The Ben Shapiro Show - August 13, 2026


Everyone Is Getting the Democratic Primaries Wrong


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00:00:00.000 Okay.
00:00:00.000 So primaries happening across the country.
00:00:02.000 New results every day.
00:00:03.000 Here's the upshot so far.
00:00:04.000 Republicans are running some okay races here and there.
00:00:07.000 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.
00:00:16.000 They wear a mask that reads a Democrat, but you only need to scratch like a little tiny bit under the surface.
00:00:20.000 And then you realize these people just despise the country.
00:00:23.000 The Democratic Party was supposed to be the moderate standing up to the radicals.
00:00:26.000 No, That's, that's a lie.
00:00:29.000 They're brokering a deal.
00:00:31.000 There's a narrative that's going around.
00:00:32.000 Here's the narrative.
00:00:33.000 A couple of days ago, there were some primaries in the Democratic Party.
00:00:36.000 One happened in Wisconsin, one happened in Minnesota.
00:00:39.000 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.
00:00:56.000 And when I say pseudo moderate, I mean that Crowley is not particularly moderate.
00:00:58.000 He's kind of a normie left wing progressive Democrat.
00:01:03.000 And so the narrative that went around, he narrowly won this election.
00:01:06.000 The narrative that went around was finally the DSA has hit the ceiling and the establishment is fighting back.
00:01:13.000 That is not what is happening.
00:01:14.000 You are being scammed.
00:01:15.000 That is not the truth.
00:01:18.000 What is actually happening is that the Democratic Party is brokering the terms of its surrender to the DSA.
00:01:23.000 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?
00:01:29.000 That's the entire thing.
00:01:29.000 That's it.
00:01:32.000 Because Again, look at those percentages.
00:01:34.000 David Crowley won 39.8% of the vote.
00:01:37.000 Francesca Hong won 39.3% of the vote.
00:01:43.000 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.
00:01:52.000 If she had been, she would have won.
00:01:54.000 So the real question here is why those people did not endorse Francesca Hong?
00:01:58.000 And the answer is because there's a tacit deal.
00:02:00.000 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.
00:02:08.000 The people who say the quietest parts, the loudest.
00:02:11.000 And in return, the Democratic Party will lay off of the second most psychotic category, people like Abdul El Sayed.
00:02:18.000 So the Democratic Party will basically split on Abdul El Sayed.
00:02:21.000 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.
00:02:28.000 She'll refrain from endorsing because, again, the Democratic Party has to pretend Abdul El Sayed is some sort of normie.
00:02:36.000 They'll jump on board with Zoran Momdani.
00:02:38.000 Their only ask is that the DSA not put up people who are super likely to lose because they're totally openly psychotic.
00:02:43.000 So, like the people who are kind of covertly psychotic, absolutely go for it.
00:02:47.000 The people who are openly psychotic in an area where they might lose, don't do that.
00:02:51.000 That's the tacit deal.
00:02:53.000 It is not that the establishment is saying to the DSA, stop with your crazy.
00:02:57.000 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.
00:03:06.000 That's what's happening right now.
00:03:08.000 That is the thing that's actually happening.
00:03:11.000 So, again, trying to push this narrative that the establishment Democrats are making a comeback, because again, they have to portray themselves as moderate.
00:03:17.000 Most Americans don't like the extremism.
00:03:19.000 They have to portray themselves as moderate.
00:03:19.000 They don't.
00:03:21.000 So, David Crowley, who again is a very left wing candidate in Wisconsin, he's talking like a moderate.
00:03:26.000 He says that if you tax the rich, it could cause capital flight from Wisconsin.
00:03:32.000 It's time for us to revisit our tax structure, but, you know, it's about bringing people to the table.
00:03:37.000 We have to look at this system holistically and not just saying, tax the rich.
00:03:42.000 And the reason why I say that.
00:03:44.000 Is taxing the rich going to give us everything that we need?
00:03:46.000 Are there other revenue opportunities outside of the income tax that we should be looking at to make sure the resources are available?
