Tim Walz Is In As VP

• In terms of prediction he was someone folks liked plenty but came on strong later in the process
• Owns no stock: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/07/walz-stocks-real-estate-harris-election.html
• Rise no accident: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/us/politics/tim-walz-kamala-harris-2024.html
• Military record issue?https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/08/07/tim-walz-military-record/
• Trump said Walz did well in 2020 and now trying to attack him on riots after George Floyd murder: https://abcnews.go.com/US/despite-new-criticism-trump-told-walz-2020-happy/story?id=112616502

Dem floor leader, Rep. Crystal Quade takes on Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe in Missouri gov race

https://missouriindependent.com/2024/08/06/crystal-quade-captures-democratic-nomination-for-missouri-governor/

Marion Co. Newspaper Raid Will Result In charges

https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/05/special-prosecutors-plan-to-file-criminal-charge-against-police-chief-who-led-marion-raid/

Kansas Dem Gov. Laura Kelly replaces Tim Walz as head of  Dem Gov. Association: https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/07/kansas-gov-laura-kelly-assumes-leadership-of-democratic-governors-association/

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SHOW NOTES

Quick Hits: Senators are softening the ground to pass major border legislation and Mark Kelly is using it in the Veepstakes: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/sen-mark-kelly-rips-trump-role-killing-bipartisan-border-bill-rcna164443

Mitch and Graham BOTH blame trump, by name, on the mic: https://x.com/kamalahq/status/1819065900529545685?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GA

Missouri GOP candidate and pastor uses church to funnel funds to campaign: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article290629949.html

True or False: 

The Harris For President Train Is Fueled By The Dobbs Case, and the fuel supply is unlimited. 

• Abortion is wicked popular, 3/4 favor ROE being the law: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/07/30/how-americans-really-feel-about-abortion-the-sometimes-surprising-poll-results-as-2024-election-heats-up/
• 
   
• FLORIDA… is poised to legalize abortion: https://flvoicenews.com/new-poll-suggests-florida-pro-abortion-pro-weed-amendments-will-pass-in-november/

Yeah…No:

Missouri CD1 - Wesley Bell’s phone call telling Rep. Bush he won’t run, and his response to the audio that she was going to endorse him

• HUGE money in that race
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/03/cori-bush-wesley-bell-missouri-election

Gov race and AG: Trump’s super weak universal endorsements: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article290586759.html

Reminder: Friends don’t let friends vote for Mike Hamra

https://www.threads.net/@msraitchetp

/post/C-LJz0NOSlP?xmt=AQGzpMH3VkEUDeyNzRZcB8SNwmDs8IOmKrMQfA69H3yuhQ

Big One: 

The outcome of 2024 is still a serious question, but let’s play out current trends  - assuming Trump loses, the ground work is being laid always for his challenge to the outcome and we will see autocratic leaders across the WORLD move to prop him up

• What if he declares victory? 
• Perhaps MAGA has peaked, but losing power comes with struggle to keep it: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/new-right-vance-twitter-already-peaked
• So much so, this Arizona GOP former election official is telling people to vote DEM: https://www.npr.org/2024/07/31/nx-s1-5058464/stephen-richer-maricopa-county-elections-arizona-primary

Possible money paid to Trump from reception leaders - a prime example of the networks 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/08/02/trump-campaign-egypt-investigation/

2024 Election Era: 

Trump goes to a live panel with National Association of Black Journalists and, well, you all know what happened: 
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/she-became-a-black-person-trump-spars-with-moderator-over-whether-or-not-republicans-should-call-harris-a-dei-hire/

• The Gaffe that turned into a complete meltdown
• “When you’re in a hole…” 
• https://www.threads.net/@derekberes/post/C-GVEQfpL_7?xmt=AQGzuFx4Hh3QcoO85HFlMJDxPJU7yWLwSGU4G0YQKmOUIw
• “Republicans Reel: https://www.axios.com/2024/07/31/house-senate-republicans-trump-nabj-interview
• IT BROKE THROUGH  - SEAN: https://www.npr.org/2024/07/31/nx-s1-5059091/donald-trump-nabj-interview
• But, as Sean said: So... I guess Don was tired of JD getting all the headlines?

