Allison Jaslow Discusses Race to Flip NC Congressional Seat

Summary

Podcast Summary: Allison Jaslow Discusses Race to Flip NC Congressional Seat

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Date: December 29, 2025
Host: MeidasTouch Network (Ron Filipkowski conducting the main interview)
Guest: Allison Jaslow, Democratic candidate for North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District

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Episode Overview

This episode focuses on the 2024 race to flip North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District, currently held by Republican Greg Murphy. The hosts dive into why this district has become unexpectedly competitive, highlight the political and social dynamics impacting rural North Carolinians, and feature an in-depth interview with Allison Jaslow—an Iraq War veteran and former CEO of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America—about her campaign to bring more effective, representative leadership to her home district.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. North Carolina’s Shifting Political Landscape

• Trump's Waning Popularity:
  The episode opens with a discussion of Donald Trump’s recent disastrous speech in North Carolina and rapidly declining local poll numbers.
  • “Donald Trump still sits at around a net negative 16 points from the YouGov poll, whereas the Democratic governor, Josh Stein, is at about a plus 22.” (Ron Filipkowski, 02:27)
• Gerrymandering Backfires:
  Repeated partisan gerrymandering in North Carolina may have unintentionally created more competitive Democratic openings through continual redistricting.

2. Spotlight on Rep. Greg Murphy’s Record

• Abortion and Women’s Rights:
  Murphy is called out for making misleading and inflammatory claims about Democrats and abortion—specifically, suggesting they support abortion “literally when it’s coming out of the birth canal.”
  • “[Murphy] knows that’s not true. But this is how he wants to divide people while Americans are trying to figure out just about their safety and security.” (Ron Filipkowski, 05:49)
• Medicaid and Disability:
  Murphy describes a deaf woman as a supposed example of Medicaid abuse. The hosts highlight how this rhetoric attacks vulnerable constituents.
  • “His example of someone who he claims is defrauding Medicaid is a lady who can’t hear, who needs hearing aids ... He’s using her as a pawn. Think how disgusting that is to attack Medicaid.” (Ron Filipkowski, 06:58)
• Veterans’ Issues and Absenteeism:
  Murphy, despite representing a district with major military installations, skipped a hearing where Jaslow testified on behalf of veterans.
  • “He couldn’t even show up for a few minutes at the hearing, even if he was stretched in multiple directions.” (Allison Jaslow, 10:53)

3. Introducing Allison Jaslow

• Background:
  Jaslow is an Iraq War veteran from a working-class, union household. She sees herself as deeply connected to the concerns of the district’s working families and military personnel.
  • “I come from a working class family. This is a very working class district ... working people of all types ... are not getting the representation they need in Washington.” (Jaslow, 09:18)
• Public Service:
  As CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Jaslow advocated before Congress for the post-9/11 generation of veterans.

4. Policy Challenges Facing the District

• Healthcare and Medicaid:
  The hosts and Jaslow discuss the importance of Medicaid expansion and the devastating effects of recent cuts on hospitals and working families.
  • “Governor Cooper ... finally bring Medicaid expansion to North Carolina ... already hospitals [are] worried about the impact of the cuts ... on their ability to provide care.” (Jaslow, 13:02)
• Impact of Tariffs and Economic Policy:
  Trump’s trade policies and tariffs are described as hurting rural North Carolinians, particularly farmers and manufacturers, while the administration gaslights constituents about their economic reality.
  • “Trying to tell people who are living on the edge ... that everything is fine is a tough sell. People are hurting.” (Jaslow, 14:42)

5. Campaign Message & Call to Action

• Jaslow’s Pitch to Voters:
  • “The case I think I’m going to make to the voters ... is you should fire the guy who can’t even show up to do his job and hire somebody who does.” (Jaslow, 10:53)
  • “I’m ready to give people the leadership they deserve that is so sorely missing in Washington.” (Jaslow, 15:46)
• Campaign Information:
  Website: alisonjaslowforcongress.com (Jaslow, 15:46)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Greg Murphy and Representation:
  “He goes, nah, I’m too busy to even show up to listen. What does that tell you, Allison?”
  (Filipkowski, 10:08)

• Healthcare Policies Critique:
  “Given some of his health care policies ... that’s certainly not a doctor I want caring for me.”
  (Jaslow, 13:02)

