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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Okay, as I promise. Now six twenty one, let's check
in with Matt Locke. Matt, in addition to being a
Republican strategist, is the host of the Voice of the
Working Man, a podcast Matt, Good Morning, How are.
Speaker 3 (00:09):
You good morning? So I'm good. Okay.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
So you know to your terms are difficult. You don't
have a lot of time to get things done before
you have to start worrying about making sure the people
who put you there will put you back. And for
some you know, it may seem selfish because you're just
thinking about your own you know, your own position. But
obviously we're talking about majorities too. It's a tough thing
to do to say, get everything that you ran on done,
but make sure you don't tick off enough of the
(00:34):
voters that you lose your job and we lose the majority.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Well, it's called term limits, and we're getting very close
to I think voters being disillusioned with their party. You
have to do what you say you're going to do.
This is a different time. Trump is ushered in a
different era and we want results. People are tuned in.
They're told by the Republican Party that things are going
to get done and here we are a year now,
almost into Trump's second term, and tell me what's gotten done.
(01:03):
Nothing the big beautiful Bill, But that was something that
needed to get passed. As for you know, let's see
impeaching judges, securing elections, fixing the economy. Trump's got a
tough sledded For some reason, Republicans are nowhere to be found.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Well, that's a really interesting perspective because you know, I mean,
I look at things in cycles. In the first Trump term,
the average inflation over four years is one point nine percent.
In the four years of Biden it was five percent,
and in this term so far it's two point seven percent.
So it is definitely getting better, but not fast enough.
And that's the problem here. If it doesn't get done
(01:39):
fast enough, you lose the majority, you know, in twelve
short months.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Yeah, but people are wanting results, and I get for
a time frame, and you're right, we're living in a
time where Trump's got to come in and fix four
years of just absolutely destroying an economy. Destroying an economy
on affordability, cars, eggs was the big talking point for
a while. Trump has come in and done a lot
of great things for the economy. The problem is the
(02:08):
price of everything has not come down quick enough. And
with that, Republicans could do a lot of different things
to make that happen, and really no one stepped up
to do it. And you've heard Trump talk about nuking
the filibuster and that's the big headline.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
But I think that needs to be done.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
The Democrat Party will tell you when we're back in power,
you're all going to jail. We're gonna overload the Supreme Court.
We're gonna make sure we've got twenty one the Supreme
Court justices on there. We're gonna make sure that if
you did follow unlawful orders, that's the new buzzword of
the last week, that we're gonna do in jail. Democrats
will get results. The country sees that and ask one
(02:47):
simple question, Republicans, why aren't you doing that?
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Well, that's a great question. We're talking to Matt Locke,
host of the Voice of the working Man podcast. He's
Republican strategists as well. What would you say the biggest
challenge is for Republicans who came in with bold ideas
and bold proclamations about.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
What they were going to get done.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
But because you know, we also have to be realistic
while they were elected to close borders, just like President
Trump to close borders, lower taxis, shrink government, or past
what ended up being the One Big Beautiful Bill, which
you know contained a lot of those things while they
were you know, running on that. You know, again, you
can't get it all done in one year. Now you're
in an election year. So what would you say is
the biggest challenge for them in trying to please the
(03:26):
people who gave them, you know, gave them their power
in last November to say you deserve it for another
four or another two.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Rather well, the biggest challenge is doing what they say
they're going to do.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
You know, you can, you can go out and even campaign.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
You can tell the people, you know, hey, look i'm
gonna do X, I'm and do Y, I'm for Trump,
I'm pro Maga, whatever you want to say. But in
the end, the Democrat Party or the Democrat Party, the
Republican Party is missing. They're missing, They've gotten nothing done.
Dunes just finally getting judges, appointees, nominees through the Senate.
We're just starting to see some headway. And here's the problem.
(04:03):
We're going to be in January here in the next
three weeks.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Well, this is an election year.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
What guess what these politicians are going to be doing
starting June. They're going to be out campaigning again, and
they're going to got nothing done. So you're gonna go
out in campaign and go give me another two years
because two years wasn't long enough to do what I
needed to do for you. It's the same old racket.
People are getting really tired of hearing about it.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
Yeah, those don't doubt. There's a there's a there's.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
A perception if it isn't done right away, it doesn't
get done at all, because then you run out of time.
And that is, like I said, that's a very tough
needle to thread. But that's what the Republicans are facing
right now. Matt Locke, host of the Voice of the
working Man podcast, check that out and Matt, thanks for
the time this morning.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas.
