Quick Hit: KC Star endorsed Crystal Quade, recurring guest here on the pod, maybe one of our most prolific in terms of appearances on the pod actually

https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article289981759.html

Global tech outage: https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/global-outage-intl-hnk/index.html

True or False: JD Vance was a mistake 

JD didn’t like Trump: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/16/jd-vance-political-views-trump

Vox’s “Yikes” piece: https://www.vox.com/politics/360283/jd-vance-trump-vp-vice-president-authoritarian

I’m a never Trump guy, says Trump’s VP pick: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/15/jd-vance-donald-trump-comments-00168450

JD Vance, of the shire? https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/19/lord-of-the-rings-jd-vance-00169372

Opinion piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/opinion/jd-vance-kamala-harris.html

Yeah, Yeah: Mo Dems raising big $ (see PDF in slack)

• Missouri Scout a subscription Missouri specific service, summary shows that Dem state senate candidates are FAR ahead on money in key races

Big One: Tech goes MAGA? 

https://www.axios.com/2024/07/17/trump-andreessen-horowitz-tech-billionaires

2024 Election Era

Polling: https://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-polls/national#google_vignette

The Map: https://www.270towin.com/

1. Buy Or Sell: Biden being replaced is a viable option
   1. Obama: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ar-BB1qdSr4
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   3. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dnc-virtual-roll-call-lloyd-doggett_n_6697c7bfe4b053ef7d6c1ece
   4. Schiff: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/17/biden-step-aside-schiff-pelosi-election-00169025
   5. July 18th - the world seems to explode
      1. AOC live video “I don’t know what’s going to happen’
   6. Bernie says if the election is about the issues, Biden wins… love you Bernie but that’s now how this works and you know that: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/biden-trump-rnc-07-19-24/index.html
   7. https://www.foxnews.com/media/former-clinton-aide-paul-begala-warns-walls-closing-in-biden-campaign
   8. 
       
2. RNC happened, any takeaways? 
   1. Morning after Trump I went to Fox News and saw one very small headline about Trump’s speech, and not much else.
   2. LOOONG rambling speech: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/19/trump-rnc-speech-2024-00169711
      1. “Trump’s crowning moment — set up to be a triumphant return to center stage just five days after a bullet pierced his ear at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania — turned into a meandering speech that resembled his usual rallies with macabre descriptions of a nation in decline.”
   3. Pics of people literally closing their eyes appearing to be asleep: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/18/rnc-live-updates-coverage/closing-out-with-trump-00169696
   4. 
       
   5. https://www.axios.com/2024/07/17/nikki-haley-republican-national-convention-trump
   6. Idiocracy moment with Hulk Hogan
   7. Trump’s speech widely panned, he sounded drunk, and he looks awful
   8. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/19/rnc-trump-speech-analysis-00169529
   9. GOP continues to push 2020 election conspiracy: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/19/election-denialism-republican-convention
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   11. The ear bandages… yikes. 

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