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The Ben Ferguson Podcast

Who Elected Comrade Mamdani, How to Test Negative for Stupid & a Pilgrimage to Israel Week In Review

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.94.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

🗳️ U.S. Election Analysis

  • The speakers describe the recent election as a “disaster” for conservatives, with high turnout among left-wing voters, particularly young women.
  • Zohran Mamdani, referred to repeatedly as “Comrade Mandani,” is portrayed as a symbol of far-left politics, with accusations of communism and ties to wealthy donors like Alex Soros.
  • Detailed demographic breakdowns are given for voter support in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia, highlighting gender gaps and educational differences.
  • Young women (ages 18–29) overwhelmingly supported Democratic candidates.
  • Voters with advanced or bachelor’s degrees leaned toward Mamdani, while those with less education favored Cuomo.
  • Newer residents of NYC (less than 5 years) were more likely to vote for Mamdani than native New Yorkers.

📚 Book Promotion & Personal Stories

  • Senator John Kennedy promotes his book “How to Test Negative for Stupid and Why Washington Never Will.”
  • He shares personal anecdotes about his upbringing, legal career, and entry into politics.
  • The tone is humorous and self-deprecating, with jokes about Washington, Chuck Schumer, and political bumper stickers.

🇮🇱 Trip to Israel & War Commentary

  • Ben recounts a visit to Israel, including meetings with victims of Hezbollah rocket attacks and families of children killed while playing soccer.
  • Descriptions of psychological warfare, hostage situations, and military operations (like the “pager attack” targeting Hezbollah leaders) are included.
  • The trip is framed as both a spiritual pilgrimage and a political mission, with references to Christian faith and biblical sites.

 

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:05.4

Welcome, it is Vertiquette.

0:06.9

We can review Ben Ferguson with you.

0:09.3

And here are some big stories that you may have missed that we talked about this week.

0:12.9

First up, the polling numbers are out.

0:15.9

And we now know a lot more about who voted for communism in New York City.

0:20.7

What does it mean for the rest of the country

0:22.7

will break it down for you? Also, Senator Kennedy joined us to talk about his new book. Who did he

0:28.0

write it for and what was the goal? And finally, I just got back from Israel with an incredible

0:34.6

trip and we'll give you those highlights. It's the weekend review and it starts

0:38.9

right now. All right. So let's break down the election. It was a quote disaster. The media was just

0:46.7

thrilled of what happened on election night. Mandani is the one though that I want to really focus on

0:52.5

for a second. He is a communist. He's a proud

0:55.2

communist. He went back to his core beliefs in his victory speech, basically yelling at Donald

1:00.2

Trump and saying, we are a communist city. The red apple literally now is red apple of communism.

1:07.5

Breaking this down, this seems to be a point where Democrats are actually almost doubling down

1:13.1

on this type of extremism in the party.

1:15.4

I think this is actually going to grow between now and the midterms, and I want your reaction

1:19.4

to what we learned.

1:20.4

Well, Comrade Mondami is the face of the Democrat Party now.

1:26.3

And I got to say the election results this week,

1:28.6

they were a disaster. They were an absolute blowout. What is striking is several things. Number

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