{"id":6319,"date":"2026-09-07T10:58:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/tactical-penetration-and-rieckhoffs-unplanned-moment-on-the-moment-with-katy-tur-jd-vances-gold-star-fumble-hegseths-popularity-plummets-media-blitz-pod\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:58:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:58:56","slug":"tactical-penetration-and-rieckhoffs-unplanned-moment-on-the-moment-with-katy-tur-jd-vances-gold-star-fumble-hegseths-popularity-plummets-media-blitz-pod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/tactical-penetration-and-rieckhoffs-unplanned-moment-on-the-moment-with-katy-tur-jd-vances-gold-star-fumble-hegseths-popularity-plummets-media-blitz-pod\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTactical Penetration\u201d and Rieckhoff\u2019s Unplanned Moment on the Moment with Katy Tur. JD Vance\u2019s Gold Star Fumble. Hegseth\u2019s Popularity Plummets. Media Blitz Pod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>Labor Day weekend, the end of one summer and the start of the most consequential fall in American politics in a generation. Paul brings you a rapid media blitz from New York \u2014 Brooklyn Bridge behind him, football season in front of him, and a country lurching into an election cycle where the rigged two-party system is asking independents to save it from itself. Only about 9% of independents approve of Donald Trump. The Democratic brand is still toxic in red states like Nebraska, where Pete Ricketts keeps calling Dan Osborn &#8220;Democrat Dan&#8221; because it works. Independents are the ballgame. The question is whether anyone can actually land the message.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>From there Paul walks through the wreckage: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cratering in popularity after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll&#8217;s resignation, with Tom Tillis finally calling for his firing \u2014 a little late for a senator who already voted to confirm nearly every one of these people. JD Vance getting asked about an Air Force widow denied benefits because the Iran conflict isn&#8217;t &#8220;technically a war,&#8221; and responding by asking a reporter live on air for the widow&#8217;s personal contact info. A new poll showing the number one regret among Trump voters who&#8217;ve soured on him is Iran \u2014 the forever war he promised he&#8217;d never start. And the through-line under all of it: the MAGA machine has the bully pulpit and hundreds of millions in dark money, most voters aren&#8217;t watching cable news, and winning in 2026 is going to come down to what Paul calls tactical penetration \u2014 getting the truth to people where they actually live.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-WATCH <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mJMovVLe_k8\"><span>full video of this episode here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Millions of American veterans are being locked out of primary elections in the country they served. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/veterans-locked-out\/\"><span>See what we\u2019re doing to change that<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/kalshi.com\/r\/INDEPENDENT\"><span>Kalshi and trade on anything<\/span><\/a><span>. 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