The Chris Spangle Show

Election Day sent many messages with surprising losses for Democrats in Virginia, Buffalo, Minneapolis, and Seattle. Hannah Cox of the BASED podcast joins me to break down what these results mean for Republicans and Democrats moving forward. Visit her website at https://hannahdcox.com/.

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Rightly Podcast Network with Right Now with Stephen Kent

Right Now is the first show from Rightly. Host Stephen Kent and a cast of co-hosts will guide listeners through the latest in political news and conservative thinking. Follow us for thoughtful discussion and join in!

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"Follow the Science: On Lockdowns and Liberty" from The SoundMind Creative Group is a brand new docuseries highlighting the real science and data of the pandemic and the stories of those negatively impacted over the past year and a half by ineffective government policies enacted in the name of following the science.

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Like many Americans, my health insurance costs rose again this year. I have a great plan through my full-time job, but I still wanted to investigate my options. In the process, I had a conversation with Matt Allen, host of How In the Health Insurance? and owner of Iconic Insurance. In our conversation, he shared my various options to cut costs, but also how the Affordable Care Act permanently changed health insurance.

Matt Allen's Website - https://iconic-insurance.com/

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"Follow the Science: On Lockdowns and Liberty" from The SoundMind Creative Group is a brand new docuseries highlighting the real science and data of the pandemic and the stories of those negatively impacted over the past year and a half by ineffective government policies enacted in the name of following the science.

Fundraising efforts to help launch this series are underway. Can you join them now by donating to the cause at www.FollowTheScienceFilm.com?

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Harry Price, Rhinehold, and I talk about the latest developments in the debate around social media.

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"Follow the Science: On Lockdowns and Liberty" from The SoundMind Creative Group is a brand new docuseries highlighting the real science and data of the pandemic and the stories of those negatively impacted over the past year and a half by ineffective government policies enacted in the name of following the science.

Fundraising efforts to help launch this series are underway. Can you join them now by donating to the cause at www.FollowTheScienceFilm.com?

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A new survey by Muck Rack shows the depth and hard work that podcasters put into their work. What can it teach a new podcaster?

Meet The Podcaster: A Jack Of All Trades More Focused On Downloads Than Revenue. - http://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/meet-the-podcaster-a-jack-of-all-trades-more-focused-on-downloads-than-revenue/article_c57eb054-3746-11ec-9d7b-375673b2b410.html

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Chris Spangle invites on libertarian and movie professional Chris Ratledge to discuss the death of Halyna Hutchins when actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on set. Why were there live rounds on set? Who bears responsibility in this tragedy, and should there be criminal charges? Chris brings his experience to help answer these questions. 

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• "Of Two Evils, Choose Neither" Pastor CH Spurgeon

• Isn't it ironic that both duopoly parties who sell voters a utopia of

perfection, riches, and paradise, still preach that to get there, you must first compromise your morals and accept their largely flawed, or at the minimum highly imperfect candidate.

• Does this sound like the starting point for the world they claim to be able to achieve? If you believe so much of your livelihood is dependent on who the President of the United States is, that inherently means that the Office of the President is MUCH too powerful.

• Unless you believe this is your last ever election on this earth, voting to give the duopoly candidate more power will only leave you with a worse choice 4 years down the line, this is why both parties pitch the line that "This election is too important" to: vote your conscience, express your true voice, reject both parties and stay home, or demand a better choice. So suck it up, hold your breath, vote for their candidate and your life will magically be improved.

• If enough people in any one state vote third-party that that thin Gold line on CNN/Fox/MSNBC says 2%,5%,10%, this wakes up the whole country to the possibility of an alternative and starts a narrative that the duopoly lives in constant fear of, free will and alternatives. Why can't this be your state, and why can't you be a part of it? Especially if your state is solidly Red or Blue anyway and your vote will have no impact on the result.

• Change takes courage.

• A vote belongs to you and not another party. If these two parties do not

represent you then an L vote will register as a visible, measurable

protest against them. It says “there’s a market for these ideas.”

