The Charlie Kirk Show - Should Conservatives Vote Early?

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00:00:00.000 Today on the Charlie Kirk Show, should you vote early?

00:00:02.000 We ask that question.

00:00:03.000 We also go through Herschel Walker's debate performance and more.

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00:00:38.000 Buckle up, everybody.

00:00:39.000 Here we go.

00:00:40.000 Charlie, what you've done is incredible here.

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00:01:22.000 22 days.

00:01:23.000 Can you believe it?

00:01:24.000 All the hype over the summer, all the focus on the grassroots work, canvassing, voter registration.

00:01:31.000 We are 22 days out from a midterm election that should begin the end of the modern Democrat Party.

00:01:38.000 Our success is not just getting more votes than the Democrats.

00:01:41.000 We want a complete and total annihilation, an extinction event of the woke Democrat Party.

00:01:47.000 We want to send a message from corner to corner of America, from Banger, Maine, to Malibu, California, to Seattle, Washington, to Chicago, Illinois, to Birmingham, Alabama, that the far left-wing aspects of the Democrat Party have no place in America.

00:02:02.000 From medical mutilation of children to late-term abortion to wide open borders to a deteriorating economy, we want to make the Democrat Party extinct.

00:02:15.000 Now, I'm not saying that's going to happen, assuredly, but we are certainly trending in a direction that is going to put the Democrats on defense.

00:02:22.000 And the New York Times admits it.

00:02:24.000 On the front page of the New York Times today, of which I read, so you don't have to.

00:02:32.000 And sometimes we get emails, Charlie, Whitey read the New York Times.

00:02:34.000 Look, they, of course, are fake news and a waste of time, but they are one of the major incubators for elite opinion across America.

00:02:41.000 So if you read the New York Times, you really get an idea of what all the people in the FBI are reading, Goldman Sachs are reading, Bank of America reading.

00:02:47.000 GOP gains edge in poll as economy sways voters.

00:02:51.000 Two articles here by Katie Rogers.

00:02:53.000 We know Katie Rogers, don't we, Andrew?

00:02:55.000 I think we know her.

00:02:57.000 I'm not going to tell you my Katie Rogers story.

00:02:59.000 In tight races, yes, we do know her.

00:03:01.000 In tight races, some calling for Biden, but not that Biden. 0.82

00:03:05.000 Democrats see drop in independents and women.

00:03:07.000 And Shane Goldmacher, I think we know him too.

00:03:11.000 I will say, you know, we get a lot of stories written about us.

00:03:14.000 The New York Times is more fair towards us than, let's just say, other left-wing outlets that I'm positive we're going to be talking in the coming weeks.

00:03:22.000 Andrew, I know that's hard for people to believe.

00:03:24.000 The New York Times is more accurate than the Washington Post.

00:03:28.000 At least when they reach out to you and you get a chance to comment, the New York Times is a little bit more commitment to accuracy.

00:03:35.000 I'm not defending the New York Times in any way, but compared to the Washington Post, it's a different organization.

00:03:42.000 Republicans enter the final week of the contest for control of Congress with a narrow but distinct advantage as the economy and inflation have surge as dominant concerns, giving the party momentum to take back power from Democrats in the next month's midterm election.

00:03:56.000 A New York Times Sienna College poll has found.

00:03:59.000 The poll states that 49% of likely voters said they planned to vote for a Republican to represent them in Congress on November 8th, compared to 45% who planned to vote for a Democrat.

00:04:09.000 This is what's called a generic ballot.

00:04:12.000 Republicans almost never lead in a generic ballot.

00:04:15.000 It's exceedingly rare to have Republicans leading in a generic ballot.

00:04:20.000 The result represents an improvement for Republicans since September when Democrats held a one-point edge.

00:04:25.000 With inflation and unrelenting, with inflation unrelenting and the stock market steadily on the decline, the share of likely voters who said economic concerns were the most important issues facing America has leaped from July to 44% from 36%.

00:04:39.000 That is an eight-point increase for Republicans, far higher than any other issue.

00:04:44.000 And voters most concerned with the economy favored Republicans overwhelmingly by more than a two-to-one margin.

00:04:50.000 Now, of course, we have to get high turnout.

00:04:53.000 We've got to get our candidates on message.

00:04:54.000 Generic ballots don't mean anything.

00:04:56.000 This is not good news for the Democrat Party.

00:04:59.000 One poll showed Republicans opened a 10-point lead among crucial independent voters compared with a three-point edge for Democrats in September.

00:05:08.000 The article continues by saying the survey showed that the economy remained a far more potent political issue in 2022 than abortion.

00:05:17.000 Generic ballot results in key swing states.

