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Midterm Madness — Crooked River Cast Show #81 🎙
Rob and Tom, week of November 2, 2026. Election week.
What’s with all the doomsday talk? — Tim Pool’s FORTRESS montage, then Hegseth’s Fortress America: bases insurance, not civilian bunkers.
Alaska shenanigans. — Two Dan Sullivans on the Senate ballot, Decoy Dan, and ranked-choice confusion.
Obama in CLE and The Gay General Scott Bessent. — Obama’s Cleveland Cheesecake Factory burn meets Bessent’s Darth Vader’s tomb clapback.
JStroke Email Yard Signs. — Door-knock questions for the yard-sign crowd, ending in “Are you a moron?”
Early voting numbers. — Nearly 1.2M early votes climbing to about 1.5M by Fri Oct. 30; in-person up, mail down, Franklin County lines.
On the ballot. — Cuyahoga Issue 10 DD levy, statewide Issue 3 voter ID into the constitution, Ohio’s data-center ballot fights, and NEO school levies (Strongsville, Mentor, and friends). RTA’s levy and an elected sheriff are not on the ballot.
LaRose refers another voter group to the Feds. — Field Forward Ohio’s late voter forms referred to DOJ.
Good Things
Cuyahoga River safety tools. — CUYAC (said like kayak) gets a $110K Knight upgrade for LED river-risk lights at access points. Signal Cleveland
Youngstown Schools improves to 3 stars for the first time. — First overall three-star (meets standards) since Ohio started report cards. WFMJ