THIS IS HUGE

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:00]For the time being, I feel elated. I feel excited. I feel like a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. But only one brief moment of solace. Of course, as always, our work is not done.

[00:00:15]We still got plenty more work to do.

[00:00:19]Chris Rab, anti-Israel Democrat backed by AOC and Hassan [ __ ] wins nomination for US House in Pennsylvania. Bro, what is this title, bro? Times of Israel.

[00:00:33]Ah, that's what we're going to be talking about today. Let's go. Did Zoron start walking towards the camera campaign video style? What? I don't know what you're talking about. I don't care about Zoron. We move past Zoron. Zoron's in the rear view mirror, folks. We got new lengths. We got new places to go to, new avenues. Uncharted territory. Chris Rab. THE RAPTURE. THE RAPTURE.

[00:00:57]ISRAEL SUPPORTER cries over Chris's win.

[00:00:59]Oh my lord. That's amazing. That's amazing. Let's freaking go, baby.

[00:01:06]You don't understand, dude. Primary Zoron now. Yeah, Zoron is done. He's washed. He's washed. Lora. Lorra for Zoron. We got bigger and better things to move on to. We We've leveled up.

[00:01:18]We're now talking now talking congressional races. Okay, that's right.

[00:01:23]The midterms are here, baby. The midterms are here. This is over.

[00:01:28]Fantastic. I met Rep. Rabb. He smells so good. He's so hot. Yes. Uh it's true. I mean, I can't speak for his his uh smell, but I can tell you he's hot and he's good. And also this.

[00:01:41]And no, this is not an AI video. This is real.

[00:01:45]Remember we talked about how he is a trained Capoera fighter. Unks got moves.

[00:01:49]Yes, dude. Yes, dude. This is a this is a really really really really awesome race. It's a really important one. This was a race where uh the the institutions the machine of turnout was defeated.

[00:02:04]Right. There's a couple reasons why this is very important. I think one of the one of the reasons why it's important is because it's a very black district.

[00:02:10]Okay. And let's be real. I think u the socialist movement in this country the insurgent the insurgent movement of socialism in this country. It has some wonderful black representatives in it, but it hasn't I feel like it hasn't thus far, especially the contemporary socialist movement has not made an impact in specifically black districts and this district is a very black district. This is 51%.

[00:02:37]So, it's huge. Obviously, you know, there are important lessons to learn here. Okay? You know, this is it's you got to realize you have to realize there is no mass socialist movement in this country without black socialism. And uh this is a start. This is a start for something even bigger. And it's it's phenomenal. And uh I'm I'm so stoked, so excited, and also honored that I was uh in in some way, shape, or form a little bit part of what took place here. You know, both Pittsburgh and Philly are represented by black Democratic socialist. Also, Summer won her primary with 81% of the vote. No one is mentioning that, but it's important to note. Yeah, I will be obviously mentioning that as well. And I think it's going to be important to really figure out exactly how this happened, right? Cuz from what I understand, I was listening to some uh Philly DSA folks as well that they were saying like, "Look, our turnout machine obviously turned up to 11. The time was right for it." But one of the things that that I heard that I found to be interesting is like they actually went out to black neighborhoods. They didn't just door knock, but they they went out and they listened to the demands and understood like exactly what the the black electorate wanted in this district. And I think that's very very important. Our outreach and our organizational efforts must focus on different demographics and not just like talk about issues just from the, you know, broadest class perspective. Even though obviously it's class first politics, but it's very important to organize in neighborhoods, specifically black neighborhoods especially because like like blackness is a unique aspect in American culture.

[00:04:10]It's the indigenous folks and the black folks that have been fundamentally wiped out and disenfranchised in this country.

[00:04:16]It's a one of the most consequential aspects of of you know the modern reactionary movement and just all reactionary movements in this country historically. So it there needs to be an extra emphasis on that. So, very good.

