Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats Can’t Defend Their Record, So They Want to Change the Rules

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🗓️ 22 May 2026

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Left-wing candidates across the country are refusing to run on their actual records because they know the American people reject their failed policies. Instead of offering a positive agenda, they rely entirely on personal attacks against Donald Trump and a desperate scheme to rig the system, like court packing and redrawing congressional maps in states like Virginia, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.” 👉 The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: http://dailysignal.com/donate 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest short videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Also on Spotify: https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL9753340027 👉Want more VDH? Watch Victor’s weekly, hour-long podcast, “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” now! Subscribe to his YouTube channel, and enable notifications: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1👉More exclusive content is available on Victor’s website: https://victorhanson.com 👉Protect women’s sports from biological reality denial at JoinADF.com/HANSON or Text HANSON to 83848 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Signal podcast, where we provide intelligence for the intelligent.
0:05.1	Now, without further ado, here's today's take.
0:08.8	Some follow the noise. Bloomberg follows the money, whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings.
0:17.2	There's a money side to every story. Get the money side of the story.
0:21.7	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com.
0:36.5	As an advocate of truth, you know that women shouldn't have to share locker rooms with men.
0:41.3	Women shouldn't have to compete against male athletes.
0:44.3	And they shouldn't be punished for speaking the truth.
0:47.3	But across America, that's exactly what's happening.
0:50.3	Men are being allowed to compete in women's sports, robbing girls of scholarships, medals, titles, and safety.
0:57.6	Now the U.S. Supreme Court has heard two cases, West Virginia versus BPJ and Little v. Haycox.
1:04.6	That happened on January 13th that could decide the future of women's sports nationwide.
1:10.5	This could be a watershed moment in the fight to protect biological reality and fairness.
1:16.6	Alliance defending freedom needs your voice today.
1:20.6	Visit join ADF.com slash Hansen or text Hansen to 838 to add your name to their declaration and side with truth and fairness.
1:33.2	That's join ADF.com slash Hanson or text Hanson to 8388.
1:40.6	What starts in women's sports spreads to schools, medicine, and parental rights.
1:45.7	This is our moment to push back. Stand with Alliance Defending Freedom today.
1:51.9	Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for the Daily Signal. The midterm elections are about
1:57.9	five months away, and we're having here in California a hotly contested governor's race,
2:04.2	and of course everybody's heard about the mayor's race, they all have something in common if we
2:08.7	examine them. There is no democratic agenda, there's no antithetical agenda to the republicans what i'm
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