Republicans Stunned by Shock Loss…in Nebraska?!

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Politics, News

4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the GOP suffering a stunning election loss in Omaha, Nebraska, where Democratic candidate John Ewing Jr. will go on to win defeat the longest serving incumbent Republican mayor in the United States former Mayor Jean Stothert. OneSkin: Get started today at https://OneSkin.co and receive 15% OFF using code MEIDAS #oneskinpod Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! 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 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen 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 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.2	Republicans just suffered a stunning, shocking and decisive defeat in a critical mayor's race
1:09.1	showing the unpopularity of Donald Trump and the overall MAGA brand in a critical mayor's race showing the unpopularity of Donald Trump and the overall MAGA brand.
1:14.9	In of all places, Omaha, Nebraska, the longest serving Republican incumbent mayor in the entire country.
1:24.7	Mayor Jean Stothert just lost her mayor's seat to the Democratic candidate,
1:32.5	John Ewing, Jr. That's right. Omaha, Nebraska, the Democratic candidate will go on to win.
1:39.7	And get this, it is now a 20-point swing from the last election where Gene Stothert, the prior mayor who just
1:49.1	lost, cruised to an easy victory. Now again, this shows the unpopularity of the MAGA brand. Now,
1:56.4	why am I saying that? Because former mayor, Stodther, was running on a platform closely tied to all of the
2:04.9	MAGA talking points, anti-trans, she kept on talking about bathrooms, and the people of Omaha, Nebraska,
2:12.4	are like, talk about what matters to us, stop bullying marginalized communities. And now mayor-elect John Ewing,
2:20.6	Jr., he was talking about issues like potholes. He was talking about issues like health care.
2:26.7	He was talking about issues like jobs. He was talking about issues like infrastructure. He was talking
2:32.5	about issues like how the Maga Republicans have engaged
2:36.1	in a hostile takeover of our government, which has now trickled down to destroy local governments
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