• On Living Paycheck to Paycheck:
  “...over 60% of Americans saying they’re living paycheck to paycheck—that everything is fine is a tough sell. People are hurting.”
  (Jaslow, 14:42)

• Closing the Interview:
  “We thank you for your service and we wish you all the best, and we hope you come back before the election.”
  (Filipkowski, 16:11)

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• [02:27] – Analysis of Trump’s standing in North Carolina and recent speech aftermath
• [04:36] – Critique of Greg Murphy’s abortion stance and divisive politics
• [06:58] – Discussion of Murphy’s Medicaid statements and impact on disabled constituents
• [09:18] – Allison Jaslow joins the interview; background and district overview
• [10:53] – Jaslow discusses veterans’ issues and Murphy’s absenteeism
• [13:02] – Healthcare and Medicaid challenges in the district
• [14:42] – Economic pressure on working families; response to MAGA economic rhetoric
• [15:46] – Jaslow’s campaign website and final thoughts

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Episode Tone

The tone is earnest, occasionally humorous, but primarily driven by a sense of urgency and advocacy for democratic values and practical politics. The hosts and guest remain passionate and direct, often highlighting real-world consequences for ordinary people living in the district.

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For Listeners

This is a must-listen for anyone interested in swing district politics, veterans’ advocacy, the effects of MAGA policies on rural America, and the voices of up-and-coming Democratic candidates aiming to flip key seats in 2024.

Transcript

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Listen, Donald Trump is losing all support in North Carolina. That disastrous speech he gave, what, two weeks back, the reviews are in and he gets an F negative, negative, negative, not an A plus plus plus plus, you're looking at some of the latest North Carolina polling. Donald Trump still sits at around a net negative 16 points from the YouGov poll, which is whereas the Democratic governor, Josh Stein is at about a plus 22. You look at just all of the various issues out there, whether you're dealing with inflation, whether you're dealing with Medicaid and healthcare, whether you're dealing with the tariffs. North Carolina is getting hit. It's a resilient state. But Trump and MAGA keeps on attacking the state. Of course, also the immigration raids that were taking place. Operation Charlotte's Web, that was not targeting the, the bad guys, but was out there targeting just people who were hardworking and the people in North Carolina hated that. This from the Charlotte Observer. Trump tries and fails to soothe the economic woes in a rambling North Carolina speech. I think they give him the F negative, negative review that I give. Some of the local news also is stating the following. As voters in North Carolina see clouds over the economy, Trump gives a very sunny forecast in North Carolina, giving him an A plus plus. What are we talking about, by the way, in that speech? Rather than actually address what the people of North Carolina were feeling, it was just filled with Donald Trump ranting and raving like a lunatic and saying, oh, Hillary Clinton, she's the B word, everybody. Should I call her the B word? Like, dude, what are you even doing? Just talk about what people are going through and just stop this crap. Here's what went down.

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You were going to use the B word in a speech about the economy to refer to Hillary Clinton. Like, what are we even talking about here? How have we gotten to the place where that's even like a thing that, that exists in the Republican Party? I, well, I could answer that question for you because you've got MAGA Republicans in North Carolina, for example, like In North Carolina's 3rd congressional district, a guy by the name of MAGA Republican Greg Murphy, you know, when he's out there just spewing the lies, I mean this guy's actually like a physician. He knows that what he's saying is complete bs. But you know, he's MAGA through and through. He wants to divide because it's all about power to a guy like Greg Murphy. And just to remind you, like who Greg Murphy is, just so you see, like who, who are the MAGA Republicans who support this guy? It's people like this. This is what Greg Murphy said about abortion and women's reproductive rights. Here, play this clip.

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[Greg Murphy (MAGA Republican, Physician)]

Yeah, it's going to be a big issue every time because you have folks on really on both sides really probably more Democrat that wants abortion literally when it's coming, when the child is coming out of the birth canal, always to force the issue because it's an emotionally charged issue and that's what elections are. They're emotionally charged events.

