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The Rich Zeoli Podcast: Daily Politics, Culture & Chaos

The Rich Zeoli Podcast brings you a daily dose of sanity. Streaming on YouTube at 3pm ET daily and available wherever you get your podcast, this is your home for politics, culture and chaos. Rich is a long-time political advisor, talk show host on WPHT in Philadelphia, and frequent panelist on Fox News – let his constitutional understanding and hilarious take on the news become your solution to boring political analysis.

Here you will get unrivaled political analysis. Now just what is happening in politics, but why it is happening. The key players, candidates, and races. Are the socialists really taking over the Democrat Party? Who will take over for President Trump and MAGA in 2028? Can Republicans hold onto power in the midterms. Plus, Rich examines the woke culture battles that continue to divide America. He spares no punches in giving the full, unvarnished truth about who is secretly pulling the strings in Washington. You’ll get a better understanding not just of the current events of the day, but why the events are happening and what it means for you.

But you are busy and you don’t want boring political analysis so this is the podcast for you. It’s about an hour – the perfect amount of time to break down the key political issues of the day. Plus, Rich Zeoli has a great sense of humor and loves mocking the lunatics on the left and the absurdity of the news cycle. Join the revolution!

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Latest Episodes:

About Last Night. The Why, How, and Where We Go From Here. Plus: 2028 Starts Now! Nov 04, 2026

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Republicans just got swept — and JD Vance says "It was the war."On today's Rich Zeoli Show, Rich breaks down the brutal night for the GOP, why Trump-Vance voters flipped to Democrats, and what it means for the Iran war, the economy, and a wide-open 2028 primary. Rich gets honest about where the polls missed in Texas and Michigan, why voters are angry over the Iran war, tariffs and inflation, how Republicans lost every age group except boomers 65+, and why Ron DeSantis, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and even AOC are suddenly part of the 2028 conversation. Plus the sleeper issue no one saw coming: voters rejecting data centers.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 Intro: An honest conversation about last night

0:42 JD Vance - It was the war - GOP only won boomers

3:50 I was wrong on Texas and Michigan polls

5:50 Vance data: Trump-Vance voters voted Democrat

11:17 Why they flipped: Iran war, tariffs, inflation

17:00 Young voters collapse and the F-U to the GOP

20:20 DeSantis for 2028 and the ballroom backlash

25:50 Is Texas blue? Florida's last stand and GOP civil war

31:00 AOC socialist moment and 2028 Democrats

35:20 Democrat vengeance and overreach warning

42:50 GOP must course correct on the war

46:20 Sleeper issue: voters reject data centers

Election Day. Win or Lose... it's All About Trump Nov 03, 2026

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It's Election Day — and win or lose, it's all about Trump.On today's edition of The Rich Zeoli Podcast, Rich breaks down Election Day as a national referendum on Donald Trump, with three scenarios on the table: a red comeback, a blue tsunami, or a split outcome. With Republican turnout reported as very high across the country, Rich looks at why the polls showing big Democratic leads in Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Iowa and elsewhere just don't add up.Plus: President Trump announcing $4 billion in aid cuts to Israel on Election Day, Chuck Schumer saying Democrats are "nauseously optimistic" about taking the Senate, the Democratic meltdown over Haley Stevens endorsing Mike Rogers, Van Jones and James Carville torching Abdul El-Sayed's positions on Israel, Hillary Clinton's latest claims about FBI agents at polling places, and much more.Join Rich live every weekday at 3pm ET for a daily dose of sanity — news, politics, and culture from a constitutional conservative perspective.LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and turn on notifications so you never miss a live show or premiere.#ElectionDay #Midterms #DonaldTrump

Here are copy-paste ready chapters for this show:00:00 Election Day Overview - referendum on Trump

00:54 3 Scenarios: Red Comeback, Blue Tsunami, or Split

01:36 Trump announces $4B cut in aid to Israel on Election Day

03:33 Democrats melt down over Haley Stevens endorsing Mike Rogers

05:55 Dems on cross-party endorsements: heroes vs traitors

15:16 Van Jones & Carville torch Abdul El-Sayed on Israel

17:07 Pursuit of power in politics

20:19 Buttigieg and El-Sayed

21:46 Polls and predictions - why the blue wave numbers don't add up

23:11 Election as referendum on Trump

27:08 Corruption as an election issue

28:28 Impact of AI and data centers

28:45 Ana Navarro "ground beef by the gallon" gaffe

30:23 Hillary Clinton claims about FBI at polls + election intimidation talk

33:52 Continued conspiracy theories: hacking & non-certification fears

43:04 Lindsey Clancy attorney admonished

45:39 Final take: Trump's central role win or lose

Democrat Backs Republican | Michigan Senate Chaos Erupts Nov 02, 2026

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Democrat Haley Stevens just endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race — and her own party is setting her on fire for it.On today's Rich Zeoli Show & Podcast, Rich breaks down the political fallout from Stevens backing Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, why Stevens says she "doesn't belong" in El-Sayed's campaign, and the brutal double standard for crossing party lines.We cover:

