Vote like your life and the republic depend on it



You hear it every four years: This election is the most consequential/important/momentous of our lifetime, to the point that it’s practically a cliché now. But this year it’s true, and everyone knows it.

With just days before the election, if you are on the fence or lukewarm about Donald Trump and JD Vance, if you are considering voting for a third-party candidate or you know somebody who is, and especially if you are thinking about not voting at all, please take a few moments to read this.

Do not be deterred by dirty tricks or misinformation. Do not believe the hype. Above all, do not despair.

It hardly seems possible that voters are undecided about Trump after nearly a decade. It’s more understandable that some Republican voters struggle to get past Trump’s brash and bombastic personality. Some conservatives look at Trump and say, No. I just can’t. He’s not a decent man. He’s not a godly man.

Let’s concede that Trump is far from perfect. Let’s even allow that his first term was marked by several missteps, unforced errors, and terrible decisions — culminating with the COVID-19 disaster in 2020.

Despite whatever he did that you didn’t like, Trump was arguably the most successful Republican president since Ronald Reagan: shepherding tax cuts that boosted economic growth, slashing illegal immigration, renegotiating trade deals to America’s advantage, and checking our foreign enemies.

Nobody can say for certain what a second Trump term would look like. What is certain is that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will be a disaster for the country. No question about it. Not only would Harris and Walz continue the policies of the past four Biden-Harris years, they would make them worse. The only question is how much worse.

Harris and Walz guarantee the southern border will remain wide open to millions of unvetted illegal aliens from all around the world. Some are gangsters from Venezuela, known terrorists from Syria, Yemen, and Iran, and tens of thousands of military-age men from China traveling alone without ID. Harris and Walz will quickly pave a path to voting for millions of illegal aliens already in our country in an open attempt to create a one-party state in America.

Harris and Walz guarantee domestic economic stagnation and decline by pushing the Green New Deal and crippling regulations while sending hundreds of billions of dollars — much of it borrowed money — to prop up corrupt foreign regimes and wage wars that weaken America’s standing abroad.

Harris and Walz guarantee more lawfare against political opponents, more federal prosecutions of grandmothers praying in front of abortion clinics, and more censorship in the guise of combatting “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “hate speech.” They will continue the unprecedented efforts of the Biden-Harris administration to use the power of the federal government to censor and punish private media companies like Blaze Media that publish content they don’t like.

With Democratic House and Senate majorities, Harris and Walz guarantee an end to the filibuster, a packed Supreme Court, legislation to enshrine Roe v. Wade, the “right” of boys and men to encroach on girls’ and women’s sports and spaces, and more.

Don’t get cocky or complacent. Vote anyway. Make sure your friends and family do, too.

If you are a pro-life voter disappointed with Trump’s weakness on abortion, from rejecting a national ban to regulating the “morning-after pill,” Harris is clearly not your candidate.

Now is not the time for purity tests. Too much is at stake. Reagan often told his staff, “I’d rather get 80% of what I want than go over the cliff with my flags flying.”

Trump and Vance are better than 80% of what conservative and pro-life voters say they want. Harris and Walz are less than zero. Guaranteed.

We don’t vote to determine who’s a saint and who’s a sinner — that judgement is up to God. We vote for whoever is best for the job. So vote. Vote your conscience, but also vote your common sense. Vote your values, but remember you won’t necessarily get everything you want all at once or right away. But vote.

Do you live in a blue state where Kamala Harris is a lock to win? Vote anyway. Yes, the Electoral College decides the outcome, but the popular vote matters in the court of public opinion. California in 2016 provided Hillary Clinton’s margin of victory in the popular vote, as she and her sycophants never tire of reminding us. Don’t give them the satisfaction. Make your voice heard and your vote count.

Do you live in a red state where Donald Trump is likely going to run the table? Don’t get cocky or complacent. Vote anyway. Make sure your friends and family do too.

Do you live in a swing state? Absolutely vote like your life and your republic depend on it, because they do. And this time, in the next few days, you must get as many people as you can to do it too. Bug all your friends and family. Bug everyone in the book club or chat group. All the complaining and commentary and worry about politics are meaningless if you and everyone you know do not vote on Tuesday.

