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Welcome to the Eric Erickson Show podcast, Hour 3.

Hello, America. It is Eric Erickson, the third hour of the Eric Erickson show.

The phone number, 877, 973, 7425.

I am so glad to have you guys with me. I'm going to rely a little bit on your phone calls here for this segment in large part because after too many weeks of talking, I just have this perpetual sore throat at this point. And it has everything to do with the amount of talking I have done in the last, gosh,

three weeks. I always get like this by the time the election is over. The amount of TV and radio hits I've done. I want to actually spend some time, though, before I get into your calls,

and all of you on hold, I will start taking your calls to the segment, but let me talk for just a moment before I get into your calls and all of you on hold, I will start taking your calls to the segment,

but let me talk for just a moment before I do. I talked, did a monologue addressing members of Congress.

I want to do one addressing my friends in the conservative movement and the Republican Party.

And I want to say something that is somewhat counterintuitive.

And I want to start with the caveat, yes, I do think there are people in politics opposed to me on the right who do not like this country. And I do think there

are malicious people who want to ruin this country. I think there are people who claim to be

on my side who want to do that as well. The so-called alt-right, the people who on our side

have embraced white politics. I find that ad about white grievances.

It was not a smart ad and probably alienated independent voters in parts of Georgia.

There was an ad I saw and it was a nationwide ad about white grievances and the Democrats are out to get white people and the like.

I don't, that may play well in a bubble,

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