California Crazy-LA's Maddening Mayor Race plus Iran & Israel Fire More Missiles at Each Other
Verdict with Ted Cruz
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🗓️ 8 June 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
1. Los Angeles Mayor Race / California Politics:
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- Karen Bass (incumbent) leading in early results.
- A close contest for second place between Nithya Raman (portrayed as more left-wing) and Spencer Pratt.
- The transcript emphasizes:
- Delays in vote counting (weeks after the election).
- Allegations or suspicions about election integrity, especially with mail-in ballots.
- California governance (taxation, homelessness, crime, wildfires).
- Public services (fire response, policing, infrastructure).
2. Middle East Conflict (Israel–Iran):
- Reports on recent escalation between Israel and Iran, including:
- Missile exchanges between both nations
- Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets
- U.S. involvement (or lack thereof)
- Former President Trump’s stance and statement
- Iran’s nuclear capabilities
- Terrorism funding
- Regional instability
3. Election Integrity Discussion
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- Mail-in voting
- Ballot harvesting
- Delayed vote counting
- Reference to the Carter-Baker Commission to argue that:
- Mail voting increases risks of fraud
- Comparison with states like:
- Texas and Florida (presented as more efficient and trustworthy)
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | Welcome, it is verdict with Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you as well. |
| 0:08.2 | And, Senator, we have got a lot of action happening right now in the Middle East. |
| 0:12.2 | We're going to cover it the best we can because it's changing so quickly. |
| 0:15.9 | Well, we are, but we're going to start with a very simple question. |
| 0:18.6 | What in the hell is wrong with California? |
| 0:21.5 | Look, I got to say the Los Angeles mayor race is as bizarre a race as I've ever seen. We're going to |
| 0:28.5 | break down the results there. They're going to shock you. They're going to piss you off. |
| 0:32.2 | We're going to talk about exactly what's going on. We're also going to talk about, as you noted, |
| 0:36.3 | the Middle East. And in particular, |
| 0:37.9 | Iran is firing missiles at Israel. Israel is firing missiles at Iran. Things are escalating right now. |
| 0:43.6 | Things are fast moving. We're going to give you the latest. Yeah, welcome to Democratic Party in |
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