00:05:20.000 Republicans up in the generic ballot, three points in Arizona, 11 points in Georgia, four points in Michigan. 0.94

00:05:27.000 I'm telling you, the wicked witch of the West, Gretchen Whitmer, one of the top five least favorite Democrats here on the Charlie Kirk show. 0.84

00:05:33.000 I think Tudor Dixon might be able to defeat Gretchen Whitmer.

00:05:36.000 I don't care about the polls.

00:05:38.000 I don't care about any of that stuff.

00:05:39.000 I'm telling you, Tudor Dixon could shock the world and defeat Gretchen Whitmer.

00:05:43.000 You heard it here first. 0.95

00:05:45.000 Ohio, Republican plus six points.

00:05:46.000 That is great news for JD Vance.

00:05:51.000 And then Pennsylvania, Republican plus five points.

00:05:54.000 Ooh, that's good news for Oz.

00:05:56.000 And that is good news for Doug Mastriano.

00:05:58.000 That is a sleeper race.

00:05:59.000 I think Doug Mastriano is going to shock the world with how close that race is going to be.

00:06:04.000 I'm not confident to say that Mastriano is going to win yet.

00:06:06.000 It's going to take a lot of work and it's going to take a lot of effort.

00:06:09.000 It's going to take a lot of late-breaking independence because that snake Shapiro is spending a lot of money against Mastriano.

00:06:15.000 And then Wisconsin plus four, Republican plus four.

00:06:19.000 I am confident Ron Johnson is going to win reelection in Wisconsin, but it's going to take a lot of time.

00:06:24.000 It's going to take a lot of energy.

00:06:26.000 It's going to take a lot of focus.

00:06:27.000 I want to play some tape here, but first, I just want to say we are seeing in real time something monumental and historic building.

00:06:35.000 But this is the time for us to get more people out to vote, to get the message out, to continue to keep the Democrats on defense.

00:06:44.000 Every single one of us needs to be engaged, to be involved.

00:06:47.000 We've talked about what that means, but it's more than just watching from afar.

00:06:51.000 It's being in the arena that counts.

00:06:54.000 Now, there's a lot of different races that are unfolding here.

00:06:57.000 I want to play a couple pieces of tape that I think are highly consequential when it comes to the midterms.

00:07:02.000 And, you know, I know a lot of different people that are asking, Charlie, what is the most important race?

00:07:08.000 What are the races if I don't have an important race that I should be focusing on?

00:07:12.000 One of the ones that we just love hitting nonstop is the Arizona governor's race and the Arizona Senate race.

00:07:20.000 Kerry Lake is leading in many of the polls.

00:07:23.000 Kerry Lake is running one of the most unusual campaigns that we have ever seen.

00:07:28.000 And Kerry Lake is, in more ways than one, leading the entire MAGA movement, leading the America First movement towards a future that is beyond just one person.

00:07:41.000 Kerry Lake and Ron DeSantis, I think, are two of the most talented politicians that have some of the most serious and tangible threats to the regime.

00:07:53.000 I want to talk about that, but actually, let's go to this.

00:07:56.000 Let's go with this one right here, play cut nine.

00:07:59.000 Republicans appear, by the way, to have a narrow but distinct advantage, roughly three weeks away from the midterm elections.

00:08:08.000 The latest New York Times Santa College poll finds 49% of likely voters said they plan to vote for a Republican to represent them in Congress, compared with 45% who plan to vote for a Democrat.

00:08:22.000 That is a four-point distinct advantage.

00:08:26.000 CNBC cut 10 breaks down how they think the Senate will land in November.

00:08:30.000 Play cut 10.

00:08:32.000 Hey, Shep, yeah, and you're right.

00:08:33.000 Republicans needing that net gain of one seat.

00:08:35.000 Let's break it down this way.

00:08:36.000 Here's where the Republicans are playing offense.

00:08:39.000 Five Democratic-held seats, Republicans trying to flip.

00:08:42.000 As you mentioned, there is one now in Nevada where Republicans do have the lead in the polling average.

00:08:47.000 That would be a net gain of one for the Republicans if they could get that.

00:08:52.000 And then they would have to hold on to all of their seats.

00:08:54.000 Here's five vulnerable Republican seats.

00:08:57.000 This is how the election turned out with Republicans flipping Nevada, Democrats flipping Pennsylvania.

00:09:02.000 That would leave things where they are, 50-50.

00:09:05.000 If this were to happen, Republicans would need to find another flip in here, whether it's Georgia, Arizona, New Hampshire, or somewhere else.

00:09:12.000 New Hampshire, I'm not too bullish about, but Arizona and Georgia, I'm increasingly optimistic about, especially Georgia.

00:09:18.000 And Herschel Walker had a terrific debate against Raphael Warnock.

00:09:22.000 He did a very good job.

00:09:23.000 And we got to really rally around Herschel Walker right now.

00:09:26.000 This is a winnable Senate race.

00:09:28.000 This would give Raphael Warnock a six-year term.

00:09:30.000 He previously had a two-year term, representing the great state of Georgia.

