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The Byron York Show

The hysterical stage of the campaign

The Byron York Show

Radio America

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

THE HYSTERICAL STAGE OF THE CAMPAIGN. Even with campaigns that are less hard-fought than this one, the final days before an election can be a time when both sides, but most often candidates who are trailing in the polls, make extreme statements about their opponents. Losers see defeat coming and make desperate attempts to avert it. That is what is happening now: The 2022 midterm elections have entered the hysterical stage.

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0:00.0

John Fetterman's debate performance proves his campaign and the media were lying,

0:03.8

and Democrats are now accusing Republicans of not being loyal enough to Trump.

0:08.0

I'm Greg Carumbus, join Jim Garity of National Review and me each weekday for the

0:11.8

Three Martini Lunch Podcast. We'll give you the good, bad, and crazy news of the day and lots of

0:16.2

laughs too. Follow the Three Martini Lunch wherever you get your podcasts.

0:24.8

Hello and welcome to the Byron York Show, the No-Chit-Chit Podcast.

0:28.5

We'd like to get right into it and what we're going to get into today is what you might call

0:33.6

the hysterical stage of the midterm campaign. You should start by saying that even with campaigns

0:41.9

that are less hard fought than this one, the final days before election day can be a time when

0:49.4

both sides, but really more often candidates who are trailing in the polls, both sides, more often

0:55.2

candidates trailing in the polls, they make extreme statements about their opponents. Losers can

1:01.9

see defeat coming. They make desperate attempts to avert that defeat, and so that is what is happening

1:10.0

now. The 2022 midterm elections have entered the hysterical stage. Now, first of all we should say,

1:19.2

you know this, but we'll just say it again, you know it, but everybody knows that voters are most

1:24.0

concerned about the economy. Foremost among economic issues is inflation. It's hurting Americans

1:31.3

every time they go to the grocery store, every time they fill up their car, every time they do

1:35.4

a thousand other things. But you know, it's not just about the economy. This entire package of

1:42.7

economic concerns is not just about the economy. There are also fears of a recession. It appears

1:48.5

the Federal Reserve is not going to stop until there is a recession. Concerns about rising mortgage

1:54.4

interest rates make it difficult, maybe it possible, to buy a house. People's life savings are shrinking

2:02.5

in stock market investments. There's simply no question that the economy, economic concerns

2:09.8

led by inflation, that dominates the campaign. Now, you say, well, there are other issues. Well,

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