President Trump pitches his record, Democrats pitch President Trump's racism,

and the media pushed themselves as elections day finally arrives.

It's here, it's come, the great battle of our time.

I'm Ben Shapiro. This is The Ben Shapiro Show.

So if it sounds like I'm being flippant about this election,

it's because I'm being a little flippant about this election. It's not because I don't think it's important. I actually think it's very important. But every time there's an election, we are told that it is the most important election of our lifetime, that by tomorrow everyone will be dead. Their corpses will be strewn across the wasted landscape of the United States. I'm not so into that.

I'm going to explain what the election means, what the election doesn't in just one second. First, let's talk about the rhetoric that you read in the news. So when you look at the news and you look at what the news has to say about Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation, it's pretty obvious that the media are trying to solidify the left for today's midterms, which means that it's gonna be a battle for the house.

I mean, a real battle.

Here's what's its sake if the Democrats take it. A lot of positive policies the Republicans have enacted over the past couple of years. All the stuff they've done to help the economy, tax cuts, judicial appointments, withdrawal from the Iran deal. All that stuff could be stymied if Democrats take control of either House, which looks like a serious possibility. When they start to obstruct, what effect could that have on the dollar, on stocks, on other unknowns that might impact your savings? What is your plan? Can you afford another hit to your retirement like the last downturn when the S&P dropped 50 percent? Everyone's savings plan should be at least a little bit diversified. Mine is and yours should be too. The company I trust with precious metal purchases, Birch Gold Group. Right now, thanks to a little-known IRS tax law, you can even move your IRA or eligible 401k into an IRA backed by physical gold and silver, which is perfect for folks who want to protect that hard-earned retirement from any future geopolitical uncertainty. Look back historically, and when the bottom falls out of everything else, gold does tend to safeguard savings. Birch Gold Group has thousands of satisfied customers, countless five-star reviews, an A-plus rating with the Better Business Bureau. Right now, contact my friends over at Birch Gold to request a free information kit on physical precious metals. It's a comprehensive 16-page kit showing how gold and silver can protect your savings, how you can move that IRA or 401k into precious metals, if that's something you want to do. To get your no-cost, no-obligation kit, go to birchgold.com slash ben. Again, that's birchgold.com slash ben. Go check it out right now, birchgold.com slash ben. So here we are election day. Now, a couple of quick notes about election day. Today, you're going to hear a bunch of celebrities tell you, you must vote. You're going to hear a bunch of media people talking about the wonders of American voting. And it's true. It's an incredible thing that we get to decide the future of our politics in this country. It's also a day when we remember that the people that we wouldn't trust to pick up our mail are going to decide how our families live. So that's kind of depressing. And it's a reminder that you know what's the best way to run a democracy? To not give the government power in the first place. I'm talking to you Democrats. I'm talking to you Republicans. I'm talking to everyone. If the government were less powerful, if the government were not all that important in your life, then you would not care all that much about the outcome of the election. You'd have a stake in voting, but it wouldn't feel like a life or death thing. And for a lot of folks today, I mean, when the election results start flowing in tonight, people are going to lose their minds. People are just going to lose it. Because whichever way it goes, people going to think it's the end of the world. If the Democrats sweep, Republicans are going to feel as though they are under the gun again, just like during the Obama years. And if the Republicans sweep, Democrats are going to feel like the democracy is at an end. In reality, is our democracy at an end? No, it's not. And if gridlock ensues because Democrats win the House,

that would be bad for a variety of reasons, which is why you should go out and vote Republican today,

in my opinion. But with that said, the alarmism, that it's the end of the world, no one will survive.

We've got Andre the Giants out there in his Holocaust cloak screaming, there would be no survivors.

That stuff, it's just, it's not the case. It's not the case.

Politics matter, but you know what matters more?

Pretty much everything else in your life, really.

Politics does matter. I spend my life doing it.

But again, I think it's imperative to recognize that politics only matters insofar as people

are trying to control your life from above.

So we should all be fighting for the same thing, which is for people to leave us alone.

With that said, we are now into the final pitch.

The final day is here.

It has arrived.

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