00:09:35.000 There's so many patriots in Georgia.

00:09:36.000 So many of them are watching our program and listening to our program right now.

00:09:39.000 We have to consolidate and rally behind Herschel Walker, despite all the lies and the smears and the slander that has been thrown at Herschel Walker.

00:09:48.000 Should we encourage people to vote early?

00:09:52.000 You might immediately say, oh, no way.

00:09:54.000 Well, hold on.

00:09:55.000 There's some very good arguments.

00:09:56.000 I got to give John Fredericks credit.

00:09:58.000 He was on Bannon's show and he made some very good points that really widened my opinion on this.

00:10:04.000 And I think my opinion is a little nuanced, but we're going to talk about it.

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00:11:08.000 Okay, so someone says here, Charlie, why are you even questioning if we MAGA first conservatives should vote on Election Day or given Kerry Lake's primary victory?

00:11:16.000 Okay, so I was of that opinion, but John Fredericks, who has a wonderful program here in Real America's Voice, really just challenged my opinion a little bit.

00:11:24.000 Hear me out.

00:11:26.000 So I am not saying vote by mail.

00:11:30.000 That is an awful idea.

00:11:32.000 Putting your ballot in the mail and sending it off.

00:11:36.000 Nobody should do that.

00:11:37.000 Nor am I saying you should get a mail-in ballot and go to a Dropbox and put it in a Dropbox.

00:11:42.000 I am not saying do that.

00:11:44.000 I am saying, though, that an overemphasis, and hear me out, on getting every single one of our people to show up on Election Day could result in the following.

00:11:56.000 People can get busy, they can get sick, they can get distracted, they can lose track of time, they can see long lines and get thwarted by that.

00:12:08.000 Now, if you are what we call a four out of four Republican, meaning you are all in, if you're watching this program basically and listening to us, then I think voting on Election Day is an awesome idea.

00:12:20.000 I do.

00:12:21.000 But to the broader population, people that are generally Republican, generally conservative, I am not at all saying go turn in your mail and ballot or go send in your ballot in the Dropbox.

00:12:35.000 Instead, you could go and vote in person early and you could track whether or not your vote is actually counted.

00:12:44.000 Now, I know a lot of you say, Charlie, I don't trust it that way.

00:12:46.000 I fully support an election day surge.

00:12:48.000 I think an election day surge is awesome.

00:12:50.000 But here's the one logical thing I want to walk through.

00:12:54.000 If you forget to vote early, you can always still vote on Election Day.

00:12:58.000 If you get distracted on Election Day, that's it.

00:13:01.000 It's too late.

00:13:01.000 Now, here's the issue, though.

00:13:03.000 Many of you listening find it to be incomprehensible, understandably, that someone might forget or get busy on Election Day.

00:13:11.000 For many of you listening, and I'm right there with you, it's the most important day that comes along every two years.

00:13:17.000 You circle it, you can't wait for it.

00:13:20.000 Getting in the voting booth is this massive pressure release valve.

00:13:24.000 I'm right there with you.

00:13:25.000 I love it.

00:13:26.000 Most people are not that way, though.

00:13:30.000 Most people, the vast majority of voters, they might be kind of tacit Republicans and they agree with us and they'll listen to the program casually.

00:13:39.000 Is I'm afraid, this is my fear, is that in certain heavy Republican areas, the lines are going to be so overwhelming that you might see a 10 to 15% drop off.

00:13:51.000 And as soon as that closes on election day, there's no getting them back.

00:13:57.000 Now, do we trust going in to go vote early?

00:14:01.000 Well, it depends on the state and it depends on the process.

00:14:06.000 So, for example, in Arizona, a lot of people get mail-in ballots.

00:14:09.000 My family gets mail-in ballots.

00:14:11.000 We are going to go drop off our mail-in ballot on election day to someone I could look in the eye to make sure that ballot is actually processed.

00:14:20.000 Okay.

00:14:21.000 That way the ballot's filled out.

00:14:23.000 I will happily vote on election day, but I know a lot of people that I'm trying to encourage to vote, and they said, oh, yeah, yeah, I'll do that thing on election day.

00:14:30.000 Yeah, you got it.

00:14:31.000 Just by the rules of logic, it's going to taper.

00:14:36.000 So, here's a very interesting question.

00:14:39.000 And unfortunately, it is, what's the word I'm looking for?

00:14:45.000 It's real.

00:14:47.000 Because we like to think of ourselves as everyone's going to show up and vote.

00:14:50.000 Would you rather have someone who is generally conservative vote early and risk having that vote not be as secure as it is on election day?

00:15:01.000 And by the way, early voting in a lot of states is still in person, and you could still track to make sure that vote is counted.

00:15:07.000 Now, whether it's counted the way you want to be counted or not, but it's very obvious.

