The Marc Cox Morning Show

The complete four-hour post-election broadcast provides comprehensive analysis of the 2026 midterms, examining surprising upsets across Missouri and historic realignments nationwide. Hour 1 opens processing raw election results, detailing Representative Ann Wagner's defeat by Fred Wellman in Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, Republican losses of three state legislative seats in St. Charles Co...

Fox Business anchor Taylor Riggs joins the program to break down financial market reactions following the 2026 midterms, beginning with a look at the Responder Rescue ATF charity raffle. Riggs assesses morning remarks from incoming House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries pledging investigations into Donald Trump, warning that focusing on political retribution rather than household affordability could backfi...

Comedian and host of Fox Across America and Fox News Saturday Night Jimmy Failla joins the show to bring humor to the post-midterm fallout. Failla cracks jokes about Texas flipping blue—comparing it to "Vegas going sober"—and comments on how Michigan went to bed with Mike Rogers ahead and woke up to an Abdul El-Sayed victory. The conversation tackles the rise of progressive lawmakers, Democratic S...

Former White House Deputy Press Secretary and current Executive Vice President for OnMessage Public Strategies Abigail Jackson joins the show to provide post-election perspective on Republican midterm setbacks. Jackson responds to morning remarks from incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, arguing that incoming Democratic majorities will prioriti...

The third hour of post-midterm morning coverage confronts the scale of conservative election losses across the country alongside national investigative headlines. The show begins with reactions to Republican voter turnout apathy and cultural shifts surrounding Missouri's Amendment 3 defeat, reviewing election night audio from Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed, Donald Trump on Fox News, Will Ca...

Gregg Keller, principal at Atlas Strategy Group and spokesman for the pro-Ken Paxton Lone Star Liberty PAC, joins the program live from Dallas to unpack the historic Republican defeat across Texas and the country. Keller details the catastrophic collapse of Texas GOP power, where not only did Ken Paxton fall to Democrat James Talarico in the U.S. Senate race, but long-serving Governor Greg Abbott...

Derrick Morgan, Executive Vice President of the Heritage Foundation, joins the program the morning after the 2026 midterms to analyze widespread Republican losses across the U.S. House, Senate, and battleground state governorships. Morgan compares the scale of the electoral rebuke to historical wave midterms like 1974 and 2006, attributing voter frustration to persistent inflation, elevated gasoli...

The second hour delivers deep post-election analysis alongside financial and human-interest headlines the morning after the 2026 midterms. The show opens evaluating the wider political implications of Fred Wellman's upset victory over incumbent Republican Representative Ann Wagner in Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, examining nationwide gubernatorial flips and reviewing post-election audio f...

The hosts lead off the "St. Louis Morning Brief" examining a new whistleblower lawsuit filed by former Washington University Pediatric Transgender Center employee Jamie Reed, alleging workplace harassment and forced constructive dismissal following her public disclosures to the Missouri Attorney General's office. The conversation links the lawsuit to the election results surrounding Amendment 3, d...

The first hour of post-election morning coverage tackles widespread political shifts across Missouri and the United States alongside consumer culture debates. The hosts process local election results, including Representative Ann Wagner's defeat in Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, the loss of Republican supermajorities in the Missouri General Assembly, and the failure of legislative candidat...

Seeking a mental break from election day fallout, the hosts turn to consumer culture on "Kim on a Whim," diving into the return of McDonald's McRib sandwich and the online "McRib Locator." The discussion centers on a federal class-action lawsuit where an Illinois judge recently allowed consumer deception claims to advance against McDonald's over allegations that marketing a rib-shaped patty defrau...

The host takes to the soapbox the morning after the 2026 midterm elections, addressing conservative listeners and responding to critics following significant Democratic victories across state and national contests. Drawing parallels to historical wave cycles in 1994 and 2010, the commentary frames midterm outcomes as predictable historical swings rather than final defeats, emphasizing the enduring...

