The Minority Report: Are the Polls Missing Trump Voters?

Glennis is back from Iowa, where Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks literally ran from her Epstein files questions at a Hawkeyes tailgate and Brian is here to challenge the polls. Four weeks out from Election Day, the vibes are high but not giddy. Brian Derrick breaks down the DCCC adding six more Republican-held seats to its Red to Blue program, some in districts Trump carried by double digits, and why Republican gerrymanders in Texas and Florida, drawn off 2024 turnout, could end up costing them seats. Then the Minority Report: new data on where pollsters are struggling to reach Republicans (Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio) raises the question of whether the polls are missing Trump voters. The answer is the same either way: make a voting plan and vote early.  SCOTUS is back. Justice Samuel Alito tells CBS News he's weighing retirement every term, and Brian walks through the lame-duck scenario if Democrats flip the Senate. Glennis previews the docket, starting with Suncor v. Boulder County, the climate case over whether communities can sue oil companies. Ken Paxton is already pointing fingers in Texas after telling donors Trump's Dallas convention dropped his numbers. And we roll the tape on Susan Collins and Troy Jackson's first Maine Senate debate, road salt and all.  For Clickbait or Double-Click this week we get into whether Trump should pay taxpayers back for his personal DHS-funded campaign ads, the horror show that is Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike, and why we need to double click on the Justice Department refilling its depleted ranks with partisans and conspiracy theorists. Also we’ve got a Good Vibe Goodbye from Kentucky, where Gov. Andy Beshear's executive order erasing $250 million in medical debt for 130,000 Kentuckians begins sending letters of relief to real consituents - no application required. Plus Brian prepares Glennis for her to take her tour to Ohio this weekend. New episodes of Vibes Only are available for download first thing every Thursday morning - hit FOLLOW and we'll keep you informed for the midterms. EPISODE RESOURCES/LINKS BRIAN’S STATE-BY-STATE RACE CHEAT SHEET: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd4ayoImQX-/?img_index=1 CLICKBAIT OR DOUBLE-CLICK 1: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/us/politics/trump-taxpayer-funded-ads.html CLICKBAIT OR DOUBLE-CLICK 2: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/us/christa-pike-condition.html CLICKBAIT OR DOUBLE-CLICK 3: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/us/politics/justice-department-civil-rights-division.html GOOD VIBE GOODBYE: https://www.wdrbwave.com/2026/10/07/kentuckians-receive-letters-saying-medical-debt-has-been-canceled/ THE OATH CANDIDATE OF THE WEEK: https://app.oath.vote/cart?q=Christina+Bohannan Send us a text! Watch us on Youtube Follow us on Instagram  Oh, we're on TikTok too Follow Brian on IG  Follow Glennis on IG