-future-of-the-gop/
Newt Gingrich is still living in the 90s, thinks the Democrats are socialist—or at least still thinks calling them that is the best way to beat them.
New York Post cover story mocks Trump as “Trumpty Dumpty:” https://nypost.com/2022/11/09/heres-how-donald-trump-sabotaged-the-republican-midterms/
Vox chart on how “candidate quality” played a role in many outsider candidates’ defeats: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/11/16/23458896/republicans-senate-candidate-quality-trump

Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
The Right Take’s Official 2022 Predictions
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
In the final episode before the 2022 midterm elections on November 8th, Eric recaps some of the biggest breaking stories that may impact the midterms in one week, then delivers the official predictions from The Right Take regarding key races for the Senate, the governorships, and the House.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
12:42 - Predictions for U.S. Senate
28:56 - Predictions for Governors’ races
41:50 - Predictions for a handful of U.S. House races
51:15 - Conclusion
SHOWNOTES
Libertarian candidate Marc Victor drops out of the Arizona Senate race and endorses Blake Masters: https://nypost.com/2022/11/01/blake-masters-gets-nod-from-libertarian-marc-victor-in-arizona-senate-race/
Pennsylvania Supreme Court sides with RNC, orders a halt to counting all undated mail-in ballots: https://twitter.com/PhilipWegmann/status/1587557532784103424
Trafalgar Group has Lee Zeldin narrowly leading in New York: https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/news/ny-gov-1031/
Trafalgar has a surprisingly close race for the U.S. Senate in Washington: https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/news/wa-sen-1029/
Trafalgar shows a narrow lead for Mark Ronchetti in the New Mexico gubernatorial election: https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/news/nm-gov-1024/
Create your own Senate prediction map here: https://www.270towin.com/2022-senate-election/
Create your own Governor prediction map here: https://www.270towin.com/2022-governor-election/

Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
EP. 83: Could the GOP Flip New York?
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
This week, we focus on the governors' races. Politico predicts Democrats will sit in the majority of governors' mansions after this election. Could that happen even with momentum at Republicans' backs? We break down the most contested governors' races this election cycle to find out.
00:00 Intro
05:04 States Republicans are guaranteed to lose
13:29 Oregon: Tina Kotek vs Christina Drazan vs Betsy Johnson
20:30 Wisconsin: Tony Evers vs Tim Michels
26:56 Nevada: Steve Sisolak vs Joe Lombardo
31:16 Kansas: Laura Kelly vs Derek Schmidt
34:07 Arizona: Katie Hobbs vs Kari Lake
45:44 Pennsylvania: Josh Shapiro vs Doug Mastriano
01:01:05 New York: Kathy Hochul vs Lee Zeldin
01:11:03 Honorable Mentions: Minnesota,
01:22:24 Texas,
01:27:06 Georgia,
01:31:25 New Mexico
SHOWNOTES
Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s low approval ratings: https://morningconsult.com/2022/10/11/whitmers-approval-ticks-up-in-michigan-ahead-of-midterms/
Oregon’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tina Kotek plagued by “bullying” scandal: https://apnews.com/article/health-portland-oregon-government-and-politics-brian-clem-a3a1d1e7c64cd27dca17ae534b1d5ea1
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers one of only two governors running for re-election this year who has a negative approval rating: https://morningconsult.com/2022/07/19/democratic-governors-are-resisting-bidens-decline/
More on Evers’ approval ratings, compared to other governors: https://morningconsult.com/2022/04/28/governor-approval-ratings-2022-election/
Katie Hobbs demanded that Kari Lake be kicked out of a townhall event before she would take the stage: https://thepostmillennial.com/kari-lake-kicked-out-of-her-own-town-hall-audience-so-katie-hobbs-could-speak-comfortably
Pennsylvania Secretary of State, now gubernatorial nominee, Josh Shapiro vowed that he would make sure Biden won Pennsylvania in 2020: https://twitter.com/joshshapiropa/status/1322640510637477889
Republican Senate primary candidate Kathy Barnette encourages her supporters to vote for Dr. Oz: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/10/20/kathy-barnette-urges-her-supporters-to-vote-for-mehmet-oz/
The Detroit News endorses Tudor Dixon due to Gretchen Whitmer’s “instincts towards authoritarianism:” https://archive.ph/Vo0GI
Real Clear Politics shifts New York gubernatorial race to “tossup:” https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-governor-race-between-race-gov-hochul-rep-zeldin-tightens-toss-up

Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Ep. 82: Speaker Newt McCarthy?
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
This week, we focus on the House elections. Republicans are favored by all the pundits to flip the lower chamber of Congress. But will this be a red wave or a red ripple? We discuss Kevin McCarthy's Commitment to America, we look at a Hail Mary Biden is throwing to lower gas prices, and we examine 12 House swing districts that could go either way.
00:00 Intro
05:18 Kevin McCarthy’s Gingrich-esque “Commitment to America”
22:52 Biden's Hail Mary to Save the House for Democrats
36:23 Eric covers five races Republicans could flip
37:02 TX-34, Gonzalez vs Flores
45:18 OH-09, Kaptur vs Majewski
54:55 CA-27, Smith vs Garcia
01:01:55 CA-45, Chen vs Steel
01:03:41 CA-22, Salas vs Valadeo
01:14:22 Jacob covers five races Republicans could flip and two tight ones they need to hold
01:15:07 OR-06, Salinas vs Erickson
01:17:07 OR-05, McLeaod-Skinner vs Chavez-DeRemer
01:19:41 NJ-07, Malinowski vs Kean
01:21:52 RI-02, Magaziner vs Fung
01:24:32 MI-07, Slotkin vs Barrett
01:27:42 NE-02, Vargas vs Bacon
01:28:36 CA-41, Rollins vs Calvert
SHOWNOTES
Kevin McCarthy’s Gingrich-esque “Commitment to America:” https://www.republicanleader.gov/commitment/
Kevin McCarthy does not support impeaching Joe Biden: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/19/mccarthy-impeachment-biden-gop-midterms/Restaurant
Vox sounding increasingly bearish on Dems’ chances: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/10/19/23408788/midterms-2022-polls-republicans-forecast
Biden releasing another 15 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves to reduce gas prices: http://www.whec.com/business/facing-tough-midterms-biden-releasing-oil-from-us-reserve/
Intelligencer article including an anecdote about how the GOP is throwing money away on Mayra’ Flores’ re-election bid: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/how-the-border-went-maga/ar-AA133oxh
Trump-backed House candidate in Ohio’s 9th J.R. Majewski allegedly exaggerated his service in Afghanistan: https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-afghanistan-ohio-campaigns-e75d2566635f11f49332bd1c46711999
FiveThirtyEight’s handy guide on how congressional districts changed after the 2022 redistricting process: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-2022-maps/
How California may once again determine a House majority: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/10/california-congressional-races-nancy-pelosi
Jacob’s blog article on midterms 100 years ago that flipped 77 House seats
https://historyhowithappened.com/throwback-to-1922-midterm-elections/