What podcasts say about John McCormick
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What John McCormick has said on podcasts
14 statements · 7 positive · 5 negative · 2 mixed
States using the death penalty should carry out executions properly.
“the state is going to adopt the death penalty as a punishment, as the final punishment for the most heinous of crimes. They should do it right.”
Open the episode · Can the State Be Trusted With the Death Penalty?Listen at 3:50
Lethal injections can work when appropriate drugs and high standards are used.
“lethal injections can work if they are done with the right drugs. if they are done at the highest standards of the approach to this.”
Open the episode · Can the State Be Trusted With the Death Penalty?Listen at 4:18
Firing squads are more humane and reliable than lethal injection.
“there is an instantaneous and surefire way to execute someone that is more humane than this, which is a firing squad.”
Open the episode · Can the State Be Trusted With the Death Penalty?Listen at 7:09
Firing squads are 100% effective and instantaneous for executions.
“we know of a, 100% effective way to do it that happens instantaneously.”
Open the episode · Can the State Be Trusted With the Death Penalty?Listen at 7:22
Josh Turek is a good candidate on paper.
“on paper. Josh Turekwood is a good candidate.”
Open the episode · Can the State Be Trusted With the Death Penalty?Listen at 35:47
Rob Sand may not have enough coattail effect to carry Josh Turek federally.
“I am just skeptical that Turk has enough and that Sand has enough coattails to bring him along in a federal election.”
Open the episode · Can the State Be Trusted With the Death Penalty?Listen at 37:36
Ken Paxton will narrowly win the Texas Senate race.
“I keep thinking it's going to be like a one-point race where Ken Paxton wins, but it's going to be really, really embarrassingly close.”
Open the episode · Can the State Be Trusted With the Death Penalty?Listen at 48:03
James Talarico could narrowly win the Texas Senate race.
“my gut is saying, this could be a Tallarico narrow win”
Open the episode · Can the State Be Trusted With the Death Penalty?Listen at 50:10
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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