In hour 1, Mark is joined by Brian Kilmeade, co-host of FOX & Friends, host of The Brian Kilmeade Show, and bestselling author, to break down the latest developments heading into the final stretch before the midterm elections. Kilmeade reacts to surprising polling shifts in races across Minnesota, Florida, and Alaska, examines key dynamics in the Michigan and Texas Senate contests, shares insights on candidate momentum, and discusses his latest book alongside upcoming live tour appearances. Mark is later joined by Ann Wagner, U.S. Representative for Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, to share her closing arguments ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Wagner outlines her campaign focus on lowering the cost of living, keeping communities safe, and defending girls' sports. She highlights her legislative record—including tax relief initiatives, crime and elder fraud prevention, and her ranking from the Center for Effective Lawmaking—while detailing her team's extensive grassroots voter outreach across the district. In hour 2, Sue hosts, "Sue's News" where she discusses the latest trending entertainment news, this day in history, the random fact of the day and more. Mark is later joined by Eric Schmitt, U.S. Senator for Missouri, to evaluate the final stretch of the midterm election cycle. Schmitt discusses the critical role voter enthusiasm and turnout will play in battleground states like Texas, Michigan, and North Carolina, explains why modern polling models may be undercounting Republican voters, and reacts to reporting on controversial spoiler-candidate recruitment tactics in Alaska's Senate race. In hour 3, Mark is joined by Duane Patterson, host of the Duane's World podcast, columnist for HotAir.com, and producer of The Hugh Hewitt Show, to evaluate voter turnout metrics and key Senate matchups one week out from the midterms. Patterson breaks down the legal fallout surrounding alleged spoiler-candidate recruitment tactics in Alaska's Senate race, examines modeled early voting turnout numbers in Texas and Michigan, discusses how generational voting trends and healthcare messaging are impacting key contests, and shares his predictions for North Carolina and the final balance of power in Congress. Mark is later joined by Bill King, Research Fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute and columnist for the Houston Chronicle, to break down the tight U.S. Senate battle in Texas between Ken Paxton and James Talarico. King examines early voting statistics and primary voting histories, analyzes significant shifts among Hispanic and independent voters, explores persistent divisions between traditional establishment Republicans and the MAGA base, and explains why split-ticket voting could threaten Paxton's chances while other statewide GOP candidates maintain their leads. He wraps up the show with the Audio Cut of the Day.
