The Schaftlein Report

Guest Joe Visconti

1) Rail Strike Averted which would have hurt the economy. 24% wage increase over 5 years 2) Gov. Ron DeSantis flies illegals to Martha's vineyard which is in a sanctuary state to counter Biden's Open Border Policies. 2A) VP Kamala Harris blatantly lies about the border being secure 3) Democrats celebrate the Inflation Enhancement Act while the stock market plunges. Vulnerable Democrats avoid the s...

Guest Host by Joe Visconti

1) Even with gas prices dropping, food, rents and medical expenses gained traction. We have been saying this for months. Food is up 0.8% and rents are up 0.7% 1A) Groceries up 13.5%, highest since 1979 2) Excluding food and energy, core inflation rose 0.6% to 6.3%. Way above normal. 3) Hourly earnings were up just 0.2% and are down 2.8% year over year. 4) The stock market is getting punished down...

1) Senate Races: Ariz - Kelly +2 Georgia - Walker +3 (gain) Florida - Rubio +2 North Carolina - Budd +3 Nevada - Cortez Mastro +1 Pennsylvania - Fetterman +5 (loss) Wisconsin - Barnes +3 (loss) Forecast D+1 2)Governor Races: Kemp +6 in Georgia DeSantis + 5 in Florida 3) U. S. House projection is +22 seats for Republicans 4) Ukraine makes significant gains in Counter offensive taking back 1,110 squ...

1)Their Policies are a DISASTER, if you have bad policies, attack the other party straight out of the Democratic playbook. 2) Biden took a booming economy without inflation and we now have high inflation and a busted economy. 2A) Mortgage Interest Rates hit 5.9%, the highest since 2008. 2B) European Central Bank raises rates 75 basis points getting off zero. 3) U.S. provides another $2.0B in aid t...

1) Liberal Media blasts judge for granting Special Master Request. Judge to review evidence of raid. 2) Cost of Living strapping middle income Americans 3) Fetterman advertisement targets time he pulled gun on black man and his poor health non disclosure 4) Nevada Senate election is very tight and could lean toward Laxalt in a shift away from Democrats' 5) Real Clear Politics forecasts a 22 set GO...

1) Judge grants Trump request for Special Master to review documents in Raid case. Trump slams Biden for vicious, hateful and divisive speech in PA. 2) Biden's Student Loan forgiveness plan is not popular when people learn how it will be paid for. In excess of 60% do not like it. It is not playing well in swing state PA. If implemented, some states may tax the forgiveness. (That's the minimum they...

Guest - Jeffrey Dunetz1) Biden the Divider. Media pushes anti MAGA narrative 2) Trump Special Master 3) No High end chip sales to China 4) UN to inspect Ukrainian nuclear plant 5) Abbott ships Illegals to Chicago. Liberals outraged 6) Crime surges in Blue cities and Biden claims Dems support police. No they don't 7). Afghan woman claims she is raped by Taliban official and she gets arrested 8) Mar...

1) Biden approval falls to 38% in Reuters/Ipsos after an uptick to 41% last month 2) The economy, Immigration and Crime are main Republican issues. Democrats care about the environment, economy, abortion and health care 3) 74% believe the country is going in the wrong direction Democrats own inflation, gas prices, crime and 87K IRS agents as well as open border 4) 20 Whistleblowers come out agains...

1) Zuckerberg admits censoring Biden Laptop story. Senators Johnson and Grassley call for investigation 25 year veteran FBI agent Timothy Thibault escorted out of FBI building 2) Dershowitz says DOJ can't be trusted in Trump case 3) Desperate Biden to deliver Prime time speech lying about Republicans in unprecedented attack. 4) Unvaccinated migrants, no penalties lead to surge of illegals at borde...

1) Biden's Student Loan Folly and Illegal Policy 2) Media pushes Abortion issue 3) Afghanistan Anniversary debacle 4) Massive Trump Redaction leads to more questions than answers 5) Texas continues to bus illegals to NYC 6) Generic Ballot has Republicans up 0.6% and projected to take 23 House Seats 6A) Cook Political REport says pick up will be 10-20 seats 7) CA insane policy of no gas cars by 203...

