The Jason Rantz Show

What’s Trending: Seattle Parks hosted racist event purposefully excluding white people, Seattle U men’s basketball coach Jim Hayford placed on administrative leave, and Jimmy Lake gets suspended for one game for striking a player. \\ The left is obsessing over normalizing abnormal behaviors. \\ California parents begin to fight back against insane teachers.

Seattle has 863 patrol officers available for the whole city, fewer than it had back in June. WA Rep. Adam Smith claimed that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is running the department “from a White Christian Nationalist standpoint.” Seattle home buyer demand craters 27 percent as Democrat taxes and Microsoft buyouts hit. Actor Noah Wyle of ‘The Pit’ was named ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ and people can’t figure out why. // Big Local: An Arlington teacher saved a young girl that was choking on a bottle cap. Mill Creek is considering an annexation plan that would grow the city by about half. // You Pick the Topic: A bagel shop in New York is under fire for a mascot that is being dubbed racist.

Washington quietly posts another business tax hike the day before Election Day, and shoppers will pay it. Monster jobs report -- a few days too late to help. Left-wing podcasters Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan make truly grotesque comments about Charlie Kirk. Guest: KIRO News Radio’s Chris Sullivan on weekend traffic. // Guest: Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) gives an update on his race and examines what went wrong for the GOP on Tuesday. // An odd debate on healthcare. 

Washington Democrats lied to win the income tax fight, and now nothing stops them from coming for you. Was JD Vance’s tweet blaming the Iran war for the midterms disloyal to Trump // LongForm: GUEST: WA GOP Chair Rep. Jim Walsh (R-Aberdeen) on Washington’s election results and where the party should go from here. // Quick Hit: A small group of parents in Seattle are raising concerns about AI in the classroom. 

Seattle voters opted for another tax increase and yet they wonder why the city is so expensive. Chicago voters just rebuked their progressive mayor on gunshot detection, while Seattle killed the same tech before testing it. Another round of Amazon layoffs. // Big Local: Marysville police use an adhesive GPS tool to track down a suspect on the run. Renton is ending its contract with Flock. It’s looking like Rep. Michael Baumgartner should keep Washington’s 4th congressional district red. // You Pick the Topic: Harmett Dhillon is stepping down from her role at the DOJ. Also, Sharon Yoo is no longer at KING 5 which is a big loss for this show.

Democrats vow lawsuits after girls fairness in sports initiative passes. Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank reacts to voters striking down Measure 53. A mentally ill leftist gets arrested for an alleged assault at a TPUSA booth. An Oregon Senator’s wife was caught in a COVID loan scam. // Republican leaders are speaking out about what went wrong on Tuesday night. // Guest: Constellation Research founder Ray Wang on what the Democrats’ midterm victory means for the future of AI.

Seattle’s organic sandwich chain shuts down for good after union strike, $472,000 tax hit and a soaring minimum wage. Another Seattle favorite falls as Revel announces closure weeks before the city’s minimum wage jumps to $22.14. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gives his election postmortem to Republicans. // LongForm: GUEST: Let’s Go Washington’s Brian Heywood reacts to the initiative results. // Quick Hit: JetBlue is making it more expensive to fly for no reason.

In an otherwise horrible night, one silver lining in Washington was the transgender sports initiative looks like it will pass. How will Democrats behave with their new power? Guest: Tracie Jefferson, President of Keeping Kids S.A.F.E., reacts some Seattle leaders saying there’s no such thing as service-resistant homeless people. // Big Local: Dozens of birds are dead in Monroe due to an avian flu outbreak. Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank blames Trump for the GOP’s tough night. Most of Snohomish County’s amendments are passing. // Starbucks has some new menu items.

Republicans suffered a crushing defeat across the country last night, and it was no different in Washington state. // What comes next for the GOP after their midterm shellacking? // We now have the audio of the 911 call of the heroic Oregon father that stopped a school shooting.

Washington Democrats want you to give up this election. Don’t give them the satisfaction. Will Michigan voters ditch Abdul El-Sayed after Haley Stevens’ endorsement of Mike Rogers? Guest: Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank encourages voters to maintain their right to elect their sheriff. // LongForm: GUEST: Eric Zimmerman with the Washington Policy Center explains why Seattle’s homeless strategy continues to fail. // Quick Hit: Trump (and Jason) make their closing pitch for you to go vote.