{"podcast":{"title":"Conservative Review with Daniel Horowitz","slug":"conservative-review-with-daniel-horowitz-48748","podcast_index_feed_id":48748,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BMDC8713803568","website_url":"https://www.conservativereview.com/authors/daniel-horowitz","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/aaba71c0-28d6-11ea-88e2-db9c40dc0be6/image/8fc0ef6d99cf2a00ac5d7f258e6304f9.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Blaze Media","episode_count":2078,"summary":"In Washington, politicians are full of half-truths and hot air. They do little more than grandstanding by spouting off talking points and spin. The Conservative Review with Daniel Horowitz is here to help you cut through the rhetoric and noise and explore the politically right way to think about the issues .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-12T06:17:53.014734+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conservative-review-with-daniel-horowitz-48748"},"episode":{"title":"Why It May Be Better for the GOP to LOSE the 2026 Midterms | 8|31|26","slug":"why-it-may-be-better-for-the-gop-to-lose-the-2026-midterms-8-31-26","published_at":"2026-08-31T16:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conservative-review-with-daniel-horowitz-48748/why-it-may-be-better-for-the-gop-to-lose-the-2026-midterms-8-31-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conservative-review-with-daniel-horowitz-48748","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/4V6da/arttrk.com/p/BLZM1/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/285/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/BMDC4186380134.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/4V6da/arttrk.com/p/BLZM1/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/285/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/BMDC4186380134.mp3","summary":"What if Republicans losing the 2026 midterms is actually the only way to finally break free of the failed cycle of GOP-controlled opposition politics? The good news is that this question is only academic because Republicans are going to get crushed no matter how much the core base turns out. Today, I argue that we’ve reach the breaking point whereby we are being asked to defend a man and a party that are producing negative political and policy results while simultaneously preventing the development of a new movement. I ask the provocative question: Is it actually better for Republicans to lose — and finally force conservatives to build something new? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"What if Republicans losing the 2026 midterms is actually the only way to finally break free of the failed cycle of GOP-controlled opposition politics? The…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3681,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/conservative-review-with-daniel-horowitz-48748/episodes/why-it-may-be-better-for-the-gop-to-lose-the-2026-midterms-8-31-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conservative-review-with-daniel-horowitz-48748/why-it-may-be-better-for-the-gop-to-lose-the-2026-midterms-8-31-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}