Mark interviews political strategist Ed Rollins.

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🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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He discusses why some believe Democrats are attempting to gain control of numerous cities across the country, including figures like Zohran Mamdani. The way people consume media may play a significant role in shaping voters’ decisions in upcoming elections. California Governor Gavin Newsom could be a contender in the 2028 presidential election, and the economy should be a key issue for future candidates.

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0:00.0	You're listening to The Mark Simone Show, WOR.
0:04.9	Well, let's talk to the dean himself, the greatest campaign manager and the best analyst of all.
0:12.0	Ed Rollins, how you doing?
0:14.6	I'm doing well.
0:15.2	Thank you.
0:16.0	I do Thanksgiving.
0:16.9	And had a wonderful day.
0:17.9	I hope you did too.
0:18.7	Yeah, definitely.
0:20.6	Hey, we were talking with this before.
0:22.6	2026, some are saying
0:24.5	could be the most important election ever for
0:26.6	Democrats. It's the final last chance
0:28.8	to stop Donald Trump.
0:30.5	If he gets both houses again
0:32.6	and has complete control of Congress,
0:34.6	it's smooth sailing. They've got to
0:36.4	take Congress back to stop them,
0:38.8	impeach them, whatever they want to do. What do you think? Well, I think that's their goal,
0:42.9	obviously, and the reality is the numbers aren't very good for nobody in the political business
0:48.5	today. The Congress numbers are terrible, but the reality is Republicans are running in the
0:53.3	whole show, so they've got to
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