Cuomo's Failed Zohran Strategy, Platner Oppo Dump, and KJP's Only Line, with Mark Halperin, Sean Spicer, and Dan Turrentine | Ep. 1177

The Megyn Kelly Show

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Society & Culture, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 32.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Megyn Kelly is joined by Mark Halperin, host of "Next Up with Mark Halperin," and his Morning Meeting co-hosts Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine, to discuss the state of the important NYC mayoral race, polls showing Zohran Mamdani on track for victory, why the race matters for the Democratic party and America, why Andrew Cuomo is such a terrible Mamdani alternative, Curtis Sliwa’s smart comments on the race, an anti-American terror sympathizer who Mamdani associates with, the state of the Virginia governor and AG race, the Jay Jones texting scandal and its implications, the controversies surrounding Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, his Nazi tattoo and attempts to explain what happened, more oppo research about him coming, Karine Jean-Pierre’s awful PR strategy for her new book, her non-stop focus touting her identity, Hunter Biden admitting the truth about why Kamala Harris was picked as VP, en Psaki and the "I've Had It" podcast ladies attacking Karoline Leavitt, their critique of Spicer, and more. Subscribe to Mark's show Next Up: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-up-with-mark-halperin/id1810218232 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2f0n8G4xqUo8aGxbbbtRjH YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nextuphalperin?sub_confirmation=1 Spicer- https://www.youtube.com/@SeanMSpicer Turrentine- https://x.com/danturrentine DailyLook: https://dailylook.com to take your style quiz and use code MEGYN for 50% off your first order. Pique: Unlock your healthiest glow and feel the difference. Get up to 20% off for life Visit https://Piquelife.com/MEGYN. Tax Network USA: Call 1-800-958-1000 or visit https://TNUSA.com/MEGYN to speak with a strategist for FREE today Geviti: Go to https://gogeviti.com/megyn and get 20% off with code MEGYN.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Megan Kelly Show, live on Sirius XM Channel 111 every weekday at noon east.
0:12.2	Hey everyone, I'm Megan Kelly. Welcome to the Megan Kelly show. We've got a lot of big political news today.
0:17.1	Less than two weeks out from Election Day, where we will start to see what voters are
0:21.1	thinking so far in the first year of Trump 2.0. In Virginia, the fallout from Democratic Attorney
0:27.3	General candidate J. Jones's shocking texts endorsing murder of Republicans and their children
0:32.6	continues to impact the race. That one's getting really interesting. Jones plummeting in the polls,
0:39.6	but it's still close, which tells you something. And of course, in New York City, where Democratic
0:44.3	Socialist Zoran Mamdani retains a commanding lead over former Democrat turned independent
0:50.3	candidate Andrew Cuomo. Polymarket now has Mamdani with a 94% chance of winning.
0:56.5	94. Cuomo, Mamdani, and Republican Curtis Sliwa, who is holding strong, despite massive pressure
1:03.0	for him to drop out. And by holding strong, I mean, against the pressure. His numbers are not
1:07.7	great. They're all back on the debate stage tonight. We're going to get into all of
1:11.4	this. Mark Halperin is the host of Next Up with Mark Halpern on the MK Media Podcast Network.
1:17.7	Go and subscribe right now on YouTube at Next Up Halperin and on all podcast platforms. Mark's also
1:23.4	joining me on the Megan Kelly Live tour this week. He'll be in Fort Worth on Saturday,
1:28.1	along with Glenn, Beck, and Link Lauren. Can't wait for that. So go and get your tickets now.
1:33.0	Megan Kelly.com. Three Texas stops this week. Let's get it on. It's going to be fun.
1:38.4	Joining Mark on the show today, his co-hosts on Two Ways, the Morning Meeting, Sean Spicer and Dan Turentine.
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