FOX IS FLAILING: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jesse-watters-vote-for-women-trans-fox-news-1235071300/

Trump, who has claimed no connection, gets Project 2025 chair fired: https://www.threads.net/@ronaldfilipkowski/post/C-D88aCywNj?xmt=AQGzzn5_PqcB4Ha_argxR7FKdJClEdcQOxsFxDrXmiw7hQ

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/project-2025-paul-dans/index.html

Trump on attack in Georgia… against a Republican. 

https://x.com/ewerickson/status/1819861779410833530?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GA

HARRIS

PLOUFFE JOINS HARRIS TEAM  https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/02/plouffe-joins-harris-campaign-as-senior-adviser-00172478

The (Fille In The Blank) for Harris Movement

Kamala Harris VC’s group: https://www.vcsforkamala.org/

• White dudes with THE dude
• Rural voters for Harris
• ON AND ON it goes
• MEGAN THEE STALLION : https://www.threads.net/@kamalahq/post/C-EbAectOPG?xmt=AQGzqykFF8btweDu3IDCHMOqqBwlm6A7KKQYLFHshHeQLw

Fed Rate cuts will matter: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/31/fed-interest-rate-cuts-trump-republican-backlash-00171918

What kind of electoral map could we really see: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/kamala-harris-atlanta-rally

Polling: my biggest take away - look at the “Other” column

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

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Cecelia's article in Teen Vogue: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/girls-state-documentary-missouri-governor

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SHOW NOTES

Quick Hit: Citizens United reminds us all of the definition of iron: https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/citizens-united-gop-state-parties-file-fec-complaint-over-biden-harris-campaign-funds/

Quick Hit: Missouri Gov debates happened - Kehoe was a no show, Quade ate Hamra’s lunch — also Quade gets endorsements from Mayor Quinton Lucas of KC and Mayor Tishaura Jones of STL; meanwhile Kehoe gets the Trump nod (Trump endorsed all Gov GOP candidates; see MO Independent link)

https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/donald-trump-endorses-all-three-major-republican-candidates-for-missouri-governor/

True or False: The best thing to do right now is ignore the prognosticators

• Fox story: Detroit News WDIV-TV survey be”https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-poll-shows-trump-harris-neck-key-2024-state-close
• Fivethirty eight: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/national/
• Takeaway: Is it just that it’s going to be close and go from there? 
• Politico article - 1,000 words to say the race is close and hard to predict: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/27/polling-kamala-harris-trump-00171514
  
   
• Harris raising funds: https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-fundraiser-presidential-campaign-9f4713f2b07cde2f7b7cbb7bdcfa9240
• 
   

Yeah…No: JD Vance’s extreme abortion comments (found on Drudge)

https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-abortion-audio-travel-banned-1930761

Chris Murphy, X: https://x.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1816673432697762037

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/jd-vance-audio-leak-abortion-614642

• Chatter about replacing JD already surfacing: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-trump-could-replace-jd-vance-if-the-ohioans-terrible-polling-continues/ar-BB1qDn03
• House GOP members not thrilled: https://thehill.com/homenews/4793818-vance-vp-trump-house-republicans
• Even more: JD Vance is weird as hell

Big One: Biden’s Oval address and its place in history

https://theheartlandcollective.com/2024/07/25/bidens-historic-patriotic-farewell-address/

AP Coverage: https://apnews.com/article/biden-oval-office-speech-2024-d7a5e913e4e9c347ed314e5879db3480

2024 Election Era

Trump tells Christian group they won’t have to vote any more and that he’s not a Christian 

Trump tells Christian voters they 'won't have to vote anymore' if he's elected 

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/27/nx-s1-5054272/trump-christian-wont-vote-anymore-speech

270 to Win polling; https://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-polls/national

Harris is in: https://dnyuz.com/2024/07/25/harris-narrows-gap-against-trump-times-siena-poll-finds/

Obama endorses Harris: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/22/kamala-harris-endorsements-democrats

VP Discussion heats up, who are early leaders? 

Cook political breakdown: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/breaking-down-veepstakes-what-top-prospects-could-bring-harris?check_logged_in=1

Their order: Shapiro, Kelly, Cooper, Brashear

BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80ekdwk9zro

Harris drawing distinctions on Mid east: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/25/politics/kamala-harris-israel-policy/index.html

Fox news top line on Friday - Trump’s bond provider didn’t charge enough

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/billionaire-helped-trump-175m-bond-probably-didnt-charge-enough

GOP going in on immigration: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-failed-combat-root-causes-illegal-immigration-former-border-patrol-union-chief

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Lizz Callahan for MO 103

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Rachel sat down for a chat with Devon Heinen, a journalist with States Newsroom who principally writes for the Tennessee Lookout . States Newsroom has created State Capitol level coverage with sites like Missouri Independent, Iowa Capitol Dispatch, Kansas Reflector, and more. Listeners of our shows often hear us cite to these sources because they have proven themselves to be quality journalism that takes the work of reporting facts with context seriously. Devon is no exception to that rule.

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Article: http://www.devonheinen.com/images/2024-Heinen-AL-Reflector-Diane-Derzis-Story.pdf

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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
   2. 
       
   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
   10. 
        
   11. The ear bandages… yikes. 

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