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Analyzing the Detroit Mayoral Election: Sheffield vs. Kinloch | What's Going On Podcast

In this episode of the What's Going On Podcast, hosts Thomas Corley, Keith Pickens, and Michael Miller dive into the intricacies of the upcoming Detroit mayoral election. They discuss the rise of two main contenders: seasoned politician Mary Sheffield, who finished the primaries with 51% of the vote, and Pastor Solomon Kinloch, who garnered 17%. The team explores Kinloch's challenges in gaining political and financial support while navigating Sheffield's political advantages. The conversation covers voter trust, turnout, community demographics, the role of corruption in politics, and the importance of voter participation. Featuring local insights and national comparisons, this episode provides a robust analysis of the election dynamics in Detroit. Don't miss it!

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In this week's discussion, Keith, Mike, myself, analyze the upcoming Detroit mayoral election focusing on the surprising rise of two candidates, Mary Sheffield and Pastor Solomon Kinlock. Sheffield, who is finished the primaries with 51% is a seasoned politician with strong ties to local politics while Kinloch with 17% is a non politician Pastor with a large following. The conversation covers the challenges for Kinloch in gaining political and financial support, and sheffield's political advantages and potential vulnerabilities. The hosts emphasize issues like voter trust, turnout, and the influence of community demographics on the election. The discussion also delves into broader themes such as the importance of voter participation and the potential for corruption in politics. I am Thomas Corley with Keith Pickens and Michael Miller. This is the What's Going On podcast. Thank you for listening.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

What's going on? Keith Pickens

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

hey TC, what's going on? Hey Mike. What's going on, bro?

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Hey Keith. Hey Tom. How you guys doing?

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Doing good, man. It's hot here in the Motor City area,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

It definitely is.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I'm not complaining. So there are nine now there's two.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

There's two.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

It is down to two candidates for November election in the Detroit city mayoral race. How? Know how Mary Sheffield got where she's at. She was number one with 51%,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

51.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

if you add up all those other numbers, those guys wouldn't beat her if they were, running the race at that time

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

they couldn't beat

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

could collectively it could not be her, But now it's down to two. The question is, how did a non politician. Beat all the other politicians

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

It's a breath of fresh air, so to speak, because it's not that it's unherald in history, but you have a pastor who has a huge following. We all know Kinloch

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Right?

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

it has several campuses throughout the area and, he's preaching the word every Sunday, and in between. The word is the word, and people are following him based on spirituality. If I can't trust you in a church,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

right.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I'm not going to be able to trust you, as a candidate or as a mayor of my city. So I guess I'll flip that. If I can trust you in the church to lead me spiritually, then politically, then I'm inclined to feel, the same way that you're trustworthy and that, that you're worthy of my voting.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

That explains why Chief Craig didn't get it. There's no trust.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

There's no trust. No. You gonna be a flip flopper. You ran for governor as a Republican. You made it clear about that I, and you got into this election. a city that's chocolate city,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

and probably I don't have a number out there, but I would think that for the most part it's a democratic city and now you're doubling back saying, let me lead you. And yeah, you're right. Trust is in terms of Craig Trust is definitely an issue, but not so much for Ken Lock. Kinloch is somebody who, leads the flock spiritually. And so with that, those 40,000 or so members that he's alleged to have, trust him to do the same politically.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah, but the

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

17% of the vote.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

But the flock probably, I'm gonna say 75%. None Detroiters.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

That's huge.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

right.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Really? Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah, his

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

from the suburbs.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yep.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I can't say, even if it's 50%,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

There you go.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

a lot of the 40,000

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

don't live in the city.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Then he's not gonna be mayor of the city.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

In the scheme of things let's look at it realistically. So he has 40,000 members.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

right.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

The city is approximately what, just over a half a million.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Let me give you that number. Okay, so there's 645,000 Detroiters.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Okay.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

518,000 are registered voters.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Exactly.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

85,000 voted in the primary.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

With it about

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Which is Right, which is a 16 something that ran over, you round it off to 17%. That was his 17%. So he got 17% of the 16%.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Oh, the overall vote,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah. But still, let me share this with you. I was with my dad on Wednesday and we weren't in the car more than. Five minutes before he said I didn't vote for your boy. And he went on to tell me why he didn't vote for him.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Interesting.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yep. And I think this is the situation that is going on, is the generational thing. The seniors got out and voted, And young folks did not get out and vote. That's the first thing.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Right.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

