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“We've also got to win our congressional races. You know, we need to make sure that Mike Johnson is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. That could be done. The deal could be sealed right here rather than have Hakeem Jeffries.”

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show · US Politics · October 2026

“We've also got to win our congressional races. You know, we need to make sure that Mike Johnson is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. That could be done. The deal could be sealed right here rather than have Hakeem Jeffries.” — Bruce Blakeman on Hakeem Jeffries and Mike Johnson, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Context

Said by Bruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee for New York governor in 2026, on the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton radio show about two weeks before the midterms. He was listing down-ballot New York races, including the Republican House candidates, that he said could decide control of the House.

Transcript

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show Around 28:20 into the episode
Bruce Blakeman

…got to get off their ass and vote. In the past, they haven't voted. There's a million gun owners that didn't vote four years ago. Go vote. That's the way you can express your patriotism. A lot of people died for your right to vote. Get up, go vote, because Kathy Hochul wants to take your guns away.

Clay Travis

…I know you got a big race on the Attorney General. A lot of people are moving there. If you're frustrated, furious about Letitia James, if you're angry about a lot of what Zoran Mamdani has done, there's a lot of down-ballot races that matter a great deal, too. Tell us about the ticket overall.

Bruce Blakeman

Well, Sarisa Kamaduretti is a seasoned prosecutor who She's as bright as they come, and she'll be a great attorney general. Joe Hernandez, he's the American dream story, came from Cuba, emigrated here. He has made a fortune in finance, wants to give back to the community to be the controller. But we've also got to win our congressional races. You know, we need to make sure that Mike Johnson is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. That could... be done. It could be sealed. The deal could be sealed right here rather than have Hakeem Jeffries. So our congressional candidates, Mike Lawler, very important. Janine Driscoll, Mike Lepetri. These are all races we can win. Kayleigh Buller. All races we can win here in New York. We can win five new congressional races here in New York. I'm very optimistic. Our state Senate, state assembly candidates, our local candidates, We need a red wave because I don't want a lonely victory up there in Albany all by myself. I'm going to need help in Washington. I'm going to need…

Buck Sexton

Bruce Blakeman, bring home a W, sir. I still love New York. I'm a born and raised New Yorker, so I would love to see it move into the right direction. Keep up the good work, sir. Appreciate you.

Bruce Blakeman

Thank you. God bless you. God bless America.

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Speaker names come from our own diarization. The position is estimated from where the line sits in the episode.

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