WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:03.520 This is Dan Caplis and welcome to today's online podcast 2 00:00:03.640 --> 00:00:05.719 edition of The Dan Caplis Show. Please be sure to 3 00:00:05.759 --> 00:00:08.240 give us a five star rating if you'd be so kind, 4 00:00:08.320 --> 00:00:11.599 and to subscribe, download, and listen to the show every 5 00:00:11.679 --> 00:00:15.720 single day on your favorite podcast platform. Donald Trump be 6 00:00:15.880 --> 00:00:20.199 officially certified today. What a great way to get back 7 00:00:20.199 --> 00:00:22.399 into the swing of things. It seems like one hundred 8 00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:25.000 years since I've been on air, Ryan. It really it's 9 00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:27.640 funny how time works, right. All the mine process is 10 00:00:27.719 --> 00:00:31.120 time because it's only been what maybe ten twelve days, 11 00:00:31.160 --> 00:00:34.439 but it really seems like maybe two or three months 12 00:00:34.479 --> 00:00:36.320 since I saw you, since we were in here, since 13 00:00:36.359 --> 00:00:39.039 we were doing all of this. But wow, what a 14 00:00:39.039 --> 00:00:40.200 great day to come back to. 15 00:00:40.560 --> 00:00:41.200 Happy New Year. 16 00:00:41.439 --> 00:00:44.640 Yeah you as well, I mean everything that's happened in between. 17 00:00:44.679 --> 00:00:47.960 But of course today Jay six the ironies, right, and 18 00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:49.799 we're going to talk about a lot of stuff locally 19 00:00:49.840 --> 00:00:53.560 here as well, including some real hope for the GOP 20 00:00:53.679 --> 00:00:56.479 in Colorado, which means, by extension, some real hope for 21 00:00:56.600 --> 00:00:59.840 Colorado to come back as a great state. But you 22 00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:04.519 think about the obvious irony here as we're talking about 23 00:01:04.599 --> 00:01:10.239 January sixth and President Trump being certified. And obviously, you 24 00:01:10.280 --> 00:01:14.040 know with Kamala Harris, you know, being the one to announce, 25 00:01:14.120 --> 00:01:16.439 and we'll certainly play that sound for you because it's 26 00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:19.480 very fun sound. But you think of the irony, because 27 00:01:19.959 --> 00:01:23.200 she was among this group of people who was trying 28 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:26.799 to literally destroy him personally, you know, trying to have 29 00:01:26.920 --> 00:01:30.159 him put in prison, trying to have him die in prison, 30 00:01:31.120 --> 00:01:35.879 all all of this law hair and then all of 31 00:01:35.920 --> 00:01:39.239 these horrific things they were saying about him, knowing that 32 00:01:39.280 --> 00:01:43.439 those things were likely to increase the danger even after 33 00:01:43.599 --> 00:01:48.079 multiple assassinations. So to watch her have to get up 34 00:01:48.120 --> 00:01:52.640 there and declare him today to be certified, the Electoral 35 00:01:52.640 --> 00:01:56.560 College votes to be certified. That was such a great thing, 36 00:01:56.640 --> 00:01:58.799 such a rich thing, such a great thing for America 37 00:01:59.319 --> 00:02:02.840 because of everything he had been subjected to by them. 38 00:02:05.799 --> 00:02:06.799 That would become. 39 00:02:06.760 --> 00:02:10.840 Hers of American democracy as much as any other principle, 40 00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:15.719 it is what distinguishes our system of government from monarchy 41 00:02:16.039 --> 00:02:19.280 or tyranny. Today, at the United States Capital, I will 42 00:02:19.319 --> 00:02:23.240 perform my constitutional duty as Vice President of the United 43 00:02:23.280 --> 00:02:27.000 States to certify the results of the twenty twenty four election. 44 00:02:27.479 --> 00:02:29.800 No, and she did not like she had any choice. 45 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:31.800 The state of The vote for the President of the 46 00:02:31.919 --> 00:02:35.400 United States as delivered to the President of the Senate 47 00:02:35.639 --> 00:02:39.639 is as follows. The whole number of the electors appointed 48 00:02:39.680 --> 00:02:42.719 to vote for President of the United States is five 49 00:02:42.800 --> 00:02:46.960 hundred and thirty eight. Within that whole number, the majority 50 00:02:47.080 --> 00:02:50.319 is two hundred and seventy true. The votes for President 51 00:02:50.400 --> 00:02:52.719 of the United States are as follows. 