00:15:12.000 It's better to vote early than not vote at all.

00:15:16.000 Is it ideal?

00:15:17.000 Of course not.

00:15:18.000 But I'll be very honest.

00:15:19.000 I am afraid in Arizona, we're going to have precincts with 700 people in line.

00:15:26.000 And you might say, well, Charlie, they're going to wait in line.

00:15:28.000 Well, you might.

00:15:29.000 And most four out of four voters will.

00:15:31.000 But if you're a mom with kids and you're juggling things and you go to your local precinct to go vote or your local counting center, you're like, it's a two and a half hour wait.

00:15:41.000 That's a question.

00:15:42.000 It's a fear.

00:15:42.000 And we're talking about races that will be determined by 10,000 and 25,000 votes.

00:15:48.000 Now, look, the most important thing is to vote.

00:15:51.000 And some people say, well, it doesn't matter how you vote.

00:15:53.000 I disagree.

00:15:54.000 I think it does.

00:15:55.000 I do not think anyone in this audience should put a mail-in ballot in the mail, period.

00:16:01.000 I am not supporting that.

00:16:03.000 In-person early voting in the later parts of October that could be transparently tracked of that vote being counted.

00:16:10.000 I don't think we should discourage it because I would hate to have us lose Herschel Walker Senate race.

00:16:16.000 I would hate to have us lose Arizona Senate race by 10,000 votes.

00:16:20.000 And we found out that there was a five and a half hour waiting line.

00:16:24.000 And by the way, remember in Pinal County, what happened in the primary in Pinal County, in Arizona, they ran out of Republican ballots.

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00:17:42.000 We got an email here.

00:17:43.000 To prevent a Dominion machine from automatically switching my Republican vote to a Democrat vote, I won't ever be voting again.

00:17:50.000 The Democrats successfully stole the 2020 election with no consequences.

00:17:53.000 I don't want to be part of that happening again. 0.96

00:17:55.000 That's one of the dumbest emails I think I've ever received in the history of the Charlie Kirk show. 0.94

00:17:59.000 So they might steal my vote. 0.95

00:18:01.000 Therefore, I won't show up for a couple minutes and put a ballot in with the chance that it could count.

00:18:10.000 Here's the definition.

00:18:11.000 Not showing up guarantees your vote won't count.

00:18:14.000 Guarantees it.

00:18:15.000 You can't be that cynical.

00:18:16.000 You can't be that apathetic.

00:18:18.000 Like, oh, yeah, well, the machine might do something.

00:18:21.000 Hold on.

00:18:21.000 So by not showing up, what point exactly are you making?

00:18:26.000 Do not fall victim to that line of thinking, everybody.

00:18:31.000 The media would love nothing more than to stunt and thwart GOP turnout.

00:18:38.000 And someone says here, Charlie, I don't believe in voting early.

00:18:40.000 We all need to show up on election day.

00:18:42.000 Okay, I mean, look, if that's the way, if you are willing in some cases to wait an hour, two hours, or three hours in line, okay, good.

00:18:50.000 Terrific.

00:18:51.000 But don't you believe it to be logical or reasonable or conceivable in some situation that people might be discouraged to wait that long in line if they have other things going on that day?

00:19:05.000 And if so, what percentage?

00:19:06.000 We are talking about a midterm election that very well might be decided on the margins.

00:19:13.000 I do not think we should tell people to go vote by mail, but there is in-person potential early voting that could be a solution for some people.

00:19:23.000 And if you decide to do that, that great.

00:19:24.000 Someone says here, they said, Charlie, I live in Arizona.

00:19:30.000 And here it is.

00:19:31.000 We voted early in the primary in Arizona.

00:19:33.000 It took us less than 15 minutes to complete the process.

00:19:36.000 And just like voting on Election Day without the lines.

00:19:38.000 Now, this is Stephanie.

00:19:38.000 Now, Stephanie, I will be honest, I don't trust that as much as showing up on Election Day.

00:19:43.000 There's a lot more room for shenanigans and infiltration, but it's better than not voting at all.

00:19:47.000 That is the logical and reasonable answer.

00:19:51.000 You have an email here.

00:19:52.000 Charlie, regarding early voting, some of us strong Republicans in spirit, not so strong in body, might not be able to stand three to five hours in line.

00:19:59.000 Therefore, I think it would be good for some of us to vote in person.

00:20:01.000 Look, that's a really smart point, is that one of the core demographics of the MAGA base are elderly people and standing three to five hours in line.

00:20:08.000 Now, you may say, oh, Charlie, it's not going to be three to five hours in line.

00:20:11.000 Here's what we do know: we know that in Pinal County, the supervisor of elections there ran out of Republican ballots.

00:20:20.000 We remember back in 2020 in certain precincts across America, there was 30 minutes, 45 minutes, an hour waiting.

00:20:28.000 What if they have another water main break equivalent on Election Day?

