JACK RICCARDI ON DEMAND AIRED THURS. 10/08/2026

Well, we're coming off the, uh, the big Trump rally, uh, last night at Freeman Coliseum.

By all accounts, it was successful.

Uh, even CNN had to admit it looked like a full house.

Cut number eight.

They're...

You know, they, they, they, they, they know these images, and they can see this, and this is a full rally.

So does that signal anything at this point?

Yes.

Does it signal anything at this point?

I think Texas is still very red, and Trump knows that, and he can activate the base in a way that will drive turnout, which I think will ultimately be the key here.

Polls have been wrong before, maybe this time more than ever before.

We'll see how it shakes out, but he knows he can drive people to come out, and that's what he's gotta do, is energize them to come out.

Does that signify anything at this point?

Why does her voice do that? That was Erin Burnett on CNN.

Um, everybody I talked to, uh, or heard from today felt like it was a good rally.

Some of them have been to other rallies, said this one was kind of, you know, a typical Trump rally.

Uh, the local, the local coverage was pretty spotty.

Um, our producer Elaine was irate.

She used to work in TV news.

She thought they should've done a lot more coverage, like the local, uh, stations.

Um, but, you know, I think, um... [clears throat] I think in a way these rallies are a victim of their own ubiquity.

Uh, he's done so many of them, and he does so many of them, that they don't have the sa- they don't, uh, fall with the same weight or carry the same weight.

You know what I'm trying to say.

He, uh, did have a few hecklers or paid protesters, and he had a little bit of fun with them.

Cut number six.

Well, we're coming off the, uh, the big Trump rally, uh, last night at Freeman Coliseum.

By all accounts, it was successful.

Uh, even CNN had to admit it looked like a full house.

Cut number eight.

They're...

You know, they, they, they, they, they know these images, and they can see this, and this is a full rally.

So does that signal anything at this point?

Yes.

Does it signal anything at this point?

I think Texas is still very red, and Trump knows that, and he can activate the base in a way that will drive turnout, which I think will ultimately be the key here.

Polls have been wrong before, maybe this time more than ever before.

We'll see how it shakes out, but he knows he can drive people to come out, and that's what he's gotta do, is energize them to come out.

Does that signify anything at this point?

Why does her voice do that? That was Erin Burnett on CNN.

Um, everybody I talked to, uh, or heard from today felt like it was a good rally.

Some of them have been to other rallies, said this one was kind of, you know, a typical Trump rally.

Uh, the local, the local coverage was pretty spotty.

Um, our producer Elaine was irate.

She used to work in TV news.

She thought they should've done a lot more coverage, like the local, uh, stations.

Um, but, you know, I think, um... [clears throat] I think in a way these rallies are a victim of their own ubiquity.

Uh, he's done so many of them, and he does so many of them, that they don't have the sa- they don't, uh, fall with the same weight or carry the same weight.

You know what I'm trying to say.

He, uh, did have a few hecklers or paid protesters, and he had a little bit of fun with them.

Cut number six.