• Exit polls are considered the most reliable of all polling. It often shows

that a candidate will pull small amounts evenly from the other two parties, but the vast majority of votes are from independents, first-time voters, or re-activated voters that now see an option on their ballot that represents them.

• The electoral college means your vote is negligible due to gerrymandering. So really, what have you got to lose?

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When looking back after a few months, how will you know if your time and effort were worth it? How will you judge success? Will it be in the number of downloads? New influence and connections in your network? A second income? Understanding your own motivations and goals will shape your content and it is important to understand it before you begin. 

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In a wild week, the debt ceiling was raised amidst talk of permanently abolishing the debt ceiling. Additionally, Facebook had its embarrassing flaws exposed in a Congressional testimony while the site went down for a few hours. Join special guest host Tricia Stewart and the WAL gang as they dig into these issues in a week full of juicy economic and social dilemmas.

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• Well let's define "win". Win in the sense of receive the most electoral votes in a national Presidential election? No, there is an infinitesimally small chance the Libertarian candidate beats the Republican or Democratic candidate for President. This race is generally viewed as a marketing tool to explain broader libertarian concepts as a result. The best evidence may be the interest of the listener tuning in because it is a Presidential year.

• This being said, the Libertarian Party's job at a national level as a minority party is to use its support and voice to impact duopoly party policy in a way that expands individual freedoms and limits government interference.

• From this perspective, there are "wins" to be had in working with both parties. On a local level, any candidate can win an election, and given the old adage "all politics is local" it's crucial to have

• Liberty-minded candidates on a local level to prove our party's ability to govern.

• There are many Libertarians serving in government in local races. - https://my.lp.org/elected-officials/

• One other benefit of a third party is the impact of a candidate on the eventual victor. For example, in 2012, when Rupert Boneham ran for Governor of Indiana as Libertarian, one of his platform planks was expanding school choice into vocational training. The eventual victor, Mike Pence, tested the idea, it polled well, and he adopted it and ran campaign commercials on it. As governor, he enacted the policy.

• Do converted Congressmen count as wins? Justin Amash or Laura Ebke? - Any action that expands awareness of the Libertarian movement, and advances our overall goal of Liberty in our Lifetime is a win. Justin & Laura have had an immeasurable positive impact on our party and that goal, and we hope more sitting representatives and Senators, and local government officials, begin to act their conscience and identify with their true ideology in declaring for the Libertarian Party. The more willing to do it, the more publicly acceptable it instantly becomes. Social proof is a powerful concept.

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• When it comes to the national Presidential debates, they are run by a Bipartisan (again not NON-partisan) Committee on Presidential Debates, formed on the (Bipartisan) National Commission on Elections goal of explicitly "turning over responsibility and sponsorship for the debates to the two major political parties", again, the duopoly assigns itself control of election "fairness".

• This was in direct response to the 1980 presidential election where third parties took over 8% of the vote and backfired in 1992 when Ross Perot took almost 20% of the popular vote as an Independent.

• The CPD is the definition of shady politics, as it sells sponsorships to the major corporate interests, signs secret memorandums of understanding with the duopoly candidates, has confirmed they share questions/topics with campaigns in advance, has 6 secretive donors who no American is able to know the identity of, maintains government tax-exempt status while not doing any of the required non-profit work necessary to retain that title, has detained a major party candidate for 8 hours after she attempted to access the debate stage, and has private, unidentified funding for the constant barrage of lawsuits by Americans who want a fair election.

• The best thing to do here is challenging the sponsors, as three major corporate interests ended their sponsorship in 2012 after public pressure due to non-inclusionary tactics preventing third party voices from participating. In 2020, the corporate sponsors include Anheuser-Busch, AARP, The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, The Kovler Fund, The National Governors Association, and Philips.

• The board includes several career government workers, former politicians, corporate and special interest CEOs, former media executives, College Deans & Presidents, and former political party chairs, aka no one with any incentive to ever consider a third-party voice.

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