00:20:32.000 Now, in Arizona, they only have so many vote processing centers or places that you can go vote in person.

00:20:38.000 Is that a strategy to try to prevent massive Election Day GOP turnout?

00:20:42.000 What I'm getting at is here: I'm an Election Day guy.

00:20:45.000 I'm going to personally vote on Election Day.

00:20:47.000 I encourage you to do that as well.

00:20:49.000 However, if we tell every single person to vote on Election Day, I'm afraid we might create a log jam.

00:20:57.000 We might create a ballot traffic jam on Election Day.

00:21:03.000 Where, do you think that there might be any impact on turnout?

00:21:08.000 Because once Election Day closes, that's it.

00:21:11.000 There's no going back.

00:21:12.000 Now, if you miss the voting by early window, you can always vote on Election Day.

00:21:17.000 Now, a lot of people are emailing us, Charlie.

00:21:19.000 I fill out my ballot at home and then I go and turn it in.

00:21:24.000 Now, David says here, early voting ballots are unsecure and get counted last.

00:21:28.000 You're right.

00:21:29.000 They're not as secure.

00:21:30.000 And that's actually not true.

00:21:33.000 In Arizona, they don't get counted last, but they get counted second.

00:21:36.000 And then it goes mail in, then it goes in person early, and then it goes same day.

00:21:41.000 No, that goes same day, then in person early.

00:21:43.000 That's not totally true.

00:21:44.000 Then it goes people that came and dropped off their ballots, but you're generally right.

00:21:47.000 I'm not saying it's the most secure way to vote.

00:21:49.000 I'm instead trying to tell people, trying to make a message that on election day, we could have some very serious problems that might result in a 5% to 10% tapering.

00:22:02.000 So if you are at all worried that your friends might have some sort of conflicts of scheduling, you run a small business, have a big family.

00:22:10.000 I would rather have you go vote in person early and securely than not vote at all.

00:22:18.000 Not voting is not an option.

00:22:20.000 Let me say it again.

00:22:21.000 Not voting is not an option.

00:22:24.000 There could be weather issues.

00:22:25.000 There could be family issues.

00:22:27.000 And look, this might sound like a silly example, but we have turning point USA events where we sell tickets.

00:22:33.000 People have bought tickets.

00:22:35.000 And we always factor in at least 20 to 25% of people not showing up.

00:22:39.000 Now, you might say, well, Charlie, voting is a lot different.

00:22:42.000 You're right.

00:22:42.000 They didn't pay for anything.

00:22:44.000 However, let's just say it's 5%.

00:22:47.000 Let's say it's 2%.

00:22:49.000 Let's say our massive base that shows up on election day, just 2% of people drop off.

00:22:55.000 They forget, they get cynical, they get distracted.

00:22:58.000 That's a risk, guys.

00:22:59.000 I'm telling you, we have a midterm election on the margins.

00:23:03.000 Now, look, of course, the hardcore MAGA voters will stand in line, but that actually could paradoxically have a deterrent effect, which would scare off potentially independent voters that might go our way.

00:23:18.000 So think about how these massive lines, we're going to be celebrating the lines, by the way, on election day.

00:23:23.000 On election day, we're going to have the drumbeat going.

00:23:25.000 Look at the line here and look at the line here.

00:23:27.000 That's a good thing.

00:23:28.000 But in some ways, they have designed a system where they want the lines because they want people to look and kind of turn around.

00:23:37.000 I'm like, oh, that's too long.

00:23:38.000 And I know that is incomprehensible for some of you, but it's the way it is.

00:23:42.000 Here's someone here.

00:23:44.000 Charlie, I'm 70 years old and driving due to health issues.

00:23:47.000 I received my ballot at my residence in Scottsdale.

00:23:50.000 I take my completed ballot to the local site two days prior to election date, place it in a specific site provided for mail and ballots, and it takes me all 15 minutes.

00:23:58.000 It's secure.

00:23:59.000 Parking is easier than election day.

00:24:01.000 Early morning is least busy.

00:24:03.000 Check with the county site to confirm the ballot is received and counted and done.

00:24:07.000 Kathy from Arizona.

00:24:10.000 Now, my own preference is election day all the way.

00:24:12.000 I'm going to wait in line.

00:24:14.000 And if that means I'm late for our show on election day, then so be it.

00:24:16.000 I very well might be late for our show on Atlantic.

00:24:18.000 It's kind of a good reason to be late for a show.

00:24:20.000 I don't care.

00:24:21.000 So this person says here, Charlie, take voting day off.

00:24:24.000 It's important to take the day off.

00:24:25.000 I've waited seven hours at a Trump rally.

00:24:28.000 You're right.

00:24:28.000 You have more passion than most Americans.

00:24:31.000 How is a mom that has three kids and the father's at work trying to make ends meet in a high inflationary environment so as to take the day off?