52 00:02:53.159 --> 00:02:53.639 Donald J. 53 00:02:53.759 --> 00:02:57.080 Trump of the state of Florida has received three hundred 54 00:02:57.120 --> 00:02:58.159 and twelve votes. 55 00:02:58.680 --> 00:03:14.199 Kamala d Harris Kamala D. 56 00:03:14.360 --> 00:03:17.719 Harris of the state of California has received two hundred 57 00:03:17.719 --> 00:03:18.960 and twenty six votes. 58 00:03:20.960 --> 00:03:24.840 Wow, it had to be really tough to do, right, 59 00:03:25.439 --> 00:03:28.280 But yeah, with everything he's been subjected to, what a 60 00:03:28.319 --> 00:03:31.800 great moment that was today for America and for him personally. 61 00:03:31.919 --> 00:03:34.719 I mean, imagine imagine what he was facing had he lost. 62 00:03:35.360 --> 00:03:38.280 I imagine how the rest of his life is going 63 00:03:38.319 --> 00:03:42.680 to go. So yeah, great triumphant story and beautiful day 64 00:03:42.719 --> 00:03:44.879 for America. Eight five to five for zero five eight 65 00:03:44.919 --> 00:03:47.759 two five to five, the number techs d an five 66 00:03:47.919 --> 00:03:51.680 seven seven three nine. Of course, now Americans are fully 67 00:03:51.719 --> 00:03:54.080 expecting him to deliver, and they should be, and I 68 00:03:54.159 --> 00:03:57.199 have no doubt that he wills. So I think that. 69 00:03:57.599 --> 00:03:59.520 You know, we've got to be realistic, right, He's really 70 00:03:59.520 --> 00:04:02.120 got this two year window, and we all know the 71 00:04:02.120 --> 00:04:05.280 first hundred days et cetera, et cetera are usually prime 72 00:04:05.319 --> 00:04:08.639 time for a president elect. They've got that political capital, 73 00:04:08.680 --> 00:04:11.879 they've got it rolling. I think opponents feel that, hey, 74 00:04:11.879 --> 00:04:13.960 the American people wants to give this guy a chance. 75 00:04:14.240 --> 00:04:16.399 We don't want to look like we're not. And so 76 00:04:16.560 --> 00:04:19.639 this is his window right now. Short term, yeah, the 77 00:04:19.639 --> 00:04:22.439 one hundred, one hundred and twenty days, but certainly not 78 00:04:22.560 --> 00:04:24.879 beyond the two years. We'll be fortunate to have him 79 00:04:24.879 --> 00:04:29.079 as commander in chief for all four But in terms 80 00:04:29.120 --> 00:04:32.079 of legislative agenda, et cetera, we all know once we 81 00:04:32.120 --> 00:04:34.759 get to those twenty eight midterms twenty six, pardon me, 82 00:04:34.800 --> 00:04:37.480 and then everybody's attention is turned to the twenty eight 83 00:04:37.560 --> 00:04:42.680 presidential cycle. This is really his window legislatively. So it's 84 00:04:42.680 --> 00:04:44.000 going to be fun to watch, and I think a 85 00:04:44.000 --> 00:04:45.600 lot of good things ahead. I know a lot of 86 00:04:45.639 --> 00:04:48.480 good things to head in terms of things he can control, 87 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:52.199 such as the commander in chief role, executive vorders, things 88 00:04:52.240 --> 00:04:54.839 like that. But legislatively, it's going to be wild with 89 00:04:54.920 --> 00:04:59.319 the GOP with this very slim majority eight five five 90 00:04:59.319 --> 00:05:02.519 four zero five two five five takes d an five 91 00:05:02.639 --> 00:05:06.319 seven seven three nine. And then of course that brings 92 00:05:06.360 --> 00:05:08.319 us locally as we talk about twenty six in the 93 00:05:08.319 --> 00:05:12.279 twenty six midterms, because it's what everybody was talking about. 94 00:05:12.319 --> 00:05:16.639 I'm sure at your water cooler today, probably your kid's school, 95 00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:19.160 wherever you went over the weekend. I would imagine at 96 00:05:19.199 --> 00:05:21.279 the Bronco game. You were at the Bronco game, right, Ryan, 97 00:05:21.279 --> 00:05:24.439 the case game. Yep, there could have been nothing being 98 00:05:24.480 --> 00:05:29.040 discussed in the stands other than Phil Wiser declaring for 99 00:05:29.079 --> 00:05:30.000 governor in Colorado. 