[Ron Filipkowski (Host/Interviewer)]

I mean, why would you even say. I mean you're actually. He's actually a physician, the guy, and he knows that's not true. But this is how he wants to divide people while Americans are trying to figure out just about their safety and security, saying abortions out of the birth canal. Come on, what are you even talking about? Heinous. And here's what he said recently about Medicaid because you know, he's part of the MAGA Republican group that just ripped away Medicaid from tens of millions of Americans. And you know, they try to set that so it doesn't fully kick in until after the midterms. But I think the people are seeing who are losing their Affordable Care act subsidies, which also this MAGA Republican Greg Murphy's taking away that this is a guy who's taking away people's Medicaid. But just watch how he even talks about persons with disabilities. Just listen to how he describes it here. Play this clip.

[Greg Murphy (MAGA Republican, Physician)]

Another one was a 48 year old woman that was disabled because she couldn't hear, but she could hear me ask the questions and she had hearing aids in, you know. Yeah, these are, these are thwart, these are difficult challenges to overcome. But there are no reason somebody should be on Medicaid disabled and not working. So yeah. Is it, is it as high the number as they state? I don't know, but it is sure something that the American public doesn't deserve.

[Ron Filipkowski (Host/Interviewer)]

So his example of someone who he claims is defrauding Medicaid is a lady who can't hear, who needs hearing aids to be able to try and make out what he's saying. And he's saying someone like that is defrauding, gutting Medicaid, and that's why they're gutting that. Just think of that's the example of what he uses as someone. And by the way, and one of his own patients who was there to try to get him to help her, you know, be healthy. He's using her as a pawn thing. But I'm disgusting. That is to attack Medicaid, you know, so with all of this going on, I mean, that begs the question, like, can a guy like Greg Murphy be voted out? And the reality is that's a vulnerable district. Josh Stein, the governor who we just talked about at the outset, won that district by plus three in the last election. He's a very popular governor. North Carolina has been read the Republicans in that state legislature have been redistricting North Carolina so much, some people are even describing it as a dummy mander in the sense that they may have helped create some Democratic openings. If there's a plus 5, plus 10, plus 15 shift, we're seeing a 12 to 15 Democratic over performance. So let's bring in the Democratic candidate who's running for that North Carolina 3rd congressional district seat, Allison Jaslo. Alison is an Iraq veteran running for North Carolina's 3rd congressional district. She was the CEO of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, really representing the post 911 generation of veterans. And in that capacity, you testify on Capitol Hill. And so there was testimony that you gave recently before the Veterans Affairs Committee about the needs of veterans. And so Congressmember Murphy, who we just showed right there, he's on that committee while you were testifying. And he was too busy apparently to show up to the own hearing while you were there talking about what veterans need. I want to talk about that incident because that is part of, I think, your origin story too, about why it's so important for you to run. But let's just talk about this district in general. What's in this district, but like, why you think you can flip this district. I mean, the guy seems to be a MAGA sycophant when the country is just looking for normalcy right now.

[Alison Jaslow (Congressional Candidate)]

Well, as you mentioned earlier, the, the partisan gerrymandering that's happened a number of times here in North Carolina may just have finally backfired recently, redrawing the maps once again. They've been drawn a number of times in recent years to try and target Democratic Representative Don Davis. They inadvertently made one of their own members vulnerable in an environment where people are eager to have their voices and views heard in Washington, but feel completely overlooked. I come from a working class family. This is a very working class district. I think it's clear that working people of all types in all corners of the country right now are not getting the representation they need in Washington. I think we can make this a real race.

[Ron Filipkowski (Host/Interviewer)]

Talk about inside your district. You've got Camp Lejeune. You've got the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. You've got Greenville with East Carolina University there. And then you've got a guy who's representing the district, Veterans affairs, who in the disastrous budget bill, harmed veterans, harmed the benefits getting to veterans. And then you show up to testify, hey, can we just explain to you, like, what your policies are doing to the veteran community? You're saying, look, I represent this generation of veterans, one of the largest groups that does this type of work. You want to hear from us? He goes, nah, I'm too busy to even show up to listen. What does that tell you, Allison?

[Alison Jaslow (Congressional Candidate)]

Well, I mean, the case I think I'm going to make to the voters of the 3rd district of North Carolina is you should fire the guy who can't even show up to do his job and hire somebody who does. You know, it's a, it was a privilege as the CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, to represent our membership and the post 911 generation, which is a generation I belong to as an Iraq War veteran myself in front of Congress. And it's very disappointing, especially the way that a lot of politicians want to be seen next to veterans, especially when it's in campaign season, that he couldn't even show up for a few minutes at the hearing, even if he was stretched in multiple directions. So that's something that definitely we're going to be making sure that voters know about. And especially in a district, as you noted, that has two military installations. You know, not only there are a lot of working people there, but a lot of military families, a lot of veterans who've decided to call that district home after getting out of the service. And they deserve a better voice in Washington.