00:24:38.000 I'm just, you're going to have a taper.

00:24:41.000 Taper is part of life.

00:24:43.000 You rarely get 10 out of 10.

00:24:45.000 Douglas says, Charlie, all MAGA voters should show up on election day with a MAGA hat.

00:24:49.000 This will scare Democrats from bothering to vote.

00:24:52.000 Charlie, I'm 55.

00:24:53.000 I'm healthy enough to wait in line, but this election is too important to wait.

00:24:55.000 I won't procrastinate.

00:24:56.000 I'm voting early.

00:24:57.000 Good.

00:24:57.000 Better than not voting at all.

00:24:59.000 Here's what I'm, here's my message, and then we'll move on to Herschel Walker debate prep.

00:25:03.000 And I want your thoughts, freedom, atcharliekirk.com.

00:25:06.000 And by the way, I don't advocate intimidating Democrats in election lines.

00:25:09.000 I think he was joking around.

00:25:10.000 Let me be very clear.

00:25:13.000 I am going to promote voting on Election Day, but I am not going to dissuade you from voting early in person.

00:25:22.000 That's my position.

00:25:24.000 I think that's a very fair position.

00:25:27.000 I'm going to promote early.

00:25:29.000 I'm going to promote voting on Election Day.

00:25:32.000 And then I am going to say that if you vote early, God bless you.

00:25:36.000 If you believe it's secure and you need a way to track it, very well.

00:25:39.000 This one right here, this is a real situation, right?

00:25:42.000 Charlie, I will be traveling to Israel on Election Day, so no way to vote day of.

00:25:46.000 No one even mentions my situation.

00:25:48.000 I'm voting early.

00:25:49.000 Well, I'm mentioning it right now on air.

00:25:51.000 I'm voting early.

00:25:52.000 That happens.

00:25:52.000 It's part of life.

00:25:53.000 You travel, things happen, you get sick.

00:25:56.000 It's the way it works.

00:25:58.000 Chad says, Charlie, overanalysis leads to paralysis.

00:26:01.000 Well, Chad, you should see our 5,000 emails of people that say they're voting on Election Day, which I'm just a little bit concerned that could create a deterrent.

00:26:10.000 Okay.

00:26:12.000 Continue to email us your thoughts, freedom at charliekirk.com.

00:26:16.000 Cut four, Ron DeSantis has changed the state of Florida completely and totally.

00:26:21.000 What was once a blue state, bluish state, a battleground state, has now become a deep red state.

00:26:28.000 Florida is a blueprint for the rest of the nation, and we're going to make Arizona next.

00:26:31.000 Play cut four.

00:26:33.000 Well, here's what's happened.

00:26:34.000 When I got elected governor in November of 2018, there were close to 300,000 more registered Democrats in the state of Florida than Republicans.

00:26:45.000 And prior to me becoming governor, we had never in Florida history had more registered Republicans than registered Democrats.

00:26:55.000 Well, the books are closed for November's election, so the registration deadline has passed.

00:27:01.000 And I can report that we now have over 300,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats.

00:27:11.000 300,000 new Republicans and Democrats.

00:27:15.000 And what has Ron DeSantis done?

00:27:18.000 He's exhibited courage via leadership or leadership via courage.

00:27:24.000 I'm sorry.

00:27:25.000 He has resisted lockdowns, stood up against Fauci, stood up against Biden.

00:27:32.000 He has a great surgeon general who we have on the program coming up later this week.

00:27:36.000 I think tomorrow.

00:27:39.000 Ron DeSantis has signed incredible voter integrity laws and regulations.

00:27:45.000 Ron DeSantis has banned CRT from schools.

00:27:48.000 Ron DeSantis went after Disney.

00:27:50.000 Ron DeSantis sent illegals to Martha's Vineyard.

00:27:53.000 Ron DeSantis is probably going to win the Florida governor's race by eight to 10 points.

00:27:58.000 Ron DeSantis is a freedom lover.

00:27:59.000 He's a liberty defender.

00:28:01.000 And what's amazing, and it goes against every single Republican consultant, every single one, which is he's actually expanded the pie.

00:28:11.000 He has broadened the base.

00:28:14.000 Ron DeSantis has widened the door for Republicans to be able to go through.

00:28:23.000 He's against lockdowns, against mandates.

00:28:25.000 But you think about it, Republican consultants think there's only so many voters you can get.

00:28:29.000 Ron DeSantis has proven that not to be true.

00:28:31.000 You can be bold and courageous, clear in why you believe what you believe, and you can get more popular along the way.

00:28:40.000 You can get more support.

00:28:41.000 You can get a larger following.

00:28:45.000 That's Ron DeSantis, where you now have 300,000 new voters, Republican voters.

00:28:54.000 I'm sorry, no, 300,000 more, more registered Republicans than Democrats.

