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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Fifty two. Our time here in Houston's part news. All right,
we've got some big races going on around the country. Nothing,
nothing major going on. Well, I shouldn't say that. We
have propositions that are very important for us to show
up and vote for next week, But we aren't electing
a governor. We do that the same year we elect
a president. But in Virginia and in New Jersey, they do.
(00:21):
The Republicans in Virginia particularly have been running behind pretty
much the entire cycle election cycle, but the race is
getting closer by the day because the Democrats keep stepping
in it. Join us to talk about Jeff Greerer. He's
a political analyst and commentator. To me, it's amazing that
the race isn't even closer than what it is. Last
(00:41):
I heard, I think that the governor's race was still
a seven plus point split between the Republican and the Democrat.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
You're right, Yeah, the Democrat leads by seven in Virginia,
which is amazing considering the scandal with the AG candidate,
the governor's pathetic performance in I mean the democrats pathetic
performance in the governor's debate where she wouldn't even look
at win some seers and wouldn't even address the issue.
(01:13):
I mean, it was just embarrassing. But you know, it
is a Democrat state, and they had an aberration last
time where a Republican won, Glenn Youngkin. But there are
a lot of federal employees that live in Virginia, a
lot of bureaucrats, a lot of Democrat leaning voters, and
(01:34):
it's a tough state for Republicans.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
Well didn't used to be so tough for Republicans of Virginia.
I remember a time where it was a pretty reliably
read state despite the fact you have all those Northern
Virginia Democrats. What has gone wrong? There must be other
areas of the state where Democrats have been able to
catch up and surpass Republicans because, like I said, it
wasn't always a blue state.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
No, you're right, I mean, it just has been trending
that way more and more to Democrats as the bureaucracy
has grown, and you've had many more federal employees move
into Virginia. And and maybe he can falter Republicans for
not uh, you know, doing a better job and fielding candidates.
(02:16):
But they did a great job with Glenn Youngkin, and
they want so it shows you it can be done.
I mean, and I think he has been a good governor.
And I think when some sears is a good lieutenant governor,
she's a great candidate. But unfortunately they they're behind right now.
So I do think the age is going to be
a Republican. I think this this horrible Democrat candidate who
(02:40):
talked about murdering the House speaker is not going to win.
Uh And I think the Republican will prevail there. But
the question is what's going to happen in this governor's race.
And I think, unfortunately the odds are that this Democrat
is still the odds on favorite to win. Well Spamberger.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
The lieutenant governers race is interesting to me too because
John Reid, the guy who he took over for me
at WRVA in Richmond when I came here to Houston,
and then now he's not doing the morning show in Richmond,
name more because he ran for lieutenant governor. Does he
have a prayer of winning at this point.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
I'm hearing that he does. I mean, I'm hearing that
that race is also you know, within six seven points,
and it's a possibility for you know, the Republicans to
pull that out. I mean, momentum matters so much in
politics as to which candidate has a momentum towards the
end of the race, and sometimes these last polls don't
(03:34):
really reflect that, and you have sort of a surge
in one direction or another. And I'll be interested to see,
you know, as we get a little bit closer, you
know how these polls are changing, because there has been
a little bit of a movement toward Earl Sears within
the past few weeks. I mean, a race that was
maybe eleven points is now at seven. And if that
(03:58):
trend continues that I'm gonna feel better for the Lieutenant
governor candidate as well. On the Republican side.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Yeah, I won't ask you about New York City. I've
already given up on New York City. But quickly as
quickly ask you, because I'm already at the time, I
want to quickly ask you about the race in New Jersey.
Same kind of a situation. The Republican candidate's he's run before,
he's come fairly close before, he's fairly close now. But
has I'm been able to get over the hump? Will
this be any different this election?
Speaker 2 (04:25):
I think that the problem's got a better chance of
winning a New Jersey because, as you say, you ran
four years ago, came very very close. The governor there
did not exactly set the world on fire, the Democrat governor.
So it's an environment where Republicans have in the past
elected a Republican. Remember Chris Christy was there their governor.
(04:45):
Trump did not lose the state by a huge amount
to Harris. So I think there's a chance that Cindarelli
could win in New Jersey. And again you have a
Democratic candidate's flawed and I don't think has run a
great race, and I think from every indication he has
run a very good brace. So I think that the
(05:05):
Republican chances in New Jersey are a little bit higher
than Virginia.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
I guess we'll find out about a week. Thank you, sir,
appreciate it. Jeff Carreer, political analyst, joining us here on
news radio seven forty k TRH.
