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Majority 54

Politics, Society & Culture, News, News Commentary

4.76.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Jason Kander and Ravi Gupta break down a stunning Democratic upset in a deep-red Texas special election, where labor leader and Air Force veteran Taylor Rehmet crushed a Trump-endorsed Republican by double digits, raising new questions about the political environment heading into the midterms. They analyze what made the race unique, why Hispanic voters proved decisive, Trump’s frantic attempts to distance himself from the loss, and what special elections can—and can’t—tell us about what’s coming next. Kander and Gupta also dive into escalating threats to election integrity, as Fulton County fights the FBI over the seizure of 2020 ballots, Trump openly calls for nationalizing elections, and alarming new reporting surfaces about Tulsi Gabbard, whistleblowers, and federal overreach. Plus, they discuss ICE enforcement chaos in Minnesota, the real economic impact of immigration, and why the rule of law is being stress-tested like never before. This and more on the podcast that helps you, the majority of Americans who believe in progress, convince your conservative friends and family to join us—this is Majority 54! Branch: Get 15% off your first set of sheets plus free shipping at https://BollAndBranch.com/majority with code majority. Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.com/majority Check out Ravi's Substack: https://realravigupta.substack.com/p/how-to-stay-off-the-island Join Squadra at https://joinsquadra.com Majority 54 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/majority_54 Majority 54 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/majority54 Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonKander Jason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkander/ Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviMGupta Ravi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravimgupta Ravi on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LostDebate Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

A 50-point swing among Hispanic voters and a conservative Texas state Senate district is a big deal and a great sign.

0:09.2

We'll go inside the numbers a bit like the Grinch hearing carols and trying to stop Christmas from coming.

0:14.8

Special elections and terrible polling has Trump back to trying to find a way to keep elections from coming.

0:19.9

Also, a partial retreat by ICE in Minnesota.

0:23.0

Welcome back to the podcast for the 54% of Americans who regularly vote for progress in every election.

0:28.0

I want to convince their friends and family members to join our majority.

0:31.1

This is Majority 54.

0:33.4

Well, great news coming out of Texas.

0:35.4

Jason, Democrat Taylor Ramett, a labor union leader and Air Force veteran, defeated Republican Lee Wamsgantz, who was a conservative activist, who got the complete and total endorsement of Donald Trump just days before the vote.

0:51.5

Remet won by 14 percentage points in a district that Trump won by 17. So it's a 32 point swing.

0:59.0

And as you alluded to in the intro, the Hispanic vote seems to have flipped by a massive amount here.

1:10.2

Jason, how much should we care about this is a midterm?

1:13.4

I mean, a special election.

1:15.0

It was on a Saturday.

1:15.9

It was the only thing up.

1:19.1

Like, are we overreacting to this?

1:21.0

I don't think so.

1:22.0

I think it's a measure.

1:22.8

I think it depends on how we react to it,

1:26.2

or at least what we draw from it.

1:27.6

Right.

1:27.8

So there's to me there's there's two things here to draw from this.

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