Haley Stevens' fiancé and vote blue no matter who with Megan Goldberg — Dingus of the Week #46

<html><p>Haley Stevens lost Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, then announced her engagement to Jason Turkish, a disability rights attorney and campaign donor. Days before the Nov. 3 election, Turkish told reporters he plans to vote for Republican Mike Rogers instead of El-Sayed. This led to a news cycle focused on whether Stevens is really with her party’s nominee.</p><p>You'll of course remember US Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer refusing to endorse Zohran Mamdani after the Democratic primary was finished. So what do people really mean when they say "Vote blue no matter who?" Does it only apply to the left? Or should moderates get in line?</p><p>On this episode of <strong>DINGUS OF THE WEEK,</strong> hosts <strong>LYZ LENZ</strong> and <strong>ZACHARY OREN SMITH</strong> are joined by Cornell College political scientist <strong>MEGAN GOLDBERG </strong>get into why the relationship only seems to go one way. Goldberg also explains why your phone is full of “we see that you voted” texts. </p><p>Also this week: a listener dingus from Ann, the Cheesecake Factory discourse, a pork fat cocktail, and chopping wood in Crocs.</p><p><strong>DINGUS OF THE WEEK</strong> is a weekly comedy news podcast where writers Lyz and Zach light a fire under the American rogue's gallery to see who comes spilling out. If you're tired of doom-scrolling but know ignoring the problem doesn't get us anywhere, this is your new weekend listen. New episodes every Saturday morning.</p><h3><strong>SUPPORT THE SHOW by </strong><u><strong><a href="patreon.com/cw/LyzLenz"; target="_blank">subscribing on Patreon</a></strong></u><strong>.</strong></h3><p><strong>👑 $5/month</strong> - <u><a href="patreon.com/checkout/LyzLenz?rid=26928874"; target="_blank">Not a Dingus tier</a></u> (3 weekly newsletters, 1 podcast, and our entire archive)</p><p><strong>👑👑 $10/month</strong> - <u><a href="patreon.com/checkout/LyzLenz?rid=26928880"; target="_blank">Definitely Not a Dingus tier</a></u> (all the above + polls and topic submissions, a chat community, weekly discussions, comment access, and our love)</p><p><strong>SEND US YOUR DINGUS.</strong> <u><a href="memo.fm/dingus"; target="_blank">Record a voice memo</a></u> and tell us who your dingus of the week is. Make it good and you'll hear your voice on the show. You can also email those to <u><a href="mailto:menyellatme@gmail.com" target="_blank">menyellatme@gmail.com</a></u>. </p><p><strong>FOLLOW DINGUS OF THE WEEK</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="youtube.com/@DingusoftheWeek"; target="_blank">Youtube</a></p></li><li><p><a href="instagram.com/dingusoftheweek/"; target="_blank">Instagram</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>LYZ LENZ</strong> is the HBIC of MYAM Media. </p><p><strong>ZACHARY OREN SMITH</strong> <u><a href="instagram.com/zachosmith/#"; target="_blank">writes about politics</a></u> for Iowa Starting Line. Follow his work on Instagram (<a href="instagram.com/zacharyorensmith)" target="_blank">instagram.com/zacharyorensmith)</a> and TikTok (<a href="tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith)." target="_blank">tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith).</a></p><p><u><strong><a href="laurabenitezandtheheartache.com/index.html"; target="_blank">LAURA BENITEZ</a></strong></u><u><a href="laurabenitezandtheheartache.com/index.html"; target="_blank"> wrote the theme song.</a></u></p><p><strong>SHOW RUNDOWN:</strong><br/>0:00 - Intro<br/>1:43 - Meet Megan Goldberg and the get-out-the-vote text avalanche<br/>3:42 - The Ice-T text<br/>4:56 - The political science behind “we see that you voted”<br/>19:45 - The dingus: Jason Turkish<br/>22:08 - “Vote blue no matter who” and Josh Turek<br/>26:37 - Haley Stevens responds<br/>35:19 - Midroll<br/>35:47 - Listener dingus: Scott Bessent at the Cheesecake Factory<br/>42:41 - Joy<br/>51:18 - Outro</p></html>