The Schaftlein Report

Topics: 1) Hans discusses his book and the need to have secure elections 2) Why Democrats are lying to their base and pushing Voting Rights Legislation which cannot get 60 Votes in the Senate 3) Explain cleaning up Voter Rolls 4) Why is Voter ID such a Hot Button Issue for Democrats and a Common Sense Approach among Republicans? 5) The Value and Framework of the Electoral College versus the movement toward Popular Vote replacing the current system 6) Have State Legislatures taken enough steps to correct the errors that occurred during the 2020 "Pandemic Election"...i.e. Mail-in Ballots *Courts not Legislatures changing Voting Laws 7) Redistricting and Gerrymandering maps to protect Incumbents by redrawing districts 8) Hispanic Voters Shift toward GOP and the Split is now even at 37% Each

Topics: 1) Wall Street Journal Poll show cratering confidence on a majority of Key Issues - Voters favor Republicans 2) Rents are up 13.9% in a year as Inflation and Amenities drive up costs 3) Most Economists see Fed Bond buying program ending in March paving the way to raising interest rates to combat inflation 4) Cornell Professor Saule Onarouva, a radical educated in Russia and nominated for Comptroller of the Currency, withdraws her nomination after withering criticism *Biden nominated a left wing radical to oversee bank regulation - Another sign of the far left shift in Biden's world 5) Sen. Manchin warns of Inflation and is non committal on his support of the massive Climate and Social Spending $1.75T Bill being pushed by Democrats *"Party Line Votes almost never succeed" - in push for bi-partisanship 6) Biden digs in threatening veto of bi-partisan Senate Bill to Nullify Vaccine Mandates while Appeals Courts continue to overturn his orders 7) Crime - Dozens of Bullets fired at SUV in Brazen Assault killing a 12 year old boy in LA *Fox Christmas tree burns in NYC, man arrested 8) Kemp - Purdue tied in race for Georgia Governor - primary bid on Republican side 9) Biden and Harris Billboard in Wisconsin - Dumb and Dumber goes viral 10) Pfizer says its booster can protect against Omicron variant

Topics: 1) A Post Trial Analysis of the Rittenhouse Case - Why the jury got it right and the media got it wrong *What the judge, jury and defendant will go through post trial 2) The Non-Event Diplomatic Boycott of the Chinese Hosting the Winter Olympics - China laughs it off - No change in Sponsorship *Why is Biden doing this other than moral support for those in forced labor in China? 3) Why are some members of the Media blaming the Media for Biden's poor polling numbers? 4) Biden and Putin Speak had Video Conference over rising Ukraine tensions - Biden's credibility on the line as Russia faced nominal problems after it annexed Crimea - Economic Sanctions Warning? 5) White Suburban Women shifting toward Republicans, reversing the trend in Virginia Elections aftermath 6) Just 22% of Voters want Biden to run in 2024 - Harris is at 12%

Topics: 1) Senator Bob Dole dies at 98 - A GREAT American Patriot 2) VP Harris Staff leaving due to Poor Leadership and a Toxic Work Environment - "A sinking ship" 3) Biden Chief of Staff Ron Klain complains that Press Coverage of Biden is too negative - Laughable! 4) Economic News - Job growth of 210K was well below estimates of 550K however the unemployment rate fell to 4.2% *Labor Force Participation Rate remained steady at 61.8% while those aged 24-54 work rate was 78.8% 5) Wage growth was 4.8% while Inflation is running at 6% - this eats away at the gains 6) We are still 3.9M workers below when the pandemic started 7) Former Senator David Perdue to run against Governor Brian Kemp in the Republican Primary in Georgia 8) NYC - Vaccine Mandate for Private Companies? 9) Omicron now in 17 states 10) $1.75T climate and Social Spending bill likely not to be voted on until January - Issues with SALT, Immigration and CBO Score 11) 64% of Democrats view Socialism favorably - Only 14% of Republicans - Both still approve of Capitalism by a wide margin and have over the past decade 12) NRCC expands list of Democrats targeted in 2022 to 70! Wow!

Topics: 1) Economy - 45% of Americans are experiencing hardships from Inflation running hot above 6% 2) Supreme Court heard arguments in Mississippi case and 5 justices appear to be leaning some type of support for the case limiting abortion to the first 15 weeks - Overturn Roe vs Wade 3) Biden extends travel restrictions as Omicron variant is confirmed in U.S. - Americans move on with their lives - No Lockdowns *Austria government considers mandatory shots which is supported by 55% of its Citizens 4) Crime Report - SF Union Square Shopping District now sees Plywood Enforced store fronts and Armed Guards to protect them against Smash and Grab Robbers *The Social Fabric seems to be crumbling in SF 5) Border - Biden releases 5K Unaccompanied minors into the U.S. - 13K more cases pending 6) Afghanistan - Taliban executing Afghan citizens who helped Coalition forces - The Biden Administration is "Deeply Concerned" - Colossal Policy Failure 7) Politics - Stacey Abrams to take 2nd shot at GA Governor Race *Dr. Oz to run for Republican Senate nomination in PA **Gov. Charlie Baker will not seek 3rd term as a popular Governor in MA, a deep blue state 8) Race Relations - The Marxist Organization BLM calls for a month long boycott of "White Companies" - Suggesting buying from Black Only Businesses *Can you imagine the outrage if a white group suggested only buying from White Businesses? **BLM trying to raise $5.0M to bail our mass murderer in Christmas Parade Terrorist attack 9) Chris Cuomo suspended from CNN for involvement with brother Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment case 10) Trump leads Biden by 5 points in hypothetical 2024 race 11) 3 members of VP Harris Communications staff depart amidst trouble for the VP

