Blood Money Episode 327 Three-Paragraph Episode Explanation In Blood Money Episode 327, Vem Miller sits down with Marine Corps and Army veteran Steve Sanson, president of Veterans In Politics International, to examine Michael J. McDonald’s long reign as chairman of the Nevada Republican Party. Sanson is not speaking as a lifelong enemy of McDonald. He says he supported McDonald for years, endorsed him repeatedly, defended him through political controversies, supported his bylaw changes and even advocated extending the chairman’s term from two years to four. That history makes this episode something more consequential than an attack from the outside: it is the account of a former ally who believes loyalty, accountability and the party’s stated principles have been abandoned. Sanson describes several events that caused him to break with McDonald. He says promises made to support Stephanie Phillips’s U.S. Senate campaign never materialized; a proposed outreach event involving Navy veteran and hip-hop artist B. Taylor was rejected; and party officials attempted to remove Sanson and Phillips from a Nevada GOP meeting following an assault accusation, which was false. Sanson also questions whether McDonald has used the chairmanship to favor selected candidates and alleges that private payments may explain some of those decisions. The episode raises legitimate questions about internal party control, transparency and whether Republican candidates are treated equally during primaries. The discussion ultimately moves beyond one chairman. Sanson says he submitted a bylaw amendment that would limit Nevada GOP chairmen to two four-year terms, or eight consecutive years, and wants it considered at the party’s October 3 meeting in Reno. Miller and Sanson argue that an unpaid position carrying full-time responsibilities can itself invite conflicts, favoritism or hidden financial arrangements. They also discuss the party’s election record, its failure to cultivate younger and more diverse members, and the growing rejection of the two-party system. The episode’s central question is simple: If Republicans believe concentrated power leads to corruption, why should that principle stop at the door of their own party headquarters? For Health Products, check out www.IamtheInfinite.com Make sure you check out www.GajuMining.com to join the truly Decentralized Crypto Currency Revolution. Please support us via Give Send Go to help us continue making content and fighting/exposing corruption https://givesendgo.com/americahappens www.AmericaHappens.com and insert your email address to stay subscribed to The America Happens Network. www.MediaAssassins.com www.VemMiller.com Please visit the following link for information on how you can restore your health, improve your well being and live a long and healthy life. https://iwantmyhealthback.com/?infid=17 Article There are elected officials who lose and disappear. There are party leaders who serve, build an organization and make room for a successor. And then there is Michael J. McDonald. McDonald has chaired the Nevada Republican Party since 2012. He has survived internal rebellions, electoral defeats, ethics controversies from his earlier career and criminal charges in Nevada’s alternate-elector case that a judge dismissed in August 2026. The Nevada attorney general announced plans to appeal. McDonald has also built powerful relationships, especially with President Donald Trump, and his peers have repeatedly returned him to office. But after fourteen years, survival is no longer the only story. The real story is why a party that constantly preaches limited government, accountability and term limits has allowed one man to become almost inseparable from the institution he leads. That is the central battle examined in Blood Money Episode 327, where I sat down with Steve Sanson, president of Veterans In Politics International. Sanson is a Marine Corps and Army veteran who has been active in Nevada politics for more than two decades. His organization observes courts, interviews candidates, exposes alleged corruption and publicly vets candidates from every political party. Most importantly, Sanson was once one of McDonald’s strongest allies. Sanson says Veterans In Politics endorsed McDonald again and again. He backed McDonald’s amendments and bylaw changes. He even advocated doubling the chairman’s term from two years to four because he believed a leader needed enough time to learn the job and produce results. “I was always in support of Michael J. McDonald,” Sanson says in the episode. That support began to fracture when Sanson concluded that McDonald’s promises did not match his actions. Sanson describes a meeting involving Stephanie Phillips before her U.S. Senate campaign in which McDonald allegedly promised support and an introduction to President Trump. According to Sanson, none of it happened. Another red flag involved B. Taylor, a Navy veteran, hip-hop artist and veterans advocate. Sanson says Taylor offered to help organize and personally support a major concert designed to bring young people and nontraditional voters into the Republican Party. McDonald, according to Sanson, turned his back on the plan. Why would a party struggling to attract young voters reject an opportunity to reach them? Sanson asks whether the goal was to keep the party small because a smaller organization is easier to control. He also discusses allegations he has heard concerning racial bias. The relationship deteriorated further at a Nevada GOP gathering at the Silverton. Sanson says Ronda Kennedy accused him of assaulting a member of her team and claimed video existed. Sanson denies the accusation and says no video was ever produced. He recounts being escorted outside by casino security and questioned by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers. While he was outside, Sanson says party members attempted to remove him and Phillips because Veterans In Politics endorses candidates across party lines. According to Sanson, Kennedy could not identify a bylaw authorizing their removal, yet a vote was taken anyway. Only a small minority supported removing them, he says, while Clark County Republican Chairwoman Jill Douglass defended them. According to Sanson, McDonald stood nearby and said nothing. When Sanson later confronted him, McDonald allegedly said he knew nothing about the effort. Sanson does not believe him. His conclusion is blunt: Either the state chairman did not know what was happening inside his own convention, or he knew and refused to intervene. Neither possibility inspires confidence. Sanson then makes the episode’s most serious accusation. He alleges that candidates or political operatives may be paying McDonald privately for favoritism, access or political support. He points to McDonald’s promotion of certain primary candidates and asks how someone can hold what is described as an unpaid, full-time position for fourteen years. Federal Election Commission records show that the Nevada Republican Central Committee reported more than $42 million in receipts across the 2012 through 2026 election cycles. Voters and party members have every right to ask how that money was used, how much directly supported candidates and whether the party’s results justify its spending. The election record is mixed, but it is not mysterious. A public analysis by Veterans In Politics counts fifteen Republican losses in partisan statewide contests and eighteen congressional defeats from 2012 through 2024. I also stated on the episode that McDonald publicly defended me after I was falsely branded a “Trump assassin” in 2024.. Accountability means presenting the complete record—and then asking whether it is good enough. Sanson’s proposed solution is bigger than Michael McDonald. He says he submitted an amendment on September 2 to limit Nevada Republican chairmen to two four-year terms. He wants the proposal placed on the agenda for the party’s October 3 meeting in Reno. Eight years is enough time to learn the job, build an organization, raise money, recruit candidates and train a successor. If a political party cannot survive without one chairman after eight years, that chairman has not built an institution. He has built dependency. Republicans warn that concentrated power becomes self-protecting. They demand term limits for politicians and accountability from government bureaucracies. Now they have an opportunity to prove those principles apply to themselves. The Nevada Republican Party existed before Michael McDonald. It will exist after Michael McDonald. The question is whether its members still control their party—or whether the permanent chairman now controls them. Public Sources Veterans In Politics: “The Permanent Chairman”Nevada Secretary of State: 2026 primary election resulSupport the show
