{"podcast":{"title":"Restoring Order","slug":"restoring-order-6837574","podcast_index_feed_id":6837574,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/169149.rss","website_url":"https://www.patrickcasey.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/169149/6e2665331e12e69bc35217981791a061.jpg","author":"with Patrick Casey","episode_count":92,"summary":"Musings on American politics and culture","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T16:19:15.290661+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/restoring-order-6837574"},"episode":{"title":"The Right's Meme Candidate Problem","slug":"the-right-s-meme-candidate-problem","published_at":"2026-02-24T23:59:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/restoring-order-6837574/the-right-s-meme-candidate-problem","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/restoring-order-6837574","url":"https://www.patrickcasey.com/p/the-rights-meme-candidate-problem","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/189054967/44bf2901972e061dacb896063627663b.mp3","summary":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.patrickcasey.com On this episode of Restoring Order, I discuss right-wing meme candidates, arguing that they do not present a viable path forward for the right. I start with James Fishback, who’s running for governor of Florida. I examine Fishback’s positions on several key issues, including H-1Bs and Israel—positions that, curiously, changed after he decided to run for office. I also take a look at some of the sexual misconduct allegations against Fishback. Is there any substance to them? In the second half of the show (available to subscribers), I talk about Fishback's professional and financial issues. Unbeknownst to many, he received a large judgment after his former employer successfully sued him. I then take a quick look at the polling to see what chance, if any, Fishback has of winning. Switching gears, I discuss Casey Putsch, who is \"running\" for governor of Ohio. I put running in quotations because I couldn't find much evidence of anything resembling a campaign, let alone a single poll mentioning his name. Toward the end of the show, I take a trip down memory lane by reminiscing on Patrick Little and Paul Nehlen, two notorious meme candidates from 2018. I argue that, while these guys were clearly more insane, that at least made it harder to take them seriously. I conclude by outlining how someone could hypothetically run a doomed campaign that nevertheless has a positive impact on the right. What would that look like? Tune in to find out.","meta_description":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.patrickcasey.com On this episode of Restoring Order, I discuss right-wing meme candidate…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2590,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/restoring-order-6837574/episodes/the-right-s-meme-candidate-problem/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/restoring-order-6837574/the-right-s-meme-candidate-problem.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}