Topic: 2022 Election

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she will run for a 19th term in Congress at age 81. While she has not confirmed if she will seek to remain Speaker if Democrats retain the House, her decision to run ensures her continued influence in San Francisco and national politics.

President Biden suggested that the results of the 2022 midterm elections could be "illegitimate" if Democratic voting reforms are not passed. He also alluded to potential executive actions to bypass state-level voting changes. The hosts compare his rhetoric to a quote attributed to Joseph Stalin regarding the importance of who counts the votes.

The upcoming January 6th vote is framed as a "clear and clean discernment" of which Republicans stand with the Constitution versus the "swamp." Barnes suggests that any Senator or Congressman who fails to object to unconstitutional election results should be targeted for primary challenges in 2022 and 2024.