100 00:05:30.040 --> 00:05:31.160 Right, that's talking. 101 00:05:30.879 --> 00:05:33.959 About so Nicks. He's eighteen for eighteen in the first 102 00:05:33.959 --> 00:05:36.120 half until and in completion at the end of night. 103 00:05:36.199 --> 00:05:41.199 Nobody's talking about that. They're talking about Phil Wiser, Whereas 104 00:05:41.240 --> 00:05:44.560 I like to say Phil blanket Wiser, Right, I. 105 00:05:44.560 --> 00:05:47.079 Call him Phil none the Wiser. Yeah, well, it's just 106 00:05:47.079 --> 00:05:50.680 a little not original. H I think it's extremely original. 107 00:05:50.720 --> 00:05:52.360 I'm the only one that I've ever heard call him that. 108 00:05:53.560 --> 00:05:56.959 You need to get out more. Yeah, eight five five 109 00:05:56.959 --> 00:05:59.160 for zero five eight two five five texs d an 110 00:05:59.680 --> 00:06:01.839 five seven seven three nine. And I think we've been 111 00:06:01.879 --> 00:06:04.560 talking about it all year how yeah, oh Nix, Okay, 112 00:06:04.959 --> 00:06:06.560 he was going to be the man. He is the man, 113 00:06:06.720 --> 00:06:09.040 just keeps getting better, fun to watch, and we won't 114 00:06:09.040 --> 00:06:12.639 do sports today. We'll do that during commercial breaks. But listen, 115 00:06:12.720 --> 00:06:16.079 if I'm betting the house, yeah, I mean Josh Allen, 116 00:06:16.399 --> 00:06:19.920 best player in the NFL, Denver has always had a 117 00:06:19.920 --> 00:06:22.759 hard time in Buffalo, even under the best of conditions 118 00:06:22.759 --> 00:06:25.040 with the best of teams. So yeah, if you're betting 119 00:06:25.079 --> 00:06:27.399 the house, which I would not advise, yeah, you are 120 00:06:27.399 --> 00:06:30.120 not betting on a Denver victory Sunday. But it is 121 00:06:30.199 --> 00:06:33.360 not at all out of the question, mister, break pass 122 00:06:33.439 --> 00:06:36.480 rush Denver has with Nick's playing better and better, and 123 00:06:36.560 --> 00:06:38.439 everybody can have an off Dake. It's kind of like 124 00:06:38.480 --> 00:06:40.360 all the pressures on Buffalo on Sunday. 125 00:06:40.839 --> 00:06:43.319 And I'm not just saying this in retrospect or hindsight 126 00:06:43.480 --> 00:06:46.759 with the benefit of that being twenty twenty. You remember, though, 127 00:06:46.800 --> 00:06:49.800 and I distinctly remember, Josh Allen played just to the 128 00:06:49.839 --> 00:06:53.759 north in the University of Wyoming and the Broncos passed 129 00:06:53.800 --> 00:06:54.680 on him in the draft. 130 00:06:54.720 --> 00:06:57.839 Don't give me the Broncos did not pass on Josh Allen. 131 00:06:57.959 --> 00:07:02.000 Let's correct the record on that. Mind seemed friend. No, No, 132 00:07:03.040 --> 00:07:07.319 John Elway passed on Josh Allen. Listen, John Elway is 133 00:07:07.439 --> 00:07:11.920 underrated as a quarterback. You know, he's I don't know 134 00:07:11.959 --> 00:07:15.040 that there's ever been a better arm in the NFL. Toughness, 135 00:07:15.639 --> 00:07:17.959 all that great stuff. I mean, I'd put him in 136 00:07:18.000 --> 00:07:21.360 the top two or three in NFL history as a GM. 137 00:07:21.800 --> 00:07:23.600 He let his ego get in the way. It's how 138 00:07:23.600 --> 00:07:26.720 we lost Tebou and it's how we lost Josh Allen. 139 00:07:27.279 --> 00:07:29.879 And that is just too darn bad because can you 140 00:07:29.920 --> 00:07:33.040 imagine the Broncs with either Tabau or Josh Allen. Oh my, 141 00:07:33.759 --> 00:07:37.279 so that's unfortunate. But Elway, he will just personally as 142 00:07:37.319 --> 00:07:39.959 a guy who has really enjoyed living here for a 143 00:07:40.040 --> 00:07:43.079 long time. I will always be grateful to John Elway 144 00:07:43.160 --> 00:07:45.920 for his great play as a quarterback and to me, 145 00:07:46.000 --> 00:07:50.680 that overshadows monumental errors as a GM, the Bronc particulator 146 00:07:50.720 --> 00:07:51.800 with t Bow and Josh Allen. 147 00:07:51.879 --> 00:07:53.199 John Elway, I'm correcting myself. 148 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:57.800 John Elway selected Bradley Chubb defensive NC State with the 149 00:07:57.839 --> 00:08:00.959 fifth pick in that twenty eighteen draft, and Josh Allen 150 00:08:01.000 --> 00:08:01.839 went two picks later. 