BBNBonkers Broadcasting NetworkTuesday, October 13, 2026Tue, Oct 13Watch live

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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: The New York Times.

  1. Vera BullockNow to Ohio, where the president rallied in Youngstown for Senator Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy, who are both in competitive races, the New York Times reports.

  2. Vera BullockBarnaby Yost advises campaigns, and he joins us from Columbus. Barnaby, why is the president playing defense in Ohio?

  3. Barnaby YostTo put it simply, Vera, it means they are worried. That is four thousand dollars.

  4. Barnaby YostThe deck has a slide for it, and the slide is laminated.

  5. Vera BullockFour thousand dollars for worried?

  6. Barnaby YostWorried is the headline.

  7. Barnaby YostTo put it simply, a close race is a race that is close, and that is another four thousand, plus the folder.

  8. Vera BullockBut Ohio is supposed to be safe for him, so what would you tell Husted and Ramaswamy to do, besides show up with the president?

  9. Barnaby YostTo put it simply, win more votes than the other person. That one is eight thousand, because it is the whole strategy.

  10. Vera BullockThe whole strategy is winning?

  11. Vera BullockLet me ask you, what is on the last slide of the deck?

  12. Barnaby YostTo put it simply, the bill. Twenty thousand dollars, and I take checks.

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