00:28:59.000 I think it's going to be a very, very good November in Florida.

00:29:03.000 That's good for Ana Paulina.

00:29:05.000 That's going to be good for Marco. 0.80

00:29:06.000 Marco's going to win by 10 points.

00:29:09.000 It's great trends right now.

00:29:11.000 All right, I want to get into Herschel Walker in a second.

00:29:14.000 And by the way, you expand the pie by fighting the culture war boldly and courageously, not hiding from it.

00:29:21.000 When you lean into the controversial issues with wisdom and courage, you expand your political base.

00:29:32.000 Let me ask you this: Do you know the real story of George Floyd?

00:29:36.000 Look, we know about BLM, the organization, not the movement.

00:29:39.000 Used Floyd's name to raise $90 million.

00:29:42.000 But where did all the money go?

00:29:44.000 Well, we finally have answers because Candace Owens interviewed the people who were closest to George Floyd and uncovered the parts the media will never tell you.

00:29:51.000 I am so excited to see this.

00:29:54.000 The great Candace Owens, who, by the way, is doing some stops with us at Turning Point USA.

00:29:58.000 We're honored to have that.

00:29:59.000 She has the new documentary, The Greatest Lie Ever Sold, and it will bring all the answers to light.

00:30:04.000 Candace, she went there.

00:30:06.000 She went to Minneapolis to the scene of the violent, racially divided aftermath that tore our beautiful country apart.

00:30:12.000 And she followed the money to uncover BLM's executives living in million-dollar mansions.

00:30:17.000 Well, that's only the beginning of where the money has gone.

00:30:20.000 You'll be disturbed by how the $90 million worth of well-meaning donor funds have been used.

00:30:24.000 If you want to hear the reality and not the narrative, you need to see this movie.

00:30:28.000 Go to dailywire.com/slash Charlie and become a Daily Wire Plus member.

00:30:33.000 It's well worth it.

00:30:34.000 They got great people there.

00:30:35.000 You'll not want to miss it.

00:30:37.000 Support Candace Owens and see her new movie.

00:30:39.000 I can't wait to watch it.

00:30:40.000 We have plans.

00:30:41.000 As soon as it comes out, boom, we're going to watch it.

00:30:43.000 DailyWire.com/slash Charlie.

00:30:45.000 Check it out.

00:30:48.000 Craig emailed us.

00:30:49.000 I'm listening to your show driving through South Carolina.

00:30:52.000 I'm a truck driver who lives in Georgia.

00:30:54.000 I want to remind you and your audience that millions of us truck drivers are working nearly 24/7 in order for us to vote on election day that would require more than one day of vacation and would shut down the entire country.

00:31:08.000 I'll be utilizing the weekend early voting in person.

00:31:11.000 God bless you, Craig.

00:31:13.000 It's better for you to vote and vote prudently in person than not vote at all.

00:31:17.000 That's a great example of someone who is a MAGA conservative, loves his country, and he's going to do, he's going to vote.

00:31:26.000 I don't think anyone in the audience thinks that he's making the wrong decision.

00:31:30.000 He can't.

00:31:30.000 He can't take off work.

00:31:32.000 David, elderly, disabled do not need to wait in line in Georgia.

00:31:35.000 Tell people to check out their local election rules.

00:31:37.000 In Georgia, voters 75 and older or those with a disability who show up on polling site between 9:30 and 4 will not be required to wait in line to vote.

00:31:44.000 Very good, David.

00:31:44.000 Thank you.

00:31:45.000 It's great information.

00:31:46.000 Charlie, I voted.

00:31:48.000 My 63-year-old husband has never voted before.

00:31:51.000 After watching your program, I told him, I was born free and I will die free.

00:31:57.000 If this is the last election that will ever make a difference, I want our kids to know that I tried to make a difference.

00:32:02.000 And the most beautiful thing happened.

00:32:04.000 He registered two days later.

00:32:06.000 That's awesome.

00:32:07.000 Charlie, don't you ever stop.

00:32:09.000 God is using your message to wake people up.

00:32:11.000 Thank you.

00:32:12.000 And we're voting in person because we're stubborn like that.

00:32:14.000 LOL.

00:32:14.000 Tina, God bless you.

00:32:16.000 And thank you for your courage and getting your husband to vote.

00:32:20.000 Never voted before and is voting for the first time in this midterm election.

00:32:24.000 That is amazing.

00:32:26.000 Really is great.

00:32:27.000 Charlie, I'm physically unable to stand in line for hours.

00:32:30.000 I'll be voting early in North Carolina.

00:32:32.000 God bless you, Lisa.

00:32:33.000 I'm an election day guy, but I fully support voting and not having them not vote at all again.

00:32:38.000 I am pro-Election Day, but I'm not against voting early the correct way.

00:32:42.000 I am not going to dissuade a single person from voting in person.