The second thing is. I'm thinking I'm using my dad as a primary because I'm been thinking all seniors are thinking this way that he can't do the two jobs. He can't be pastor of the church full-time and mayor full-time, so they want him to make the choice. Now he's repeatedly said that he's not gonna be full-time pastor and he's not a full-time pastor today,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

That is the perception. He said he would turn it over to his administrators to

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yep.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

how he does it in the first place beyond politics. It is beyond me, but,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Oh, running through all the campuses,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

oh my God, he has the energy of Tom Corley. But that being said, that is a big issue. And then some people will go so far as to say. keep church and state separate.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

right?

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

who, firmly believe that his lack of experience in the political arena his ties to the money because we do know that nowadays it takes money to get things done. Sheffield does have a reputation of being supported by billionaires and big business,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

All right.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Old school seniors are probably saying, keep it separate. What you're doing very well and you're

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

So either you're gonna do politics well and lead the pastoring behind

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

All right.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

or vice versa. And so you're right. And his message is, I think initially he may have said that he could do both. He may have intimated that he could do both come back and said that his administrators will be handling it if he becomes

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

right,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

will be. In fact, a full-time mayor

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Again, saying that all the seniors are voted, there are some people who did vote who said, okay, Kinloch my vote now what's the demographics of that number? I have no idea. But I'm just gonna go on a limb for the low turnout, Of what it was. Which goes back to our whole conversation in previous episodes about civics lessons. You have the power. To do something. In fact, you've got a situation where a mayor who's been around for 12 years is stepping out I heard a a phrase. Gilcrest Lieutenant Governor of Michigan gave a little speech and he did a little analogy about basketball. And the power of, having the game in your control and opportunity to dunk on somebody and not dunk on somebody. That doesn't make any sense. Nobody does that. you're going to go out and have an opportunity to dunk on somebody, you're going to do that. And you kinda said that when you have the power of voting, why not vote?

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah I think that, unfortunately that's just the way it has been traditionally. But when you have a mayor who's been in office for 12 years there's a sense of contentment that things are going in the right direction. That's arguable because they're saying the downtown, the outer areas developing and

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

All right.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

but the inner cities are still lagging and still hurting.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

All the candidates are saying the same thing. They're all saying they're gonna take care of the neighborhoods. But the thing is that Kinloch rose to the top from going from the bottom. He rose to the top. Pass all those guys who were saying the same thing. Who have the experience

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

But he has an example through his ministry of catering to assisting and supporting. The least of these, those who are,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yes.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Have little or nothing. And so he can put his money where his mouth is.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Right.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

more than rhetoric. It's more than, a speech he can actually provide evidence that I'm getting out door to door, We're doing God's work, right?

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

His message is genuine where the other messages may or may not be. We know how politicians do.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Right.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Not even gonna go there. I'm, I paused. I thought about saying something, but I let it go.'cause I know we got Mike started and Mike is awfully quiet. So I'm gonna leave it at the local level

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Oh yeah,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Keep it local. This is a local episode.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

But it is it's been suggested that politicians do lie. How about that?

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

What?

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

What you

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

are you thinking, Mike?

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I'm gonna wait till we get to make me wanna holler.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

That's the low turnout.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Okay.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

the fact that we okay

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

okay.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

The thing is, so now you got two candidates that are gonna be running in November You're thinking Mary's gonna run away with it. So what do you think Kinloch has to do? To hold her back or chip

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Oh,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

51%.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

And I didn't know that most of his congregation was suburban,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

it is not a whole lot that he can do. And then the other thing on Mary's side, and I didn't ask, and I'm asking now, is she affiliated with a sorority AKA or Delta? Anybody know?

