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Democratic hypocrisy on big money in politics called out by 'Ruthless Podcast' hosts ahead of midterms
By Ruthless Podcast Staff
Published October 21, 2026
The "Ruthless Podcast" hosts called out Democratic hypocrisy Wednesday for decrying "big money" in politics while accepting donations from major companies and billionaires ahead of the midterm elections.
Podcast co-host John Ashbrook highlighted a recent report that Kansas Democratic Senate nominee Adam Hamilton holds up to $4 million in stock in companies in the artificial intelligence (AI) and data center sectors despite previously criticizing AI technology.
"He’s getting rich off of data centers," Ashbrook said.
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Kansas Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton has stock in AI sectors despite decrying the technology. (TNS via Getty Images)
They also commented on how Hamilton's wife earned between $5,001 and $15,000 from interest in bonds alone from the Bank of China.
"She's hedging on China, if the church doesn't work," podcast co-host Comfortably Smug joked.
"Roger Marshall voted for $30 billion in tax breaks for data centers and for making it easier to build centers while taking tens of thousands from data center developers. Adam will let Kansans decide what's right for their community, not big tech," Hamilton spokesperson Tyson Brody told Fox News Digital.
The campaign noted Hamilton has called for data centers to pay for their utilities, allow local control, and rolling back data center tax breaks.
The podcast also remarked on Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson recently disclosing that at least four billionaires donated to his campaign despite previously claiming he had no billionaires backing him.
"That is my favorite Democrat bit," co-host Josh Holmes said. "It's the ‘I'm tired of corporate greed and corporate donations, and I'm not taking big money in politics.’ And like the entirety of their party, each one of them individually is exclusively on the map only because of that."
Troy Jackson, the Democratic Senate candidate from Maine, has been backed by at least four billionaires in his campaign. (Sophie Park/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"He said that he's running for office because he's tired of high-priced lobbyists and corporate greed," Ashbrook added. "Well, of course, if you listen to the Variety Progrum, you know his own son is a lobbyist."
Fox News Digital reached out to the Jackson campaign for comment.
A Jackson campaign spokesperson told WGME, "Nearly 200,000 people have donated to Troy’s campaign, with 95% of contributions under $100, support from Mainers in all 16 counties, and no corporate PACs — unlike Susan Collins, who is heavily funded by corporate PACs and wealthy special interests whose bidding she does in Washington. While Susan Collins remains at the center of a pay-for-play scandal where she steered taxpayer dollars to campaign donors, Troy has always been clear that billionaires need to pay their fair share, and he’ll always put working people first."
Maine's race has been ruled a "toss-up" between Jackson and the GOP incumbent Sen. Susan Collins.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Collins campaign for comment.
Fox News’ latest power rankings have classified the race in Kansas as "leans GOP" in favor of incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall.
"Ruthless Podcast" co-host Josh Holmes called hypocrisy on big money in politics his "favorite Democrat bit." (Tom Stoddart/Getty Images)
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