[00:04:30]Uh, very exciting stuff. I was really worried because let's be real, okay, I'mma say it. I'mma say it. People get mad at me sometimes when I say this, but but the UNK guard and the aunt guard is the bullwark of the democratic establishment. Okay, this black people have to be listened to to feel motivated to vote just like everyone else. Yes, the UNCG guard and the aunt guard are the bull work. They are the vanguard of the Democratic establishment. And yet they are more progressive than the average Democrat and they have been lied about this whole time. People always act as though uh the the black aunties, you know, which is the backbone of the Democratic party that they they just are all, you know, khivers or something.

[00:05:10]They're all ideologically committed to like thirdw neoliberalism. That's not the case. It's just that the turnout machine and the community leadership has been a part of the entrenched power in the Democratic party for a very long time. And of course, you know, that's the reason why they keep promoting certain candidates. They keep promoting third-wave neoliberals and establishment Democrats, pro-Israel Democrats. But the people, if you were to go to them and talk to them and understand their plight, if you were to have some facetime with these communities, you realize like, of course, they're more progressive than the median voter.

[00:05:44]Historically speaking, and certainly in this day and age as well, there's a lot of opportunity there. And let's be real, there is no pathway for socialists in this country without black organizing.

[00:05:57]That's it. That's it. Rab obviously comes from this background, right? He's the guy. It's an important lesson to learn here. And he got onethird of the black vote in a district that's, you know, 51% black. Now, onethird of the black vote in a three-way split was, in my opinion, far higher than I even thought he was going to get because of the establishment turnout machine. The establishment turnout machine obviously at first favored Stamford and then flub after flub caused the the money faucet to turn in the direction of Share Street. But Rab still did the dang thing. And he is truly one of the most radical people in Congress. You said Massie losing by 10 was a landslide yesterday. How does that make Rab beating Street by 15? I mean, yes, it's it's not even a thing. That's not even a question. It's an unbelievable spectacular victory. A massive landslide. It is a mandate, folks. Let's take a look.

[00:06:55]>> The city that birthed this imperfect union, >> like that's what I mean. He doesn't He just says it. That's what I like about him. I mean, obviously he's like a media guy for the longest time, too. But like, you guys have to understand this is a person in Pennsylvania 3, in Philadelphia that has been critical of Barack Obama. Like, that is a non-starter if he isn't who he is, right? That is a non-starter. I I I genuinely I think it's it's so sick that he is straight up like a nononsense guy.

[00:07:30]He has he has a point of view and he will let you hear it. He even said he feared he was too radical, but the people had his back. Yeah.

[00:07:37]>> Has shown a bright light that it's the many over the money.

[00:07:48]>> Unbossed, unbought.

[00:07:50]>> They ain't ready for us, folks.

[00:07:54]>> And we are just getting started.

[00:08:02]There were moments along this 10-month journey that tried me, >> but I was reminded that tough times pass, but tough people last.

[00:08:18]And there was a moment a couple of months ago, not long ago, >> where I was on the precipice of withdrawing from this race.

[00:08:35]>> There were people who showed up for me at my worst in the depths of adversity.

[00:08:44]Good people, >> dude. One of the things that is so incredible about this, by the way, and I do feel a sense of kinship with Rab on this is that he has been uncompromising in his worldview. He's been called a radical. He's been called tough to deal with, right? He's been disparaged. He's been pushed aside. And he's always been there regardless. And now we are reaching a point, a pivotal point in American politics where the people are finally coming to our side. the people are finally starting to recognize where we are coming from, where we were always coming from, right? And I think that kind of uh that kind of determination should be rewarded. I think it is important. It is important to acknowledge people that have been there all along, people that have been fighting this fight all along, even at moments where some of the things you say maybe the people aren't ready to hear, right? I mean, what a what an incredible what an incredible possibility, dude.

