Secret 2024 Democratic Poll Reportedly Put Kamala Harris LAST Among Biden Replacements (Ep 841)

Just the Truth Podcast with Joey Hudson There’s a fascinating new story about what may have been happening behind the scenes inside the Democratic Party during those chaotic weeks of the 2024 presidential campaign. Former Democratic fundraiser Lindy Li says Democrats conducted secret polling as questions mounted about whether President Joe Biden could remain the party’s nominee. And according to Li, Vice President Kamala Harris finished last among the potential Biden replacements tested in that polling. If her account is accurate, it raises some fascinating questions about what Democratic insiders knew before Biden withdrew—and how Harris ultimately became the nominee. We’ll separate what has been documented from what is being alleged and look back at one of the most extraordinary periods in modern presidential politics. Plus, there will NOT be a House vote this week on Congressman Thomas Massie’s articles of impeachment against Secretary Pete Hegseth. Why? House leaders sent everybody home. We’ll explain what happened. Then, disturbing video from a New York college campus shows a violent confrontation that left three students stabbed and two people in custody. And if you were hoping interest rates were finally about to come down, the Federal Reserve had other plans. The Fed raised rates by a quarter point Wednesday—the first increase since 2023. And here in South Carolina, lawmakers are providing hundreds of thousands of dollars to expand Flock license-plate cameras even as communities around the country debate privacy concerns surrounding the technology. WHAT DID DEMOCRATS KNOW ABOUT KAMALA HARRIS IN 2024? We all remember those extraordinary weeks in the summer of 2024. President Biden’s debate performance intensified questions about whether he could continue as the Democratic nominee. Democratic leaders were debating what to do. Donors were nervous. Potential replacements were being discussed. Eventually Biden withdrew, and Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee. But now former Democratic fundraiser Lindy Li is describing what she says was happening privately. Li says secret polling tested Harris against other possible Biden replacements—and she says Harris finished last among the alternatives. That claim could become part of the discussion surrounding Harris if she considers another presidential campaign in 2028. But there is an important distinction: The underlying poll has not been publicly released, so this is Li’s account of what Democratic insiders were seeing—not independently verified public polling. We’ll look at what she says happened and how it compares with what was publicly known during those chaotic weeks in 2024. 🏛️ NO HEGSETH IMPEACHMENT VOTE—HOUSE LEAVES WASHINGTON Remember Congressman Thomas Massie’s effort to force a House vote on eight articles of impeachment against Secretary Pete Hegseth? That vote isn’t happening this week. House Republican leaders abruptly ended the chamber’s legislative week Wednesday, sending members home ahead of the November midterms. That means Massie’s effort to force lawmakers to vote on his impeachment resolution has been interrupted. Massie isn’t happy. He argues that Congress should have remained in Washington and voted. House leadership says lawmakers have completed their scheduled business and are returning home. We’ll explain what happened and what it means for Massie’s effort against Hegseth. 🚨 THREE STUDENTS STABBED ON COLLEGE CAMPUS What is happening on our college campuses? Disturbing video captured a violent confrontation at Westchester Community College in New York that left three students injured. Authorities say two people were taken into custody following the incident. Video from the scene appears to show students fighting as the confrontation escalates. Three students suffered stab wounds. We’ll look at what authorities say happened, what the video shows and what we know about the investigation. 💰 THE FED JUST RAISED YOUR INTEREST RATE If you were waiting for the Federal Reserve to start lowering interest rates, you’re going to have to wait a little longer. The Fed went in the opposite direction Wednesday. Policymakers unanimously raised the federal funds target rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.75% to 4%. It is the first Federal Reserve interest-rate increase since July 2023. Why? Inflation. The Fed says inflation remains too high and that higher rates are necessary to move inflation back toward its 2% target. But there’s a cost. Higher rates can mean higher borrowing costs on credit cards, auto loans, business loans and other variable-rate debt. And there may