‘Halo’ video game music composer aims to rearrange Washington

In an interview with the Ruthless Podcast, the music composer of the "Halo" video game series and congressional candidate, Marty O’Donnell, said he wants to get the government back to normal.

"What I’m hearing a lot is that what the Democrats are trying to push is essentially nonsense," O’Donnell said in an interview released Thursday morning. "They don't have a positive agenda, but what they do propose is nonsensical. And I love the idea as a gamer and someone who has a lot of gamers as my fan base. I love the idea of ‘Revenge of the Nerds,’ but I think in this midterm, it could be the ‘Revenge of Normies.’"

O’Donnell, who recorded with Paul McCartney of the Beatles, won the Republican primary earlier this month for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District. O’Donnell is set to face incumbent Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., in the general election on November 3. 

Lee narrowly won re-election in 2024 in the Las Vegas area district that was also won by President Donald Trump.  

Podcast co-host Comfortably Smug noted how the recent election results in New York show that the Democratic Party is headed further left, and Lee is an example of the trend.

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"We are seeing that party go further and further and farther to the left at an unbelievable pace," Smug said to O’Donnell. "And the main Democrat party in Washington is basically just like fully surrendering to them. Susie Lee is a prime example of someone who's not a leader, who does not have Nevada's interests in mind. This is someone who wants to stay in power, will do whatever it takes, will listen to whatever the Democrats in Washington want her to do."

O’Donnell received the coveted endorsement from Trump ahead of the primary. 

"I look at what Trump is doing, and if you thought there was lawfare and impeachment chaos four years ago, or whatever it was, six years ago now," O’Donnell said of the current political moment. "It's just going to be, you know, times 10 if we don't hold in the midterms."

Podcast co-host John Ashbrook noted how the unique entertainment industry of Nevada makes O’Donnell’s profile a great match for the district.

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"I think what is so interesting about your candidacy is how your career matches up with that district," Ashbrook said. "I mean, you have a district full of people who are small businesses, sole proprietors, people who have been in the hospitality industry, people who have been in the entertainment industry, and now they have a chance for representation from a guy who is among them."

The interview took place as part of the Ruthless Midterm Interview Series, an ongoing initiative to interview major candidates across the country. The hosts have already interviewed candidates in 16 states, with more scheduled ahead of the November midterms. 

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"I love my district, my three grandsons were all born here in the district," O’Donnell said. "I can't imagine having them grow up in the district with the Democrats and Susie Lee in control."