- Biden's student loan hand out - Is the Red Wave becoming a ripple? - Is there there food crisis coming? - The US Returning To The Iran Deal, Good Or Bad? - Trump calls for McConnell to be ousted as GOP leader 'immediately'--

Dr. Fauci announces that he will be resigning in December, according to CNBC. "The 81-year-old has advised seven U.S. presidents, starting with Ronald Reagan through the HIV/AIDS epidemic, West Nile virus, the 2001 anthrax attacks, pandemic influenza, various bird influenza threats, Ebola, Zika and, most recently, Covid and monkeypox." The CDC also announced that they will be relaxing their guidel...

Let's plan to spend a substantial amount of time talking about the Raid. Biden White House facilitated DOJ's criminal probe against Trump, scuttled privilege claims: memos   Let's talk about Clinton and her email scandal in comparison. This does appear to relate back to 2016 and Trump Russia Collusion.  The Democrats never had the good son Trump but does he have the goods on them?    Biden approva...

1) 2.0M have crossed this year and over 4.0M since Biden took office   2) Polls in PA and Biden   3) Affidavit Redaction?   4) Car bomb kills daughter of Putin ally   5) Inflation Enhancement Act - Polling poorly   6) Student Loan Forgiveness - Say it ain't so Joe   7) Interest rate hike fears pummel Wall Street

Guests Jeffrey Dunezt & Joe Visconti

1) Harriett Hagerman defeats Liz Cheney 64-32% in Wyoming Republican Primary 2) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (43%) and Kelly Tshibaka (40%) advance in Alaska Senate contest 3) Sarah Palin among 3 top candidates vying for House seat in Alaska 4) Merrick Garland approval rating at 36% after Raid 4A) Sen. Grassley wants answers on Clinton "kid gloves" treatment after Trump raid 4B) Independent voters are not...

1) Trump demands Affidavit be unsealed. Trump lawyer says Department of Justice opposes Independent Review of seized records. DOJ says No to unsealing affidavit. 1A) 3 Trump passports seized and returned 2) Inflation Enhancement Act provides up to a $7,500 credit for certain groups to by an EV. The average price is now $66K. Ford just raised prices by $8,000. 2A) Congressional Budget Office confir...

1) Everyone wants to know why it happened. 1A) Wild media speculation - Top Secret Information, Nuclear information, Charges 1B) Voter enthusiasm super high after raid on Republican side. Voters shocked by Raid. 1C) DOJ and FBI are political arms of the Democratic Party and act as Enforcers. 1D) Trump - "We need to bring down the temperature" 1E) 14 Whistleblowers have come forward to testify acco...

1) Biden claims zero inflation which is not true. The inflation rate is running at 8.5%. The increase came in flat but that is little comfort to most Americans. Falling gas prices did help. 1A) The Producer Price Index was up 9.8% in July compared to July 2021, however it fell 0.5% from June. Falling gas prices were the main reason. Gas is now averaging $3.99 per gallon down from $5.01 55 days ago...

1) Levy will face Richard Blumenthal who is seeking his third term. His approval rating is below 50%. Joe will provide inside information on how it happened and analyze the upcoming race in the fall. 1A) Trump endorsed candidates go 4 for 4 2) Joe Kent declared the winner in Washington District 8 for U. S. House, 2A) Omar barely wins Minnesota seat by 50-48% 3) Reuters has Biden at 40% approval ra...

1) Presidential Records Act of 1978 2) 15 Boxes Seized following orders from Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI director Christopher Wray. Republicans demand they testify before the Judiciary committee 2A) Trump's safe broker into 3) Weaponization of FBI and Justice Department and a blatant abuse of power in Mar A Lago raid. Secret Service was notified. Biden apparently not notified? Pelosi...

1) Senate Parliamentarian gave the OK for Democrats Tax. Climate and Drug bill to proceed. After Amendments failed, the bill passed the Senate 50/50 along party line votes and Harris broke the tie. "Biden got credit for nothing" - Jonathan Karl ABC News. $450B in spending with Inflation running hot. Obamacare subsidies through 2024. 86K new IRS agents 15% corporate tax and an excise tax on gas Ele...

1) Leora Levy background 2) Policy Positions - America First Economy, Inflation, Gas Prices Invasion at southern border Crime Education versus indoctrination 2nd Amendment rights Foreign Policy - Israel, Ukraine, China, Russia 2A) The Inflation Reduction Act 3) State of the Republican Primary Race running against 2 opponents 4) Richard Blumenthal (D) is below a 50% approval rating hovering around...