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I can't say yay orated that.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I there that either.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

If she is, it's over. Don't make no difference. It is over. Kinloch you not going, you're not gonna beat that. You're not gonna beat that dude. Not with a suburban flock.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

From my perspective, it was a low turnout.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I'm gonna poke a hole in your balloon. has sorority connection.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah. But there was big hatred going on there. There was something else going on there. We gonna keep it local. Remember, don't get me started.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Are you poking a hole in the balloon

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

don't poke the bear.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Don't get me started, but keeping it local.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

that point though in terms of whether or not she's a member of a sorority and it's a good chance that she is Mike, which one, I can't say,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Right.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

chance that she is, I think that everything else she has going. For her in terms of having been the youngest council person in Detroit, being such a young woman at 36 years old, her dad, Horace good, bad or indifferent he has a background in the ministry and a huge following. Her pedigree is such that. This isn't new to her. When you talk about the common name, that's another thing we know about politics, a lot of times you go into the voting booth, you might not know the person, but if it says John Smith, you are like, That name before.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Sure. Sure.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Sheffield is a name that's known. Sheffield has a history in politics. Unfortunately she's going to get into neo fight. Somebody who, although he has a very powerful ministry he doesn't have a political background. I think it's good that he got into the race. He showed up and was competitive for whatever it's worth, 51% to 17% of a low turnout. I think to Mike's point, it's gonna be very difficult for him to overcome a lot of the obstacles when you look at Duggan, she's connected to Duggan in a way that he's not, she's

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yes.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

of the same contacts. Of being connected that Duggan has and people are fearful.'cause there's a lot of things happening

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Okay.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Obviously they're fearful that people are gonna dial back because Duggan's no longer in place. And so having her in place gives them a thought that, we still got a chance to continue to go forward. Where with Kinloch, it's like starting all over again, per se. And then he's not even talking about. The outskirts of the businesses and so forth so much as he's talking about the communities, which is where his base is, which is where he is done most of his work

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

All right.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

where he is had success. And he's

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

But he,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

got a tough road to hoe but it's not impossible.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Right,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

even said that he believes in miracles, a He should. And

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

be a miracle,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

he is often said, partnering with businesses philanthropy to For,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

anti, he's not

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

when you look at his base and where his strengths lie, He's gotta make the connections in terms of

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yes.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Being in politics. That's something that goes hand in hand. Good, bad, or indifferent. We know the businesses are running for all intents and purposes. If you got the businesses laying out the cash and saying, I need this and I want that, one hand feeds the other. And right now Kinloch doesn't have enough power to really feed the businesses the way they would anticipate or want him to. But that's just me. That's my opinion.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I'm gonna do one of the, poke the bear.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Poke to bear.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Poke the bear. All right. She's very young. She has some connections, well-known name. Have we heard this story before? Well-known name. He was young.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yep.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I'm not saying, I'm just saying,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I just read the article that made that same analogy. See

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I'm not saying, I'm just singing.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Mike, you always on top of it.'cause basically what that article said is the strength that she has could also be her weakness, particularly if you line it up against that other well-known

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yep.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Did a little bit of time and now is out, was pardoned

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yep.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Okay. hint hint.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I thought you taught my Dave Bing.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

No.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Oh, man.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

When you say Wellknown name,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

name, so I'll be

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Hey.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Dave could dunk though.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

That's right. He sure could. But just like he said, but I, you gotta give every person their own chance.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

And I have always said, and always will say. Absolute power corrupts and power corrupts. Absolutely. And I'm gonna leave it at that.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

20,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

that.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

But I'm not saying all corruption is bad.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

where he pulled that from, I

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

credit

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

It was definitely not me. I'm not saying all corruption is bad. I'm not saying that. All I'm saying is

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

you're not saying all power is bad

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

All right, I'm not, corruption is bad. There you go. Corruption is bad, but what I'm saying is when you do corruption correctly,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Correctly,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah. I'm just gonna say it. Look, we in a real, we in a real barbershop conversation, right?

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Okay.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

say it. I'm gonna say it.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Go ahead.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Corruption can be done correctly. When I say that, everybody gets their piece. Everybody gets what they're supposed to get. And we've seen that happen.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

We've seen that happen, especially here in the metro area, Southeast Michigan specifically where there was corruption, but nobody complained because everybody got what they expected. Streetlights were on. Garbage was picked up, your streets were clean. Every person from the top to the bottom got their envelope.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Is that

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

And that's all they,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

things,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

that's all they wanted was their envelope.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Mike, is that when the Teamsters were running things

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah. And I'm talking about all the way down to the man on the street To the worker, everybody, whatever it is they were supposed to get out of that deal, they got.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Right.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

We were all happy because our streets were clean. Our garbage was picked up, our lights were on, the roads were fixed. I'm gonna say that again. The roads were fixed. It is what it is. People are people. And it's one thing I've learned on this earth as much as I wanna see the good in people, and y'all know I do. But I've been corrupted. I have been jaded like you wouldn't believe. I have learned one thing. When everybody gets what they're supposed to get, everything still works.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