Topics: 1) Conspiracy U: A Case Study - Scott discusses tenured professors' conspiracy teaching on campuses and the use of intimidation tactics 2) Anti-sematic and anti-zionist promotions on campuses leading to significant increases in hate crimes against Jews 3) Democrats are trying to stash Amnesty in the Build Back Better $1.75T spending bill - For 6.5M Illegal Immigrants, it strives to do the following: *Temporary Parole **5 year work and Travel Permits 4) Some Democrats want to ignore the Senate Parliamentarian if she rules against the Democrats as expected 5) Sen. Manchin opposes the plan as 87% of West Virginians oppose the bill 6) Manchin also is opposed to the Paid Leave provision in the deal that will cost $200B 7) Americans move on with their lives and give Omicron variant the cold shoulder as we need to learn to live with a virus that is not going away

Topics: 1) By 54-46%, voters say Biden is responsible for the Division in the country *Voters feel Biden and his Party are the following: a) Horribly Incompetent b) Deeply Divisive c) Controlled by the Radical Left 2) Voters care about the following: Inflation, Covid, Crime, Illegal Immigration, Drugs, Indoctrination in Schools 3) Federal Reserve Chairman Powell acknowledges Inflation is stickier than expected and the need to taper bond Purchases may need to accelerate *Record High Asset Prices, Unemployment at 4.6% but the Labor Participation Rate is unchanged while 9-10M jobs remain open **The risk of Inflation being persistent has risen 4) Federal Judge strikes down Vaccine mandate for healthcare workers 5) Judge reinstates Remain-in-Mexico Policy - Biden and Mayorkis appeal the decision - STUPID and INCOMPETENT 6) Swollett case - Lawyer tries to rewrite history claiming he is the victim after he did the hoax

Topics: 1) A new variant becomes public after WHO announcement - Still learning about it - Numerous spike mutations but Doctors report mild symptoms *When Trump closed travel to China he was called Xenophobic - Biden implements travel ban restrictions and not a word is said **Japan closes their borders ***Democrats dream/lie of ZERO Covid evaporates as Dr. Fauci claims Covid will not be eradicated 2) Democrats face backlash over bail reform - NYC man arrested 3 times in 36 hours 3) Homicides in Deep Blue cities of Philadelphia 501 new record since 1990, Chicago 738, Baltimore 308 and Washington DC highest since 2003 *NYC launches insane program to pay young criminals $1,000 per month for good behavior **Mobs vandalizing stores across the country continued over the holiday weekend 4) In good news department, 2.45M people flew on Sunday a new high since the beginnings of the pandemic in early 2020 5) With Biden approval in the 36% to 40% range, the Left is considering abandoning him after the 2022 midterms and plan to challenge him from the left if he decides to run 6) Leftists student organizations at Arizona State University demands Kyle Rittenhouse be banned - These organizations are as follows: Students for Socialism who want to end capitalism Students for Multicultural Solidarity who want a safe space from White Supremacy Students for Justice for Palestine College Republicans have requested these organizations be suspended for leading a harassment campaign 7) No progress on resolving the Debt limit set to be reached around 12-15, while Democrats continue to push $1.75T monstrosity

Topics: 1) Wisconsin Killer was a RACIST promoting BLM and his desire to KILL old White People on his social media posts *Why doesn't the Media refer this as a domestic terrorist crime? - Some called it a car crash instead of 6 people being murdered 2) This is a prime example of "BAIL FAILURE" which is happening all across America particularly in blue cities *Left-wing District Attorneys are responsible for this and the Biden Administration supports No Cash bail 3) Democratic cities that enact "Bail Reform" see a significant rise in crime and Repeat Offenders - sometimes 15 to 20 crimes per person *Homicide is up 26% in LA 4) BLM had threatened "no Peace" if jury returns not guilty verdict in Arbery case *All three defendants found guilty of felony murder 5) Biden refuses to apologize to Rittenhouse for "White Supremacist remark" 6) In Economic News, Sen. Manchin calls on Biden to restore the Keystone XL Pipeline work *Could have delivered 900K barrels a day which is almost half of our current shortage 7) Biden claims he is not trying to raise gas prices to combat climate change - His policies could fool you 8) CA Gov. Newsom rejects 109 fracking permits while gas nears $6 in some parts of CA *Radical Climate Policies with a goal of NO Oil and Gas production in the state by 2045 9) Jobless claims down to 199K, the lowest level since 1969 - Why is the FED continuing to pump more money into the system when we are near full employment and prices are exploding up? 10) New home prices are up 17% year over year 11) U.S. not enforcing Vaccine Mandate for everyone coming across the border starting January 22nd - This includes truckers delivering goods 12) USA Right Track 29% / Wrong Track 63% (a whopping 34% upside down) - OUCH

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1) Plus 18M Previously Approved - This release will have zero effect on the market long term and is not sustainable - The goal is a short-term reduction in gas prices *Economic Advisers expect Inflation to ease in Q-2 or Q-3 of 2022 2) Waukesha Suspect charged with 5 Capital Murder Charges - BLM militants claim this is the start of a Revolution 3) Americans are buying more Guns than ever before as support for gun control fades 4) Supreme Court looking at High Profile Abortion cases in Texas and Mississippi 5) Washington D.C. records 200th homicide - Highest level since 2004. Crime in Blue cities continues at alarming levels 6) Trump leads Biden in theoretical 2024 match by wide margin in 5 swing states - GA, AZ, Mich.,Penn., Wisc *Biden claims he will run in 2024 7) Plymouth Rock Foundation, Mayflower Compact, and 1620 vs. 1619