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    <title>Restoration Spotlight - Episodes Tagged with “Elections”</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:author>Hayden Ludwig</itunes:author>
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  <title>Steve Cortes: Catholics And Hispanics Go America First</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>For far too long, Democrats have earned support despite putting forth policies that negatively impact voters. Now, Hispanic and Catholic voters are flocking to the Republican Party in significant numbers. The consequential shift has happened quickly and involves a variety of complex layers worth understanding to save America by encouraging votes towards conservative candidates. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>For far too long, Democrats have earned support despite putting forth policies that negatively impact voters. Now, Hispanic and Catholic voters are flocking to the Republican Party in significant numbers. The consequential shift has happened quickly and involves a variety of complex layers worth understanding to save America by encouraging votes towards conservative candidates. Steve Cortes is the Founder of the League of American Workers and a Senior Advisor to Catholic Vote. He joined Restoration Spotlight to break it all down, providing his expertise and experience from polling voters and speaking to them on the ground. How do Hispanics really view deportations? How can Republicans best reach them through messaging? Will this be a lasting shift? 
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    <![CDATA[<p>For far too long, Democrats have earned support despite putting forth policies that negatively impact voters. Now, Hispanic and Catholic voters are flocking to the Republican Party in significant numbers. The consequential shift has happened quickly and involves a variety of complex layers worth understanding to save America by encouraging votes towards conservative candidates. Steve Cortes is the Founder of the League of American Workers and a Senior Advisor to Catholic Vote. He joined Restoration Spotlight to break it all down, providing his expertise and experience from polling voters and speaking to them on the ground. How do Hispanics really view deportations? How can Republicans best reach them through messaging? Will this be a lasting shift?</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>For far too long, Democrats have earned support despite putting forth policies that negatively impact voters. Now, Hispanic and Catholic voters are flocking to the Republican Party in significant numbers. The consequential shift has happened quickly and involves a variety of complex layers worth understanding to save America by encouraging votes towards conservative candidates. Steve Cortes is the Founder of the League of American Workers and a Senior Advisor to Catholic Vote. He joined Restoration Spotlight to break it all down, providing his expertise and experience from polling voters and speaking to them on the ground. How do Hispanics really view deportations? How can Republicans best reach them through messaging? Will this be a lasting shift?</p>]]>
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  <title>Ned Ryun: Running the Permanent Campaign</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Imagine a campaign that never ends, even after election day comes and goes. It’s called the permanent campaign, and it’s the secret weapon the Left has, and the Right needs to have, to win. So why aren't more conservative strategists adopting it? </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Imagine a campaign that never ends, even after election day comes and goes. It’s called the permanent campaign, and it’s the secret weapon the Left has, and the Right needs to have, to win. So why aren't more conservative strategists adopting it? 
The man with the answer is Ned Ryun, Founder and CEO of American Majority Action. Ned is the nation's leading expert on building infrastructure to prime Republican voters not days, but years in advance of Election Day.
Listen and get the battleplan for Republican victory.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Imagine a campaign that never ends, even after election day comes and goes. It’s called the permanent campaign, and it’s the secret weapon the Left has, and the Right needs to have, to win. So why aren&#39;t more conservative strategists adopting it? </p>

<p>The man with the answer is Ned Ryun, Founder and CEO of American Majority Action. Ned is the nation&#39;s leading expert on building infrastructure to prime Republican voters not days, but years in advance of Election Day.</p>

<p>Listen and get the battleplan for Republican victory.  </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Imagine a campaign that never ends, even after election day comes and goes. It’s called the permanent campaign, and it’s the secret weapon the Left has, and the Right needs to have, to win. So why aren&#39;t more conservative strategists adopting it? </p>

<p>The man with the answer is Ned Ryun, Founder and CEO of American Majority Action. Ned is the nation&#39;s leading expert on building infrastructure to prime Republican voters not days, but years in advance of Election Day.</p>

