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10 Minute Drill

10 Minute Drill

Midterms turn upside down with crunch time ad bonanza; Crypto Week | Monday Rundown

10 Minute Drill · Sep 14, 2026 · 12:19

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Texas politics just took a major turn. Trump's Super PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund, and Elon Musk are all pouring money into resetting Ken Paxton's Senate race — and the cavalry is here. Meanwhile, James Talarico gets caught fundraising in California while claiming on Kimmel that his money "all comes from Texans," as a new PAC ad resurfaces his past comments on gender identity.

Also on the show: college football's ad wars heat up as the Senate Leadership Fund runs a national spot during the Ohio State–Texas broadcast; the House and Senate return this week with a Tuesday vote on the crypto CLARITY Act; and Abdul keeps trying to distance himself from Twitch streamer Hasan Piker — but the media isn't letting him off the hook.

In this episode: — Convention follow-up: members seeing real social media growth — Paxton's Texas race reset and where the money is coming from — Talarico's Kimmel moment and the fallout — The football ad onslaught between rival Super PACs — Crypto Week returns: what's in the CLARITY Act — Abdul, Hasan Piker, and the "just a Twitch streamer" defense — A look at the week ahead

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Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:37 - Midterm Convention Value

2:29 - Cavalry comes in for Texas turnaround

5:11 - College football political ads / OHIO

6:26 - Crypto Week

8:03 - Abdul’s awkward tailgate

8:31 - Abdul’s awkward Piker deflection

10:45 - Week ahead preview

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