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Take 2 episodes

July 26, 2024 Take 2 Podcast: Rep. Blake Moore responds to Pres. Joe Biden's 2024 decision
Congressman Blake Moore with Utah’s 1st Congressional District sat down with Heidi Hatch on Sunday July 21st after President Joe Biden he would no longer seek re-election in a post made on the social media platfrom X.
https://x.com/JoeBiden/status/1815080881981190320
Moore had two concerns with President Joe Biden stepping down with less than four months before the November election.
“Millions and millions of people just voted for him, and they are going to disregard all of that – what was it good for?” Moore said that Democrats are going to disregard that and instead turn to “back-room negotiations that are not transparent and disrespecting the democratic process.”
In Utah’s Presidential primary, Biden secured 88% of the votes.
Moore believes Sunday’s announcement was part of a larger plan that started in the Spring when the historically early June debate was scheduled between Biden and Trump.
“In my opinion has been the plan since they pushed for an early primary June debate -it’s an early timeline and never been done to my knowledge.”
“ I believe party bosses and leadership in the DNC knew he would not be fit to run and here we are.”
After the debate, Moore said the “media was ready to pounce” and the backdoor negotiations started in earnest to get the President to withdraw.
“It’s played out predictably and is disappointing.”
Moore, just home from the Republican National Convention also discussed the Convention and the attempted assasination of former President Donald Trump.
https://x.com/ElectBlakeMoore/status/1814041253174206940
On the day of the Butler Rally and assasination attempt Moore said, “This attack and likely assassination attempt against President Trump, and the political violence toward his supporters, is sickening. My prayers are with President Trump, his team, and Pennsylvanians this evening.”
https://x.com/RepBlakeMoore/status/1812273483797397593
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12 min
July 17, 2024Take 2 Podcast: Senator Mike Lee on recent events
Host: Heidi Hatch
Guest: Utah Sen. Mike Lee
Attempted Assassination
Secret Service Protocol Investigations
Has Congress been Briefed
Has Lee met with Former President Trump?
Senator Lee spoke to Donald Trump Jr. Tuesday after speaking at a Western States Conference
JD Vance Pick as VP
Why he supports Vance
Should voters be concerned that Vance once called Trump Hitler
Lee supported Ted Cruz and worked against Trump at RNC in 2016- what changed?
Will he speak at RNC?
Does Senator Mike Lee want a job in the Trump admin if he is reelected?
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15 min
June 29, 2024Take 2 Podcast: Presidential debate, Utah primary elections and Supreme Court rulings
Host: Heidi Hatch
Guests: Greg Hughes and Maura Carabello
Kamala Harris in Utah to fundraise
Presidential debate discussion
25th amendment
Utah primary election
Supreme Court rulings
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1 hr 7 min
June 22, 2024Take 2 Podcast: Joel Searby, Supreme Court, Lyman vs Cox
Host: Heidi Hatch
Guests: Greg Hughes and Maura Carabello
Joel Searby arrest
Supreme Court rulings on domestic abusers and guns
Utah's special legislative session
Lyman vs. Cox ads and complaints
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59 min
June 15, 2024 Take 2 Podcast: Cox's special legislative session and Utah Debate Commission
Host: Heidi Hatch
Guests: Greg Hughes and Maura Carabello
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1 hr
June 11, 2024 Take 2 Podcast: Martha Hughes Cannon Statue to DC; Primary Elections Underway
Martha Hughes Cannon is finally headed to D.C, Utah is breaking heat records, and the Primary election is officially underway. Biden takes executive action on the border: While Republicans claim it doesn’t do enough to fix the issue and secure the U.S. Southern border, some Democrats believe the order goes too far.

