Republican Candidates Are Quiet. Too Quiet

Many candidates for national office on the Republican side are not showing up to debates, and generally don’t seem to be making a big effort to get elected. What’s their play? Do they have something else in mind besides getting votes?? Y’all, we have to be TOO BIG TO RIG. 

 

Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 154 of Native Land Pod. We are 12 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! 

FYSA HEADLINES

 

–On Polymarket, you can bet on whether any of the “Cornell 7” accused of raping a student will get a felony sex crime charge. 

 

– WA Governor Ferguson has declined to grant a single commutation for early prisoner release. 

 

– NFL QB Jalen Hurts plays through a “superficial blood clot,” after staying up all night on the doctor’s orders. 

 

– $470 million stolen from SNAP recipients in 2025.

 

– Climate activists make a melting statue of Governor Ron DeSantis.

 

– ICE arrests the owner of a food pantry in the Bronx. 

LINKS AND RESOURCES

 

SNAP benefits stolen with skimmers: https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamp-snap-benefits-theft-skimmers-fraud

 

Rachel Maddow segment on DeSantis Melting Statue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqlFgytteyw

 

SoloPod with North Carolina A&T: https://www.youtube.com/live/4NGpVRys4oE

 

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Thank you to the Native Land Pod team: 

 

Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Smith is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media. 

 

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