- The Washington Times - Wednesday, November 4, 2026

One America News host Dan Ball blamed Republican losses in Texas on big-name podcasters and a flow of what he described as an invasion by New Yorkers and Californians the past several years.

During his commentary, Mr. Ball also said the Bush family and “old RINOs” hurt the “new Republican MAGA Party.”

Mr. Ball said podcasters and commentators with millions of followers, naming Joe Rogan, Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson, divided the MAGA movement by saying America First is better than MAGA.

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“I hang these losses in Texas around your neck as well,” Mr. Ball said.

He argued that those figures spent “a year and a half” trash-talking President Trump and Republicans, then urged people to vote Republican days before the election.

Mr. Ball added, “What do you think regular Americans are going to do if they watched your podcast or your coverage and started getting brainwashed with whether it was your Jew hate or the crazy gas prices and another forever war? What do you think’s going to happen? Because the average American isn’t dialed in to all this like we are as political commentators. They don’t have time to go home and watch hours of coverage, because they’re working two jobs to pay the bills. But when they catch their favorite podcaster or talk show host, and they used to be a MAGA person, and now they are out there trashing the movement and saying, ’We’re fracturing off because we’re better America First than the original MAGA America First people.’ What do you think that average voter’s going to do in Texas?”

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