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Buck Sexton: Media Polls Depress Enthusiasm to Vote

Clay Travis and Buck Sexton discussed a recent New York Times story that warns Democrats not to believe the polls showing that their candidates are ahead.

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Clay Travis and Buck Sexton shared their thoughts Monday about a recent New York Times story that warns Democrats not to believe the polls showing that their candidates are ahead. 

The Clay & Buck hosts warned that for propaganda to be effective, it must be believable.

“If they were way off, they would lose credibility,” Sexton said. “If you want to help Democrats in the race, you don’t want to say that Herschel Walker is down 10 points because then people will say, well, that’s not credible.” 

Travis added that in a worst-case scenario, people would not feel motivated to vote. 

“They (media) are trying to suppress and depress enthusiasm with polling,” said Sexton. “It’s part of the propaganda; that’s my bottom line.” 

“This is a great illustrative point that I would encourage people to apply to people that are independent and left-leaning. If there was no bias involved in the way the media cover Republicans, in particular Trump, how come there’s never a super-positive Trump story from MSNBC, The New York Times, CNN, or the Washington Post?” Travis added. 

Sexton said if the media were biased, it would go in both directions. 

“You can’t trust the polls; you can get a general indication of what’s close and what’s not with polling. There’s always a built-in favoritism for Democrats in the polls. Maybe it’s strategic, but maybe it’s a level of bias too,” he added. 

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Buck Sexton: If Candidates Aren’t Coming On Our Show, They’re Not Serious

“If you’re not going to go on the biggest radio shows in the country, as a Republican, I don’t think it’s fair to say that you’re serious.”

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The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show is one of the largest radio programs in the nation. The show recently eclipsed the 500 affiliates mark. With that stature comes an expectation that conservative political candidates would want to appear on the show. Sexton argues that’s not always the case.

During Thursday’s show, Sexton mentioned that the program has begun working on landing interviews with as many prospective 2024 Republican presidential nominees.

“We are already reaching out to Mike Pence to try to get him to come on the show,” Sexton said. “Hopefully, we’ll get him in the next couple of weeks. We’ve already got Nikki Haley coming on next Tuesday. People have said ‘What about RFK Jr?’. I’ve said I’ve got to talk to him myself. We’re going to reach out again. We’ll have to have Vivek (Ramaswamy) again. You’re going to get to hear from everyone.”

Sexton then said the show would likely not feature an interview with former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson because “we do have to set some kind of a cap”. He then mentioned that former New Jersey governor Chris Christie would be someone the program would speak with.

“I think we should have Chris Christie coming on…the team just told me we’ve reached out to Chris Christie’s team several times. No response. Which, to me, says if you’re not gonna come on this show, you’re not really running as a Republican President. That’s my opinion. If you’re not going to go on the biggest radio shows in the country, as a Republican, I don’t think it’s fair to say that you’re serious.”

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Sid Rosenberg: White Men Hosting TV News ‘is Over in America’

“NBC and every station across this country is so caught up in diversity. That’s all they care about.”

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To end Meet The Press Sunday, moderator Chuck Todd revealed he is departing the program after nearly a decade of piloting the show. 77 WABC host Sid Rosenberg believes Todd’s exit is part of a larger shift in American media.

During a conversation with Todd on Sid and Friends in the Morning Friday, Rosenberg said the days of a white male like Todd hosting a news program solo are over.

“Look, I don’t expect you to comment on this part, but I’m gonna say it because I’m number one for a reason,” Rosenberg said. “There was a long run — Tim Russert, David Gregory, Chuck Todd — that’s a lot of very smart, white men sitting behind the mic at Meet The Press. NBC and every station across this country is so caught up in diversity. That’s all they care about.

“Whenever you left — and as much as I liked Kristen, nice girl — the move to heart didn’t surprise me. It seems to me like the white male sitting behind the desk is over in America and I can’t stand that.”

Todd did not comment on Rosenberg’s stance.

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AM 560 The Answer Host Resigns After ‘Racist Rhetoric’ Rant From Colleague

“I cannot in good conscience continue hosting my radio show, sharing a microphone and a studio with an individual that’s so full of anger – and can say such terrible things.”

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AM 560 The Answer weekend host Mark Vargas has departed the station after a verbal altercation with the station’s weekday afternoon host Shaun Thompson.

During the Black and Right program last weekend, Thompson called host Verlon Galloway a “moron with the taffy apple head” and repeatedly called him an “idiot”, “moron”, and “stupid”.

“As a minority, I was shocked to hear Shaun Thompson, host of The Shaun Thompson Show, call into Black and Right Radio this past Saturday evening and spew despicable and racist rhetoric aimed at co-host Verlon Galloway – referring to him as a ‘moron with the taffy apple head,” Vargas said. 

“I cannot in good conscience continue hosting my radio show, sharing a microphone and a studio with an individual that’s so full of anger – and can say such terrible things. Therefore, I resign, effective immediately.”

Thompson and Galloway have defended their interaction, saying that they are very good friends.

In a Facebook video, Thompson admitted “it wasn’t a good look for us”, adding that the argument between him and Galloway should have been reserved “for our conversations at the cigar shop”. He noted that it “didn’t belong on the radio”.

Galloway has argued that he didn’t view the conduct from Thompson as racist.

“I cannot in good conscience sit back and let the scarlet ‘R-word’ be weighted around your neck,” Galloway said. “I just want to tell the people to stop it. Two guys can buck on air without the white guy being called a racist.”

The two discussed their friendship in the video.

“I could punch you in the face, and you could punch me in the face, and if a grenade flew in, we’d jump on it,” Thompson said.

“Damn right,” Galloway agreed.

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