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The Ben Ferguson Podcast

Election Disaster: Wipeouts in VA, NJ & NYC plus Ben on the ground in Israel

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.94.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

🗳️ U.S. Election Analysis

The hosts express deep concern and disappointment over recent election results in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York City, which they characterize as a “disaster” for Republicans and conservatives.

Key Points:

  • Virginia: Republicans suffered major losses, including the defeat of Winsome Sears and Jason Miyares. The hosts cite massive Democrat spending and controversial candidates like J. Jones, who allegedly made violent remarks.
  • New Jersey: Jack Ciattarelli lost to Mikie Sherrill by a wide margin, surprising the hosts who expected a stronger Republican showing.
  • New York City: The election of Zohran Mamdani (referred to as a “communist jihadist” by Cruz) is described as alarming. Cruz accuses Mamdani of supporting Hamas and promoting radical ideologies.
  • California Proposition 50: Passed to redistrict and create five new Democrat seats, which Cruz claims is a power grab and anti-democratic.

The tone is highly critical of Democratic strategies, voter behavior, and what the hosts see as a growing radicalism within the party.


🇮🇱 Ben Ferguson’s Visit to Israel

Ben Ferguson shares emotional and spiritual experiences from his first trip to Israel, including:

Highlights:

  • Spiritual Pilgrimage: Visits to the Sea of Galilee, the Whaling Wall, and the tomb believed to be where Jesus was buried and resurrected.
  • War Zone Encounters:
    • Met families of children killed by Hezbollah rockets while playing soccer.
    • Visited northern Israel near the Lebanon border, witnessing destruction and meeting displaced farmers.
    • Described the “Pager Attack” — a covert Israeli operation targeting Hezbollah leadership using explosive-laden pagers.
    • Met with Holocaust survivors and families of hostages taken during the October 7 Hamas attack.
  • Psychological Warfare: Ferguson recounts stories of hostages being mentally tortured, lied to, and starved.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:05.3

Welcome. It is Verdict with Center, Ted Cruz. Ben Ferguson with you. It is election night in America.

0:12.0

I am in Israel right now. It's about 6.14 in the morning in Israel. I don't even know what time it is in

0:17.8

Washington, D.C. right now. That's how jet lagged I am. And we are doing a

0:21.6

joint podcast today with Verdict with Ted Cruz, my show, the Ben Ferguson podcast as well to cover

0:27.1

everything going on with the election, and also some incredible moments in Israel. Senator, it is

0:33.5

official. New York is turning red, communist red. The big red apple is now a communist red apple.

0:41.9

Let's start with that. Well, listen, it is 11.14 p.m. in Washington, D.C. And then I got to say

0:49.2

tonight was a terrible night for Republicans. It was a terrible night for conservatives. And it was a terrible

0:56.2

night for America. The damage in New York City, the damage in Virginia, the damage in New Jersey,

1:04.8

the damage in California has been enormous. We're going to break down this really disappointing and dangerous electoral result

1:14.7

that happened tonight. We're also going to talk about the fact that Ben is on the ground in Israel.

1:19.8

What is he seeing? Who is he meeting with? What is the dynamic Israel has just won a war?

1:26.0

They have just defeated Iran in a 12-day war. They are still

1:30.1

battling Hamas. There's an historic peace deal that President Trump has negotiated, but Hamas

1:36.5

is resisting and violating the peace deal. We're going to talk about what Ben is seeing on the

1:40.9

ground. All of that on today's verdict. Yeah, it's truly incredible.

1:45.0

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1:46.6

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1:51.6

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1:56.2

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1:59.3

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