• Why Haley Stevens endorsed Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate in Michigan

• The backlash from Democrats, Anderson Cooper, and Debbie Dingell

• Abdul El-Sayed, Hassan Piker, and the socialism fight over the Democratic Party

• Liz Cheney & Adam Kinzinger vs. Stevens: courage or betrayal?

• Teamsters' Sean O'Brien backing Republicans, Josh Shapiro dodging 2028 questions

• Why this election is a referendum on Donald Trump

• What Michigan means for 2028: AOC, JD Vance, Ted Cruz, Ron DeSantisTomorrow is all about Trump — win or lose. Get out and VOTE and drop your House and Senate predictions in the comments.The Rich Zeoli Show streams live every weekday at 3pm ET. Like, subscribe, and share with a friend (or an enemy).#HaleyStevens #MikeRogers #MichiganSenate

Special Episode: Uniting the States: Brian Kilmeade on America, the Midterms, and More Oct 31, 2026

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Rich Zeoli interviews Fox News Host and author Brian Kilmeade on his new book, Uniting the States. They also chat about the upcoming midterm elections, the war in Iran, and whether Republicans will be able to keep control of the Senate.

Midterm Countdown: Alaska Probe, Pentagon "Fortress" Plan & the Omar Investigation Oct 30, 2026

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Title: Midterm Countdown: Alaska Probe, Pentagon "Fortress" Plan & the Omar Investigation

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It's Halloween weekend and the midterms are days away. Rich starts with good news: the EPA is scrapping costly Biden-era methane and gas-capture rules, which the agency says will save producers and consumers $45 billion. Rich explains why this matters for small, family-owned wells in places like Texas and Kansas.

From there, Rich covers the final stretch before Tuesday:

Alaska: Possible criminal exposure in the "other Dan Sullivan" spoiler scheme, and why misleading a court could make it a federal case. DOJ is planning a press conference in Anchorage.
CNBC: Joe Kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin press DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene on whether she believes the New York Times report on Alaska.
Ohio governor: Amy Acton's unusual moment on the campaign trail, and Vivek Ramaswamy's closing argument.
Minnesota: Scott Bessent and Dr. Oz announce a fraud crackdown, and what it could mean for Michelle Tafoya's Senate race.
What Democrats want: Kamala Harris and Barack Obama talk about expanding the Supreme Court, statehood for D.C. and Puerto Rico, and ending the filibuster.
Josh Shapiro: Politico's "What Josh Shapiro Could Lose by Winning," and why a Democratic sweep could hurt his 2028 chances.
Pentagon "Fortress" plan: Military bases preparing to run for 90 days on their own, portable nuclear reactors, Dan Bongino's advice to keep three days of supplies, and why the story came out right before the election.
Ilhan Omar: Nearly 40 House Democrats refuse to sign a letter demanding an end to the federal immigration investigation into her.
Viral moment: Red Baron worker Walter Z. stands up to an Apple Pay prank, goes viral, and raises hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Rich closes with his case for why this election matters so much and asks listeners to vote, volunteer and get people to the polls this weekend.

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Two Dan Sullivans, $87,000, and the Democrats' Criminal Plan Oct 29, 2026

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Two Dan Sullivans on the Alaska Senate ballot — and the New York Times says it was no accident. Rich Zeoli breaks down the reporting on a Democratic operative who used code names and aliases to recruit a retired schoolteacher named Dan Sullivan to run against Senator Dan Sullivan: the text that read "Find me as many Dan Sullivan's as you can," the operative reportedly paid $87,000, and the coordination with Mary Peltola's campaign and the Senate Democrats' campaign committee that twelve interviews, documents and text messages allegedly reveal. The governor of Alaska has now ordered a criminal investigation. Did Democrats lie in court, under oath — and could perjury charges follow?

Mary Peltola once said deceiving voters should be a criminal offense. Rich plays what she said then against what her campaign says now. President Trump called it voter fraud at the highest level and said Peltola and the "fake Dan Sullivan" should be taken off the ballot and prosecuted. Rich also takes apart the CNN and CBS segments carrying water for it, including text messages that mocked Alaska voters as "rubes."

