The Ben Shapiro Show - August 13, 2026


Everyone Is Getting the Democratic Primaries Wrong

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Ben Shapiro
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Francesca Hong Zoran Mamdani Peggy Flanagan David Crowley Abdul El-Sayed Hassan Piker Haley Stevens Abdul El Sayed Elizabeth Warren Michelle Tafoya Bernie Sanders Alyssa Slotkin Warren Sanders John Fetterman Daniel Craig Pure Talk Tim Walz Abdullah Murphy Speaks
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00:00:00 Okay.
00:00:00 So primaries happening across the country.
00:00:02 New results every day.
00:00:03 Here's the upshot so far.
00:00:04 Republicans are running some okay races here and there.
00:00:07 But by and large, there is a massive trend of Democratic candidates winning in already blue areas with candidates who hate America and pretty much everything we stand for.
00:00:16 They wear a mask that reads a Democrat, but you only need to scratch like a little tiny bit under the surface.
00:00:20 And then you realize these people just despise the country.
00:00:23 The Democratic Party was supposed to be the moderate standing up to the radicals.
00:00:26 No, That's, that's a lie.
00:00:29 They're brokering a deal.
00:00:31 There's a narrative that's going around.
00:00:32 Here's the narrative.
00:00:33 A couple of days ago, there were some primaries in the Democratic Party.
00:00:36 One happened in Wisconsin, one happened in Minnesota.
00:00:39 And in Wisconsin, there was a sort of shock result because Francesca Hong, who is the judge doom eyed crazy lady who is running for the gubernatorial nomination in Wisconsin, she ended up losing to a pseudo moderate named David Crowley.
00:00:56 And when I say pseudo moderate, I mean that Crowley is not particularly moderate.
00:00:58 He's kind of a normie left wing progressive Democrat.
00:01:03 And so the narrative that went around, he narrowly won this election.
00:01:06 The narrative that went around was finally the DSA has hit the ceiling and the establishment is fighting back.
00:01:13 That is not what is happening.
00:01:14 You are being scammed.
00:01:15 That is not the truth.
00:01:18 What is actually happening is that the Democratic Party is brokering the terms of its surrender to the DSA.
00:01:23 The Democratic Socialists of America are in the driver's seat and the Normie Dems are basically just saying, can you tap the brakes, please?
00:01:29 That's the entire thing.
00:01:29 That's it.
00:01:32 Because Again, look at those percentages.
00:01:34 David Crowley won 39.8% of the vote.
00:01:37 Francesca Hong won 39.3% of the vote.
00:01:43 Now, the key factor here is that Francesca Hong was not endorsed by AOC or Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren or any of the rest of the clown show.
00:01:52 If she had been, she would have won.
00:01:54 So the real question here is why those people did not endorse Francesca Hong?
00:01:58 And the answer is because there's a tacit deal.
00:02:00 The tacit deal between the Democratic Party and the DSA is the DSA and their best friends, like Sanders and AOC, will refrain from endorsing.
00:02:08 The people who say the quietest parts, the loudest. 0.57
00:02:11 And in return, the Democratic Party will lay off of the second most psychotic category, people like Abdul El Sayed.
00:02:18 So the Democratic Party will basically split on Abdul El Sayed. 0.54
00:02:21 People like Alyssa Slotkin, Senator in Michigan, will just refrain from endorsing in a primary where clearly if she'd endorsed Haley Stevens, it might have put Stevens over the top.
00:02:28 She'll refrain from endorsing because, again, the Democratic Party has to pretend Abdul El Sayed is some sort of normie.
00:02:36 They'll jump on board with Zoran Momdani. 0.53
00:02:38 Their only ask is that the DSA not put up people who are super likely to lose because they're totally openly psychotic.
00:02:43 So, like the people who are kind of covertly psychotic, absolutely go for it.
00:02:47 The people who are openly psychotic in an area where they might lose, don't do that.
00:02:51 That's the tacit deal. 0.98
00:02:53 It is not that the establishment is saying to the DSA, stop with your crazy.
00:02:57 It's that the DSA is saying, okay, here's the deal you do most of the policies that we want, and we will refrain from getting behind our own candidates.
00:03:06 That's what's happening right now.
00:03:08 That is the thing that's actually happening.
00:03:11 So, again, trying to push this narrative that the establishment Democrats are making a comeback, because again, they have to portray themselves as moderate.
00:03:17 Most Americans don't like the extremism.
00:03:19 They have to portray themselves as moderate.
00:03:19 They don't.
00:03:21 So, David Crowley, who again is a very left wing candidate in Wisconsin, he's talking like a moderate.
00:03:26 He says that if you tax the rich, it could cause capital flight from Wisconsin.
