5-5-26 Afternoon Rush - Will The 2026 Election Be Stolen? Trump Wants 20 More 'Seats' & A New War Conspiracy & Cruise Ship Chaos

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Dave Neal

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🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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The midterms are heating up—and depending on who you ask, they're either democracy in action… or already stolen. We break down the latest election chaos, the claims, the pushback, and what it all means as both sides dig in ahead of November.

Meanwhile, a nightmare scenario may be unfolding at sea, with reports of a possible hantavirus situation on a cruise ship raising serious concerns about safety, containment, and how something like this even happens in 2026.

Plus, Donald Trump continues to face criticism for policies and fundraising tactics that some say are ripping off everyday Americans, all while his influence over the Republican Party remains stronger than ever.

And the war in Iran isn't slowing down—its impact is being felt everywhere, from global markets to gas prices to the political temperature here at home.

It's chaos on land, at sea, and at the ballot box—welcome to the afternoon Rush Hour.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the rush hour, your daily dose of pop culture for your rush hour ride.
0:07.8	Buckle up and enjoy the drive with your host, stand-up comedian Dave Neal.
0:13.7	Good afternoon, everybody, on this Tuesday, it's Cinco de Mayo May 5th, 2026.
0:19.1	I have all of your news for your rush hour ride home coming to you from my mobile
0:23.4	studio setup here in the Caribbean Sea. So respect to the sea salted hair. As we discuss all of the
0:31.3	insanity that's going on in our world, will the 26 election be stolen? That's the question being asked right now.
0:38.9	As Donald Trump is telling people, look, it'll be okay to redo the elections. We need to get it
0:44.2	right. That's what he's saying as they're in the process of gerrymandering to try to get 20
0:49.5	more seats for the Republicans. This because Trump's approval rating has never been so low. It's actually
0:57.0	the lowest of any president in history, lower than his first term, all because we're in a war
1:02.4	amongst other things that nobody voted for. A war where we're going to actually share,
1:06.8	there might be evidence today that there's possibly another missile strike on a U.S. target.
1:12.3	So we're going to get into all this and more starts right now on the rush. Let's dive into
1:16.3	what the president tweeted. Now, he said we cannot allow there to be an election that is
1:22.1	conducted unconstitutionally simply for the convenience of state legislatures. If they have to vote twice,
1:29.4	so be it. We should demand that state legislators do what the Supreme Court says must be done.
1:34.8	That is more important than administrative convenience. The byproduct is that the Republicans
1:39.2	will receive more than 20 House seats in the upcoming midterms, President Donald J. Trump. So he's really just saying it out loud. We're trying to steal these seats. Now, I'm going to share the sort of revolt going on in Tennessee as we've got the Florida governor saying, hey, look, it's done. We're doing it. Again, people are sick. You know, there's going to be
2:01.6	this conversation about, well, Democrats do this or Republicans do that. There have been votes,
2:06.4	which I'm going to share with you guys to kind of create a independent way to divide up every state.
2:12.9	Those votes are not being, or I should say the Republicans do not want that to happen.
2:18.4	It's an absolute dumpster fire out there. California governor, Gavin Newsom said,
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