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The Great America Show

Mid-Day Update: May 8, 2026

The Great America Show

Fawcett Strategies

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

John breaks down the news of the day, including a key ruling from the Virginia Supreme Court that impacts redistricting efforts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, escalating tensions in the Middle East, particularly between the US and Iran, and the implications of recent UFO file releases by the Trump administration. 

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0:00.0

Hello everybody. I'm John Fawson with this Great America Show Midday Update for Friday, May 8th. Happy Friday, folks. I hope you all had great weeks and you're ready for the weekend as much as I am.

0:08.4

So let's start with some real good news on this beautiful Friday in America. The Marxist Dems slapped down once again.

0:16.5

The Virginia Supreme Court ruling this morning and validating a new voter-approved redistricting map

0:22.0

delivering a significant victory for Republicans head of the state's fast approaching 2026

0:27.6

midterm elections. We hold that the legislative process employed to advance is proposed violated

0:33.1

Article 12, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia, writes the Virginia Supreme Court in

0:38.7

their ruling. The Virginia Supreme Court held oral arguments last month over the newly

0:42.6

passed congressional map, which voters approved by a narrow 51 to 49 margin. The ballot measures

0:49.0

would have given the Democrats total control rather than the state's current nonpartisan commission at the Virginia

0:56.4

legislator temporary redistricting power to 2030. It's also expected to yield a 10 to 1 advantage

1:02.7

for Democrat Virginia congressional delegation up from their current 6 to 5 edge. Republicans

1:08.6

quickly sued to block the effort prompting the state Supreme Court to hear

1:11.6

the oral arguments last month. Virginia is one of the latest battlegrounds in redistricting,

1:17.6

pitting a war against Donald Trump and the GOPAY. As they seek to continue to cheat,

1:23.5

the Republicans have been perfect so far when it comes to the courts in their redistricting efforts and its difference because the Republicans don't cheat like the Democrats.

1:34.3

Now, speaking of the midterm elections, Democrats seem to think they are in the verge of a blue wave in the 2026 midterms, but the numbers don't quite back that up.

1:42.9

New data shows the Republicans have a massive financial

1:45.4

advantage and have raised them outraised them more than $10 million in recent months. Of course,

1:51.1

money isn't everything in politics, but you would think that if Democrat voters are truly

1:55.1

geared up to deliver a blue wave, they'd be talking with their wallets. Maybe things are changing because of the investigations

2:04.6

into the democratic arm of Act Blue, you know, the organization that may have done some

2:11.2

illegal things, the organization that sent people to testify before Congress and pled

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