[00:09:42]What an incredible moment. Like I said, these are these are the the the moments, the little pockets of hope, the little threads of possibility that we weave to push for a better future. When you feel nihilistic, when you feel like a better future is not possible, just remember these moments. This is what I say. This is how you maintain revolutionary optimism. These are the threads of possibilities that we're weaving together. Yeah. Chris Rab, the surging house candidate backed by AOC Roan affiliate inquir recently called the free cop killer Mumia Abu Jamal. In an open letter last month, Rab called Abu Jamal a freedom fighter. Someone said, "Does he pay you guys to make him look good?" House candidate backed by AOC Van Holland hails cop killer Mamiah Mumia Abu Jamal is black freedom fighter and political prisoner running for an open seat. There are dozens of elderly political prisoners in the United States, predominantly black freedom fighters who have been held for decades under similarly punitive conditions, the letter states. We hope that as governor, you and the members of the board of pardons will listen to the community organizations representing Pennians in their call to free Mumia Abu Jamal. I'm telling you, man, he he's radical. I mean, he's a radical guy. Without decisive action, DSA will treat the continued incarceration of our elders and comrades as incompatible with the pursuit of uh future political ambitions, the letter goes on. And what you might consider to be radical today will be rational tomorrow. And that's slowly but surely where we are going, where we are headed. It is hard not to feel hopeful on this day. It's incredible.

[00:11:09]>> And the purpose is so much bigger than the position.

[00:11:15]>> Positions come and go.

[00:11:17]>> But to be steadfast >> in your purpose, >> which is why I said that we just won.

[00:11:32]cuz I assure you I did not win tonight.

[00:11:37]We won.

[00:11:39]>> We won.

[00:11:40]>> You know, centism fan account lives in PA3. No, he does. Let's take a look. Had a great day in DC yesterday and crashed hard when I got home. So, here are some of my thoughts on the PA3 race. The outcome was not really that surprising.

[00:11:52]I thought Rab would probably win with a divided field. He got a little more of the vote share. 44 to progressives and 48 to the mods than moderates than I expected, but it was basically the same dynamic. The turnout was just pathetic.

[00:12:03]21% of eligible voters voted in the primary. Average voters were just not at all tuned in and probably barely even knew there was an election. Low turnout in a blue environment is the type of race the left/p progressives thrive in.

[00:12:13]Rab way outspent the other candidates.

[00:12:16]They had the big money advantage. His ads were everywhere, all over TV. You couldn't watch anything without seeing his ads towards the end of the race.

[00:12:23]Just getting your name face out there in low turnout primary is a massive advantage. Frankly, although I voted for Street, he sucked. And so did so did Stanford. Stanford had a great profile on paper, but could not answer basic questions at all. And then in the final month of two, just completely disappeared. Barely any interviews, no ads at all. The mailer stopped like she wasn't even running a total ghost.

[00:12:42]Street, on the other hand, was basically coasting on his name. His dad was a relatively popular mayor of Philly and the weight of the Philly Dem. He was wholly unsurprising, uninspiring, and his previous work with the PA Dem Party was very mediocre. There were basically no ads on TV or otherwise for him anywhere. And my final thought on this is what an absolute embarrassment the Philly machine is. They are pathetic.

[00:13:03]They can't turn out voters. They basically solely exist as a crony protection racket for the people in charge. Cough, cough, Bob, Brady. The Philly turnout has been consistently awful for years, and unless they clean house, it probably doesn't change. This is very very bad for the most important city in a crucial swing state. Bob Brady needs to retire [ __ ] LIKE YESTERDAY. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. The cope the sea centrism fan account centrism lost in your backyard. Just checking in on him.

[00:13:33]Lemau not quite a massive turnout there for the most popular stream in the history of the world. Like seems charitably 100 people.

[00:13:41]Checking in with my favorite PA3 voter. Hope you're having a good time today. Fake demon. I mean, he hates me so much. I mean, I'm sorry. Should I not stick a knife in the wound here? It's got to hurt, right? It's got to hurt, right? A little bit. This your backyard, [ __ ] This your mother backyard. YOU LIVE THERE. WHAT HAPPENED? And it's it's awesome because now you actually have a fantastic representative. You have a fantastic representative. One of the best, one of the best in the entire country. It's just like it's so funny because this is genuinely a good thing.

[00:14:22]This is genuinely a great thing. And yet he probably hates it. These people will cry, piss, and [ __ ] their pants into Medicare for all. THEY'LL BE LIKE, "NO, I DON'T WANT IT. DON'T GIVE IT TO ME.

[00:14:39]DON'T. WHY?

