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The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Again, It's the economy, stupid.

The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Salem Podcast Network

News, Politics, News Commentary, Society & Culture

2.4590 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Ned Ryun, CEO of American Majority, assesses why democrats won last November. But he also sees room for Republicans to make strides in the midterms. Plus, he has the ear of the President. What kind of advice does he give to Donald Trump?

Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator.

Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter.

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0:00.0

We made this very clear to you that there was fraud taking place on significant levels. And instead of addressing it, Walsh was trying to shut down the whistleblowers and trying to brush it under the rug. And so I think the more, we're a year away, roughly, from the elections next year in which he's on the, he's on the ballot. I think there's going to be a lot more coming out over the next few months leading into the spring and summer.

0:21.7

It's going to be very difficult for him not to be damaged by that.

0:24.7

But this leads me to this, the opposite side of the ballot on the Republican side.

0:30.0

I hope that they do not destroy themselves.

0:33.2

In Minnesota, obviously, there's the caucus situation where the endorsement usually carries.

0:37.6

Whoever gets the endorsement is the nominee.

0:40.2

I have heard stories that whoever is endorsed in that, perhaps it will not be abided by.

0:45.6

There will be a primary that takes place in August.

0:48.1

My concern is that we have a golden opportunity to maybe take out Walt and Ellison,

0:53.0

but not if we destroy ourselves in a really

0:55.4

bloody primary through the summer that ends in August. So I'm hopeful, Michelle, that we're going to

1:00.2

have a pretty competitive statewide dynamic in Minnesota, but only if Republicans can figure out

1:06.2

how to play nice and figure out how they don't kill each other leading into the general.

1:17.8

Thank you. nice and figure out how they don't kill each other leading into the to the general. Welcome to a brand new episode of the Michelle Tafoya podcast. We have a great political mind as our

1:24.0

guest today. You're going to want to listen to this, get an idea what we're looking for

1:27.6

for the next year as the midterms approach. But can I just ask you the favor of clicking subscribe?

1:32.8

Wherever you're watching or listening, just click subscribe. That helps us grow, keeps us working.

1:37.8

We would love to have you on board with us for every episode. We don't ever want you to miss an

1:41.7

episode because we think they're all really important. That's our goal. Today is Ned Ryan. His dad was an Olympian. I always forget that before I talk to

1:51.0

Ned. Yeah, his dad was U.S. Representative Jim Ryan out of Kansas, and he was an Olympic medalist.

1:58.6

I'm trying to figure out what he meddled in. And to the shame of this former sports reporter, I don't know. But Ned Ryan is now the just one of the most important political influences in Washington, D.C. He is a grassroots activist. And he founded American Majority.

2:17.8

He is the CEO of American Majority.

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