So if you can't stop corruption and you can't look at everything. Look at the country in the hole. You can't stop it. If everybody gets what they're supposed to get, okay. Everybody's happy, and you're just going about your business. That's all I'm gonna say about that. I'm gonna leave it alone. That's it.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

All.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

That's it. Growing up in this area where the auto industry was very strong, money flow, money fell outta trees. Corruption was everywhere. It is what it is.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

So

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

But it was control.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

right? So between the two candidates that we're looking at, you've got a minister who, as I stated from the onset, people trust him because the word is the truth and the truth is the word. And so if you're a flock in your following, then you trust that person. I don't think in most cases you want to even think about your spiritual leader as somebody who's corrupt.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

No. They're not corrupt going in.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

and you can say, going in. I understand.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

You're not corrupt going in.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Envelope after it's all said and done. Huh? And you got another one who, like you said she has a background. Her dad had some issues even though he was a clergyman. and so there's a bit of a stain based on that. If she has ties, business ties or

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Correct

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I don't

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

No, they're not corrupted.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I do know that when you get at that level, the potential to be corrupt because people are gonna want favors and they're gonna

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Oh yeah. Oh yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

But the decision has to be made between those two, and I think that because of her political past and the fact that she's been out there for a while in terms of a public figure, specifically locally in Detroit that bodes well for her. That does not mean that there's anything bad about,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

No. Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Talking about voting and putting somebody in office. that person who's the most popular typically is the person who has the edge, But, this case, I think that she just by the nature of her being a politician and one that has a. I think fairly good reputation overall,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Absolutely. Good reputation, right?

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

since she's running

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I think her chances are great. 51% of a low turnout, Tom said, if you add up all the votes of the other eight candidates and she still wins

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

absolutely. All right. I'm just gonna say Mary's gonna win. Mary, they gonna come after you. The feds are gonna come after you.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

What

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

We were just talking about absolute power and how it corrupts.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

all

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

You gotta be really careful. And I'm sure she has the skills, she's been around, but I can guarantee you they gonna come after her. They will look for stuff.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Oh, they

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

understand?

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Mike.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Detroit is the largest commercial truck crossing for international commerce in the United States, and we are about to open up a second bridge.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Who do you think the fascist in chief wants running this? He just federalized DC Poli. He just, yeah, he just took over. DC

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Don't think it won't happen for any reason.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

said it's because of crime, yet crime is down 52% over the last two years In DC so it's not because of crime.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

No, we know that

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Thank you. So whatever lie he comes up with about taking over Detroit, that's what it's gonna be.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

And that's why I'm saying Mary, just be real careful'cause they're gonna look at any reason to come after you.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

They're not gonna let the largest international crossing for commercial truck traffic. In the United States be run by black people. That's not going to happen. Not under this racist pig. He just moved. President Obama's portrait

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

to the

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

up to the back. You can't even see it when you walk through. It reminds me of the Egyptians cutting off the noses of the things, huh?

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

What the

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Uhhuh?

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I hadn't heard that.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yes. Tom.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

are,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

It reminds me of when the Egyptians cut off the noses of those statues.'cause they didn't want people to know that black people ruled Egypt for thousands of years when the Kush ruled Egypt. They cut those noses off those statues, so you wouldn't see those wide black noses

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

All right.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

They cut off them lips.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

cut

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

That's right.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I think, Mike, I'm gonna take a turn towards optimism right now, because there are still checks and balances there are still judges, federal judges, throughout the states who can make rulings. Now what happens is if it goes up to the Supreme Court. They're facilitating this whole dictatorship thing and we weren't gonna go national, but I'm just gonna say that in response to what you just said. I'd have to believe that cause they really look at everybody and some they look the other way, but they're gonna be looking at her and as long as her steps are in order, Ken, I order his steps, whoever. Then I think that, you really are gonna have to have a legit reason. They're rewriting the law as we speak,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

They making it up as they go.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

it up as they go along. But to that end, what he did in Los Angeles, bringing the troops in what he's doing now, so he's slow walking it, and he still got, what, three and a half, three, three and a quarter years to go. At the end of the day, there's people out there who are having putting in lawsuits, every time he tries to do something. As long as the feds in those locations say, Hey, is not gonna happen, then now it's on him to take every case that he loses up to the Supreme Court. Now that worries me I know the Supreme Court is slanted period. So that's not a check and balance really. But we still have some small checks in place slow that tide of what he's trying to do.'cause if he, Hey Mike, if he could snap his finger and get it done, it would be done.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

It's almost to that point.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

already authoritarianism,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

If you

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

What hap

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

count, that's city number two. Did LA

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

right now?