[00:14:41]WHY?

[00:14:43]NO. I'M A FAN account of centrism.

[00:14:50]NO. WHY WILL NOBODY think about the shareholders?

[00:14:56]BLUE CROSS Blue Shield. I had no What is this? I know it's a lot more nuanced than this. AOC endorsement, but does this mean Hassan the Hunt officially has more star power in the party than Cy Booker? Lol. Yeah. Victorious candidates against Cy Booker. Victorious candidates Cory Booker actively organized against Barack Obama, Zoran Mumani, Chris Rab.

[00:15:15]It's so funny. Cy Booker is is is just so bad. He tried to ecap Obama's principal winning message at the apex of its centricity to the 2012 campaign, both to please his donors and likely in the hope that Obama would lose and he could challenge Romney in 2016. Bros, does Cy Booker have the least amount of motion in the Democratic Party? Many people are asking, "When Cy Booker shows up, is that the death throws of a campaign?" Bros, is Cy Booker the hottest in the game right now?

[00:15:49]Burger King foot lettuce. Oh my lord.

[00:15:53]Maybe he should come on the Hosonabi broadcast to get a little bit of that shine. Maybe he can figure out how to be a popular guy in his own constituency.

[00:16:08]She Anyway, yeah, I I did I was a little petty white. I'll be honest. I was a little petty white. David Wigle uh reposted Chio Corey Booker sit down.

[00:16:20]And then David Wagle posted a Booker swooping in to a rally to a half full room of doomed for a doomed nepo candidate indelible. Unfortunately, I said if he wants to be in a pack room, he's going to have to come on the show, I guess.

[00:16:34]Oh, Jesus Christ. Yeah, don't forget the mayor endorsed him, too, and she's up for reelection next year. She's in trouble if DSA runs someone. I think the DSA should run someone. That's true.

[00:16:45]Yeah. Photos from PA3 candidate Sharief Streets get out to vote rally with Senator Cory Booker and Mayor Charel Parker show a mostly empty room. I'll be honest, even until the very last moment, I was and you'll see it. I was doing the podcast while I was like refreshing the results. I was always I'm always worried. I was worried, you know. Look at his face.

[00:17:08]Oh, that's so good. I'm always a doomer.

[00:17:10]No, man. I'm realistic. I know. I know how malleable the electorate is. Okay, I'm sorry. I'm going to continue being a little worried. I'm going to be it's it always seems impossible until it's done.

[00:17:23]Speaking of the [ __ ] bump, um because of this, the Hamawi campaign had asked me to do a rally with them before and it wasn't working out in my insane schedule, but I am going to do a a Hamawi rally as well in New Jersey. So, let's get another dub. Adam Hami, also another stud. Philly has profound untapped potential, and that's the realistic take. There's simply no hope behind any established damn candidates in Philly. any DSA boost you gave here would potentially rewrite the city's political potential. To be honest, I think that there's an opportunity not just in Philadelphia. There's an opportunity beyond Philadelphia. I'm telling you right now, and yes, yes, yes. I'm working with I'm working on doing something with Francesca Hong, too, in Wisconsin. Don't you worry about it. Okay? Listen to me. This is very important. There is tremendous revolutionary potential in the South, places that have been left behind, places that have been long forgotten.

[00:18:13]Okay? There is an opportunity to organize there. That's why I always urge you. What did I say when I went to the DSA conference? One of the most interesting conversations I had there was always DSA orgs from red states and you know red areas in general. There is a phenomenal opportunity to organize and that organizing revolves around black socialism in particular. Okay. My friend from Alabama said Democratic voters have doubled since the last election. 21 44% I believe. No, we're talking about beyond. I think it's it's first it's Georgia, then it's Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, everywhere. Okay, I think people are overstating their case.

[00:18:56]Progressives have not won the popular vote and turnout was not great.

[00:18:59]Unfortunately, that freak from before was half right. Not that this victory is insignificant. And also, Pennsylvania isn't the South is the second state to the New York and the North. No, I know.

