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Media Matters reports:
The majority of 2022 midterm general election candidates that appeared on insurrection coup plotter Steve Bannon’s podcasts lost their respective races.
A Media Matters analysis of guest appearances on Bannon’s War Room and War Room: Battleground shows from January 1 to November 8 found: Bannon hosted 48 general election candidates who were non-incumbents.
Thirty-three of them lost. That is a losing percentage of 69% for non-incumbents. Thirty-four of the 59 candidates Bannon hosted lost their election. That is 58% of candidates.
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Trump-endorsed Joe Kent ran for Congress in WA-03 and lost to auto shop owner and Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez.
Kent appeared on Bannon’s programs at least 23 times in 2022 pic.twitter.com/nQI59fWSA3
— Justin Horowitz (@justinhorowitz_) November 21, 2022
Mark Finchem, who is an election denier and conspiracy theorist, lost his race for Arizona secretary of state.
Finchem appeared on Bannon’s programs at least 19 times in 2022 pic.twitter.com/IJyX2lnhk3
— Justin Horowitz (@justinhorowitz_) November 21, 2022
Doug Mastriano unsuccessfully ran for governor of PA and lost to Josh Shapiro
Mastriano is an election denier, QAnon adherent, antisemite collaborator, confederate army fan, and a frequent guest on Bannon’s show, with at least 21 appearances in 2022 pic.twitter.com/U7s4iBCDce
— Justin Horowitz (@justinhorowitz_) November 21, 2022
Jim Marchant, an election denier and the leader of the QAnon-aligned America First Secretary of State coalition, lost his election for Nevada’s secretary of state.
Marchant appeared at least 20 times on Bannon’s show. pic.twitter.com/MRB7jpRpZ7
— Justin Horowitz (@justinhorowitz_) November 21, 2022
J.R. Majewski is a QAnon-loving conspiracy theorist and streamer who lost his run for Congress in OH-09. Majewski appeared at least 11 times on Bannon’s shows.
In May, Majewski proudly told Bannon that he was “the new face of the Republican Party.” pic.twitter.com/oEWPw9LKh2
— Justin Horowitz (@justinhorowitz_) November 21, 2022
Trump-backed Michigan secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo lost her race to current Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
Karamo was a frequent War Room guest and has ties to QAnon https://t.co/6A7bi4GkXZ pic.twitter.com/v1CkWAXs8p
— Justin Horowitz (@justinhorowitz_) November 21, 2022