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

He did it and he did all now,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

two.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

right.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

we bring it back.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

it back to

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Okay.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Somebody.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Alright. Since we're in the barbershop real quick. I got a question. What is happening with Clarence Thomas? Am I wrong? I could be

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I Haven't heard anything about his

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Exactly. I haven't heard anything. No. They said that he was on some type of permanent leave. Something

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Oh, really? No, I hadn't heard

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I didn't get the whole gist of the story, and that's why I was asking. What is happening with Clarence Thomas?

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I don't know if it's permanent, but he's on,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I know what you're saying.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

it's a long I have to do some more research into what was going on there. But something about, oh, I, I don't even wanna say it. Just bring it back local until I can know what I'm talking about.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

All

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I have to get some more research on that. It goes to what you were saying about the checks and balances. Our last bastion of checks and balances when the courts and the Congress won't do their job is the media. The media seems more and more complicit to not report on certain things or just do a blurb about it and keep on going. That's more than concerning when you got the media in your pocket Also. I don't wanna go into what I was reading earlier, but this show does look like 1939 all over again, just before the start of World War ii.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Sure does. But I'm gonna leave it alone. We coming back local. Okay. I'm done.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

good play. The playbook, whoever put that playbook together, they knew what they were doing.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yep.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

they're putting it in effect. It's like a coach going into a game against a team with a plan. You've done all your homework, The lions, have been good the last couple years. And they annihilate Basically that playbook that they have, and it's like a shotgun. It ain't a single shot, it's a The pellets are Over. The news media can only report so many things. They focus right now, they focusing on what they're doing in dc They're still focusing on Epstein.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Epstein.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Couple of things they're gonna focus on. I probably should watch Fox just to get the other side. watch M-S-N-B-C or CNN, which is more liberal leaning, and they do as best a job they can in terms of disseminating news to hold some accountability. But you've had people lose their job because he's even controlling, like you said, Mike, even controlling the media now because he's got'em fearful. The media giants, the people who own the publications, He's basically telling them what they can and cannot report.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Exactly. And that's

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Who broke the Epstein?

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yep.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

from the Wall Street Journal and not from the

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Not from

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

but

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

but

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

outlet.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah. But speaking of media outlets, the shouting from the mountaintop is coming from podcasters

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yes.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yes.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

All those guys are the podcasters who are not mainstream media.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

right.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Not to say that we're at that level, but we're making noises about stuff,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

there's people listening to what we have to say on a smaller scale.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

And I think that's the direction that people are gonna start getting the information from, whether it come from a, it's gonna be a silo

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

People are gonna start hearing these things more or less streaming services or podcasting.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

But let me go back to Lock a Ken Lock strategy. If we were on this campaign. Team, what do you think would be the solution for them to chip away at Mary's lead?

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I think the only thing that they

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

May me just say this common sense things.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I'm curious. To Do one. Continue to stump. Get out there, get your message out, talk to people, let'em know what you're going to do, what your plans are, let'em know what you're about. Because 40,000 people in a city of over 600,000 is not a lot. And then

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

No.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

or a lot of those people are suburban.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

All right.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

get your message out. You gotta put the ads out.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

You gotta do what they did to you. And it's unfortunate, but it's called politics. So they came up with the story when he was a 19-year-old young man,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

And we all know that's a no-no. You don't do that. And Would do that. but whatever skeleton she has is unfortunate. Politics is a dirty game,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

It is.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

down a notch is try to chop her knees off, right?