Fifty two. Our time here in Houston's part news. All right,
we've got some big races going on around the country. Nothing,
nothing major going on. Well, I shouldn't say that. We
have propositions that are very important for us to show
up and vote for next week, But we aren't electing
a governor. We do that the same year we elect
a president. But in Virginia and in New Jersey, they do.
(00:21):
The Republicans in Virginia particularly have been running behind pretty
much the entire cycle election cycle, but the race is
getting closer by the day because the Democrats keep stepping
in it. Join us to talk about Jeff Greerer. He's
a political analyst and commentator. To me, it's amazing that
the race isn't even closer than what it is. Last
(00:41):
I heard, I think that the governor's race was still
a seven plus point split between the Republican and the Democrat.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
You're right, Yeah, the Democrat leads by seven in Virginia,
which is amazing considering the scandal with the AG candidate,
the governor's pathetic performance in I mean the democrats pathetic
performance in the governor's debate where she wouldn't even look
at win some seers and wouldn't even address the issue.
(01:13):
I mean, it was just embarrassing. But you know, it
is a Democrat state, and they had an aberration last
time where a Republican won, Glenn Youngkin. But there are
a lot of federal employees that live in Virginia, a
lot of bureaucrats, a lot of Democrat leaning voters, and
(01:34):
it's a tough state for Republicans.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
Well didn't used to be so tough for Republicans of Virginia.
I remember a time where it was a pretty reliably
read state despite the fact you have all those Northern
Virginia Democrats. What has gone wrong? There must be other
areas of the state where Democrats have been able to
catch up and surpass Republicans because, like I said, it
wasn't always a blue state.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
No, you're right, I mean, it just has been trending
that way more and more to Democrats as the bureaucracy
has grown, and you've had many more federal employees move
into Virginia. And and maybe he can falter Republicans for
not uh, you know, doing a better job and fielding candidates.
(02:16):
But they did a great job with Glenn Youngkin, and
they want so it shows you it can be done.
I mean, and I think he has been a good governor.
And I think when some sears is a good lieutenant governor,
she's a great candidate. But unfortunately they they're behind right now.
So I do think the age is going to be
a Republican. I think this this horrible Democrat candidate who
(02:40):
talked about murdering the House speaker is not going to win.
Uh And I think the Republican will prevail there. But
the question is what's going to happen in this governor's race.
And I think, unfortunately the odds are that this Democrat
is still the odds on favorite to win. Well Spamberger.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
The lieutenant governers race is interesting to me too because
John Reid, the guy who he took over for me
at WRVA in Richmond when I came here to Houston,
and then now he's not doing the morning show in Richmond,
name more because he ran for lieutenant governor. Does he
have a prayer of winning at this point.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
I'm hearing that he does. I mean, I'm hearing that
that race is also you know, within six seven points,
and it's a possibility for you know, the Republicans to
pull that out. I mean, momentum matters so much in
politics as to which candidate has a momentum towards the
end of the race, and sometimes these last polls don't
(03:34):
really reflect that, and you have sort of a surge
in one direction or another. And I'll be interested to see,
you know, as we get a little bit closer, you
know how these polls are changing, because there has been
a little bit of a movement toward Earl Sears within
the past few weeks. I mean, a race that was
maybe eleven points is now at seven. And if that
(03:58):
trend continues that I'm gonna feel better for the Lieutenant
governor candidate as well. On the Republican side.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Yeah, I won't ask you about New York City. I've
already given up on New York City. But quickly as
quickly ask you, because I'm already at the time, I
want to quickly ask you about the race in New Jersey.
Same kind of a situation. The Republican candidate's he's run before,
he's come fairly close before, he's fairly close now. But
has I'm been able to get over the hump? Will
this be any different this election?
Speaker 2 (04:25):
I think that the problem's got a better chance of
winning a New Jersey because, as you say, you ran
four years ago, came very very close. The governor there
did not exactly set the world on fire, the Democrat governor.
So it's an environment where Republicans have in the past
elected a Republican. Remember Chris Christy was there their governor.
(04:45):
Trump did not lose the state by a huge amount
to Harris. So I think there's a chance that Cindarelli
could win in New Jersey. And again you have a
Democratic candidate's flawed and I don't think has run a
great race, and I think from every indication he has
run a very good brace. So I think that the
(05:05):
Republican chances in New Jersey are a little bit higher
than Virginia.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
I guess we'll find out about a week. Thank you, sir,
appreciate it. Jeff Carreer, political analyst, joining us here on
news radio seven forty k TRH.
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