The complete four-hour Election Day morning broadcast delivers wall-to-wall coverage of the 2026 midterms, tracking precinct lines, legal battles, breaking international headlines, and crucial Missouri ballot questions. Hour 1 opens as polling places welcome voters across Missouri and southwestern Illinois, contrasting early voting access between St. Charles and St. Louis counties, reviewing the s...

The final hour of the Election Day morning broadcast features high-level legal analysis, downstate political reporting, and breaking international foreign policy news. Former Missouri Attorney General and former FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey joins the program to stress the urgency of passing Amendment 3 and defeating Amendment 6, highlighting how federal violent crime grants and interagency...

Political analyst and author Ryan Wiggins joins the show live from a polling location in the Metro East to break down Election Day dynamics across southwestern Illinois and nationally. Wiggins reports steady in-person voting in Madison County and analyzes heavy downstate campaign spending by Illinois Democrats aiming to flip conservative legislative districts, including state races backed by figur...

Former Missouri Attorney General and former FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey joins the program on Election Day morning to assess conservative voter turnout and the statewide ballot. Bailey highlights the critical importance of passing Amendment 3 and defeating Amendment 6, warning that the latter undermines representative governance by barring the Missouri General Assembly from amending citize...

The third hour brings extensive national and local Election Day analysis, starting with in-person turnout checks across St. Louis precincts and emergency appeals over Department of Justice efforts to segregate 20,000 flagged mail-in ballots in California following actions by the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. Todd Piro of Fox & Friends First joins the show to discuss battleground races,...

Mark Walters of Armed American Radio joins the show on Election Day for "2A Tuesday" to announce his new collaborative broadcast venture, The 2A War Room with Jared Yanis of Guns & Gadgets, premiering Thursday, November 12. Walters breaks down the national stakes for firearm owners and Second Amendment protections, analyzing how congressional majorities directly impact federal judicial confirmatio...

Todd Piro, co-host of Fox & Friends First, joins the program on Election Day morning to discuss national battleground races, voter awareness, and late-breaking campaign developments. Piro reacts to audio of an Alaska voter admitting confusion between incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan and independent candidate Dan J. Sullivan ("Decoy Dan"), discussing the legal complexities of proving intentional elec...

The second hour delivers live Election Day coverage across the St. Louis area as polling places handle steady morning traffic ahead of afternoon rain forecasts. The hosts evaluate opening turnout reports from DeBaliviere in St. Louis City, St. Charles County, and Metro East Illinois, reviewing national audio on the "Marc Cox Shortlist" from pollster John McLaughlin, RNC Chair Joe Gruters, and Jame...

Former Missouri State Senator John Lamping joins the program to break down Election Day dynamics across the St. Louis metropolitan area and evaluate the high-stakes statewide ballot. Lamping reviews early voter traffic—noting heavy morning turnout at urban precincts like the DeBaliviere station in St. Louis City contrasted with steady flow in St. Charles County—while addressing the impact of midda...

The hosts lead off the "St. Louis Morning Brief" analyzing St. Louis County Council’s $273,000 contract for AI software intended to identify municipal budget cuts across public works permitting and jail overtime, using the debate to contrast fiscal approaches ahead of County Council races. The discussion turns to commercial drone delivery expansion in Manchester, Missouri, where an upcoming public...

The opening hour kicks off live on Election Day morning as polls open across Missouri and Illinois. The hosts compare early voting accessibility between St. Louis County and St. Charles County, discussing the impact of incoming afternoon rain on voter lines and breaking down key recommendations from the station's Missouri voter guide regarding judicial retention and constitutional amendments. The...

The hosts dive into legal theatrics on "Kim on a Whim," focusing on recent developments in the Lindsay Clancy case following a mistrial due to a hung jury. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued against a second trial by claiming double jeopardy while clashing directly with the judge over naming the holdout juror in open court. The conversation examines the ethics of defense representation, pote...

The complete four-hour broadcast delivers comprehensive Election Eve coverage, breaking national race updates, local ballot breakdowns, and expert analysis leading into Tuesday's general election. The morning kicks off reviewing Daylight Saving Time, Michigan U.S. Senate drama after Representative Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, cockpit audio a...