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# We're begging you, PLEASE VOTE 🇺🇸
- URL: https://fightingmatters.com/were-begging-you-please-vote/
- Published: 2026-10-29T01:06:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-29T01:17:06.000Z
- Description: In this episode of Fighting Matters, Jesse Walker and Mike Mahaffey make a get-out-the-vote plea ahead of the November 3 midterms.
- Author: Fighting Matters
- Tags: Podcast, Video, US Politics, Activism

In this episode of Fighting Matters, Jesse Walker and Mike Mahaffey make a get-out-the-vote plea ahead of the November 3 midterms. They talk about Michigan's Senate race between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers, why corruption and the cost of living are moving voters in red districts, and why more people care about civics than they did ten years ago. Then they ask you to vote, and to stay involved after Election Day whichever way it goes.  
  
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🔗 Links Mentioned:  
• America Dissected podcast — [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/america-dissected/id1480634141](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/america-dissected/id1480634141?ref=fightingmatters.com)  
• Fighting Matters: Martial Artists Should Get Political, with Joshua Peters — [https://youtu.be/jKDl3K0FmSo](https://youtu.be/jKDl3K0FmSo?ref=fightingmatters.com)  
  
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👥 Featuring:  
• Jesse Walker — [https://roughhandsbjj.com](https://roughhandsbjj.com/?ref=fightingmatters.com)  
• Mike Mahaffey — [https://magicbjj.com](https://magicbjj.com/?ref=fightingmatters.com)  
  
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🧠 Topics Discussed:  
• Voting early by absentee ballot  
• Abdul El-Sayed vs. Mike Rogers in Michigan  
• El-Sayed's town hall response  
• Corruption and the cost of living  
• Polling in red districts and states  
• The renewed interest in civics  
• Running for local office  
  
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📖 Chapters:  
[00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sp1D8QCBLI&ref=fightingmatters.com) — Jesse and Mike on voting early  
[01:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sp1D8QCBLI&t=91s&ref=fightingmatters.com) — El-Sayed vs. Rogers in Michigan  
[03:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sp1D8QCBLI&t=233s&ref=fightingmatters.com) — El-Sayed's town hall response  
[06:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sp1D8QCBLI&t=416s&ref=fightingmatters.com) — What the national polls show  
[08:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sp1D8QCBLI&t=513s&ref=fightingmatters.com) — Corruption and the cost of living  
[12:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sp1D8QCBLI&t=723s&ref=fightingmatters.com) — Red districts getting closer  
[14:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sp1D8QCBLI&t=870s&ref=fightingmatters.com) — Research your ballot and vote  
[16:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sp1D8QCBLI&t=1003s&ref=fightingmatters.com) — Jesse on undecided GOP voters  
[19:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sp1D8QCBLI&t=1153s&ref=fightingmatters.com) — A renewed interest in civics  
[21:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sp1D8QCBLI&t=1313s&ref=fightingmatters.com) — Absentee ballots and drop boxes  
[22:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sp1D8QCBLI&t=1368s&ref=fightingmatters.com) — Running for office, canvassing  
[24:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sp1D8QCBLI&t=1470s&ref=fightingmatters.com) — A lottery for the presidency  
[25:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sp1D8QCBLI&t=1522s&ref=fightingmatters.com) — What comes after Election Day  
[27:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sp1D8QCBLI&t=1622s&ref=fightingmatters.com) — A possible election night special