john gizzi. then democratic strategists joe fuld and martin diego garcia on their podcast how to win a campaign. you can join the discussion with your calls, texts and tweets. ♪ host: good news this week for american seniors and retirees. their monthly social security check will see a 9% cost-of-living raise beginning in january 2023. they will need that raise and more, as inflation is already at a 40 year high and shows little sign of abating. all that happening as america's baby boomer generation is retiring in record numbers. it is washington journal. this is saturday, october 15, 2022. welcome to the program. the first hour of which for seniors only. do you feel financially secure? if your answer is yes, (202) 748-8000. if it is no, (202) 748-8001. you can send us a text, (202) 748-8003. tell us your name and where you are texting from. we are on facebook and on twitter and instagram, @cspanwj. are you financially secure and what makes you feel that way? we will hear from a number of members

john gizzi.m sorry. go ahead. host: you are on the air with your comment or question. caller: i am so sorry. i have been watching many of these debates and herschel walker really hurts my feelings because he is a black man touting republican values, the platform -- guest: for the republican party, this is a record number of black candidates. guest: in my lifetime as a reporter, there have only been three points in history where there have been two republican house members who happen to be black. that is the top number. there are two now, there were two in 1994 and two in 2010 in the house of representatives. that number is going to double. michigan has had a black person in the house since 1952 with no interruption. there are likely to be two republican house members, john james and john gibbs, who happen to be black after this election. host: from michigan? guest: yes, from michigan. host: the response of donald trump to the january 6 committee. he declines to testify in front of a panel. he wro

host: are rip -- shower guest is john gizzi with newsmax. one of your pieces, the headline is dead heat again in the wisconsin senate race. this is between the incumbent ron johnson and lieutenant governor mandela barnes. what is making this rate a dead heat? guest: what is making it is the state of wisconsin. the badger state is known for going backwards and forwards with each of the major parties. it truly is a purple state and we have seen it in the races for governor. one i consider the next barack obama, and orator, fast rising star in the state commit i thought he would be the big winner in the debates, but ron johnson held his own. in particular he put democrat barnes on the defensive on the green new deal and spending issues. that is why he has a slight edge in the postdebate polls. host: were you surprised that this campaign is as tight as it is? guest: not really because i have covered wisconsin for many years. i was there when the recall was launched against governor walker and he managed to pull it out rather decisively back in 2

weeks to go before the midterm election, we will sit down with newsmax white house correspondent john gizzi. then democratic strategists joe fuld and martin diego garcia on their podcast how to win a campaign. you can join the discussion with your calls, texts and tweets. ♪ host: good news this week for american seniors and retirees.