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Woo.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

the game he played.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

W.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

door to door and doing TV ads are only gonna get you so far,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

That's right.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

he said in a sense, which is, backhanded slapped, is that she's been there in the seat for 10 or 12 years, and the things that have gone on in those 10 to 12 years have not been productive for the citizens of Detroit.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I wouldn't agree with that.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

And then,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

They say Her problem is this.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

off on everything that Dug was doing,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

They were saying rubber stamping.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Detroit.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah, rubber stamp.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

But it's a positive rubber stamp because Gotten things done.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

they say her biggest problem is she spends more time on social media and she's not accountable. She doesn't show up. And meetings are important, right? Can you be a candidate that's a leader, you ignore we got a meeting, we need to discuss this, we need to get things done,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Right.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

and you're not there. So roll call. How can you get back to running the city full-time? How can you run a city part-time if you're not gonna show up? That matter. but I think he's really gonna be pressed. He's, he may have to, and I don't think he'll do this'cause he's a pastor, going after her dad by association and people have already started to try to do that,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

you know what? That will be the case probably Keith, Be the surrogates. It's not gonna be him directly. Won't be him directly. It'll be the surrogates.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

It would have to be the surrogate.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

They'll be looking at him like, what pastor?

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Playing dirty

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

you're right,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

pile.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

How.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

got a poli of tricks.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

He's gotta Tom, he has a steep mountain. Not even a hill to climb.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Okay.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I don't disagree with that,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yep.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

but I think that. I think the miracle can happen, but I just think there need action needs to take place. Such as you say, boots on the ground, but he's gotta talk to

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

them little fans down.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Or maybe they knew, need the fans and he get some votes. Yeah. Put your name on the fan.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

T-shirts. I

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

On

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Ken Lock. Now, didn't need the fans to say I rock with

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Ride and have him in the club. Smack smack. That's what I'm talking about. He'll get some votes then. That's right. Give'em fans. All right, Ken Lock, that's our advice.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I don't know if this had anything to do with the,'cause they say Mary was everywhere. That's one of the things they said. She was everywhere. So the avenue of fashion had their annual. Gathering or festival or whatever it was. I saw Mary, she was out there Kinloch. I saw the first lady, Robin

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Did I see her son? I don't even remember if I saw her son, but I did see her. She was up and down the blocks of the of Livernois. But going back to what Kinloch needs to do, I don't know what he was doing that day, but he needs to be everywhere just like Mary is.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah. He needs to I

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yeah. Yeah. And he needs to get his message out and communicate that to people who are going to go to the polls.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yeah.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

How do you say not waste your time on those who don't plan to vote because indifferent.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Or

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

One of either of the two. You have to have some certified pollsters who can really make presumptions about what the turnout is gonna be. So you can't afford to, not have your message go out like a shotgun pellet, right? You Everything

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

only got so much time. And two, you need to get the news out to as many people as possible. One of the things you can play on, he's not an old man, he's a young man by my standard, but compared to her, he's got

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

in experience. You can poke a hole like that. She's 36 years old, man.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah, I didn't know She looks young. I just assumed she was young, but I didn't think much of it. But now to, to that point, Keith, of messaging, he may need to invest in a national. Campaign type person. People in the city of Detroit are very particular about campaigns and who's running them. They want everybody to be local, but at least behind the scenes,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yes.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

least behind the scenes, they need to have somebody at the caliber who knows how to do this. To get somebody whoever Obama had, to go from, being faceless and unknown

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

everything costs money. He's raised half again of what she's raised.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

That's where I was going.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Of what she has,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I think that's gonna change now because he's come from the bottom to number two. You just don't do that.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Sides. But I

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

But the money.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

They're gonna give to her.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Money can come from the faceless money can come from outta state.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

But you only have until when this election is November,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Oh, yeah. If she's already got such a commanding lead, money-wise.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

he doesn't have enough time to make that up, right?

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

and he is gotta

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

No.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

He needed to talk to the other candidates who lost out. Can I get your support?

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Correct. Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

If

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

that part,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

If he can get their support, he's

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

He's got a chance.'cause they did pull some votes.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Portion of those votes, he's still got a chance. And so it's

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

That's what he should have been doing the next morning.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

But believe James Craig out of it. Don't get his votes.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Go to,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

man.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

a meeting with him.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

No. No. Huh.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

when they asked him what he had about$5 on hand. He could get a bag of chips with that. No, but that's one way of doing it. Trying to go after those individuals that lost to her and him,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

if he can get their support. Certainly that wouldn't hurt. And again, like I said, basically when you look at these businesses and the monies that they can bring in, they want somebody that's gonna be favorable. Back to the corruption part that Mike spoke

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

So who do you get in bed with now? So if you go against Mary and she wins, piss her off. If you go against Kinloch and he wins, maybe he's pissed off and you don't get everything that you want. so basically what they do is they start to spread the funds, both Is upset, but you're right he'll have more money to work with I don't know how much these. Ads cost, man. But when

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Who

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

The presidential election, they were talking about, a few minutes here, a few minutes there was causing thousands of dollars.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Correct.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

what they can charge. I don't know if they could do that on local basis but you gotta have a war chest.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

right now she's got a huge war chest and when you go to church and you look in your pocket. You want to tithe, but really all you can give is,$5 them$5 donation. Either I'm donating to church or I'm donating to your campaign. They only gonna go so far

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

how many people did you say voted in this election?