Then: the cop who actually stopped the Butler shooter. Sergeant Aaron Zalopony fired the ninth shot that stunned Thomas Crooks. Rich explains why the FBI and Secret Service never wanted to give him credit for it, what a bipartisan congressional report found, and why the NRA named him its 2025 Officer of the Year.

Also on today's show: Hillary Clinton wants Trump investigated, Abdul El-Sayed's reparations push and the dual-citizenship questions he keeps stepping on, Ted Cruz on the Democrats' socialist turn, why Rich says AOC will be the 2028 Democratic nominee if El-Sayed wins, the Bolsonaro family's escape to Miami with help from Trump's inner circle and Argentina's president, and Obama at the Cheesecake Factory. Plus a preview of today's Brian Kilmeade interview and book signing.

Chapters

0:00 Alaska: governor orders a criminal investigation into the two Dan Sullivans

2:12 What Mary Peltola said about deceiving voters

2:56 Peltola's campaign denies knowing about the scheme

7:22 CNN defends the two-Dan-Sullivan ballot

10:03 Trump: pull them off the ballot and prosecute

14:10 CNN brings on a Republican to defend it

23:00 Hillary Clinton wants Trump investigated

23:45 Abdul El-Sayed and reparations

27:15 Ted Cruz: the Democrats have gone socialist

29:29 Why Rich says AOC is the 2028 nominee

30:09 The cop who fired the ninth shot at Butler

37:00 The Bolsonaro family flees to Miami

45:50 Obama and the Cheesecake Factory

46:19 Brian Kilmeade interview preview

The Sleeper Issue That Could Decide the 2026 Midterms Oct 28, 2026

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Over $31 million in political ads have mentioned data centers this year, and more than 99% of that spending is negative. Both parties now have the same target. Rich explains why Democrats think AI data centers will win back the suburban moms who moved to Trump over MAHA, and asks whether Republicans waited too long to take a position. Plus: Trump floats Ted Cruz for the Supreme Court, Democrats preview impeachment and investigations, and two ex-FBI officials appear in court over the Hunter Biden laptop.

In this episode:

- Abdul El-Sayed's barbershop stop in Michigan and how Democrats are using data centers against Mike Rogers

- AOC's jar of brown water at a hearing, and her "put one in Mar-a-Lago" response to Trump

- The Senate GOP memo calling data centers the "sleeper issue"

- Sherrod Brown vs. Jon Husted in Ohio, and Josh Shapiro vs. Stacy Garrity in Pennsylvania

- Shapiro's 180 on AI data centers

- Van Jones says El-Sayed is struggling with Black and Jewish voters in Michigan

- Trump goes after James Talarico, and why Texas stays red

- Trump would consider Ted Cruz for the Supreme Court, and what it means for 2028

- Kamala Harris wants 13 justices, statehood for D.C. and Puerto Rico, and a fresh look at the Electoral College

- Florida socialist Angie Nixon won't say whether Cuba is a dictatorship

- Elizabeth Warren's strange warning about people coming to "sell porn to my children"

- Why Trump's rallies matter, and Democrats' plans for impeachment and investigations

- Kathy Griffin can't sleep because of "fascism"

- Ex-FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides in court on charges of lying to Congress about the Hunter Biden laptop

- Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker's new mortgage program: no PMI, lower credit scores, and the city covers the risk

- A new study finds plastic straws beat paper straws on environmental impact

- Bernie Sanders says opposing El-Sayed is "Islamophobia"

Tomorrow's guest: Brian Kilmeade.

Chapters

0:00 Data centers: the sleeper midterm issue

2:00 Abdul El-Sayed's barbershop clip

3:41 Why Democrats are going after suburban moms

4:42 $31 million in anti-data center ads

6:21 AOC's brown water jar

9:36 The Senate GOP memo and the flip-floppers

12:54 Van Jones: El-Sayed is in trouble

14:28 Trump vs. James Talarico in Texas

16:42 Talarico's "whiteness" comment

17:31 Trump floats Ted Cruz for the Supreme Court

19:40 The Democrats' plan to pack the Court

23:14 Angie Nixon on Cuba

25:52 Elizabeth Warren gets weird

27:49 Trump's final push and impeachment threats

29:16 Kamala Harris: investigations over impeachment

31:09 Kathy Griffin loses sleep over "fascism"

32:57 Ex-FBI officials in court over Hunter's laptop

41:56 Philly's risky mortgage plan

45:53 Plastic straws win after all

50:51 Bernie Sanders and El-Sayed

54:13 Wrap-up and tomorrow's guest

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Texas Is a Dead Heat and El-Sayed Wants to Gut the Bill of Rights Oct 27, 2026

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Is Texas really in play? A new Fox News poll has Ken Paxton and James Talarico tied at 49% in the Texas Senate race, and CNN's Scott Jennings says Texas worries him. Rich Zeoli disagrees: Texas stays red. One week before the 2026 midterms, Rich breaks down the Senate map (Texas, Maine, Alaska, Kansas and North Carolina), why Brian Fitzpatrick's Pennsylvania seat could decide the House, and what's at stake if Democratic Socialists of America candidates win.