151 00:08:01.959 --> 00:08:04.199 At least he didn't pass on Michael Jordan right, and 152 00:08:04.759 --> 00:08:08.920 take Samboui or whatever that guy. Thank you. You know 153 00:08:08.959 --> 00:08:11.759 it's not all not all rock eight five five for 154 00:08:11.839 --> 00:08:14.000 zero five eight two five five text d an five 155 00:08:14.079 --> 00:08:16.560 seven seven through nine. But I do want to get 156 00:08:16.560 --> 00:08:21.560 your take on Colorado, because listen, I get it. Everybody 157 00:08:21.560 --> 00:08:24.480 gets it right. Everybody can see the math for whatever reasons. 158 00:08:24.519 --> 00:08:26.800 We can talk about how it got here, we know 159 00:08:26.879 --> 00:08:29.560 that Colorado right now when it comes statewide, say the 160 00:08:29.560 --> 00:08:35.519 governor's race is probably what D plus ten, D plus twelve. 161 00:08:35.600 --> 00:08:38.879 Some smart people I respect say D plus fifteen. So 162 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:41.879 the Democrats have this enormous advantage. It may be as 163 00:08:41.919 --> 00:08:45.480 some say that Democrats could run a dead dog and 164 00:08:45.519 --> 00:08:48.399 win then no matter how good the GOP candidate is. 165 00:08:48.440 --> 00:08:51.080 Some believe that maybe that's true. But I got to 166 00:08:51.120 --> 00:08:57.159 tell you, if Phil Wiser is the Democrats nominee for governor, 167 00:08:58.120 --> 00:09:01.519 I think a strong GOP candidate as a real chance 168 00:09:01.840 --> 00:09:04.919 to win. And it's nothing personal. A couple of times 169 00:09:04.919 --> 00:09:06.879 I've had him on air, seems like a nice fellow. 170 00:09:06.919 --> 00:09:08.960 I'm sure to enjoy going out to have a beer 171 00:09:09.000 --> 00:09:13.519 with him, whatever, But absolutely nothing to recommend him for governor. 172 00:09:13.679 --> 00:09:16.559 Nothing to get anybody excited about Phil Wiser for governor 173 00:09:16.559 --> 00:09:20.360 and the Democrats own polling, he's polling about nine percent 174 00:09:20.399 --> 00:09:23.759 for governor, even Jenna Griswolds ahead of him. But there's 175 00:09:23.799 --> 00:09:26.159 a pretty good chance he ends up being the Democrats 176 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:29.679 nominee for governor, right because on the left it's all 177 00:09:29.720 --> 00:09:34.159 about who's going to get that big uber lefty money, 178 00:09:34.440 --> 00:09:37.279 and that big uber lefty money is really really far 179 00:09:37.399 --> 00:09:41.159 left money, and so he could end up being their nominee. 180 00:09:41.200 --> 00:09:42.600 And when we come back, I want to get your 181 00:09:42.639 --> 00:09:47.240 take on does a good Republican beat Phil Wiser? Who 182 00:09:47.240 --> 00:09:49.879 do you think the Democrats will nominate? So I want 183 00:09:49.879 --> 00:09:52.320 to mix that into the conversation today. Will it be 184 00:09:53.080 --> 00:09:56.320 will it be lawless? Mike Johnston of Denver? Because we 185 00:09:56.360 --> 00:09:59.639 all know that play promising an insurrection, send the Denver 186 00:09:59.679 --> 00:10:02.679 police out to fight the Feds to protect people here illegally. 187 00:10:03.080 --> 00:10:05.559 That whole play was Johnston trying to get big lefty 188 00:10:05.600 --> 00:10:08.320 money for his governor's right. So is Johnston going to 189 00:10:08.360 --> 00:10:11.240 beat Wiser in a primary identity politics? Does it have 190 00:10:11.399 --> 00:10:15.120 to be Griswold for the Democrats? At some point are 191 00:10:15.159 --> 00:10:17.879 people of color on the left going to rise up 192 00:10:17.919 --> 00:10:22.519 and say, hey, wait a second, you guys are absolute 193 00:10:22.600 --> 00:10:26.039 liars and hypocrites. You claim to be so woke and 194 00:10:26.399 --> 00:10:28.399 care so much about people of color, and then all 195 00:10:28.440 --> 00:10:30.759 the top jobs are held by boring, old white guys. 196 00:10:31.240 --> 00:10:33.440 You know, So, how's this going to play out on 197 00:10:33.440 --> 00:10:35.720 the left? So we'll mix it in eight five four zero 198 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:37.720 five eight two five five in the number. Does the 199 00:10:37.759 --> 00:10:40.879 Republican a good Republican beat Wiser? You're on the Dan 200 00:10:40.960 --> 00:10:41.840 Capla Show. 201 00:10:44.039 --> 00:10:46.480 And now back to the Dan Kaplis Show podcast. 