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from heritage action for america >> we know about the heritage foundation, we have them here often, what is heritage action? >> we are a grassroots organization with 2 million activists across the country that are engaged in every single one of the conservative public policy issues. work on education, empowering parents, we work against spending, we want to limit the debt, interest in securing the border. all of these issues on the state of federal level. host: how do these organizations see their role during this election? guest: voters are frustrated with the direction that this country is going so we can really harness that energy and harness it in that direction. we have doorknocker's going door-to-door and then we made

the decision to spin off with another partner organization which is a super mac that can engage directly in elections. we have endorsed blake masters, herschel walker, pick up opportunities when you look at the makeup of the united states senate and we have about seven house races that we are involved in on the super pac side with harnessing the aggressors energy and bringing it to bear for actual conservative fighters. go to washington to get the job done on behalf of the american people. host: host: to pick up a seat or what else are you looking for? guest: we look at a number of different factors. one is are they conservative? do they have a view of policy

that includes supporting individual freedoms, strengthening the family, empowering people to flourish and have self-governance. these are the conservative issues right now that so many people are talking about and want to see a turnaround in our country. that's the first and foremost thing you look at, are they conservative? are they willing to fight. are they willing to go and engage on these issues, not settle for business as usual but represent the people that brought them here. those of the two main factors and of course, what is our grassroot telling us? we hear from our activists. they are supportive of late masters. they don't like the direction of the state. we try to weigh all three things. individual policy position, willingness to engage in what the feedback is on the ground. host: what sets apart blake

masters from mark kelly? guest: providing safety and security. you look at inflation, the cost of good in the state, phoenix has the largest peaks of inflation. then you look at the border, mark kelly has done nothing to secure the border. he has voted against border security continuously. blake masters wants to do the opposite of that. host: how do you deal with candidates of some candidates question the results of the election are saying that president biden did not win in the direction -- election? guest: we want elections to be easy to vote, hard to cheat.

thus the clarion call of the conservative movement over the past two years. we've been involved in election integrity bills. there have been so many states i got into action to secure elections after the last two years. many designed by governors. we are looking if there are election integrity laws in the state. you have to make sure there are poll workers that are in the voting area, whether it is a school, gymnasium. that they are there and can follow the chain of cost of the of ballots and ensure no funny business happens. for us, that is a litmus test. what is going on at the state level for election integrity and how does that way with what candidates have said? will they continue to fight

against hr one. that's a vote that mike kelly has weighed in on. does he support a government overtake of our election? host: is it just on the senate level already go for governor races as well? guest: we have not made any endorsement for governors but there is so much grassroots support between peter dixon, kari lake in arizona, governor ron desantis of florida. they are already on the ground working on these governor races so we just provide the firepower. host: jessica anderson is here for this conversation. if you want to ask her a question, (202) 748-8001 for republicans, (202) 748-8000 for democrats, (202) 748-8002 for independents. you can text us questions or comments (202) 748-8003.

you talked about georgia, was specifically about herschel walker are you endorsing? guest: he's an excellent candidate that will come to washington and shake things up which is the exact thing the conservative party is excited about right now. if you look at raphael warnock's record and has voted in line with president biden and chuck schumer, we would like to see a contrast. we put a great team around him so he care and get things done and we think herschel walker can do that. he is a star in georgia. i think herschel walker is a good decision. host: what about the questions of him paying for a woman's abortion? as i'm concerned for you? guest: he said that i found the

lord and i turn my life around. i am sorry for what i did before and i am moving on. we look to the candidate to be really clear about their previous decisions as it applies to everyone. our job is to go in and support the grassroots and they tell us they want to see a change, they want to see a turnaround and we want to help them do that. host: how many states are focused on the money you sent? guest: we have sinned about 13.5 million. this is our first cycle we have been involved in. it was the strategic decision to spend this off. it's all within the goal with seeing these conservative issues being handled by the right team. we could have could have the ri,

the grassroots support but then we need the right team in washington. novemeber ninth is important, hopefully it will be a great conservative renaissance? host: are you focusing on the house at all? guest: we have seven house races we have gotten involved in, districts that have the ability to move from blue to red and we support one candidate and new mexico. she is on the border. when you look at border security, energy jobs in her area that have been hit by five dense lack of america first energy agenda. really six great flip opportunities for conservatives.

