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Podcast hosts say caucus system resists social-media bias, criticize mainstream platforms
Summary
On the God and Country Podcast, co-hosts argued that caucus-style delegate selection is less susceptible to media and social-media influence, and criticized major platforms for bias; statements were presented as opinion and attributed to the hosts.
Uriah Kennedy, co-host of the God and Country Podcast with Uriah Kennedy and Ingrid Bettridge, argued that caucus-style delegate selection reduces the influence of media and social-media bias on elections. "When you give your elections up to social media and media bias, you're going to have a corrupt election," Kennedy said during the episode.
Ingrid Bettridge, co-host, said social and mainstream media showed bias against former President Donald Trump and cited platform moderation and editorial choices as examples. Bettridge said that before Elon Musk's ownership change at X, "there was a huge bias... Facebook and Google were all suppressing anything and everything to do with Trump." She added that similar bias "even happens here in Utah," and later characterized coverage as "96, 98 percent negative against him." Those figures were presented on the podcast as commentary by the host.
The hosts contrasted the caucus system, which they described as in-person delegate interactions, with primaries and open online influence. "When delegates are visiting the candidates in person, talking to them in person, it's nothing but honesty there," Kennedy said, calling the caucus "probably the most honest system, the most trustworthy system that's out there." The hosts framed delegates' face-to-face conversations as harder to manipulate with money or online campaigns.
The discussion on the episode is opinion and commentary by the podcast hosts. The episode names national platforms X, Facebook and Google and refers to former President Donald Trump and owner Elon Musk; those references are reported here as the hosts presented them. The podcast also referenced Utah in noting local media coverage.
No formal actions, votes, or legal authorities were discussed or adopted during the excerpted discussion.
The segment consists of hosts' observations about media influence and the caucus system, not independently verified claims about platform behavior or exact percentages of coverage. The comments are presented as the hosts' viewpoints and were not accompanied by citations or supporting data in the provided transcript excerpt.