202 00:10:47.279 --> 00:10:49.480 Is this your next governor, Phil Wiser? 203 00:10:50.120 --> 00:10:55.960 After someone commits a third or fourth car theft in 204 00:10:56.519 --> 00:10:59.679 say three months, they should be kept in with a 205 00:10:59.720 --> 00:11:02.000 really high bond, because you got a sense they're gonna 206 00:11:02.000 --> 00:11:03.279 get out, they're gonna commit more crime. 207 00:11:04.399 --> 00:11:06.360 This is the guy who just announced for governor. The 208 00:11:06.360 --> 00:11:09.399 Attorney general says, wait a second. When they get to 209 00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:12.360 their third or fourth stolen car, then we have to 210 00:11:12.399 --> 00:11:15.679 take it. I mean, come on, And I think maybe 211 00:11:15.720 --> 00:11:18.200 the Democrats nominate this guy just to kind of test 212 00:11:18.360 --> 00:11:22.000 the theory that the Colorado's at the point where Democrats 213 00:11:22.000 --> 00:11:24.440 could nominate a dead dog. And I'm not comparing Phil 214 00:11:24.480 --> 00:11:26.720 Wiser to a dead dog, but to test that theory 215 00:11:27.399 --> 00:11:29.320 because because they're going to run for governor if he 216 00:11:29.360 --> 00:11:33.840 wins the nomination, a guy who has presided over Colorado 217 00:11:34.039 --> 00:11:37.720 becoming much more dangerous by virtually every metric. And a 218 00:11:37.720 --> 00:11:41.200 guy who's on tape is saying, yeah, the first two 219 00:11:41.360 --> 00:11:44.200 or three car thefts they're on the house. Yeah, eight 220 00:11:44.240 --> 00:11:46.120 five five for zero five A two five to five 221 00:11:46.159 --> 00:11:48.519 the number text d A N five seven seven three nine. 222 00:11:48.600 --> 00:11:51.679 Do you think Colorado is that far gone where the 223 00:11:51.679 --> 00:11:54.639 Democrats could just run anybody and win for a for 224 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:57.200 a state wide office like that? Would love your take 225 00:11:57.240 --> 00:12:01.159 on that. And Ryan, I'm starting suspect because I've been 226 00:12:01.639 --> 00:12:04.240 blessed to be on air now almost three decades. Maybe 227 00:12:04.240 --> 00:12:07.519 it's longer than three decades. My New Year's resolutions were many, 228 00:12:07.600 --> 00:12:10.080 one of which is to figure out how long I've 229 00:12:10.120 --> 00:12:12.200 been on air. Not that anybody cares about that, but 230 00:12:12.240 --> 00:12:14.600 I just want to get the number right and save 231 00:12:14.679 --> 00:12:18.399 us some time. But in all those years, I've never 232 00:12:18.519 --> 00:12:22.039 seen this phenomena before. But I think, tell me if 233 00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:24.440 you're getting the same reaction. Ryan does a great show 234 00:12:25.559 --> 00:12:29.440 on six point thirty Kitchen w in Denver. Just before 235 00:12:29.440 --> 00:12:32.399 this show each day for the very first time in 236 00:12:32.480 --> 00:12:35.840 all my decades on air, it appears to me pretty 237 00:12:35.879 --> 00:12:42.519 official at this point that no Republican has any interest 238 00:12:43.720 --> 00:12:46.799 in this governor's race. Nobody wants to talk about it. 239 00:12:47.360 --> 00:12:49.879 Every time we have a topic pop up because here, 240 00:12:49.919 --> 00:12:53.840 you know, Wiser decides he's going to announce something like that. Yeah, 241 00:12:53.879 --> 00:12:56.200 it used to be in the past, people say, Okay, 242 00:12:56.240 --> 00:12:59.600 that's an important news development, let's talk about that. I 243 00:12:59.600 --> 00:13:03.879 don't think anybody on the conservative side, except maybe folks 244 00:13:03.919 --> 00:13:07.039 looking at running the race, has any interest in talking 245 00:13:07.080 --> 00:13:10.279 about this governor's race because I don't think Republicans believe 246 00:13:10.320 --> 00:13:11.480 a Republican can win. 247 00:13:12.080 --> 00:13:14.519 I think there is a dearth of hope, like you're 248 00:13:14.519 --> 00:13:17.320 talking about Dan, especially coming out of and I think 249 00:13:17.320 --> 