THE SHOW NOTES: John Fetterman, Lee Zeldin, & Biden's Secret Deal

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NEW: Democrats scramble to avert shock Senate loss in Washington state - Politico

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Clip of the day:

Breaking911 @Breaking911

REPORTER: "Biden last year likened the new Georgia voting law to 'Jim Crow in the 21st century' but turnout so far has smashed midterm records. […] Was the President wrong?" KJP: "High turnout and voter suppression can take place at the same time."

Pennsylvania Senate Debate: Fetterman vs Oz

John Fetterman had a really bad night in a debate unlike any other. The speech and cognitive impairments resulting from his stroke earlier this year made the debate deeply uncomfortable to watch and showed just how much information his campaign withheld from the public.

Fetterman used closed captions to read the questions asked by moderators which left extended periods of uncomfortable silence on stage. After the debate, his campaign blamed the debate committee for using “delayed captions filled with errors.” The committee thoroughly debunked these claims.

Townhall.com @townhallcom

Simply unbelievable.

Steve Guest @SteveGuest

John Fetterman: "My doctoral believes that I’m fit to be serving and that’s what I believe is where I’m standing." WHAT?

Prediction markets swung hard in favor of Dr. Oz following the debate.

New York Governors Debate: Zeldin vs Hochul

Lee Zeldin (R) landed blows on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) over crime and handouts in the first and only debate in the race for governor of New York. Governor Hochul’s 20+ point lead collapsed earlier this year and has prompted Real Clear Politics to designate the race a toss-up.

InteractivePolls @IAPolls2022

Lee Zeldin on Crime in New York

The Post Millennial @TPostMillennial

Lee Zeldin: "Why does New York lead the entire nation in population loss? Because their wallets, their safety, their freedom, and the quality of their kids' education are under attack."

Biden's Secret Deal

The Biden administration thought they had secured a secret deal for extra oil production before the November election from Saudi Arabia following Biden’s famed fist-bump visit with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Instead, Saudi Arabia helped push OPEC+ to cut oil production by two million barrels per day leaving Biden administration officials furious according to The New York Times.

Lawmakers who had been told about the trip’s benefits in classified briefings and other conversations that included details of the oil deal — which has not been previously disclosed and was supposed to lead to a surge in production between September and December — have been left fuming that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman duped the administration.

To make matters worse:

Javier Blas @JavierBlas

US crude oil and refined products exports surged last week to a **fresh record high**, climbing to ~11.4 million b/d. Of that, ~5 million b/d was crude. As I have said in the past, the US is the world's oil barrel of last resort. SPR barrels are flowing overseas | #OOTT

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The rest of the news:

• CNN chief Chris Licht has big ideas, but employees are nervous, and more job cuts are coming - CNBC

• New footage deepens mystery of Xi Jinping predecessor's forced exit - CNN

• Mortgage demand from homebuyers is now nearly half what it was a year ago - CNBC

• Alito: Leaked draft opinion endangered lives of justices - Politico

• TikTok will use your data to fuel its multibillion-dollar shopping mall — whether you know it or not - Marketwatch

• Paul Ryan says 'anybody not named Trump' has the best chance of winning the White House in 2024 - Insider

• Scoop: How the "Manningcast" landed Obama - Axios

• Trump eyes longtime Virginia operative for senior 2024 campaign role - MSN

• Meta Platforms’ Revenue Decline Is Expected to Accelerate - WSJ (paywall)

• After #MeToo Reckoning, a Fear Hollywood Is Regressing - NYT (paywall)

Tweets that caught my eye:

Tom Elliott @tomselliott

A Tail of Two Trials Combined CNN + MSNBC coverage of the 1st three weeks of Kyle Rittenhouse's trial (Nov 2 - Nov 23, 2021): 1 day, 20 hrs, 59 mins, 50 secs Combined CNN + MSNBC coverage of the 1st three weeks of Darrell Brooks' trial (Oct 2 - Oct 23, 2022): 1 min, 25 secs

Meghan McCain @MeghanMcCain

If Fetterman was a GOPer, his campaign would be over. If you claim otherwise you are a liar and a propagandist.

Erick Erickson @EWErickson

I hope Georgia Republicans notice how the major donors are bypassing @GaRepublicans and the campaigns are relying on Kemp and outside groups run by @KLoeffler and others. In two weeks, you need to replace your chairman for the good of the party. This win will be in spite of him.