Can Republicans Win The Midterms Despite Trump's War In Iran? | The Big Ben Show

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🗓️ 20 May 2026

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In this edition of The Big Ben Show, Ben Domenech dives into the startling New York Times-Siena poll numbers revealing a country fractured by age. While older Americans largely support the President’s military actions in Iran, voters under 44 are opposed and deeply pessimistic about the economy. Fox News Chief Political Analyst Brit Hume weighs in on whether the war is a strategic victory or a failure and the potential for an AOC or Gavin Newsom run in the future. Later, Rep. Nancy Mace joins the show to discuss her race for Governor of South Carolina. She outlines her plan to eliminate state income tax and why she is retiring from a broken Congress that prioritizes clicks over substance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.5	I'm your host, Ben Dominic.
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0:39.9	Today I want to talk about this emerging age gap going into this summer and the upcoming midterms
0:47.1	between the way that Americans view the world. The basis for this is really clear within multiple polls,
0:53.8	but we have a comprehensive New York Times-Cyenne poll to look at, which has abundant cross-tabs and a real look at this divide that I think we should start paying attention to because you really can't have any kind of bigger gap between the way that people are viewing the world today.
1:11.6	The divide here is between those between the ages of 18 to 44 and those who are 45 years old and over.
1:19.6	When it comes to their attitude toward the war in Iran in particular, you see that divide play out.
1:26.6	When asked, do you think Donald Trump's decision to go to war with Iran was particular, you see that divide play out.
1:30.7	When asked, do you think Donald Trump's decision to go to war with Iran was the right decision or the wrong decision, 72% of those over the age of 45 say it was the right
1:36.8	decision while only 40%, say it was the right decision if they're in 18 to 44.
1:41.7	And then thinking about the costs and benefits of that war, the 53% of those over 5045 say
1:49.2	that it is worth the cost with only 14% saying it's not worth the cost.
1:53.7	While for those 18 to 44, the numbers are 20% and 39% saying it's not worth it.
2:00.1	When it comes to their views of the economy, the divide remains significant.
2:05.9	For those over the age of 45, 48% of them rate the economy as excellent or good, while
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