Ruthless Podcast Is Dem Leadership Collapsing? + The Fate of the SAVE Act
Mar 19, 2026
Rep. Buddy Carter, U.S. Representative from Georgia and 2026 Senate hopeful, talks Georgia politics and his bid to unseat Jon Ossoff. He discusses the state’s key voter concerns like the economy and border security. Short takes cover why he believes he can win, contrasts with primary rivals, and how to turn out Trump-aligned voters in a midterm.
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Dem Leadership Is Losing Control
- Democratic leaders are unable to control their caucus, producing repeated shutdown theater instead of coherent governance.
- Josh Holmes cites Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries failing to steer members on DHS and healthcare, creating policy chaos and voter backlash.
Moderate Campaigns Frequently Govern As Radicals
- Abigail Spanberger ran as a moderate but governed by refusing ICE cooperation and rolling back election security, revealing a pattern of 'campaign moderate, govern radical.'
- Comfortably Smug calls Spanberger a Trojan horse prototype the party hopes to replicate coast-to-coast.
DHS Shutdown Seen As National Security Self-Harm
- Shutting down DHS during wartime and amid terrorist incidents is framed as reckless and politically motivated by the hosts.
- They argue the shutdown harms national security, TSA paychecks, and intelligence sharing while offering no tangible gains.