Okay, as I promise. Now six twenty one, let's check
in with Matt Locke. Matt, in addition to being a
Republican strategist, is the host of the Voice of the
Working Man, a podcast Matt, Good Morning, How are.
Speaker 3 (00:09):
You good morning? So I'm good. Okay.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
So you know to your terms are difficult. You don't
have a lot of time to get things done before
you have to start worrying about making sure the people
who put you there will put you back. And for
some you know, it may seem selfish because you're just
thinking about your own you know, your own position. But
obviously we're talking about majorities too. It's a tough thing
to do to say, get everything that you ran on done,
but make sure you don't tick off enough of the
(00:34):
voters that you lose your job and we lose the majority.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Well, it's called term limits, and we're getting very close
to I think voters being disillusioned with their party. You
have to do what you say you're going to do.
This is a different time. Trump is ushered in a
different era and we want results. People are tuned in.
They're told by the Republican Party that things are going
to get done and here we are a year now,
almost into Trump's second term, and tell me what's gotten done.
(01:03):
Nothing the big beautiful Bill, But that was something that
needed to get passed. As for you know, let's see
impeaching judges, securing elections, fixing the economy. Trump's got a
tough sledded For some reason, Republicans are nowhere to be found.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Well, that's a really interesting perspective because you know, I mean,
I look at things in cycles. In the first Trump term,
the average inflation over four years is one point nine percent.
In the four years of Biden it was five percent,
and in this term so far it's two point seven percent.
So it is definitely getting better, but not fast enough.
And that's the problem here. If it doesn't get done
(01:39):
fast enough, you lose the majority, you know, in twelve
short months.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Yeah, but people are wanting results, and I get for
a time frame, and you're right, we're living in a
time where Trump's got to come in and fix four
years of just absolutely destroying an economy. Destroying an economy
on affordability, cars, eggs was the big talking point for
a while. Trump has come in and done a lot
of great things for the economy. The problem is the
(02:08):
price of everything has not come down quick enough. And
with that, Republicans could do a lot of different things
to make that happen, and really no one stepped up
to do it. And you've heard Trump talk about nuking
the filibuster and that's the big headline.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
But I think that needs to be done.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
The Democrat Party will tell you when we're back in power,
you're all going to jail. We're gonna overload the Supreme Court.
We're gonna make sure we've got twenty one the Supreme
Court justices on there. We're gonna make sure that if
you did follow unlawful orders, that's the new buzzword of
the last week, that we're gonna do in jail. Democrats
will get results. The country sees that and ask one
(02:47):
simple question, Republicans, why aren't you doing that?
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Well, that's a great question. We're talking to Matt Locke,
host of the Voice of the working Man podcast. He's
Republican strategists as well. What would you say the biggest
challenge is for Republicans who came in with bold ideas
and bold proclamations about.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
What they were going to get done.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
But because you know, we also have to be realistic
while they were elected to close borders, just like President
Trump to close borders, lower taxis, shrink government, or past
what ended up being the One Big Beautiful Bill, which
you know contained a lot of those things while they
were you know, running on that. You know, again, you
can't get it all done in one year. Now you're
in an election year. So what would you say is
the biggest challenge for them in trying to please the
(03:26):
people who gave them, you know, gave them their power
in last November to say you deserve it for another
four or another two.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Rather well, the biggest challenge is doing what they say
they're going to do.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
You know, you can, you can go out and even campaign.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
You can tell the people, you know, hey, look i'm
gonna do X, I'm and do Y, I'm for Trump,
I'm pro Maga, whatever you want to say. But in
the end, the Democrat Party or the Democrat Party, the
Republican Party is missing. They're missing, They've gotten nothing done.
Dunes just finally getting judges, appointees, nominees through the Senate.
We're just starting to see some headway. And here's the problem.
(04:03):
We're going to be in January here in the next
three weeks.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Well, this is an election year.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
What guess what these politicians are going to be doing
starting June. They're going to be out campaigning again, and
they're going to got nothing done. So you're gonna go
out in campaign and go give me another two years
because two years wasn't long enough to do what I
needed to do for you. It's the same old racket.
People are getting really tired of hearing about it.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
Yeah, those don't doubt. There's a there's a there's.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
A perception if it isn't done right away, it doesn't
get done at all, because then you run out of time.
And that is, like I said, that's a very tough
needle to thread. But that's what the Republicans are facing
right now. Matt Locke, host of the Voice of the
working Man podcast, check that out and Matt, thanks for
the time this morning.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas.
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