00:13:19.879 we need to keep this perspective in mind. It's something 250 00:13:19.960 --> 00:13:22.120 I've spoken about at length with Heidi Ganal, who was 251 00:13:22.159 --> 00:13:25.639 the nominee the last time around. The money that Jared 252 00:13:25.679 --> 00:13:29.240 Polis brought to the table in the last two goodnatorial 253 00:13:29.279 --> 00:13:32.159 elections twenty eighteen, which is when you and I first 254 00:13:32.720 --> 00:13:35.679 launched the show. It was right after that and then 255 00:13:35.759 --> 00:13:38.200 in twenty twenty two, and just how much that distorts 256 00:13:38.200 --> 00:13:41.600 a race now following that like you said, is phil 257 00:13:41.639 --> 00:13:43.480 wiser And I was just talking about this with George 258 00:13:43.480 --> 00:13:46.080 Brockler earlier today. Is he going to be able to 259 00:13:46.080 --> 00:13:49.000 tap into the types of resources that will make it 260 00:13:49.120 --> 00:13:52.440 just an imbalanced playing field against any Republican nominee? 261 00:13:52.480 --> 00:13:54.919 Well? Is sure he is right, because I mean the 262 00:13:54.960 --> 00:13:58.320 money follows a winner. And you know, we saw Elon Musk, right, 263 00:13:58.679 --> 00:14:01.399 he played such a tremendous role in the presidential race. 264 00:14:01.919 --> 00:14:04.879 And I don't know does President Trump win without Elon 265 00:14:05.159 --> 00:14:08.639 Musks two hundred and fifty to three hundred million. I'm 266 00:14:08.639 --> 00:14:11.600 glad we didn't have to find out, right, So, yeah, 267 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:14.759 money follows a winner. Right now, the big money does 268 00:14:14.799 --> 00:14:17.799 not believe the Republican can win in Colorado. The big 269 00:14:17.840 --> 00:14:20.799 money believes the Democrats going to win. So you're gonna 270 00:14:20.840 --> 00:14:23.759 have just virtually any amount of money you want. Picture 271 00:14:23.799 --> 00:14:26.840 this big printing press of you know, one hundred dollars 272 00:14:26.879 --> 00:14:31.000 bills available to whatever Democrat looks like they're going to 273 00:14:31.039 --> 00:14:34.080 be the nominee. So and once they are the nominee, yeah, 274 00:14:34.159 --> 00:14:36.200 they're gonna have all the money they want. Now, it'll 275 00:14:36.480 --> 00:14:38.600 because of the way Colorado laws are set up. It'll 276 00:14:38.600 --> 00:14:40.440 be through the form as you know, Ryan, of these 277 00:14:40.799 --> 00:14:45.240 outside groups, right, the outside groups can accomplish so much 278 00:14:45.840 --> 00:14:48.399 as Musk proofed. I mean he was not only involved, 279 00:14:48.440 --> 00:14:52.080 I think in funding you know spots, including that phenomenal spot, 280 00:14:52.080 --> 00:14:55.519 the greatest spot in modern times that exposed Kamala Harris 281 00:14:55.559 --> 00:14:58.840 as the true wacko lefty she is on this crazy 282 00:14:58.919 --> 00:15:02.879 trans stuff. But also I think Elon Musk was involved 283 00:15:02.919 --> 00:15:06.679 in get out the vote stuff and funding and helping 284 00:15:06.679 --> 00:15:09.879 to direct some of that. So yeah, my belief is 285 00:15:09.960 --> 00:15:12.639 the Democrat is going to have more money than they 286 00:15:12.639 --> 00:15:16.840 could possibly imagine being spent on their behalf to follow. 287 00:15:16.519 --> 00:15:17.320 On what you're saying. 288 00:15:17.399 --> 00:15:22.240 Then, not only conservative circles talk show audiences like ours 289 00:15:22.799 --> 00:15:25.600 just not having a real fire or interest in talking 290 00:15:25.639 --> 00:15:26.000 about this. 291 00:15:26.120 --> 00:15:28.320 But is there a nominee even? 292 00:15:28.360 --> 00:15:30.440 Is there somebody that's gonna, like Phil Wiser did on 293 00:15:30.440 --> 00:15:33.159 the Democratic side, on the Republican side, throw their hat 294 00:15:33.200 --> 00:15:34.279 into the ring and do it soon. 295 00:15:34.639 --> 00:15:38.480 I think they're going to be plenty of really good 296 00:15:38.559 --> 00:15:43.200 accomplished you know GOP types throw their hat into the 297 00:15:43.279 --> 00:15:46.399 ring in the primary. Yeah, I would expect that, don't you. 298 00:15:46.440 --> 00:15:51.120 But but WHN But that's a great question too. I 299 00:15:51.159 --> 00:15:53.440 would imagine there'll be some in the next few weeks, 300 00:15:54.120 --> 00:15:56.759 and then there'll be some that come later. Right. 