Do not be deterred by dirty tricks or misinformation. Do not hand your ballot over to a stranger with a badge. Do not be obstructed by long lines or foul weather. Do not take no for an answer.

Do not believe the hype. Yes, networks like CNN are projecting Harris as the likely winner — but a few months ago, CNN reported that Joe Biden was “sharp as a tack.”

Above all, do not despair. Democrats are going all out. Lawsuits. Ballot harvesting. Dirty tricks. Misinformation. They fight dirty, and they fight to win. We fight for our families and for our country.

A path to victory always exists — but you need to walk down it. The first step is your vote.

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Glenn Beck recaps the MOST INSANE month in US political history



It’s been a long, treacherous month — especially if you love your country.

To kick it off, President Joe Biden shocked half of the nation at the presidential debate by confirming what the other half — conservatives — have been saying all along. That of course is that his apparent mental decline.

“It was a frightening moment for many Americans. Not because ‘Oh my gosh he’s going to lose to Donald Trump’ but because that guy is the guy who’s running the country,” Glenn Beck says.

Shortly after, former President Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

“So we don’t know who’s in charge, and then a week later the guy running against him is gunned down on live television, and we really don’t know what happened,” Glenn continues, noting that we then were faced with the realization that the Secret Service director was a DEI hire.

“The head of security of the Security Service, we all figured out and found out, was hired by the first lady. Not the president. The first lady was the one who pushed for her DEI hire at the Secret Service. And she was protecting PepsiCo and now the most important leaders of the world,” Glenn says in disbelief.

When the now-former Secret Service director — who just resigned — gave her testimony on what happened on July 13, her lack of ability to answer questions had Americans everywhere asking a new question.

“Wait a minute, was this a setup?” Glenn asks, recalling the testimony. “What are they covering up? If they’re not covering something up, why wouldn’t they just be honest and open and transparent?”

And of course, there’s Biden’s resignation from the 2024 presidential race.

“I think he should have resigned, not just from the candidacy but from the presidency of the United States,” Glenn says. “He’s not okay to run a campaign, but he’s okay to run the country?”

Then Vice President Kamala Harris stepped in to replace him as the Democratic candidate for 2024.

“The party elites picked her, and then they had a coup and picked her again,” Glenn says.

“I just want you to recognize why you might be on edge. Why you might be so tired right now. A lot has happened to your country that you love.”

“Your country has taken a beating over just the last three weeks,” he adds.


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WATCH: Glenn Beck unpacks Biden’s Oval Office speech — 'He is NOT fit to rule'



Last night, President Biden gave a speech from the Oval Office. It’s the first time he’s spoken since he announced his declination of the Democratic nomination in the 2024 election.

In his address confirming that he would “pass the torch,” Biden reiterated that “democracy is at stake” and that he would be “focused on doing [his] job as president” until the end of his term. He also chronicled all of his “accomplishments” over the course of his leadership — many of which were blatant lies (i.e., “securing our border”) — and promised to continue working hard to lower costs, protect our freedom, and fight extremism, among other endeavors. He then endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and said, “The choice is up to you — the American people.”

If you’re reading this and scoffing, you’re not alone. Glenn Beck was appalled, although not necessarily surprised, by Biden’s speech.

"He is NOT Fit to Rule!" | Glenn Beck STRONG Reaction to Biden Speechwww.youtube.com

As for the president’s promises to “continue to lower costs for hardworking families,” “grow our economy,” “[defend] our personal freedoms and our civil rights — from the right to vote to the right to choose,” “[call] out hate and extremism,” “protect our kids from gun violence and our planet from climate crisis,” and “call for Supreme Court reform,” Glenn is most concerned about the last one — reforming the Supreme Court.

“This is anti-republic and anti-democratic,” he says, adding that “the Supreme Court is actually shrinking the size of the federal government and returning the power closer to you at the state level.”

“[Democrats] don't like that, and quite honestly, it's because they do believe that they know better than the average American,” he explains.

Biden also stated that “the great thing about America is here, kings and dictators do not rule; the people do,” making his intentions to reform the Supreme court “pretty ironic” — not to mention the fact that Kamala Harris has already been all but coronated by the Democratic party.