[00:19:07]I'm saying that's what we should be focusing our efforts on. I'm not saying it's going to happen overnight. What are you talking about? Even this is a massively consequential victory. Don't undermine it. Are you crazy? This matters quite a bit. What you think the You think beating the establishment election machine is not significant?

[00:19:25]That's crazy. They knocked on basically 20% of the entire district's doors. Man, are you out of your mind? This kind of doesn't happen. It doesn't happen with with moneyed interests. Okay? We're talking about 44% almost 50% of the threeperson race. I'm serious. Beating the establishment of the party piece by piece in safe districts and in unsafe districts, in purple districts, in the bluest districts, it all matters. Okay?

[00:19:53]It all builds on top of one another.

[00:19:55]Think about the the prestige and the awareness to to democratic socialism Zoron brings anytime he makes a good decision, anytime he achieves something as the mayor of New York, where people go, why can't we have that? It's unbelievably important. I personally think a different kind of Democrat working in deep blue districts is in my opinion more difficult. Like look at San Francisco. I think San Francisco is a tough one. Is a far tougher race than a place like Philadelphia where like when there's any sort of disenfranchisement.

[00:20:27]There's anger and there's resentment.

[00:20:29]San Francisco is a liberal safe haven for the most part. That's why it's more difficult to win in the San Francisco primaries with an insurgent candidate than it is seemingly in Philadelphia.

[00:20:40]And the more there is the further disenfranchisement exists, the more a different kind of Democrat works. So I I genuinely think that places in the South could show up big where they already have resentment towards the Democrats and we could use that pre-existing resentment that we have towards the establishment Democrats to our advantage. That's that's the way I see it. Anyway, let's continue with this.

[00:21:05]>> And I have been critiqued along this campaign for being too radical, being too bold.

[00:21:15]>> They ain't seen nothing yet.

[00:21:20]>> And I want to take I want to take a moment to thank my opponents.

[00:21:28]I want to thank my opponents >> for being awful.

[00:21:32]>> It's not easy to run for office.

[00:21:35]>> Yeah. Thank you for splitting the vote.

[00:21:37]Thank you for being terrible. Honestly, cuz like sometimes people go, "Oh, um it's because this was a split race, like blah blah blah." All this, bro, he got 44% of the vote, dog. Like it's not in a three-way split, he still got 44%. Like it's very likely that if there was an establishment Democrat versus just him, he could have had an even higher margin of victory. The idea that like all of these voters are rational actors and they swung in that direction because they were principled centrists or whatever is is stupid. I'm telling you, I think establishment versus insurgency is even more beneficial. What will happen all around the country is a Graham Platner Janet Mills style situation. The only reason why that doesn't take place usually is because there's like a Goldilocks uh progressive centrist candidate usually like Mallalerie McMorro, you know, as well as like a uncarismatic establishment vehicle like uh Haley Stevens uh as we've seen in the Abdul Sad race.

[00:22:40]>> All right, it's time to party.

[00:22:46]Does Rabb hate Christians? Oh my god.

[00:22:49]All right, so >> it's just been an over.

[00:22:51]>> Let's look at this analysis. Now, one thing you might have noticed, and I think this is very interesting, a lot of the mainstream attention in the Pennsylvania races did not really focus on Pennsylvania third. And I don't know what that's about. I don't know. Maybe it wasn't a relevant race. I don't know what it is. It was very relevant for us.

[00:23:12]But they didn't talk about this contested three-way race. Like Summer Lee obviously won 81%. Right? Summer Lee was attacked mercilessly by Apac and the Israel lobby and she defeated them. And then at that point because there's only a finite amount of money that that these uh these organizations have, they didn't pursue the summerly seat as aggressively as they have. There are certain national politicians that Apac will consistently try to unseat regardless of how strong they are in their districts. They gave up on Summer. They had not in the past.

[00:23:49]They came after her so viciously, right?

