The Ben Domenech Podcast

As President-elect Trump rolls out his cabinet, receiving both criticism and praise, Ben notes how the idea that the President-elect is simply picking who he sees on TV and who has been loyal is a flawed argument. Ben examines what cabinet picks really mean for the 2nd Trump Administration and reflects on President Biden's nominations.

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President-elect Trump's cabinet is forming at a much faster pace in comparison to his first administration.  Ben notes how the first time around, there were members with solid resumes, but were in stark opposition to the President's agenda.  Plus, Ben reacts to the President-elect's pick of FOX & Friends Weekend Co-Host and Veterans Advocate Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense.

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Almost, four years ago, President Trump's political career looked dead in the water. Now he is the first President since Grover Cleveland to return to the White House after losing his reelection bid. 

Ben pontificates on how President Trump pulled it off, and how despite some of the nervousness among Republicans during the last week of the campaign after comedian Tony Hinchcliffes's Puerto Rico joke and Ann Selzer's Iowa poll, the fundamentals of this election were always in favor of 45, now 47.

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Do some across the world think former President Trump returning to the White House would be better for the global order than Vice President Harris? Deputy Editor of The Spectator, Freddy Gray notes that behind closed doors and across Europe, diplomats are recognizing a new world order reality that might be served better by the strength of President Trump. 

Ben and Freddy note how egregiously the mainstream media has been in the tank for the Harris campaign, but how it could be hard to overcome those false stories finding their way into the daily rhetoric.

Plus, they look at where the Electoral College looks like with 4 days to go until Election Night.

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While it has become apparent that former President Donald Trump has the momentum in the race for the White House, it's unclear how it will all play out on election night. 

As the candidates make their closing arguments, Ben notes what insiders and experts are seeing. While internal polls show the Republicans primed to take the Senate, House, and the White House, Ben reflects on the overconfidence of Republicans in previous cycles, that led to disappointment on election night.

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As sports gambling has become widely legalized across the country and more accepted into the mainstream culture, fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing writer at The Atlantic, Charles Fain Lehman weighs in on why this social change may have more negative effects than positive. Lehman shares some alarming economic and social findings in the states where sports gambling has been legalized.

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With two weeks left in the race for the White House, the candidates are making their closing arguments. Ben shares his conversation with Co-Host of The Fifth Column podcast, Kmele Foster on how the dynamics of the presidential race have changed in the month of October.  

Plus, they analyze media blitz strategies and what voting groups both sides will target in an attempt to win an election with razor thin margins.

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With under two weeks to go until Election Day, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are trying different media blitz strategies to win over the last small sliver of Independent voters. Vice President Harris had a combative interview with FOX News Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier and decided not to attend the Al Smith dinner in New York City. Meanwhile, President Trump attended the dinner and joined many popular podcasts to target lower-propensity male voters across several demographics.

Ben sits down with FOX News Audio Political Analyst Josh Kraushaar to break down their strategies and discuss what key races to watch on election night that could tell us early on whether it will be a good night for Republicans or Democrats.

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As Vice President Harris continues a media blitz that will include an interview tonight on Special Report with FOX News Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier, Ben notes how extreme her closing arguments are in the race for the White House. Highlighting how her responses to race relations and the Israel-Hamas war are disturbingly aligned with extremist author Ta-Nehisi Coates.

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With both theTrump-Vance and Harris-Walz tickets trying to convince voters that they’re best

fit to lead the country, what are both campaigns missing to seal the deal?

Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) discusses the often forgotten but monumental impact of the suburban women vote and how the Trump-Vance campaign can regain that demographic.

Plus, Ben and Rep. Mace discuss the role women’s rights will play in national and

state elections.

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