00:03:32 It's time for us to revisit our tax structure, but, you know, it's about bringing people to the table.
00:03:37 We have to look at this system holistically and not just saying, tax the rich.
00:03:42 And the reason why I say that.
00:03:44 Is taxing the rich going to give us everything that we need?
00:03:46 Are there other revenue opportunities outside of the income tax that we should be looking at to make sure the resources are available?
00:03:53 Do you worry that a higher tax rate on wealthy Wisconsinites could cause them to potentially move to another state where the tax rate is lower than?
00:04:03 I think that's always a possibility.
00:04:07 Again, so he is like, he's the moderate, right?
00:04:09 He's going to be the moderate guy.
00:04:10 And this is what the Democratic Party is going to do.
00:04:12 They need a moderate wing masquerading as the people who are actually still in charge.
00:04:17 And that way, when they get behind people like Abdullah, they'll say, well, they're not that crazy.
00:04:20 I mean, they're running David Crowley, they could run Francesca Hong.
00:04:24 Okay, and here's the evidence.
00:04:25 In Minnesota, the DSA actually won.
00:04:27 And in Minnesota, where there is no risk that a Republican is going to win the governorship there, like the chances are very, very low.
00:04:34 Yeah, to my great sadness, Michelle Tafoya is very unlikely to win that gubernatorial race because Minnesota is fairly deep blue at this point. 1.00
00:04:41 Peggy Flanagan, who's a total nutcase, ended up winning the Minnesota primary against Angie Craig. 1.00
00:04:48 Flanagan was endorsed by Warren Sanders, Murphy, the whole team. 1.00
00:04:56 She was elected to Minnesota Lieutenant Governor alongside Tim Walz.
00:04:59 She is the lady who you might best remember from wearing a shirt that said, Protect Trans Kids with a Knife on it.
00:05:04 Remember this? 1.00
00:05:07 And she, of course, she's a nut. 1.00
00:05:09 I mean, she's totally a nut. 1.00
00:05:11 Flashback, July 2026, she introduces herself with her Ojibwe name. 0.97
00:05:19 This is the realest version of Peggy Flanagan, is what you're getting right now.
00:05:25 So, bujo, Peggy Flanagan, Edition of Causes.
00:05:34 My name is Peggy Flanagan.
00:05:36 My Ojibwe name is Speaks in a Loud and Clear Voice Woman.
00:05:40 I'm a member of White Earth, and my family is the Wolf Clan. 0.56
00:05:46 So, yeah, she's a wild person.
00:05:51 This is a wild person. 0.98
00:05:51 She's Francesca Hong, but white. 0.98
00:05:53 But in Minnesota, you can get away with that because Minnesota is not a swing state, Wisconsin is. 0.99
00:05:56 And so all the Democrats jumped behind her.
00:05:59 They're not in principled fashion.
00:06:02 Trying to stop the radicals.
00:06:03 They're getting behind them. 0.97
00:06:04 This is a lady who tweeted out Minnesota is a place where it is not safe to be black.
00:06:08 That was 2021. 0.96
00:06:10 Here she was in March 2023, claiming that we have to believe small children who say they're members of the opposite sex.
00:06:17 When our children tell us who they are, it is our job as grownups to listen and to believe them.
00:06:30 This nutcase won by 20 points.
00:06:32 20. 0.83
00:06:33 That's what it means to be a good parent.
00:06:38 No, it does not.
00:06:39 Are you kidding me?
00:06:41 When my kids tell me things about themselves that are crazy, if I believe them, that would make me a horrible parent.
00:06:48 My children identify as people who require sweets all day long.
00:06:53 That is their identity.
00:06:54 That is their core identity.
00:06:55 I deny that core identity.
00:06:58 Got some more on this in a moment.
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00:07:31 Again, this is a lie.
00:07:33 The Democrats are trying to game you.
00:07:34 They're trying to lie to you. 0.74
00:07:35 Look, the establishment Dems stood up to the crazies.
00:07:37 No, they absolutely did not. 0.99
00:07:39 The coalition is the Crazy and the slightly less crazy, and the people surrendering to them. 0.98
00:07:45 That's it. 0.53
00:07:47 Now, Hassan Piker is not wrong when he says to Democrats that they have to defend him because he's part of the coalition.
00:07:52 The Democrats are not separating off from Hassan Piker.
00:07:54 The only one who will is John Fetterman.
00:07:57 I know we don't always see eye to eye on a lot of stuff, but you have to literally at some point, I know you don't want to do this, defend me.
00:08:08 And not because you love what I have to say, not because I'm a part of this coalition, even though I am, whether you like it or not, but you are going to inevitably have to say, this is a ridiculous conversation that we're having because the real conversation that Republicans don't want to have.