[Ron Filipkowski (Host/Interviewer)]

Look, we hear about how Trump's policies are almost disproportionately they're harming everybody, but disproportionately harming rural areas. And for those who don't know North Carolina's third try to give a brief background of that. It is predominantly rural, a rural area, as you said, working class rural. And you're seeing there all of the stuff, whether it's the Medicaid being cut, Affordable Care act subsidies, whether it is farmers getting hit hard by the tariffs, whether it's just the input costs across all manufacturing in general going up and, and, and manufacturing suffering, like your district particularly is getting hit hard. And then somebody like a Congress member Murphy is out there repeating the Trump line that everything is great, that this is actually a golden age. And they're telling the people in your district where you live when you speak to them, no, no, no, no. Don't believe what you feel and experience. We, the Trump regime, are telling you you're doing amazing. So listen, you're doing great. And are people buying that?

[Alison Jaslow (Congressional Candidate)]

Well, let's first talk about health care, since that seems to be such a hot topic these days. Governor Cooper, one of his key achievements when he was governor was to finally bring Medicaid expansion to North Carolina. And that just doesn't help everyday North Carolinians. It helped hospitals. And already we're seeing hospitals worried about the impact of the cuts that happened earlier this year to Medicaid will have on their ability to provide care in communities. And you mentioned beforehand that Greg Murphy is a doctor. And I'll tell you, given some of his health care policies, whether it's having people pay more for their health care in just a few days here, or booting people off of their health care, that's certainly not a doctor I want caring for me.

[Ron Filipkowski (Host/Interviewer)]

So tell us also, outside of the healthcare sentiment, I mean, just the tariffs against the world, Donald Trump says it's never made people richer. You had Howard Lutnick, Commerce Secretary, saying because of what they claim to be the GDP number, although there's a lot of question marks about a lot of their numbers right now. The same way they used inflation numbers from Black Friday sales to show discounted prices as their inflation numbers and then just claim that rental inflation 0% by just putting in zero. Also, I think 44% or 50% of the consumer price index now is just Trump giving estimates and making it up at this point. But in any event, they're saying, look, you're 4.3% richer now because of our GDP number. Everybody's richer. You know, so like when, when they're out there saying that, like, what's your rebuttal? I mean, like just if you have a lived experience other than being in Club Mar A Lago you're not experiencing this.

[Alison Jaslow (Congressional Candidate)]

Yeah. You know, as I mentioned before, I come from a working class family, actually a union household. And, you know, we were able to have good benefits because of my stepdad's grocery store worker job. But, you know, many times we were living on the edge. And I think trying to tell people who are living on the edge when you have over 60% of Americans saying they're living paycheck to paycheck, that everything is fine is a tough sell. People are hurting. People are also seeing the privileged continue to get policies that work for them and handouts for them while they still feel squeezed. And I just don't think it's something. And you saw this with the Biden administration as well. Like, I don't think you can spin your way out of people's everyday realities.

[Ron Filipkowski (Host/Interviewer)]

Before we go, where could people find out more about the campaign? Where could they learn more about you? Let's be very clear. This is a very big race. North Carolina's third. You know, it is one of these seats that is flippable. People want to learn more about you. Where do they go?

[Alison Jaslow (Congressional Candidate)]

Sure. You want to go to alisonjaslowforcongress.com where you can learn about the life of service that I've lived and how I'm ready to take this next step in serving not just the people of North Carolina, but also my country. It's something I've dedicated my life to, and I'm ready to give people the leadership that they deserve that is so sorely missing in Washington for so many of us.

[Ron Filipkowski (Host/Interviewer)]

Alison, we got to get you back on. We'll talk more about. I really would like to learn more about your service. People can go and learn more about you by going to the website. We thank you for your service and we wish you all the best, and we hope you come back before the election. All right. All right.

[Alison Jaslow (Congressional Candidate)]

Thank you for having me and zeroing in on this race.

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