MIDTERMS 2026: Dollars & Cents vs. Common Sense? | 9/16/26

Steve and Aaron are joined by friend of the show Jill Savage and Blaze News managing editor Rob Eno for the Deace Group roundtable, where the panel discusses whether the United States' military action in Iran is worth the cost of potentially losing the midterm elections. In Hour Two, it's Feedback Friday. TODAY'S SPONSORS: CHIRP: https://gochirp.com/pages/steve-deace use promo code STEVE WORLD WATCH NEWS: https://worldwatch.news/ JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve says the Republican Party is already on the verge of blowing the midterm elections and says there are still tactics (and time) to reverse course. In Hour Two, Jesse Kelly joins the program to discuss why, above almost all else, we cannot allow communists to come into power. Theology Thursday is a question about horror movies. TODAY'S SPONSORS: GEVITI: https://www.gogeviti.com/deace REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ WORLD WATCH NEWS: https://worldwatch.news/ TECOVAS: https://www.tecovas.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=steve& and save 10% when you sign up for email and texts THE LAST STAND: https://thelaststand.com/film Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron and Todd fill in for Steve as he travels, and the pair discuss the exclusive story from Blaze Media, featuring an undercover clip of Texas Democrat U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico's pastor denying basically every fundamental tenet of the Christian faith. Then, the two play a game of Buy, Sell, or Hold on a variety of topics. Daniel Horowitz joins the show for his weekly message of woe and lamentation. TODAY'S SPONSORS: PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order CHIRP: https://gochirp.com/pages/steve-deace use promo code STEVE TREES.COM: https://www.trees.com/ use code: DEACE REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ KEKSI: https://www.keksi.com/ use promo code DEACE15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve says this week's headlines are just the latest illustrations on how we're living in "negative world" and that we better wake up sooner rather than later. Then, Megan Basham from the Daily Wire joins the program to discuss Netflix's upcoming bastardization of "The Chronicles of Narnia." Hour Two is Fake News or Not on whether it's bigoted to want American children to have first dibs on opportunities over foreigners. TODAY'S SPONSORS: PATRIOT MOBILE: https://patriotmobile.com/STEVE or call 972-PATRIOT for your FREE MONTH of service MIRACLE MADE SHEETS: https://try.miraclebrand.co/sheets/ksp-v15?utm_source=Podcast_deace&utm_medium=Podcasting&utm_campaign=deace&color=stone TRUST & WILL: Protect what matters most in minutes at https://trustandwill.com/?utm_source=arm&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Q32023&utm_content=deace and get 10% off plus free shipping SELECT QUOTE: https://life.selectquote.com/termlife?sCode=HATQ REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the wake of Patrick Clancy's interview with "60 Minutes," Steve says the entire Lindsay Clancy saga is illustrative of the fact that American culture no longer deserves cultural Christianity. Then, Bob Vander Plaats from the Family Leader joins the program to discuss the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk's memorial service and what went wrong with the right. Hour Two is a Monday make-good of Feedback Friday. TODAY'S SPONSORS: PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order COVEPURE: https://covepure.com/?ref=151 and get up to $200 off CHIRP: https://gochirp.com/pages/steve-deace use promo code STEVE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vice President JD Vance joins the program to discuss the administration's accomplishments ahead of the upcoming (and crucial) midterm elections. Then, Steve, Todd, and Aaron are joined by independent journalist Jordan Schachtel for the Deace Group roundtable to discuss the latest tranche of documents related to the would-be Butler, Pennsylvania, Trump assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks. The panel also mulls whether conservative media should start giving leftist news orgs a dose of their own doxxing medicine. In Hour Two, Steve fields listener emails for Feedback Friday. TODAY'S SPONSORS: JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ WORLD WATCH NEWS: https://worldwatch.news/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve says the Atlanta Fed's forecast of 5+% GDP growth doesn't necessarily portend electoral success — especially when ordinary Americans are still getting gouged at the pump. Former U.S. Attorney Ed Martin joins the program to reflect on his time in public service. In Hour Two, Theology Thursday tries to figure out if Catholics and Protestants can coexist. TODAY'S SPONSORS: RELIEF FACTOR: VISIT https://www.relieffactor.com/ OR CALL 800-4-RELIEF CHIRP: https://gochirp.com/pages/steve-deace use promo code STEVE WORLD WATCH NEWS: https://worldwatch.news/ KEKSI: https://www.keksi.com/ use promo code DEACE15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve says he has identified the theme for the 2026 midterms — and why Republicans need to home in on one particular issue. Then, the team plays a game of Buy, Sell, or Hold on a plethora of topics. Daniel Horowitz joins the show for his weekly message of woe and lamentation. TODAY'S SPONSORS: REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ GEVITI: https://www.gogeviti.com/deace THE LAST STAND CONFERENCE: https://thelaststand.com/ promo code DEACE10 JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve, Todd, and Aaron discuss the sudden push coming from AI tech companies for government regulation — and why one way or another, it stinks to high heaven. Then, historian Victor Davis Hanson joins the program to discuss his new book, "The Counterrevolution." In Hour Two, Fake News or Not reacts to several items Steve has noticed on social media in recent days. Finally, author Jonathan Cahn is back to describe an absolutely crazy event he witnessed recently aboard an airline flight. TODAY'S SPONSORS: GHOSTBED: https://www.ghostbed.com/pages/steve?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=steve code STEVE RELIEF FACTOR: VISIT https://www.relieffactor.com/ OR CALL 800-4-RELIEF CHIRP: https://gochirp.com/pages/steve-deace use promo code STEVE REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ KEKSI: https://www.keksi.com/ use promo code DEACE15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve says the latest Lindsay Clancy juror revelations, coupled with his trip to Delhi, Texas, is a reminder that the Left has true believers, disciples, and alternative methods of repopulation. Then, Bob Vander Plaats joins the show to react to last week's GOP midterm convention. Hour Two is Ask Deace Anything, featuring questions from Steve's audience on Facebook. TODAY'S SPONSORS: PATRIOT MOBILE: https://patriotmobile.com/STEVE or call 972-PATRIOT for your FREE MONTH of service RELIEF FACTOR: VISIT https://www.relieffactor.com/ OR CALL 800-4-RELIEF TREES.COM: https://www.trees.com/ use code: DEACE WORLD WATCH NEWS: https://worldwatch.news/ JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices