The Daily Signal Presents "Problematic Women" - Socialists, Spanberger, and Scandal Haunt the Ballot Box This Election Season

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🗓️ 2 November 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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It’s Halloween weekend, and nothing is scarier than the possibility of a socialist gaining power over America’s biggest city. On Tuesday, millions of New Yorkers will have the opportunity to choose the future they want for the Big Apple. Democrat Socialist Zohran Mamdani, Republican Curtis Sliwa, and Independent Andrew Cuomo are all running to be New York’s next mayor. If the polls are even close to accurate, Mamdani, a candidate who has made promises to freeze rent and introduce government-run grocery stores, will be the next mayor of New York City. In addition to the Big Apple, voters in Virginia and New Jersey are choosing their next governors on Tuesday. Jessica Furst Johnson, a partner and co-chair of the political law practice at Lex Politica, joins “Problematic Women” this week to break down each election and assess who ran the best campaign. Also on today’s show, President Donald Trump has just returned from Asia, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. We explain the big takeaways from the trip and what the future could hold for U.S.-China relations. Plus, Americans have just celebrated Halloween. But is it “OK” to celebrate the holiday as a Christian? All the “Problematic Women” weigh in. Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.dailysignal.com/email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our other shows: The Tony Kinnett Cast: ⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL2284199939⁠ The Signal Sitdown: ⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL2026390376⁠ Problematic Women:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL7765680741⁠ Victor Davis Hanson: ⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL9809784327⁠ Follow The Daily Signal: X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=DailySignal⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Truth Social:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Virginia Allen, and I'm excited to share this episode of Problematic Women,
0:04.8	one of the Daily Signals, other podcasts. Each episode, we navigate the biggest stories in politics
0:10.7	and culture, and we have a lot of fun doing it, too. If you like what you hear today, make sure
0:15.8	to subscribe to Problematic Women for weekly episodes. Welcome back to Problematic Women. Guys, it's Halloween weekend.
0:22.9	And there is nothing scarier than the possibility of a far left candidate becoming your governor
0:28.1	or your mayor this next Tuesday. So we're going to break down the big races, Virginia, New Jersey,
0:33.4	New York, California with their Prop 50, what you can expect and what you should know before going
0:38.8	and voting on Tuesday.
0:40.7	Also, we have Jessica First Johnson with us today, premier conservative legal mind, a partner
0:47.4	and co-chair of the political law practice at Lex Politica and a mom.
0:50.9	We're so excited to have you here with us today.
0:53.3	And we're going to break down all of that today on Problematic Women.
1:09.3	And Jessica, we're so glad to have you with us today. Thanks, ladies. I'm Elise McHugh. I'm Virginia Allen. And I'm Isabel Brown.
1:11.3	And Jessica, we're so glad to have you with us today. I'm so glad to be here. Thank you. This is going to be awesome to talk about your background. And we're going to, in a little bit here, we're going to get into kind of these worlds, both as far as all of the legal work that you do, the politics, how those worlds have
1:27.0	collided for you. And then
1:28.9	also getting your insight on life as a mom
1:31.4	as a woman. all of the legal work that you do, the politics, how those worlds have collided for you.
1:28.2	And then also getting your insight on life as a mom, as a working mom.
1:32.5	The best part.
1:33.6	All that fun stuff.
1:34.9	But before we get there, I feel like we need to give a quick rundown on what our president has been up to.
1:39.6	He's been pretty busy.
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