OCTOBER SURPRISE?! Will It Be Nasty (or Nice) for the GOP? | 10/2/26

Steve, Todd, and Aaron are joined by Blaze News editor in chief Christopher Bedford for the Deace Group roundtable as they discuss whether there will be an October surprise for Republicans. The panel also discusses whether AI truly needs a rebrand. Hour Two is Feedback Friday. TODAY'S SPONSORS: COVEPURE: https://covepure.com/?ref=151 and get up to $200 off GEVITI: https://www.gogeviti.com/deace THE LAST STAND CONFERENCE: https://thelaststand.com/ promo code DEACE10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve, Todd, and Aaron discuss Vice President JD Vance's stump speech in Texas and say it's a great example of what every Republican candidate must be prepared to confront in the modern era. Then, Southern Baptist Convention President Willy Rice joins the program to talk about what his election means for the future of the crucial denomination. Hour Two is Theology Thursday on what went wrong (and will continue to go wrong) with the seeker-sensitive movement. TODAY'S SPONSORS: JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order RAYCON: 20% off! https://rayconglobal.com/pages/steve?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=steve&nb_platform=partner-lp&nb_ppid=podcast&nb_cpid=steve CHIRP: https://gochirp.com/pages/steve-deace use promo code STEVE PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve discusses how new data showing immigration from Muslim-majority countries has dropped to basically nothing shows how the "lesser of two evils" argument is moot in modern times. Then, the team plays a game of Buy, Sell, or Hold on topics ranging from the midterms to what movies the crew would watch into perpetuity. Daniel Horowitz from the "Conservative Review" podcast joins the program to talk AI. TODAY'S SPONSORS: PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA TREES.COM: https://www.trees.com/ use code: DEACE REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order PATRIOT MOBILE: https://patriotmobile.com/STEVE or call 972-PATRIOT for your FREE MONTH of service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve says it's time for Republicans who are running for all political offices to go hyper-negative in their messaging — or risk losing in November. Then, Steve Cortes joins the program to discuss the big news about the largest planned steel mill in U.S. history — coming to Iowa — and why it's a tangible example of Trump's trade policies working. In Hour Two, Fake News or Not examines whether Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) took a misstep in a new ad she released. Pop Culture Tuesday examines the top 25 films of all time in terms of their domestic box office totals, adjusted for inflation. TODAY'S SPONSORS: JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order PATRIOT MOBILE: https://patriotmobile.com/STEVE or call 972-PATRIOT for your FREE MONTH of service REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ THE LAST STAND CONFERENCE: https://thelaststand.com/ promo code DEACE10 KEKSI: https://www.keksi.com/ use promo code DEACE15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve says Trump's gamble with Iran is trending to be as bad or worse, politically, than COVID. Then, pollster Rich Baris joins the program to discuss how the Republican Party missed a crucial demographic that helped it win in 2024. In Hour Two, it's another AI/data center roundtable, featuring feedback from the crew's previous discussions. TODAY'S SPONSORS: PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA CHIRP: https://gochirp.com/pages/steve-deace use promo code STEVE 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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