Also today: Abdul El-Sayed's "muskets" take on the Second Amendment and his 2012 letter backing Mohamed Morsi. Rich walks through D.C. v. Heller and explains why the Bill of Rights covers modern technology. Plus Hasan Piker and Ilhan Omar calling Republicans "terrorists," the Gavin Newsom hidden-camera video, Angie Nixon dodging the capitalism question, President Trump's trip to Texas, the Iran war and gas prices, new Havana Syndrome reporting, the "blue wave" skepticism piece, Bruce Blakeman's viral ad against Kathy Hochul, and Christmas creep in October.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Should Republicans worry about Texas?

00:47 Eric Swalwell's home raided

01:37 Fox News poll: Paxton vs. Talarico tied at 49

02:44 Scott Jennings on the Senate races that concern him

04:22 Maine, Alaska and Brian Fitzpatrick in PA

05:27 Troy Jackson and the cost of Medicare for All

06:58 Iran war, gas prices and Trump's midterm push

09:34 Gavin Newsom will "kneel before the DSA"

10:42 Angie Nixon: capitalist or socialist?

14:05 National Review's questions about Ilhan Omar

15:10 Hasan Piker calls Republicans "terrorists"

18:11 Ilhan Omar's "pedophile protection" claim

20:37 Trump on Talarico: "Does not stand for Texas values"

23:48 Abdul El-Sayed, a press purge and the Constitution

24:38 The "muskets" argument against the Second Amendment

26:48 D.C. v. Heller and modern rights

34:42 The DSA's plan for the Supreme Court and Senate

35:55 Is El-Sayed copying Obama?

36:50 Killer wants a Philly cheesesteak in his plea deal

39:07 Bruce Blakeman's ad against Kathy Hochul

41:31 The 2028 race starts the day after the midterms

45:31 YouTube hits 2,500 subscribers

46:58 Havana Syndrome attacks inside the U.S.

50:59 Trump's "say goodbye forever" fundraising email

52:04 CNN: Is it too early to call a blue wave?

53:45 Russia-Ukraine humanitarian ceasefire

54:46 Christmas decorations before Halloween?

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AI Accessed Voter Data without Permission. Is Election Security Compromised? Oct 26, 2026

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Claude AI accessed the Georgia voter rolls. How secure are our elections? What does this mean for voter integrity. Plus, Abdul El-Sayed will never protect the US Constitution. He is unfit to be a US Senator.

Troy Jackson Is Weird, Fake Polls in Texas, and Sen. Dave McCormick Joins Oct 23, 2026

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With the midterms just days away, Rich Zeoli breaks down the final stretch of the 2026 campaign. Even MSNBC's Katy Tur now doubts the Texas polls.

Rich plays his favorite ad of the cycle, "Troy Jackson Is Weird," from the Maine Senate race against Susan Collins. He also explains why he thinks the Vivek Ramaswamy ad in Ohio could backfire. Elizabeth Warren bristles when CNN's Kaitlan Collins asks about Michael Bloomberg's $80 million for Democrats and the billionaire donations to Troy Jackson's campaign. AOC campaigns in Maine and lines up her path to 2028.

In Texas, James Talarico gets a softball interview on MSNBC and closes with an attack on billionaires that sounds a lot like Bernie Sanders. Rich draws on his years running campaigns to argue that Talarico's last pitch shows he knows he's losing and is setting himself up for 2028. He also looks at Abdul El-Sayed's race in Michigan and what early voting really tells us, since Republicans still turn out on Election Day.

Plus:

Two former FBI officials are charged with lying to Congress about the Hunter Biden laptop investigation
A New York Post report and new DOJ filings raise more questions about Ilhan Omar's name and family history. Jonathan Turley explains what could put her seat at risk
Tan Mom says ICE stopped her for being "too tan"

Senator Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania joins Rich to talk about the midterm closing argument, energy and gas prices, cutting red tape for small businesses, why Medicare for All would hurt hospitals, and when drivers might get relief at the pump as oil moves through the Strait of Hormuz again.

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