301 00:15:56.919 --> 00:16:01.200 So yeah, well, I think Phil Wiser did this so 302 00:16:01.519 --> 00:16:04.080 early and did you just want to, oh very much 303 00:16:04.159 --> 00:16:05.799 jump on everybody else in Oh yeah. 304 00:16:05.679 --> 00:16:09.000 Don't you think that's very wise? Because listen, I still 305 00:16:09.000 --> 00:16:11.759 believe I said it at the time that the some 306 00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:14.840 in the leftist media started going after Jenna Griswold hard, 307 00:16:14.919 --> 00:16:17.039 when in fact it should have been Polish and Wiser 308 00:16:17.120 --> 00:16:20.279 going after her heart and insisting she resigned over not 309 00:16:20.320 --> 00:16:23.960 only the posting of those passwords, but also then deciding 310 00:16:23.960 --> 00:16:27.679 to hide it from the county clerks. Yeah, but I 311 00:16:27.679 --> 00:16:29.960 think he's getting out heead of Griswold. He's trying to 312 00:16:29.960 --> 00:16:32.279 get out there while she's still been roughed up by 313 00:16:32.279 --> 00:16:35.440 this story. And I said it at the time that 314 00:16:35.519 --> 00:16:39.080 I thought that story was being pushed by leftist media 315 00:16:39.799 --> 00:16:42.559 because they wanted Griswold out of the race, because she'd 316 00:16:42.600 --> 00:16:45.360 be even easier to beat than Wiser. Right, but the 317 00:16:45.399 --> 00:16:48.759 Democrats are so tied up in identity politics, the opposite 318 00:16:48.799 --> 00:16:52.559 of Doctor King. Right, So Doctor King was all about this, 319 00:16:52.840 --> 00:16:56.559 but not so much the Democrats. 320 00:17:00.440 --> 00:17:02.840 Poor little children. 321 00:17:03.559 --> 00:17:05.839 One day live in a nation where they will not 322 00:17:06.039 --> 00:17:07.559 be judged by the color of. 323 00:17:07.559 --> 00:17:10.680 Mask skin, but by the content of that character. I 324 00:17:10.799 --> 00:17:15.240 have a dream except for put a color out of 325 00:17:15.279 --> 00:17:18.039 Democratic Party. It has nothing to do with the content 326 00:17:18.079 --> 00:17:21.640 of your character, the quality of your ideas, or merit 327 00:17:21.680 --> 00:17:26.759 the Colorado Democratic Party. It's all about identity politics. So, 328 00:17:27.119 --> 00:17:30.519 after being hypocritical on this flat out phony and dishonest 329 00:17:30.559 --> 00:17:32.640 for so many years, because all the big jobs right 330 00:17:33.039 --> 00:17:37.119 are held by boring old white guys, and Wiser wants 331 00:17:37.160 --> 00:17:40.559 to be the next one of those, then all of 332 00:17:40.559 --> 00:17:43.079 the sudden, Jenna Griswold's a little harder to get rid 333 00:17:43.119 --> 00:17:47.000 of being FEMA. And so, you know, I think he's 334 00:17:47.039 --> 00:17:48.960 trying to get a hot out ahead of all that. 335 00:17:49.039 --> 00:17:51.039 I think he's trying to get ahead of Mike Johnston 336 00:17:51.119 --> 00:17:56.400 lawless Mike you know who you know, had that unfortunate 337 00:17:56.480 --> 00:17:59.240 call for an insurrection, wanted the Denver police to go 338 00:17:59.240 --> 00:18:01.519 out and fight the Faces in order to protect people 339 00:18:01.559 --> 00:18:04.759 here illegally. Yeah, so I think he's very very wise 340 00:18:04.839 --> 00:18:07.640 to be out there right now. And you want to say, 341 00:18:07.680 --> 00:18:09.240 I mean, who do you want if you want the 342 00:18:09.279 --> 00:18:11.279 Republican to win, who do you want the dem nominee 343 00:18:11.319 --> 00:18:14.200 to be if you want it to be wiser God 344 00:18:14.240 --> 00:18:17.200 to believe Chriswold would be the easiest to be. Maybe 345 00:18:17.240 --> 00:18:19.839 I'm wrong about that, Mike Johnston. So we'll mix that 346 00:18:19.880 --> 00:18:22.079 into the conversation. But when we come back, big story 347 00:18:22.119 --> 00:18:24.480 just came out Denver as the biggest surge in traffic 348 00:18:24.519 --> 00:18:27.440 delays of any city in the nation. Why do you 349 00:18:27.440 --> 00:18:28.279 think that's happening. 350 00:18:31.640 --> 00:18:34.039 You're listening to the Dan Kaplis Show podcast. 