{"id":13837,"date":"2024-11-06T11:41:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T16:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=13837"},"modified":"2025-02-18T14:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T19:59:17","slug":"election-night-a-libertarian-perspective-with-mike-ter-maat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/election-night-a-libertarian-perspective-with-mike-ter-maat\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Night: A Libertarian Perspective with Mike ter Maat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Big John, William Del Pilar and guest Mike ter Maat discuss the current state of politics on election night, focusing on the challenges and dynamics within the Libertarian Party. They are joined by Mike ter Maat, the Libertarian VP candidate, who shares insights on the evolving political landscape, the business of politics, and the internal conflicts within the party.<br><br>Join pioneering podcaster <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/sports-grumblings-founder-john-t-georgopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Big John<\/a><\/strong> as he plots to take over the world, then leave you the Hell alone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Election Night Insights: A Libertarian Perspective with Mike ter Maat\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OzD78SV9H9c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; 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