But perhaps the most disturbing aspect of Biden’s speech was his feigned contentedness at dropping out of the race.

On July 20, while in supposedly isolated quarantine, Biden posted the following tweet:

“Less than 24 hours later, not even a full day, Joe Biden steps down, and he does it again by a tweet,” says Glenn, noting that the letter lacked an “official presidential letterhead” and featured “a signature uncommon from the way he usually signs.”

What happened?

“It was a coup. It was a threat,” says Glenn.

To hear more of his thoughts on how such an internal debacle came to pass, watch the clip above.

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Glenn RIPS CNN for absurd claim that America is not a republic: 'I guarantee your head will EXPLODE'



CNN has zero qualms when it comes to deception, but even Glenn Beck is shocked at its latest lie.

“We apparently are not a republic,” he says, referencing a recent claim made by the media outlet. “I guarantee your head will explode on this CNN clip.”

The footage documents CNN's Donie O'Sullivan asking Trump supporters about Biden being a “threat to democracy.” Many of those he interviewed had a similar message: “America is not a democracy; it’s a republic.”

Which, of course, is absolutely correct.

But not according to Mr. O’Sullivan.

“To hear Americans — people who would describe themselves as patriots — say that America is not a democracy, that stopped me in my tracks,” he told historian Anne Applebaum, who agreed.

“America is a democracy; it was founded as a democracy,” she said. “You are hearing people say America is not a democracy because there are people around Trump who want them to be saying that, who've been planting that narrative.”

To say Glenn is horrified would be an understatement.

“We are a republic and 'to the Republic for which it stands,'” he corrects.

So, where’s this confusion about democracy coming from?

“We are a democracy on voting day — one man one vote ... but what you're not doing is voting on every single law. You are voting for a representative, and that representative represents you in the republic,” Glenn clarifies, noting that “people don’t understand the difference.”

And for those who don’t understand why a republic is infinitely better than a traditional democracy, Glenn has an answer for that too.

“A democracy only country will fail every time because all you need is to whip enough people into a frenzy, schedule a vote, and they'll vote the way you want them to vote,” whereas “a republic understands that people can't understand every single issue and be voting on every single issue,” he explains, adding that a republic is designed to “slow the process down” and “give reason a chance.”

But unfortunately, the “faceless bureaucrats” in Washington, D.C., don’t like slowing down, using reason, or respecting the constitutional rights of the people.

“The EPA, the ATF, the housing people, the FED ... you never elected any of those people, and it's okay if they are hired to be in there to make the system work, but instead, they're making the rules, which become laws,” says Glenn. “Only Congress can make laws, but we don't do that anymore.”

“That's why we have to restore the republic.”

To hear more of Glenn’s analysis and watch CNN footage that’s bound to make your blood boil, watch the clip below.


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Democrat senator tries to use Benjamin Franklin to push her narrative about Jan. 6, but it goes horribly wrong



Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) was forced to delete a social media post over the weekend after misquoting Benjamin Franklin to promote her narrative about Jan. 6.

On the third anniversary of the Capitol riots, Shaheen urged her followers to remember the "insurrectionists" who she claimed "put our democracy in jeopardy." And then she tried to quote Franklin.

"'A democracy, if you can keep it,' said Ben Franklin," Shaheen continued. "January 6, 2021, was a stark reminder of just how fragile our democracy is. It is on each and every one of us to never forget the actions that led to that day so we ensure history does not repeat itself."

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But the problem is Benjamin Franklin did not say, "A democracy, if you can keep it."

Upon the adjournment of the Constitutional Convention in September 1787, a woman named Elizabeth Willing Powel inquired of Franklin what type of government the founding fathers had established.

"Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" Powel asked.

"A republic — if you can keep it," Franklin responded.

The quote was recorded by James McHenry, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Maryland.

Although the form of government the founding fathers established is a type of democracy, the differences between our constitutional republic and a pure democracy are not insignificant.

