Election Day Surprises

David French interviews “Grifter Sarah” Isgur as the midterm elections conclude, before they dive into new revelations in the Alaska Senate race and discuss an update in the California noncitizen voters lawsuit. The Agenda: –It’s not a wave, it’s a tide –Does Haley Stevens’ endorsement matter? –Trump’s golf course update Show Notes: Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Want to see more of The Dispatch in Google search? Add Us as a Preferred Source Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. She’s also an ABC News contributor and the New York Times bestselling author of Last Branch Standing, a deep dive into the inner workings of the Supreme Court. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals. David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation. The podcast transcription below was generated using artificial intelligence and may include occasional errors or misspellings. Music 0:00 [metal clinking] Ready? Music 0:02 I was born ready. [upbeat music plays] Sarah Isgur 0:18 Welcome to Advisory Opinions. I'm Sarah Isgur. That's David French. And we are bringing you a special Election Day episode, where David will ask Grifter Sarah questions, and Grifter Sarah will do her best to be a little less grifty than usual, maybe, maybe just more operative than grifter. And then don't worry, we will return to a legal podcast, albeit an election-ish legal podcast, where we will talk more about Alaska and what the new revelations from that New York Times piece about the recruitment of the other Dan Sullivan, what that means criminally and electionally for Alaska, as well as updates on the California 20,000 non-citizens on the voter rolls lawsuit. The golf course continues to be the most unhinged thing I've ever read, and, uh, those FBI agents that were charged with perjury. So much to talk about. And what is the best thing to hand out for Halloween? We have the answer. Some housekeeping before we get started. First up, we have two live Advisory Opinions shows in Texas, Austin and then Houston, December's 5th and 6th. You can go on the website, scotusblog.com, and go to AO to find stuff, or you can just go to sarahisgur.com to find the links to buy tickets. Should be some fun shows, David. As we noted last time, for reasons totally unclear to us, they booked us at comedy clubs. David French 1:49 [laughs] Sarah Isgur 1:49 And nothing says comedy like a Supreme Court update, uh, during the lame duck, you know? Interactive transcripts are available to Premium members. Join to follow along with the audio. Join Now More We Think You’d Like