<p>Listen and get the battleplan for Republican victory.  </p>]]>
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  <title>Ken Cuccinelli's Crusade to Defend America’s Elections from the Radical Left</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Join First Right Podcast host Hayden Ludwig as Ken Cuccinelli takes us to the front lines of his fight to roll back the Left’s assault on how Americans elect their leaders. From Virginia Attorney General, to senior Trump administration official battling illegal immigration, Ken now serves as national chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative working to undo the damage done to our election system since 2020. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Join First Right Podcast host Hayden Ludwig as Ken Cuccinelli takes us to the front lines of his fight to roll back the Left’s assault on how Americans elect their leaders. From Virginia Attorney General, to senior Trump administration official battling illegal immigration, Ken now serves as national chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative (https://electiontransparency.org/) working to undo the damage done to our election system since 2020. 
You don’t want to miss Ken’s insights on how conservatives are enhancing ballot security, protecting voter ID laws, and ensuring the vote of every American is counted. The Election Transparency Initiative’s mission is to ensure even the losing side has confidence in each election outcome.
Watch now to learn more about what conservatives are doing to fix the shameful state of America’s election system and how you can get involved to turn it around.
Want daily news without the liberal slant? Subscribe to First Right here (https://www.restorationofamerica.com/first-right/) 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join First Right Podcast host Hayden Ludwig as Ken Cuccinelli takes us to the front lines of his fight to roll back the Left’s assault on how Americans elect their leaders. From Virginia Attorney General, to senior Trump administration official battling illegal immigration, Ken now serves as national chairman of the <a href="https://electiontransparency.org/" rel="nofollow">Election Transparency Initiative</a> working to undo the damage done to our election system since 2020. </p>

<p>You don’t want to miss Ken’s insights on how conservatives are enhancing ballot security, protecting voter ID laws, and ensuring the vote of every American is counted. The Election Transparency Initiative’s mission is to ensure even the losing side has confidence in each election outcome.</p>

<p>Watch now to learn more about what conservatives are doing to fix the shameful state of America’s election system and how you can get involved to turn it around.</p>

<p>Want daily news without the liberal slant? Subscribe to First Right <a href="https://www.restorationofamerica.com/first-right/" rel="nofollow">here</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join First Right Podcast host Hayden Ludwig as Ken Cuccinelli takes us to the front lines of his fight to roll back the Left’s assault on how Americans elect their leaders. From Virginia Attorney General, to senior Trump administration official battling illegal immigration, Ken now serves as national chairman of the <a href="https://electiontransparency.org/" rel="nofollow">Election Transparency Initiative</a> working to undo the damage done to our election system since 2020. </p>

<p>You don’t want to miss Ken’s insights on how conservatives are enhancing ballot security, protecting voter ID laws, and ensuring the vote of every American is counted. The Election Transparency Initiative’s mission is to ensure even the losing side has confidence in each election outcome.</p>

<p>Watch now to learn more about what conservatives are doing to fix the shameful state of America’s election system and how you can get involved to turn it around.</p>

<p>Want daily news without the liberal slant? Subscribe to First Right <a href="https://www.restorationofamerica.com/first-right/" rel="nofollow">here</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Lifting the veil on ERIC: How the Left fooled states into boosting democratic turnout</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Hayden Ludwig, director of policy research at Restoration of America, highlights his blockbuster research on ERIC, the supposedly neutral voter roll database that’s used for partisan purposes by Democrats.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>First Right welcomes Hayden Ludwig, director of policy research at Restoration of America. Hayden just released blockbuster research on ERIC, the supposedly neutral voter roll database that’s used for partisan purposes by Democrats. Don't miss this episode as he unveils shocking information about ERIC's shady origins.
Read ERIC: The Best Data Money Can't Buy here (https://www.restorationofamerica.com/restoration-news/eric-the-best-data-money-cant-buy-pt-1/)
Want daily news without the liberal slant? Subscribe to First Right here (https://www.restorationofamerica.com/first-right/)
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    <![CDATA[<p>First Right welcomes Hayden Ludwig, director of policy research at Restoration of America. Hayden just released blockbuster research on ERIC, the supposedly neutral voter roll database that’s used for partisan purposes by Democrats. Don&#39;t miss this episode as he unveils shocking information about ERIC&#39;s shady origins.</p>

<p>Read ERIC: The Best Data Money Can&#39;t Buy <a href="https://www.restorationofamerica.com/restoration-news/eric-the-best-data-money-cant-buy-pt-1/" rel="nofollow">here</a></p>

<p>Want daily news without the liberal slant? Subscribe to First Right <a href="https://www.restorationofamerica.com/first-right/" rel="nofollow">here</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>First Right welcomes Hayden Ludwig, director of policy research at Restoration of America. Hayden just released blockbuster research on ERIC, the supposedly neutral voter roll database that’s used for partisan purposes by Democrats. Don&#39;t miss this episode as he unveils shocking information about ERIC&#39;s shady origins.</p>

<p>Read ERIC: The Best Data Money Can&#39;t Buy <a href="https://www.restorationofamerica.com/restoration-news/eric-the-best-data-money-cant-buy-pt-1/" rel="nofollow">here</a></p>

<p>Want daily news without the liberal slant? Subscribe to First Right <a href="https://www.restorationofamerica.com/first-right/" rel="nofollow">here</a></p>]]>
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