Jay Cost, a scholar of American history and government, explains:

Our system is republican in that the Founders understood that the public is the only legitimate sovereign of government. But it is not wholly democratic, in that they feared the abuse of that authority by the people and designed an instrument of government intended to keep temporary, imprudent, and intemperate outbursts of public opinion from dominating the body politic.
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This is a republican system of government, because there is no point at which a self-appointed or hereditary sovereign can hope to retain power against durable public opposition. Everything flows, ultimately, from the people. But “ultimately” is the key word in that sentence. The people rule, but often not directly. The system is republican, but not entirely democratic.

Shaheen later deleted her social media post, but she did not acknowledge her embarrassing — and telling — error.

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'I'm going to be on that debate stage': Larry Elder tells Glenn Beck he'll hit the RNC with an FEC complaint if Republicans keep him off debate stage at last minute



Conservative media figure Larry Elder figured he'd be a shoe-in for the Republican National Committee's first presidential debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday, having ostensibly met its various entry requirements.

However, while en route to Wisconsin, he learned that the RNC was icing him out of its debate on Fox News due to a novel technicality.

Rather than go quietly, Elder is now threatening to file a formal Federal Election Commission complaint against the RNC unless it reverses its decision by 2 p.m. CT and acknowledges that he met all the criteria for entry.

Elder told nationally syndicated radio host and Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck Wednesday, "I'm in Milwaukee and I'm going to be on that debate stage, I predict it. I'm not a betting man, but if I were, I would bet my house Larry Elder is going to be up there on the debate stage in some 12 hours from now."

The RNC allegedly revealed at the last moment that Rasmussen Polls — one of the three polls that demonstrated Elder had achieved at least 1% — wouldn't count due to its "ties to former President Donald Trump ... an individual who is not even participating in the upcoming debate."

Elder told Beck and the RNC alike, "Well, it's not affiliated with me," adding that the RNC seems otherwise content to quote Rasmussen "all the time on [its] Twitter feed."

Rasmussen Reports responded to the RNC's apparent allegation, stating, "We have not run a poll suggested by or paid for by President Trump or any of his surrogates - but we'd be pleased to do so," adding it would "run a poll for ANY politician, party or U.S. based political group" under its rules.

Elder's prospective complaint would allege the RNC has run afoul of FEC rules, which require not only that debate guidelines be clearly stated to all candidates in advance and equally applied, but that promotional services cannot be provided to one candidate over another.

According to Craig Engle, legal counsel for Elder's 2024 campaign, this complaint might result in a significant fine for the RNC and possibly for Fox News as well.

Elder noted in a statement on X, "The FEC could deem the RNC’s and FOX News' free national TV airtime and free promotional activities to SELECT candidates as 'ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION TO CANDIDATES' — with the premise being that, free national TV airtime comes with an extraordinary real-dollar value to candidates who are arbitrarily allowed onto the stage under a certain set of rules — while other candidates are arbitrarily kept off the stage through a different set of rules."

Elder told Beck that the possible fines on the RNC and Fox News would likely be multiplied by the number of candidates on stage, thereby fitting both with fines costing hundreds of millions of dollars.

As it now stands, the debaters Wednesday include North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former Vice President Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

Rather than participate in the debate, former President Donald Trump will be featured in an interview with Tucker Carlson, which is expected to run around the time of the RNC's debate.

Elder suggested his exclusion "is designed ... to make sure that Ron DeSantis is the nominee. Anyone other than Trump. This is BS."

The California Republican further suggested that he makes elements of the Republican establishment uncomfortable because he doesn't tolerate knee-jerk accusations of racism; understands that fatherlessness, not COVID, is the the greatest epidemic afflicting America; and desires both a negotiated armistice in Ukraine and an unburdening of America from its various unfair international obligations.

After noting his displeasure at seeing Elder boxed out of the debate, Beck said, "When the GOP selected their leadership here recently, they signaled who they were. ... They are becoming Democrats in every way."

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While Elder's last run for higher office was unsuccessful, he still managed to make a substantial splash.

In the Sept. 14, 2021, special general election for governor of California, Elder was Gov. Gavin Newsom's top rival, having led other challengers with 48.4% (3.5 million votes). However, on the question of whether ultimately to replace Newsom, the majority of voters chose to stay the course.

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