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Every two years, you hear the word "midterms," and you're either deeply plugged in or quietly wondering what exactly that means and why everyone keeps saying it like you already know. This episode is for both.On November 3rd, the midterms decide who controls Congress for the rest of Trump's second term. And whether you get two more years of unchecked Republican power — or something that looks like a wall — comes down to a handful of races and whether the Democratic Party is actually running this right.I brought in someone who's been inside this work for a long time. Charly Carter is a Democratic strategist, founder of Step Up Maryland, and has worked with the ACLU, Maryland Working Families, and the Democracy Initiative — a national coalition of over 75 labor, civil rights, and environmental organizations fighting for voting rights and civic infrastructure. She knows what it takes to win. And she doesn't sugarcoat what breaks down when they don't.We get into what the midterms actually mean, why the margin matters as much as the win, whether the Democratic Party is even running the right play, and how the public is responding to two years of unchecked Republican power.Eight days. Let's go.Charly Carter:🌐 stepupmaryland.org📩 Substack: Charly Says📸 Instagram: @theprogressiveadvocate🔗 linktr.ee/gocharlyWe Vote Too:📩 TikTok: rwsignal🌐 Website: rawsignalmedia.com📸 Instagram: rwsignal

Big news first: We Vote Too won a Signal Award for Best Driveway Moment, a Silver, and Listener’s Choice. We’re celebrating what the show is all about: breaking down complicated politics so everyday people can understand it and get involved.Then the stories from this week. The latest on the Bend, Oregon school shooting. An intel memo warning that Iranian plots against U.S. officials have reached “advanced stages.” On the Road to the Midterms, sponsored by We Vote Too: Ohio’s ugly governor’s race and Texas early voting breaking records. And Jay-Z closes out 30 years of music at SoFi Stadium.Listen to We Vote Too on Raw Signal Media’s Spotify channel, also on iHeart, Apple, Pandora, and wherever you get your podcasts.Raw Signal, formerly MAPS Media’s We Vote Too, hosted by Leise Winnie.#RawSignal #WeVoteToo #News #Midterms2026

Five stories, five minutes. This week: a school shooting in Bend, Oregon, that left three children and a teacher dead. A fatal fall on a Six Flags coaster in Georgia, and why no federal agency checks these rides. Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, reportedly fired after five days on the job. Diddy’s prison transfer and the claims of a cushy life behind bars. And Road to the Midterms, sponsored by We Vote Too: the Senate map 18 days out.Raw Signal, formerly MAPS Media’s We Vote Too, hosted by Leise Winnie. Follow, share, and make sure you’re registered to vote.#RawSignal #WeVoteToo #News #Midterms2026

Leise Winny and Royce are back with a no-filter show and no easy answers. They start with the week’s chaos and then move into the questions most people avoid.In this episode:The opening hot takes: Tyson, Humphrey, and Dez come out supporting Trump. Then there’s Trump’s Russian oil deal and the talk of a live execution.Anti-hero or villain? Jason was supposedly a good guy, but did we paint him as a villain? We rank the scariest characters and pick who we’d want on our team.Pop culture pit stop: Would you still pay for the HBO app if it came with ads? Is there a rule on black spaghetti? Is Buffy the Body really 40??? And is Interview with the Vampire a better vampire movie than Sinners?Comedy beef: People are attacking Mojo Brooks and claiming internet people aren’t funny at stand-up.Black churches and “the smoke”: Why do black churches and conservative black folks have so much more smoke for homosexuality than for racism, child abuse, or poverty? Do religion and capitalism teach us to look forward to death?Should we keep the death penalty? We break down the Christa Pike execution debacle and ask whether the death penalty actually leads to less crime.Accountability vs. punishment: Why do so many people hear “accountability” and think “punishment”?Who is to blame? A six-year-old shot his teacher. We play the body-cam video and ask who is responsible. We also discuss the Baltimore case of a 12-year-old who robbed someone, which led to a fatal hit-and-run, and no charges were filed.New episodes drop weekly. Follow, rate, and share with the friend who always has a hot take.

Let's be real. People are out here genuinely asking if there's even going to be an election. And the answer is yes — but not because everything is fine. Because people are fighting like hell to make sure it happens.In this episode, we're breaking down exactly how we got here. From the Big Lie that didn't start in 2020 — it started in 2012 — to what they did to Fani Willis in Georgia, to voter roll purges happening right now, to the SAVE Act that could wipe out one in three voter registrations. We're talking about Dick Durbin on the Senate floor calling out the DOJ. We're talking about what Black people have always known about voter suppression — and the blood that was shed so we could even have this conversation.They are playing in your face. They win only if you stay home.This episode is for everybody who said: "What's the point?" This IS the point.🗳️ RESOURCES — CHECK YOUR STATUS. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.Check your voter registration: vote.orgFind your polling place & get voting info: iwillvote.comState election offices & official voting info: usa.gov/state-election-officeWhen We All Vote — nonpartisan voter participation: whenweallvote.orgLawyers' Committee for Civil Rights — voter protection & legal resources: lawyerscommittee.org