00:08:25 Is the cost of living crisis.
00:08:28 Again, this is the whole thing. 0.99
00:08:31 He's hiding behind the cost of living crisis in order to wipe his ass with the Constitution, which is the thing he really wants. 0.98
00:08:36 I mean, again, this is the guy who's part of the coalition. 0.99
00:08:39 He is.
00:08:40 They refuse to excise him, they won't do it.
00:08:44 They need him and they want him.
00:08:45 Here's Hassan Piker when he's not shocking his dog.
00:08:49 I hate this country so much. 0.99
00:08:52 Overall, what my favorite flag is Hezbollah. 1.00
00:08:55 Look it up. 0.71
00:08:56 If Hezbollah is a terrorist organization, America is the top terrorist organization, which it is, by the way.
00:09:02 America is the top dog in terrorism. 0.72
00:09:04 One side is always going to be worse than the other side. 0.98
00:09:07 America is worse than Iran. 1.00
00:09:08 That much is 100% something I stand on. 0.96
00:09:11 It's not even a comparison. 0.99
00:09:12 America is the greatest terrorist on the planet.
00:09:14 Also, you might have noticed something finally framed newspaper from 9 11, the morning of 9 12, the newspaper right there. 0.96
00:09:22 America deserved 9 11, dude. 0.69
00:09:24 F it.
00:09:25 I'm saying it. 0.75
00:09:26 They can do whatever the f they want with the American flag and the Israeli flag. 1.00
00:09:30 I wipe my ass with the American flag. 1.00
00:09:32 I understand the utter moral depravity of the average American. 1.00
00:09:36 And f me from the back, okay?
00:09:39 I f the Constitution. 1.00
00:09:41 I wipe my ass with the Constitution. 1.00
00:09:43 It's a f piece of paper, dude. 1.00
00:09:45 Shut the f up. 1.00
00:09:47 Mother f the Constitution and mother f this country, okay? 1.00
00:09:54 That one.
00:09:55 That one.
00:09:56 So, what are Democrats doing?
00:09:57 They're doing, you know, basically left wing tequila.
00:09:59 Takiyah is the Islamic doctrine of war that says that you're allowed to lie in order to achieve victory.
00:10:05 So now, Mamdani, Zorhan Mamdani, is saying that beliefs change and grow.
00:10:10 It's so much better woke two than woke one.
00:10:12 Again, this is going to be their line.
00:10:13 This is going to be their line.
00:10:15 Here's Zorhan Mamdani, an extremist who loves terrorism.
00:10:17 Okay.
00:10:18 He just, he literally, he literally rapped in favor of the Holy Land Five, people who were sent to jail for terror support.
00:10:26 Here's Zorhan Mamdani.
00:10:30 Because you yourself have walked back, defunded the police.
00:10:34 Do you think woke one was crazy?
00:10:39 Look, I think that each person has a responsibility to tell New Yorkers, to tell Americans when they're running for office what they believe.
00:10:52 And sometimes what you believe can change, it can develop, it can grow.
00:10:56 And I know that there are some for whom they still believe in that.
00:11:00 I've made very clear that I do not believe in defunding the police, that I will not be defunding the police.
00:11:06 And that to me, delivering critical public safety also looks like working with our police department alongside many other partners.
00:11:14 And we've seen over the first seven months of this administration what that can look like when we're talking about the fewest murders on record in New York City, the fewest shooting incidents on record in New York City.
00:11:25 And that to me is how we measure a lot of our public safety.
00:11:29 Okay, so I mean, I would like to point out at this point that if you're going to evolve in your beliefs, you need to explain why you evolved.
00:11:34 Otherwise, I don't believe you evolved.
00:11:35 I think you're lying.
00:11:37 I think he still wants to defund the police.
00:11:38 He just understands that it's politically unpalatable to say such things.
00:11:42 Meanwhile, Zarn Mamdani's wife is traveling to Syria and Lebanon next month, and she is bringing along cops assigned to the first couple's taxpayer funded New York Police Department detail, according to the New York Post.
00:11:54 So, well done, everyone.
00:11:55 Things are going well.
00:11:56 Meanwhile, Abdul Al Sayed is out there saying that Medicare for All should include abortion and gender affirming care.
00:12:01 Again, there is no limit to the extremism of the Democratic Party, it's just a question of which face they decide to show you.
00:12:09 And I believe that Medicare for All should cover all health care.
00:12:12 Yeah.
00:12:13 Which is defined by what a patient needs in accordance with their doctor.
00:12:19 So that includes reproductive rights, right?
00:12:22 That includes gender affirming care.
00:12:27 So, you guys, we all get to cover the transing of the kids.
00:12:31 This is what the Democratic Party is for. 0.93
00:12:33 They're all behind him.
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