00:03:53.000 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?
00:04:03.000 I think that's always a possibility.
00:04:07.000 Again, so he is like, he's the moderate, right?
00:04:09.000 He's going to be the moderate guy.
00:04:10.000 And this is what the Democratic Party is going to do.
00:04:12.000 They need a moderate wing masquerading as the people who are actually still in charge.
00:04:17.000 And that way, when they get behind people like Abdullah, they'll say, well, they're not that crazy.
00:04:20.000 I mean, they're running David Crowley, they could run Francesca Hong.
00:04:24.000 Okay, and here's the evidence.
00:04:25.000 In Minnesota, the DSA actually won.
00:04:27.000 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.
00:04:34.000 Yeah, to my great sadness, Michelle Tafoya is very unlikely to win that gubernatorial race because Minnesota is fairly deep blue at this point.
00:04:41.000 Peggy Flanagan, who's a total nutcase, ended up winning the Minnesota primary against Angie Craig.
00:04:48.000 Flanagan was endorsed by Warren Sanders, Murphy, the whole team.
00:04:56.000 She was elected to Minnesota Lieutenant Governor alongside Tim Walz.
00:04:59.000 She is the lady who you might best remember from wearing a shirt that said, Protect Trans Kids with a Knife on it.
00:05:04.000 Remember this?
00:05:07.000 And she, of course, she's a nut.
00:05:09.000 I mean, she's totally a nut.
00:05:11.000 Flashback, July 2026, she introduces herself with her Ojibwe name.
00:05:19.000 This is the realest version of Peggy Flanagan, is what you're getting right now.
00:05:25.000 So, bujo, Peggy Flanagan, Edition of Causes.
00:05:34.000 My name is Peggy Flanagan.
00:05:36.000 My Ojibwe name is Speaks in a Loud and Clear Voice Woman.
00:05:40.000 I'm a member of White Earth, and my family is the Wolf Clan.
00:05:46.000 So, yeah, she's a wild person.
00:05:51.000 This is a wild person.
00:05:51.000 She's Francesca Hong, but white.
00:05:53.000 But in Minnesota, you can get away with that because Minnesota is not a swing state, Wisconsin is.
00:05:56.000 And so all the Democrats jumped behind her.
00:05:59.000 They're not in principled fashion.
00:06:02.000 Trying to stop the radicals.
00:06:03.000 They're getting behind them.
00:06:04.000 This is a lady who tweeted out Minnesota is a place where it is not safe to be black.
00:06:08.000 That was 2021.
00:06:10.000 Here she was in March 2023, claiming that we have to believe small children who say they're members of the opposite sex.
00:06:17.000 When our children tell us who they are, it is our job as grownups to listen and to believe them.
00:06:30.000 This nutcase won by 20 points.
00:06:32.000 20.
00:06:33.000 That's what it means to be a good parent.
00:06:38.000 No, it does not.
00:06:39.000 Are you kidding me?
00:06:41.000 When my kids tell me things about themselves that are crazy, if I believe them, that would make me a horrible parent.
00:06:48.000 My children identify as people who require sweets all day long.
00:06:53.000 That is their identity.
00:06:54.000 That is their core identity.
00:06:55.000 I deny that core identity.
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00:07:31.000 Again, this is a lie.
00:07:33.000 The Democrats are trying to game you.
00:07:34.000 They're trying to lie to you.
00:07:35.000 Look, the establishment Dems stood up to the crazies.
00:07:37.000 No, they absolutely did not.
00:07:39.000 The coalition is the Crazy and the slightly less crazy, and the people surrendering to them.
00:07:45.000 That's it.
00:07:47.000 Now, Hassan Piker is not wrong when he says to Democrats that they have to defend him because he's part of the coalition.
00:07:52.000 The Democrats are not separating off from Hassan Piker.
00:07:54.000 The only one who will is John Fetterman.
00:07:57.000 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.
00:08:08.000 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.
00:08:25.000 Is the cost of living crisis.
00:08:28.000 Again, this is the whole thing.
00:08:31.000 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.
