What podcasts say about John McCormack
Every statement, with the speaker, the exact quote and the moment it was said.
What John McCormack has said on podcasts
14 statements · 3 positive · 6 negative · 2 mixed · 3 neutral
The Alaska controversy will increase voter turnout during the final election week.
“the last week of the election, I think it will get some people off their couches and into the polls”
Open the episode · Democrats Play Dirty in AlaskaListen at 27:22
The Alaska ballot controversy will affect the election.
“I think that it will matter.”
Open the episode · Democrats Play Dirty in AlaskaListen at 27:34
A ballot ranking only citizen Dan Sullivan does not transfer to Senator Dan Sullivan.
“Your vote does not get apportioned then to Senator Dan Sullivan. It just goes poof. It goes away.”
Open the episode · Democrats Play Dirty in AlaskaListen at 29:11
The 2026 Democratic wave could reach deeply into traditionally Republican states.
“I think there's a real case to be made that this really is different from 2018 or 2020 and that you could see a big wave reaching pretty deep into red states.”
Open the episode · Democrats Play Dirty in AlaskaListen at 49:46
A Democratic trifecta and ending the filibuster would enable major legislative changes.
“this is going to open up a whole lot of big legislative changes a couple years from now if Democrats win a trifecta and get rid of the filibuster”
Open the episode · Democrats Play Dirty in AlaskaListen at 1:02:35
James Tallarico's veganism will not change Texas Senate election results.
“The veganism isn't going to move the needle.”
Open the episode · Democrats Play Dirty in AlaskaListen at 1:19:09
Modern societies can imprison people for life instead of executing them.
“in modern societies, we have the capability to put people in prison for the rest of their lives.”
Open the episode · Can the State Be Trusted With the Death Penalty?Listen at 17:43
$4.50-per-gallon gasoline may sour Trump’s non-college-educated white base.
“$4.50 a gallon gas really is just, you know, turning Trump's base of voters, these non-voters who are white without a college degree, that they're just souring them.”
Open the episode · Can the State Be Trusted With the Death Penalty?Listen at 31:33
Trump’s base will not turn out because of economic dissatisfaction.
“I just don't think they're going to turn out for that reason.”
Open the episode · Can the GOP Survive Trump’s Approval Numbers?Listen at 6:10
Centering Trump in Republican campaigns will not improve electoral performance.
“I just think putting Trump front and center doesn't really do anything to move the needle.”
Open the episode · Can the GOP Survive Trump’s Approval Numbers?Listen at 6:18
Abdul El-Sayed’s associations and past statements could cause him to lose.
“I do think that he has such toxic associations and has made such extreme and radical statements in the past that he could lose this thing.”
Open the episode · Can the GOP Survive Trump’s Approval Numbers?Listen at 28:05
The Michigan Senate race remains genuinely competitive.
“I do think this is a live race, a real toss-up.”
Open the episode · Can the GOP Survive Trump’s Approval Numbers?Listen at 29:51
The Texas Senate race is a toss-up, with James Tallarico slightly ahead.
“it's still a toss-up with actually Tallarico with a couple points lead in the average of polls.”
Open the episode · Can the GOP Survive Trump’s Approval Numbers?Listen at 39:25
Trump needed early, forceful opposition to prevent Ken Paxton’s nomination.
“if Trump was going to stop Paxson, he needed to get in early and go hard against him.”
Open the episode · Can the GOP Survive Trump’s Approval Numbers?Listen at 44:04
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