Episode 818: Showdown in New Jersey

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Politics, Charles C. W. Cooke, Conservatism, Conservative, Policy, Government, News, Jim Geraghty, Rich Lowry, Michael Brendan Dougherty, Current Events, Noah Rothman, Madeleine Kearns, Society & Culture, Public Policy, National Review

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🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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0:00.0	Can people wearing inflatable pink hippo outfits bring down Donald Trump and will Jack Chittarelli win in New Jersey?
0:23.7	We'll discuss all this more on this edition of the editors.
0:26.4	I'm Rich Lowry, and I'm joined as always by the Wright Honorable Charles C.W. Cook,
0:29.4	The Good Neighbor, Noah Rothman and The Sage of Authenticity Woods.
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0:54.5	forget, said anything. So Jim, we had these massive no-kings protests, bringing back
1:00.6	memories circa 2017 when there are all sorts of massive anti-Trump protests as well.
1:08.3	A lot of these protests had a carnival-like atmosphere because of protests in Portland
1:13.1	wearing inflatable animal outfits has become a thing. What did you make of it?
1:20.3	No, Kings Day is July 4th. I thought that was pretty well established.
1:27.1	I am sure if you attended, it felt like a really big deal to you.
1:32.6	I suspect if you're part of the hashtag resistance crowd, you're like, oh, my goodness, that we shook the very political foundation of this country.
1:42.6	It was a huge deal.
1:44.0	Look at these huge crowds.
1:46.7	If, like me, you were spending the day driving up to visit in-laws in Pennsylvania, you didn't
1:50.8	notice it. You know, it was just not like, this is a huge deal to the progressive grassroots.
1:56.0	And yes, they had a very big turnout. Good for them. This may be a precursor of what's going to happen in the midterms, but honestly, you know, it's October 2025. A lot of things are going to happen between November, between now and November 26. Things that seemed like a really big deal at the time, bombing the Iranian nuclear facilities, for example, disappear from the news
2:18.7	cycle really quickly. So if anybody thinks that, ah, you know, the government shut down or any of
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