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June 01, 2024Take 2 Podcast: Trump trials, June primaries, Utah teachers' union
Host: Heidi Hatch
Guests: Greg Hughes & Maura Carabello
Trump Trial: Guilty on all counts
Less than One month to June Primaries
Utah teachers’ union sues over state’s $82 million school voucher program.
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57 min
May 18, 2024 Take 2 Podcast: Bathroom bill, June primaries, Biden and Trump to debate
Host: Heidi Hatch
Guests: Greg Hughes, Former State House Speaker & Scott Howell, Former State Senate Minority Leader

The bathroom bill wreaked havoc in the State Auditor’s office with 12,000 + bogus complaints.

40 days until the June Primaries – which campaigns have the strongest ground games?

US Senate Endorsements rolling in
Trent Staggs: Trump, Former Utah JAZZ star John Stockton
Brad Wilson: Governor Cox backing former House Speaker

Latest Poll: Curtis - 41.%
Trent Staggs – 14.5 %
Brad Wilson - 9%
Jason Walton - 1.5%
Undecided - 33%

It’s a Miracle! Biden and Trump will debate.

Bad News: Utah’s October Presidential debate likely won’t happen: Is the presidential debate commission a thing of the past?
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44 min
May 04, 2024 Take 2 Podcast: College Campus Protests Spread to Utah; GOP/Dem Conventions
Utah college campuses are no longer immune to Pro-Palestinian protests, the Utah GOP convention accused of being R rated, pushes incumbents to primaries, and goes into overtime.
KUTV’s Heidi Hatch is joined by Maura Carabello of the Exoro Group and former Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes.
The air crackles with tension on college campuses across the country and Utah is no longer the outlier with the war between Israel and Hamas taking center stage amid graduation ceremonies.
At the University of Utah, the fervor spills onto the streets as students rally for the institution to sever ties with Israel. With nineteen arrests, including a university employee and four students, the protests made headlines. Chris Nelson, a university spokesperson, acknowledges the complexity of the situation, hinting at the tangled web of political and financial considerations.
Nationally, Mayor Adams of NYC rebukes the display of foreign flags stirs controversy amid protests on New York College campuses including Columbia, where Pro-Palestinian protestors turned violent taking over a building on campus.
Why the photo of frat bros in North Carolina went viral and has raised half a million dollars along the way?
https://x.com/tvheidihatch/status/1785863003084046408
At the Utah GOP Convention, anti-incumbency sentiments brew, shaking up the political landscape. From congressional primaries to gubernatorial nominations, the convention delivers surprises and challenges the status quo.
Join us on Take 2 Podcast now on YouTube, iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-2/id1451416369 and Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5bSGiqPyKPUQixCumlvocm as we dissect the complexities of campus protests, political maneuvering, and the fight for principles in a rapidly changing landscape.
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1 hr 2 min
April 28, 2024Take 2 Podcast: Preview of 2024 Utah GOP Convention
Host: Heidi Hatch
Guests: Maura Carabello from the Exoro Group, and Greg Hughes, former Utah Speaker of the House
Utah State GOP Convention:
Rep. Celeste Maloy could lose her CD 2 seat at convention with an 11th hour endorsement from Senator Mike Lee who is backing challenger Colby Jenkins. " “TOO MANY REPUBLICANS HAVE VOTED TO EXPAND THE SIZE, SOPE AND COST OF THE FEDERAL GOVENRMENT."
Governor Spencer Cox will likely leave the Utah State GOP convention with a primary challenger.
The Utah Senate race has 3 guaranteed candidates through signatures- will there be a 4th candidate on the ballot to fill the seat vacated by Senator Mitt Romney?
With Congressman John Curtis running for Senate- his CD 3 seat is wide open and with a crowded race- 4 candidates have the signatures to make it to the primary- will delegates pick a 5th to head to the primary?

June 25th is the Primary Election.
Brian King, touting he outraised Governor Cox in the first quarter.
Congress passed the $95 billion dollar aid bill Ukraine/Israel/Indo
The bill signed by the President also bans TikTok if it is not sold to a US buyer in the next year.
While Congress funds Israel: Universities are closed as Palestinian Protests take over campuses: Utah college campuses are the exception.
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