00:32:45.000 I will say the mail-in ballot thing.

00:32:46.000 I am not going to recommend.

00:32:47.000 If you have a mail-in ballot and you send it off, I am not a fan of that.

00:32:50.000 But God bless you, Lisa, and thank you for listening to the program.

00:32:53.000 Herschel Walker had a great debate against the snake, Raphael Warnock.

00:32:57.000 We have got to unite around Herschel Walker.

00:32:58.000 If you know friends in Georgia and you are in Georgia, we have got to get the drumbeat going.

00:33:01.000 We need Herschel Walker as a senator.

00:33:03.000 The regime is doing everything they can to pummel this man.

00:33:06.000 I love this one right now.

00:33:08.000 He says, let's go to cut seven, Herschel Walker against Raphael Warnock.

00:33:12.000 He told me black lives matter.

00:33:15.000 And if you think about it, Senator, in Atlanta, Georgia, there's more black babies that is aborted than anything.

00:33:22.000 So if black lives matter, why are you not protecting those babies?

00:33:25.000 And instead of aborting those babies, why are you not baptizing those babies?

00:33:30.000 Ooh, that's really good.

00:33:32.000 Why are you aborting those babies and not baptizing those babies?

00:33:38.000 Cut 12, Herschel Walker and how to start lowering prices.

00:33:41.000 First of all, we have got to become energy independent.

00:33:43.000 Herschel Walker had a great debate.

00:33:44.000 We need enthusiasm.

00:33:45.000 We need energy behind Herschel Walker.

00:33:48.000 The media has done everything they can to slander this man, to destroy this man.

00:33:51.000 He has not backed down.

00:33:53.000 He loves a good fight.

00:33:54.000 Let's consolidate the America first base.

00:33:57.000 Let's get people off the sidelines behind Herschel Walker. 0.64

00:34:00.000 Cut 12.

00:34:01.000 First of all, you have to blame this administration and Senator Warnot because within two years, this inflation has gotten worse.

00:34:09.000 They cut our energy independence.

00:34:13.000 They also raise taxes.

00:34:15.000 And at the same time, they're reckless spending all our money.

00:34:18.000 So he would sit here tonight and say that he's doing a good job for us.

00:34:22.000 And you asked me, what is one job I would do to help the inflation?

00:34:28.000 First of all, we got to become independent, energy independent again.

00:34:32.000 And the reason why, we're going to our enemies to ask for gas and oil.

00:34:37.000 And that puts us not just in an inflation problem, but it put us on a national security problem.

00:34:42.000 That's well said.

00:34:44.000 That's more wisdom than anything I've ever heard said by a Democrat in the last 18 months.

00:34:49.000 And they say, oh, he doesn't talk very well. 0.99

00:34:50.000 Shut up. 0.99

00:34:52.000 Herschel Walker loves his country. 0.99

00:34:55.000 He's trying to do something to save it for his kids and grandkids.

00:34:59.000 I think it's very admirable what he's doing.

00:35:01.000 He could be just retiring and going off into the sunset.

00:35:04.000 He talks like a normal person.

00:35:05.000 I can't stand when people go after stuff like that.

00:35:07.000 Drives me nuts.

00:35:09.000 He needs to vote well, not talk well.

00:35:12.000 Email us, freedom at charliekirk.com.

00:35:15.000 Open up your podcast app.

00:35:17.000 Type in Charlie Kirk show.

00:35:18.000 A lot of people are saying, Charlie, I can't vote on election day.

00:35:20.000 I'll be out of town.

00:35:21.000 I'm voting early.

00:35:21.000 God bless you.

00:35:23.000 Someone says, someone emailed us, Charlie, under no circumstance, you'll show and vote early.

00:35:27.000 That's just not realistic.

00:35:28.000 It's not the world we live in.

00:35:29.000 Okay.

00:35:30.000 I would rather have everybody vote in the movement, all the independents vote, a majority vote on election day.

00:35:35.000 I'm an election day guy.

00:35:36.000 I'll wait in line for four hours.

00:35:38.000 But I know most people won't.

00:35:40.000 It's just not, it's not life.

00:35:42.000 You got to be realistic.

00:35:43.000 And there's people with health conditions, people with travel plans, people that get sick.

00:35:48.000 I want to get 10 out of 10 turnout in person early voting, in-person early voting.

00:35:52.000 Not every state offers it, but many of our key target states do.

00:35:55.000 Don't just throw a ballot in the mail.

00:35:59.000 Thanks so much for listening, everybody.

00:36:01.000 Email me your thoughts.

00:36:02.000 It's always freedom at charliekirk.com.

00:36:04.000 Thanks so much for listening.

00:36:05.000 God bless.

00:36:10.000 For more on many of these stories and news you can trust, go to CharlieKirk.com.

The Charlie Kirk Show - October 17, 2022

Should Conservatives Vote Early?

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