[00:23:51]This time it was done. It was over. It makes sense because that's a given for her primary. So there's not a lot of media attention. Also, I do think that by and large there isn't a lot of attention. I mean, this is what she says as well, and I agree with it. there isn't a lot of attention spent on black women in in mainstream media in general like across the board. So that's one and two. But the race in Pennsylvania third was a contentious race. It was contested. It was a three-way split. You had the establishment working on the one side. You had the insurgent candidacy of Chris Rab on the other. And yet, interestingly enough, there wasn't a lot of attention on it. There wasn't a lot of emphasis on it. And I don't know why that's the case. But let's take a look at how Steve Kaki, khaki boy, had to cover this race. Let's take a look >> by Rab on election day. The folks who went and turned out at the polls today, you could just see, you know, he's now built nearly a 20,000 vote lead uh with more to come. He's basically winning half of the election day vote. Stanford, who had done so well in the vote by mail, the the floor just absolutely fell out for her uh in the election day uh uh in that election day vote. Uh you know again we talk about um the the the diversity of district. I mentioned this before um slightly larger black population than white population. Both are substantial and and Rabb's message seems to be resonating particularly in the majority white precincts. That's where I mean where he has really turned it on with this election day vote has been in majority white precincts where again he's getting upwards of three quarters of the vote in the election day vote in those precincts here. He's not even winning in the majority black precincts either overall or with the election day vote. Share Streets winning the majority black precincts here. Um in fact, right now >> at the end of it at the end of it all, he literally got a third of the black vote. Yes, he cleaned house in the district in in the white districts certainly and he absolutely had the overwhelming majority of of white voters that voted in this district. But white voters are a minority in this district.

[00:25:59]He got 70% of the white vote and he got a third of the black vote. Split between three black candidates. Only a third?

[00:26:05]That's still not good, bro. Dog, the do you mean that's still not good? It was split between three black candidates.

[00:26:13]The are you talking about? This is a way to try to negatively frame a victory here. Okay, understand the reason why the reason why people do this is to basically make it seem like, oh, it's just the whites that actually whites that went out and voted for Chris Rab because he's a he's a socialist. Okay, that's that's what it is.

[00:26:34]>> Rab is running in third place overall in majority black precincts um with 28% of the vote. So, he's really gotten it from the majority white precincts uh in the city of Philadelphia that are part of this district here. Um but just overwhelming support that he's seen on election day here. And yeah, this is a feather in the cap of that of the the left wing of the Democratic party. Um a victory here for somebody, you know, aligned with uh the the Democratic socialist America.

[00:27:00]>> That's right, baby.

[00:27:01]>> We are here in our virtual election headquarters today where we have the results of the big races in Pennsylvania that could shift the balance of power in Washington. The primary election for Pennsylvania's third district has been one of the most competitive and most highly watched in our entire region.

[00:27:19]State Representative Chris Rab is the projected winner. And with no Republican running, he will likely head to Washington in January.

[00:27:27]>> Like if in a district that is 51% black, if Chris Rab, who is also black himself, by the way, did not secure a decent chunk of the black vote, he would not have won. There's no way to make up for that loss. So no matter which way you cut it, he had to still very clearly secure a decent chunk of the black vote.

[00:27:49]It's that simple. And he did. Yeah. Here here was my message uh from when I stumped with uh with Chris. If you're mad that there's never enough money for healthcare in this country, but unlimited funds to bomb other countries.

[00:28:03]Well, you have an opportunity to make that change. You have an opportunity to let your voice be heard. For far too long, people have been told, myself included, that we have to vote for harm reduction. We have to vote because we have to vote against the Republican party. We all know the Republican party is bad, >> but you now have an opportunity to vote for something. And not just Chris, but you have an opportunity to vote for Medicare for all, knowing full well that he's going to fight that battle for you.

[00:28:34]You have an opportunity to vote for a jobs guarantee. endless endless militarism. Ending the endless militarism to make sure that every single dollar that we spend on new ways to murder children overseas can be spent here taking care of our children, taking care of your family members, to make sure that instead of spending all that money blowing up schools overseas, we spend that money on building schools right here. And this is a universal value that many of you share. And that's precisely the reason why the vote that you cast is not just for Philadelphia.

[00:29:11]It's not just for Pennsylvania. It's not just for even places like myself in Los Angeles, California. It's for people overseas as well.

[00:29:19]>> Yes.

[00:29:19]>> It's for everybody else.