host: jessica anderson serves as the executive director of heritage action for america. this is peter from montana on the democrats line. caller: i have three questions. number one, who did you support in the georgia senate primary race? number two, do you support a national abortion ban? and number three, do you believe the presidential election of 2020 was legitimately decided? guest: thank you for those questions. i think i got all of them organized well. the fund did not get involved in georgia. we wanted to support the grassroots activists and they were engaged in those issues and

trying to understand the difference between the candidates. heritage action worked on voter registration. that has every candidate on the ticket. we were able to turn up the heat into the general election. on abortion, we firmly celebrated the dobbs decision come down this past year which overturned roe v. wade and put the decision back to the state level. we think this is an issue the states have a ton of opportunity to protect rights. we saw a number of states that ran into special sessions including indiana where they held the special session and tackled the question of life within 90 days of the dobbs decision being handed down. my expectation is that the number of states that don't

already have laws in place that regulate against abortion, though states will tackle this in 2023 and you will see everything from what you saw in indiana, things like requiring a 24 hour waiting. , ultrasounds and holistic support for women's health care where you provide options for adoption, family support. a lot of time women need help earning jobs in learning a trade. we are thrilled that it is moving to the state level and it is something that we support. as far as the 2020 election, as i said earlier, we are firmly in the camp of supporting election integrity. we think fraud does happen it's been proven. there's an ongoing debate on how

widespread it is. at the end of the date is that state integrity election laws that states have passed for decades. look at the state of georgia over the past 30 years, they have passed 25 election integrity bills. this will only continue as the law evolves to make sure that elections are secure. host: justine in new jersey on the independent line. caller: i am concerned how you pointed out you raised 13-$14 million. that's a lot of money which i have to conclude that you are being manipulated by people who are very wealthy and their point of view is the only point of view. this all started with citizens united allowing people like you to come up and by the election. that is not democracy.

you are telling me it doesn't count, we have money we will pay for everything. thank you. guest: i believe the exact opposite. your vote doesn't count. every single citizen across the country should engage, the need to vote. they need to turn out. they need to show up and bring their family members and casts out all important ballot when it comes to november 8. there are so many issues at stake and when you look at the federal races and look at your state lawmakers. they are an important part of democracy, our republic and as more and more issues like abortion, education, securing the border actually evolve and turn back to the state level. those lawmaker decisions are just as important. i would encourage everyone to vote, get out to vote. if you bring friends and family

make sure everyone is ready to go. as far as the support that is done from heritage action or partner organization, our job is to harness the grassroots. we are fueled by those 2 million activists across the country that are engaged on these issues that we are talking with and supported by. i hear you but the most important thing is that you can get out and vote in your vote does count. host: you invested in the carolina race. guest: yeah we have supported a conservative candidate. he is going against a woman named sharon beasley who has been soft on crime. we have an ad from the super pac the details and walks through the story of her time as a

prosecutor in her role in opening the floodgates for crime to happen in the state of north carolina. we think that's a issue voters need to know about. crime is a huge import thing right now. you look at polling and feedback, we think we have a real shot to win. >> shary beasley's decision led to the killer escaping the drug dealer. she said the killer was a good person. i have to live with this death every day of my life. we can't trust sherry baisley in washington. host: that is one instance, can you describe that story that is

based on? guest: the ad you saw shows a story of a brother and he is heartbroken. he is telling a very vulnerable story that his brother was shot and killed in this instance happened in 1998. sherry beasley was to sentence the gentleman that killed her brother. when ed lowery saw that sherry beasley was running and running on a hard on crime policy platform. he wanted to speak out and tell a story of who sherry beasley truly is. we put that front and center. those are her words not his. people need to know the record of the people they are supporting and they need to have that information before they go into the ballot box. we sat down, we interviewed him and let him tell his story about his brother and the direct role

