The MeidasTouch Podcast
Colonel McAuley Looks to Turn Florida’s 15th Congress District Blue
17 Sep 2025
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump losing support in Florida as his policies continue to harm the state and Meiselas interviews Colonel Darren McAuley who is running for Florida’s 15 Congressional District. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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People in Florida are just absolutely pissed at what the Trump regime is doing from taking away their health care to people are seeing their property insurance absolutely spike. People in Florida obviously see Donald Trump gutting FEMA. And while this hurricane season thus far, we've been okay, fortunately, thanks to no massive storm yet. We all know that what could happen very soon
based on how unprepared the federal government is. People also know how expensive things are, of course, in Florida and across the country. And then you have in Florida as well kind of dangerous MAGA policies there. anti-science, anti-vax, and really taking away choice from family and parents under the guise of choice, taking away choice and imposing authoritarian doctrines.
I mean, I just saw this report about how not only are people in Florida struggling to pay groceries but but the organizations that would then come in to fill in to help people who can't afford groceries, can't afford groceries, the organizations. Here, just take a watch of this.
Insecurity crisis is growing as many South Florida families are finding it more and more difficult to put food on the table with higher grocery prices. Now the organizations that help people in need are finding they need help themselves. CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten joins us live from the Feeding South Florida Warehouse that's in Pembroke Park and said, what's causing this?
Well, Allie, Feeding South Florida tells us that about a million people in South Florida, so from Palm Beach down to the Keys, have no idea where their next meal is coming from. But when you look at the shelves here in the warehouse, it may be a little bit misleading. It looks like there's plenty of food to go around. But actually, in some key areas, donations are way down.
We visited a food pantry in Key West. More people are joining the line for food at the SOS Food Pantry in Key West. Folks needing help putting food on the table. Had you ever needed food assistance before? No.
So this is the first time you've needed food assistance. At South Florida, of course, people feeling the same thing. In Central Florida, you go to also Congressional District 15, which is from Lakeland to kind of northern Tampa area. You're seeing the same thing. Focus on that one for a second.
Florida's Congressional District 15, which is represented by a MAGA Republican congresswoman, Laurel Lee. She's kind of hiding out right now and not doing a lot of press because I think she knows how deeply unpopular MAGA policies are. And she's hoping that if she doesn't do town halls or show herself in public, that she can avoid some of these issues.
But I went back and I looked at her from October 11th, 2024, when she was asked if she thought that FEMA was doing an effective job in Florida. She said, yes. Okay, well, then why are you agreeing to just cut FEMA and destroy it? This is what she said October 2024, October 11th, 2024. Let's play it.
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