11/4/22: Democracy or Gas Prices? Stupid Questions Shouldn't Be Celebrated

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🗓️ 4 November 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Republicans and many independents seem to care more about the price of gas than protecting democracy -- Tucker Carlson asks stupid questions about the attack on Paul Pelosi -- MyPillow guy Mike Lindell goes wild with conspiracy theories on Lindell TV -- Caller asks when the right will start accepting election results and stop encouraging violence -- Caller wants to know how to convince people about the legitimacy of elections -- Caller wonders what the right would say if a left-winger attacked Melania Trump -- Caller talks about children who have Trump-supporting parents -- Caller is worried the right wing is going to make America a dictatorship -- Caller wants to see the 2022 midterm ballot early -- Caller discusses conspiracy theorists and reality deniers -- David responds to viewer emails and social media messages -- On the Bonus Show: Pelosi attacker was in US illegally, rising profits are driving inflation, #TrumpIsDead trends on Twitter, and much more... 🌳 Established Titles: Code PAKMAN for extra 10% OFF at https://establishedtitles.com/pakman ⚠️ Use code PAKMAN for a free supply of BlueChew at https://go.bluechew.com/david-pakman 🧻 Reel Paper: Use code PAKMAN for 30% OFF + free shipping at https://reelpaper.com/pakman 👍 Get 20% off an Allform sofa or armchair at https://allform.com/pakman 🔊 Try Blinkist for FREE and get 25% off at http://www.blinkist.com/pakman -- Become a Supporter: http://www.davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/thedavidpakmanshow -- Subscribe to Pakman Live: https://www.youtube.com/pakmanlive -- Subscribe to Pakman Finance: https://www.youtube.com/pakmanfinance -- Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/davidpakmanshow -- Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow -- Leave us a message at The David Pakman Show Voicemail Line (219)-2DAVIDP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Does Maga care more about democracy or gas prices or maybe more accurately?
0:23.2	Does Maga care more about democracy or the promise of lower gas prices when the current
0:30.5	gas prices aren't even very high?
0:34.2	A version of this question is what Chansey De Vega asks in a very good new commentary
0:40.7	in salon called is America ready to trade democracy for cheap gas?
0:46.6	That's fascism in a nutshell.
0:49.6	He's understand writes Chansey that democracy is in dire peril.
0:54.1	That doesn't mean they believe in it or give a damn.
0:57.7	I encourage you to check out this piece written yesterday.
1:02.4	He references the New York Times headline, which says voters see democracy in peril, but
1:08.1	saving it isn't a priority.
1:11.4	He writes the details are grim.
1:13.4	Voters quote overwhelmingly believe American democracy is under threat, but seem remarkably
1:18.5	apathetic about that danger with relatively few calling it the nation's most pressing
1:24.0	problem.
1:25.6	More than one third of independent voters in the poll said they were open to supporting
1:29.0	candidates who reject the legitimacy of the 2020 election because economic concerns are
1:34.1	more urgent.
1:35.1	71% agreed democracy was at risk.
1:38.2	Only 7% said it was the most important problem in the country.
1:42.4	So one of the important things to consider is that for many of these mega voters, it's
1:48.7	the promise of lower gas prices, which they're willing to trade for democracy for the will
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