Walz's Fraud Problem Could Cost Democrats a Senate Seat + Joe Lonsdale Joins the Progrum
Ruthless Podcast
October 6, 2026
Ruthless breaks down the chaos in Minnesota, Rahm Emanuel’s awkward Abdul El-Sayed endorsement, and the latest developments in Iran. Plus, Joe Lonsdale joins the progrum to talk AI, American manufacturing, defense tech, and the race with China.
Speakers Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, John Ashbrook, Michael Duncan, Joe Lonsdale
Josh Holmes (0:00)
You can't hide lunacy. And in the state of Minnesota, Democrats literally cannot hide how terrible they have governed, and they've been in charge for quite some time.
Comfortably Smug (0:11)
I think this video, hopefully, for the rest of the country, is a good cautionary tale of like, you think these Democrats are ridiculous. Well, your state could look like this too, because this is what unified democratic control looks like.
John Ashbrook (0:24)
She's trying to escape any of that responsibility and become a senator now. That is a terrifying thing. But at the same time, Michelle Tafoy is looking great in the poll.
Comfortably Smug (0:37)
The midterm elections are here.
And if DSA Democrats win, they'll push a radical socialist agenda and drown President Trump in endless investigations. We've seen their playbook before. They tried impeaching him. They tried putting him in prison. They've tried everything.
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And I'm going to have to ask for some of your help here, fellas, because Minnesota is back in the barrel again. You know, I get about that a little emotional about it. And if everybody is with their own hometowns.
John Ashbrook (2:41)
Well, I'll tell you what, there's there's there's a silver lining to it. I guess you have a lot of horrible elected officials in Minnesota and all the like fraud and stuff that has been discussed and which is why new leadership is needed. But at the same time, Michelle Tafoy is looking great in the polls. She is. You know, I hope, you know, folks in Minnesota have gotten the message and they're like, it's time to turn the page. Let's bring in a real one.
Michael Duncan (3:04)
I think, I mean, I think you're right. And we'll get into this in a minute. We'll give you some examples of what it is that we're talking about, but it's been in the news again. And obviously we had a horrible winter with all that stuff. But the national environment, pretty decidedly, I think we can say with some assurance in the Democratic column here, as is typically the case of the party out of power in the midterm.
It doesn't really appear to be that way in the state of Minnesota, in large part because it's of their own creation. They have, under Democrat leadership over the last 25 years, created this completely ridiculous standard for governance where they're like the nationwide leader in fraud.
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Right.
Michael Duncan (3:52)
They are a blind eye to the problem right in front of your face with Somali gangs and all of this stuff. And then they feel candidates like, hold on, like this one.
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I'm running to serve you and not Donald Trump.
Have you seen this? This is last July, 1.2 million children have lost their benefits. When I was growing up, my single mom worked hard, but she couldn't always make ends meet without a little help.
John Ashbrook (4:22)
This is like a kindergarten kid dressing up in a dad suit to work.
Joe Lonsdale (4:27)
Going up to school. Yeah, it's my dad's jacket, it's his tie. I don't know what I'm doing. One collar sticking out.
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