NJ Debate Recap, Katie Porter is Batman (AND Mean), + Trump Preserves Columbus Day

The Rich Zeoli Show

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🗓️ 9 October 2025

⏱️ 108 minutes

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The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Show (10/09/2025): 3:05pm- New Jersey Gubernatorial Race: On Wednesday, Republican businessman Jack Ciattarelli and Democratic Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill went head-to-head in their second and final debate before election day on November 4th. 3:30pm- Congressman Dan Meuser—Representative for Pennsylvania’s 9th Congressional District—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the ongoing government shutdown and the historical Gaza peace agreement the Trump Administration has brokered between Israel and Hamas. 3:50pm- The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 8-1 last night—keeping their season alive. But Matt reveals he wasn’t watching the game. Instead, he was watching Daniel Day-Lewis’s new film, “Anemone.” Justin believes this is further proof that Matt is an “Ivy League weirdo.” Plus, during last night’s debate, Mikie Sherrill mentioned President Trump over a dozen times! 4:05pm- Complete Embarrassment: Far-left Katie Porter—the front runner to become the next Governor of California in 2026—had a complete meltdown after a CBS reporter asked her about her strategy for winning bipartisan support. Porter insisted she didn’t need the support of Trump voters and then abruptly ended the interview—explicitly complaining about being asked too many “follow up” questions. Porter, a former congresswoman and accolade of Elizabeth Warren, lost her 2024 race for U.S. Senate. Now a new video has surfaced of her screaming and cursing at a staffer! Plus, who was a worse Batman—Porter (who dressed up as the Gotham superhero for Halloween) or Ben Affleck? It’s close. 4:30pm- On Thursday, President Donald Trump held a cabinet meeting where he signed a proclamation preserving Columbus Day—stating: “Columbus Day—We’re Back, Italians!” 4:45pm- New Jersey Gubernatorial Race: On Wednesday, Republican businessman Jack Ciattarelli and Democratic Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill went head-to-head in their second and final debate before election day on November 4th. During one notable moment, Ciattarelli pledged that his top priority as governor will be to provide tax relief for New Jersey residents—meanwhile, Sherrill said her top priority would be suing the Trump administration. 5:00pm- During last night’s gubernatorial debate, Jack Ciattarelli called out Mikie Sherrill for not being transparent about why she wasn’t allowed to walk at her Naval Academy graduation ceremony. A montage reveals that she has changed her story about the Naval Academy cheating scandal three or four times since September 26th! 5:15pm- Breaking News: New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted by the Department of Justice for mortgage fraud. 5:30pm- Abbreviated Show: Listen to the Philadelphia Phillies on 1210 WPHT!

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0:18.1	I actually have to go to a fundraiser tonight for Jack Shuderelli's running mate,
0:22.8	so this is good, and it helps me, because I've got to get there by six, so I can leave at
0:29.1	5.30, and, you know, it all works out. The debate was last night. I'm assuming that you
0:34.4	either watched it or you heard the coverage of it today on Talk Greater 1210 WPSG or other places.
0:39.8	We'll get into that.
0:40.7	The hostages should be released Monday or Tuesday, the president announcing this big peace deal,
0:45.5	obviously, and that's a huge deal, a very big deal.
0:50.1	Even John Federman is saying so.
0:53.4	And I had the chance to see Stacey Garrity last night,
0:57.4	who's running for governor of Pennsylvania. There's a new poll out today. Of course, Shapiro's got a big lead.
1:02.1	It's a year out. The election is a year out. Stacey is the real deal. She really is. The real deal.
1:08.5	It was such a nice night talking to her last night.
1:11.4	And she has the fire in her belly to take this fight and expose Shapiro as the not
1:17.3	moderate that he is because they keep covering for this guy saying he's a moderate and he's not.
1:24.3	But that election is next year. This election in Jersey, tomorrow in Wildwood, is going to be something that, first of all, in all the years I've been doing this,
1:37.3	and I've been doing this since I was a kid, I've never seen a rally for a gubernatorial candidate
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