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

about

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

85,000

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

in the primaries. Okay. And then when the autocratic and chief won 20,000, Detroiters voted for him. 20,000 people in the city of Detroit voted for the autocrat in chief,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

All right.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

which, okay, so that tells me that they are voters.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

So I'm not saying that all 20,000 voted in this primary, Assuming that they did, that tells you. Of that 85,000 of 20,000, 20,000 of them, weren't that bright then, what does that tell you?

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

The other party is that people tend to take primaries for granted.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

True.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

That number should go up

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

you're right.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

but

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

That is very true, Keith.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

If it's a true indicator, then Ken Lock has to be concerned because, 51%, 17%, what's that? There's a difference of 34%.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Huh.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

making up to do,

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

He's

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

No, he's not gonna,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Can it be done, Mike? Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

yeah, but I doubt it. Not in 90 days, not with the way that Detroiters vote.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Possible but not probable.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

correct. Possible but not probable. There you go. Unless he comes out with something major on her, and I don't know. I doubt that she has anything major on her, but I would doubt that.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

That's

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

happens.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

If

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

in October.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

correct. If,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

campaign.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

if there is something, then he's gonna have to go there. And that's the only way he gonna win.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

All right, gentlemen. We didn't much say anything about save the Children because then we'd be going back to our civics lesson.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

No, the, to save the children part, I would say children, look at what your parents are doing, and don't do that unless they're voting.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

that. Yeah. Unless they're

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

learn about the candidates for yourself when it's your time to vote. Number one, participate in democracy.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Mike. I

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

That's number one. Participate. Democracy takes participation. Learn for yourself about the candidates. Don't just take anybody's word for it. Learn about'em yourself, and then vote

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

go from there.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

things not gonna always go your way, but at least you participated. You know the process.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

If you don't vote.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

right there you go.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

is a recipe for disaster.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Correct.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Something that ultimately lead to the demise of democracy.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

I would tell the children there is no democracy.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

so that's what people have to be mindful of. Was really sad to see the turnout. historically it probably was anticipated based on prior records.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah they forecasted between 15 and 18%.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

No. We need

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

were right on point.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yep.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

So I Have to be more passionate, and people right now, in this day and time, turnout should be, everybody should turn out'cause we should be

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah. And that's

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

should be sitting on their hands. At home.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

correct. Don't.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

right.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

and they have absentee ballot

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yes. Thank you, Keith.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

be afraid to vote. Don't be afraid to make a wrong choice. Just make a choice,

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

choice.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

And then if it's the wrong choice, you'll know, and you'll know not to do that again. You'll know to do more research,

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Oh, no.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

You'll know to do more research on the person that you vote, right? But like you said, democracy takes participation. Don't be afraid to vote, just do it. Just go on and do it. Vote for who you think is gonna be the best person who aligns himself more with what you think you like to see. And sometimes neither candidate is gonna be, what you want.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Mike say just do it again. That might get us a Nike sponsorship.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Go when neither candidate is your candidate. Go for the least amount of damage.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yes.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

If you don't like either one. Who do you hate? Worse? Then don't vote for that person. Vote for the other.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

But vote.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

But vote you have to vote. There you go. To learn more about today's topics, please become a subscriber, text us or become a supporter. Go to the show description. Be sure to hit the follow button to receive a notification when we upload a new episode. That's all the time we've got this week. Thanks for listening. We'll be back next week with the What's Going On Podcast.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

He knocked it out the per.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Oh, wow. That's cool, man. All right. I gotta I gotta practice that. I gotta be ready.

keith_1_08-11-2025_170434:

You

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

All right.

thomas-corley_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Yeah.

squadcaster-70j9_1_08-11-2025_170434:

Thank you.