The panel debates whether Kamala Harris is going to mount another presidential run and whether she is capable of becoming a substantially stronger campaigner.

"If you look at the polls, she is leading," said Bevan. "If you look at the betting markets, she's not."

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27:10 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCXwHXLAa90&t=1630s) - Does Trump Help or Hurt GOP Candidates?

The hosts debate whether Trump's campaign appearances help Republicans by energizing the base or hurt them by generating distracting controversies. Specifically, what Trump meant when he appeared to joke about an Iranian attack on Los Angeles and San Diego. Was he using dark humor or trying to make a point about gas prices?

"This is the problem with The Weave," Walworth said. Cannon added: "Another unforced error by a president who increasingly seems to have no filter."

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38:11 (https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/10/06/rcp_podcast_debate_night_in_michigan_and_maine_.html) - Russian Lab Leak?

Carl Cannon praises Trump's offer to help Russia respond after a possible lab leak of the plague reportedly killed a scientist. "If they do need our help, I'm glad that we'd offer it," he said.

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43:16 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCXwHXLAa90&t=2596s) - DOJ Report on Targeted Parents

The episode ends with new disclosures from the DOJ and FBI about surveillance of the Trump family and federal investigations involving parents who protested COVID rules, critical race theory, and transgender policies at school board meetings.

"It's literally un-American to say that someone is a terrorist because they have a gun or because they railed against the government," Cannon said about reports that comments at school board meetings led to 25 domestic terror investigations.

"It's outrageous that they were trying to silence parents who had questions, concerns, criticisms about some of these issues," Bevan added.



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