351 00:18:34.960 --> 00:18:37.599 Boy, that's perfect for this. So we're looking at what 352 00:18:38.240 --> 00:18:42.640 Denver probably two to five starting tonight, late tonight and 353 00:18:42.680 --> 00:18:44.759 then through Tuesday morning. Now it's supposed to clear out 354 00:18:44.880 --> 00:18:48.640 by late morning tomorrow Tuesday in the metro area, and 355 00:18:48.680 --> 00:18:51.079 then this varies a little bit as we get north 356 00:18:51.240 --> 00:18:55.000 or south of the Denver metro. So and also cold, 357 00:18:55.039 --> 00:18:57.039 I mean not like Chicago cold, but I think the 358 00:18:57.119 --> 00:18:59.279 high is going to be twenty four or so. What 359 00:18:59.319 --> 00:19:01.359 would you say, and you also be in Michigan. I 360 00:19:01.359 --> 00:19:08.720 grew up in Chicago. Twenty degrees here feels like what 361 00:19:09.279 --> 00:19:16.039 in Chicago? Twenty degrees in Chicago probably feels like what here? 362 00:19:16.200 --> 00:19:20.519 I would say, twenty degrees in Chicago feels like five 363 00:19:20.640 --> 00:19:23.400 or ten below here. Don't you think. 364 00:19:23.720 --> 00:19:26.480 I've been in Chicago in the middle of winter walking 365 00:19:26.519 --> 00:19:31.319 down the Magnificent Mile and that wind cuts you like 366 00:19:31.599 --> 00:19:34.000 a knife. You come around a building corner right off 367 00:19:34.000 --> 00:19:36.680 of Lake Michigan there and you could not be more right. Yeah, 368 00:19:36.880 --> 00:19:39.119 it's a bone chilling cold. 369 00:19:39.759 --> 00:19:43.960 Yeah. I remember as a college kid, like home for Christmas, 370 00:19:44.599 --> 00:19:47.440 walking back from the bowling Alley, which is about a 371 00:19:47.559 --> 00:19:51.559 mile to our house. I remember having to huddle down 372 00:19:52.240 --> 00:19:56.599 behind garbage cans in an alley, like literally curled up 373 00:19:56.599 --> 00:19:59.279 in a ball behind garbage cans to block the wind 374 00:19:59.400 --> 00:20:02.319 just long in e to try to get out of pain, 375 00:20:02.440 --> 00:20:04.160 to get back up and keep going. Yeah, that's a 376 00:20:04.160 --> 00:20:05.920 whole different kind of called. One of the many reasons 377 00:20:05.920 --> 00:20:08.039 we're blessed to be here, right, because here you can 378 00:20:08.079 --> 00:20:10.480 be outside. It can be below zero, and as long 379 00:20:10.519 --> 00:20:12.440 as you don't have a big wind blowing, you can 380 00:20:12.599 --> 00:20:15.240 be outside. You can be wearing anything you. 381 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:17.480 Want to chrispy. But yeah, it's a dryer cold on 382 00:20:17.640 --> 00:20:18.599 all that effects. 383 00:20:18.359 --> 00:20:20.920 Whole different critter. But yeah, so you can't really call 384 00:20:20.960 --> 00:20:23.680 it cold. But I think a high of twenty four 385 00:20:23.799 --> 00:20:28.400 maybe tomorrow, So yeah, please do be careful I'm a 386 00:20:28.440 --> 00:20:33.359 firm believer this kind of storm is more dangerous, you know, 387 00:20:33.480 --> 00:20:37.079 than the twelve fifteen, twenty inch type storms, right because 388 00:20:37.200 --> 00:20:40.359 we all figure we can just keep going. And I 389 00:20:40.400 --> 00:20:41.920 know I see it in my practice, because we do 390 00:20:41.920 --> 00:20:45.559 all this catastrophic stuff that Yeah, I think the kind 391 00:20:45.559 --> 00:20:47.519 of roads we're going to see in the morning rush 392 00:20:48.279 --> 00:20:51.319 are going to be about the most dangerous you get, 393 00:20:51.400 --> 00:20:54.480 depending on when that snow starts. And say five five 394 00:20:54.480 --> 00:20:56.880 for zero five eight two five five the number. Talking 395 00:20:56.920 --> 00:21:01.480 about all that good stuff, interesting, Denver drivers hit with 396 00:21:01.519 --> 00:21:06.240 the nation's biggest surge in traffic delays, a Bruce Finley 397 00:21:06.240 --> 00:21:09.880 Denver Post story. So what they did is, you've got 398 00:21:10.000 --> 00:21:14.519 now this new data out on traffic congestion around America, 399 00:21:15.200 --> 00:21:20.440 and Denver has had the largest increased in travel time. 400 00:21:21.640 --> 00:21:26.720 So Denver is the biggest increase in delays, ranks fifteenth 401 00:21:26.799 --> 00:21:31.440