Things Buck Sexton Has Said on Podcasts

“Roy Cooper is way more formidable, Clay, from a far more … important electoral state. Roy Cooper could be the default, the Biden-esque candidate the next time around.” — Buck Sexton on Roy Cooper, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Responding to Clay Travis's suggestion that Cooper could become a national Democratic figure if he wins the North Carolina Senate seat, Sexton compared him to other possible 2028 contenders. From The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show.

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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show Around 04:33 into the episode

Speaker 1

Let me tell you this, Buck.

Clay Travis

If Roy Cooper wins this open Senate seat, Roy Cooper might be the Biden of 28. Everybody's talking about Andy Beshear, and, oh, he's the governor of Kentucky, and he's Bill Clinton.

Buck Sexton

Roy Cooper is way more formidable, Clay, from a far more, I'm not trying to throw any shade at Kentucky, but more important electoral state. Roy Cooper could be the default, the Biden-esque candidate the next time around.

Speaker 1

That's real.

Clay Travis

I'm not hearing anybody talk about that, but if Roy Cooper wins this battleground Senate seat and he can argue, hey, if I run for president, certainly he's a vice presidential candidate, but if he can argue, I'm going to run for president and North Carolinians will vote for me, then that is a hell…

Speaker 1

But that that.

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“I think that Rogers did all that he could be reasonably asked to do to blunt that momentum just by showing who this guy really is. … That is a coin flip race as far as I'm concerned right now.” — Buck Sexton on Mike Rogers, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Buck Sexton, a conservative radio host, reacts on The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show to the October 8 Michigan Senate debate between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.

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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show Around 02:57 into the episode

Buck Sexton

Clay, I love where your head's at on this. A few things. First of all, Mike Rodgers did a really good job. And credit where it's due, because I've been worried about the media momentum that El Sayed has in that.

Speaker 3

Because you can just see it.

Buck Sexton

I mean, you and I live online and see all the different campaigns and commentary and the polls and everything else. El Sayed felt like there was this momentum behind him. I think that Rodgers did all that he could be reasonably asked to do to blunt that momentum just by showing who this guy really is. As you pointed out, I think very aptly, because El Sayed has no voting record, he's whatever he says he wants to be whenever he needs to say it, right? So you have to go based upon the words that he uses to describe his philosophy, his And that is far outside of the Michigan mainstream. And I hope Michiganders see through it. Enough of them do that Mike Rogers pulls off what is, by the way, I don't, this is not a, I've never said, to be clear, it's a foregone conclusion there. I just thought that Al-Sayed had the momentum. I think maybe we'll see that turn now. That is a coin flip race as far as I'm concerned right now.

Speaker 3

That could go either way. So credit to Mike.

Buck Sexton

And was there another one you want to know?

Clay Travis

This is the cut that I think really kind of went to the essence from the act. So that's an ad that started running that I saw yesterday. And I think it's a great ad and I hope it's going to be widely distributed. Here is what I thought was one of those one or two minute clips that is going to echo…

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“I hope Michael Whatley, who's a really good guy, I know Michael a little bit, really nice man and a competent man, I hope he comes on the show and tap dances on our prediction and just says, you guys are so silly, I smoked him. But right now it's not looking good. I wouldn't put any money on that race.” — Buck Sexton on Michael Whatley, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Conservative radio host Buck Sexton gave his assessment of the North Carolina Senate race after a caller said Republicans had pulled back from it. From The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show.

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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show Around 30:32 into the episode

Speaker 4

I think they've given up on him, and I think it's a shame. But I also think that the silver lining is that Roy Cooper is not going to be that much different than terrible Tom Tillis, so.

Speaker 1

Yeah, that's probably true. Greg, thank you.

Buck Sexton

By the way, Greg, you're tracking with exactly what a lot of our North Carolina emailers and callers and everything have been saying, so I'm not surprised there. Look, I hope Michael Wadley, who's a really good guy, I know Michael a little bit, really nice man and a competent man, I hope he comes on the show, Clay, and tap dances on our prediction and just says, you guys are so silly, I smoked him. But right now it's not looking good. I'm not putting any– I wouldn't put any money on that race. That's what I will say. John in Michigan wants to talk Michigan stuff.

Speaker 1

What's up, John? Hey, guys.

Speaker 4

Yeah, I think I'm on board with Buck H1 in Michigan. I live in Michigan.

Speaker 1

Where? Sorry, where in Michigan?

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