Nick Reed PODCAST 06.15.22 - June 14 Primaries
Hour 1 - Happy Wednesday! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour: South Carolina Republican Congressman who voted to impeach President Trump, Rep. Tom Rice, lost the Republican primary to state Rep. Russell Fry. Republican Mayra Flores is projected to win a special election in Texas' 34th Congressional District, flipping a House seat after Rep. Filemon Vela, who held the seat for nearly 10 years, resigned in March and vacated the seat. A group partially bankrolled by liberal billionaire George Soros is set to purchase 18 Hispanic radio stations across 10 different markets but conservatives are fighting back, calling it a move that "reeks of desperation" to control Latino voters who have been ditching the Democratic Party. The World Health Organization announced Tuesday that it will rename the monkeypox virus, which has infected more than 1,600 people in 39 countries this year, after a group of scientists voiced concerns that the name could be stigmatizing.