00:08:36.000 I mean, again, this is the guy who's part of the coalition.
00:08:39.000 He is.
00:08:40.000 They refuse to excise him, they won't do it.
00:08:44.000 They need him and they want him.
00:08:45.000 Here's Hassan Piker when he's not shocking his dog.
00:08:49.000 I hate this country so much.
00:08:52.000 Overall, what my favorite flag is Hezbollah.
00:08:55.000 Look it up.
00:08:56.000 If Hezbollah is a terrorist organization, America is the top terrorist organization, which it is, by the way.
00:09:02.000 America is the top dog in terrorism.
00:09:04.000 One side is always going to be worse than the other side.
00:09:07.000 America is worse than Iran.
00:09:08.000 That much is 100% something I stand on.
00:09:11.000 It's not even a comparison.
00:09:12.000 America is the greatest terrorist on the planet.
00:09:14.000 Also, you might have noticed something finally framed newspaper from 9 11, the morning of 9 12, the newspaper right there.
00:09:22.000 America deserved 9 11, dude.
00:09:24.000 F it.
00:09:25.000 I'm saying it.
00:09:26.000 They can do whatever the f they want with the American flag and the Israeli flag.
00:09:30.000 I wipe my ass with the American flag.
00:09:32.000 I understand the utter moral depravity of the average American.
00:09:36.000 And f me from the back, okay?
00:09:39.000 I f the Constitution.
00:09:41.000 I wipe my ass with the Constitution.
00:09:43.000 It's a f piece of paper, dude.
00:09:45.000 Shut the f up.
00:09:47.000 Mother f the Constitution and mother f this country, okay?
00:09:54.000 That one.
00:09:55.000 That one.
00:09:56.000 So, what are Democrats doing?
00:09:57.000 They're doing, you know, basically left wing tequila.
00:09:59.000 Takiyah is the Islamic doctrine of war that says that you're allowed to lie in order to achieve victory.
00:10:05.000 So now, Mamdani, Zorhan Mamdani, is saying that beliefs change and grow.
00:10:10.000 It's so much better woke two than woke one.
00:10:12.000 Again, this is going to be their line.
00:10:13.000 This is going to be their line.
00:10:15.000 Here's Zorhan Mamdani, an extremist who loves terrorism.
00:10:17.000 Okay.
00:10:18.000 He just, he literally, he literally rapped in favor of the Holy Land Five, people who were sent to jail for terror support.
00:10:26.000 Here's Zorhan Mamdani.
00:10:30.000 Because you yourself have walked back, defunded the police.
00:10:34.000 Do you think woke one was crazy?
00:10:39.000 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.
00:10:52.000 And sometimes what you believe can change, it can develop, it can grow.
00:10:56.000 And I know that there are some for whom they still believe in that.
00:11:00.000 I've made very clear that I do not believe in defunding the police, that I will not be defunding the police.
00:11:06.000 And that to me, delivering critical public safety also looks like working with our police department alongside many other partners.
00:11:14.000 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.
00:11:25.000 And that to me is how we measure a lot of our public safety.
00:11:29.000 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.
00:11:34.000 Otherwise, I don't believe you evolved.
00:11:35.000 I think you're lying.
00:11:37.000 I think he still wants to defund the police.
00:11:38.000 He just understands that it's politically unpalatable to say such things.
00:11:42.000 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.
00:11:54.000 So, well done, everyone.
00:11:55.000 Things are going well.
00:11:56.000 Meanwhile, Abdul Al Sayed is out there saying that Medicare for All should include abortion and gender affirming care.
00:12:01.000 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.
00:12:09.000 And I believe that Medicare for All should cover all health care.
00:12:12.000 Yeah.
00:12:13.000 Which is defined by what a patient needs in accordance with their doctor.
00:12:19.000 So that includes reproductive rights, right?
00:12:22.000 That includes gender affirming care.
00:12:27.000 So, you guys, we all get to cover the transing of the kids.
00:12:31.000 This is what the Democratic Party is for.
00:12:33.000 They're all behind him.
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