that sherry beasley had. if you are in north carolina, consider that in the context of everything she is saying. host: she did candidate guide and when asked to say what legislation would you support to make americans safer? i would fully fund the police to have the resources they need. have violence intervention programs and gun safety reforms by cracking down on universal background checks. guest: those are her words today versus her word 20 years ago. what are her real beliefs? host: let's hear from a viewer

in georgia, on the democrats line. caller: we must have two different herschel walker's and mine. the herschel walker i know played for the georgia bulldogs. the one you are talking about, the family man, is that the same herschel walker who had four children with four different women? is that the family man? the herschel walker i know kids string together two sentences. i'm almost 78 years old and we consider herschel walker joke. what do you think of herschel walker paying a woman to have an abortion and then lie about it? guest: thank you for your question. i think herschel walker has answered all of those questions really honestly and that is for

him to do, not me. i don't know about his personal life. he has been very clear that he struggled with mental illness. he struggled at a time when his family was not prioritized in the way it should have been. he said that, not me. george are voters have a choice on how they want to move forward. do they want someone who will tackle these issues like school toys, securing the border, stopping inflation, returning jobs, lowering the cost of gas. these are all issues in georgia on the ballot. host: let's get a call from spring, texas, on the independent line. caller: good morning everyone, i was wondering jessica anderson's voting on paperless voting?

where the voter receive no record of his or her vote. as an organization that is concerned with the election integrity this reasons a hollow farce. where was your outrage over the system over many years, many elections. absolute silence. i wonder if those are all conservative states. i wonder if they produced the results they needed. until the lord god sent us, donald trump and they didn't have to think about their last 20 years ago. 20 years ago for the judge we don't like, that's important.

but where was the outrage? guest: the heritage foundation, has been involved in election integrity for 50 years. you can see a whole host of resources, one of which is a scorecard. that goes through and grade states based on how secure their elections are. there are 23 different metrics in place. one of those metrics is how they vote. is an all by mail state like washington? is it voting with machines or are there mail-in ballots in addition today of election voting? depending on what state you are in, you can find that resource at heritage.org. you can click through state-by-state to see what provisions are in place and then you could maybe make a plan for activism.

if you see your state and think while we need more security around job losses and we need to know why early voting is 60 days rather than 20 days? all of that information is available buys a or you can lobby your state makers and get involved on the state level. these decisions will only be made by the states. state law makers hold the pen here. host: i know abortion can be a key factor, the economy, what follows that? i describe it as an iceberg. the top of the iceberg is the issue of the economy. the runaway spending, the out-of-control debt, the increased rise of inflation. 7% interest rates, people can't buy homes right now. underneath the iceberg are all

of these other issues like education, parents feeling like they are in control and have some sort of transparency over their children's education. look at the boerner and enforcement, it has been completely porous and not enough reso

host says -- host: what degree does abortion play into the cycle? guest: i think democrats wanted it to be -- there was immediate reaction where democrats on the left, all they wanted to do was talk about roe v. wade. all they want to do do was talk about abortion. it is actually putting it back to the state level. the discussion now over whether or not life is protected is going to state capitals, going to governors, going to state lawmakers. that will actually change the tone and the temperature of activism around it.

i think that is why you see it fade in the federal pulse because they realize it is actually the state lawmakers who are going to wait in on protecting life in 2023. host: on our public and, this is karen. caller: you just talked about what i was going to ask about which was the abortion issue. i thought about this for years and i thought if we could get it out of the federal level because it belongs in the states, that is where it is. now i need to stop talking about it. when the democrats bringing up, they can say is my personal choice. it goes to the state level. the pro-choice people can focus on the state, the different states. that would help republicans. we need to focus more on the economy -- we need to focus more on the economy and gas at a reasonable price.

that is what i was going to talk about. you literally probably just answer my question. guest: thanks. the only thing i would add is that the democrats on the left are continuing to talk about this because the support federal no limits and having full-term abortions. that sort of extremism at the federal level ends up generating a lot of discussion throughout the country because democrats want to have a full protection for that is why you have seen others in the house that have come out with this bill called the orono life infant protections act. they want to put that on the floor. if the republicans take back the majority, that will be on the first 30 days after a baby has been born after a botched abortion they would be root -- resuscitated and brought back to life. guest: i can continue on the abortion thing -- caller: