Hosts Adam Sommer, Rachel Parker, and Sean Diller bring their particular analysis and "middle out approach" to issues from and impacting the heartland of America and politics. 1. Adam's Open - "The Decent of Descent"2. Climate Change Impacting Heartland Voters?3. Missouri Senate Race, 2022 - Holy Shit, and Trump weighed in4. 2022 Midterms - Senate update5. Last Call PreviewGet full last call by joining our Patreon FamilyTrue or False: An very dry and hot June in the midwest helps move the needle for climate change with heartland voters? People glued themselves to art in Londonhttps://twitter.com/davenewworld_2/status/1544422582337912840?s=20&t=EkRBsMXkzwzjISbSyOOhRALake Mead has become so dried up people are treasure huntinghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/06/27/lake-mead-reservoir-drought/The Midwest resettlement for climate refugees?Yeah…No… The Missouri Senate Race - Real Clear Politics has moved this race to LEANS GOPAd spending is at $10 Million in the primary alone https://missouriindependent.com/2022/07/07/tv-ad-spending-approaches-10-million-in-missouri-u-s-senate-primary/Eric Schmitt’s desperate flame thrower adhttps://twitter.com/Eric_Schmitt/status/1544331405013942276?s=20&t=qKzOZTBdwxwkB_a5jcx3WAFriend calls on Greitens to drop out https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/old-friend-calls-on-greitens-to-drop-out-of-missouri-s-us-senate-race/article_ebf2bde7-1cbc-5af1-a743-6e8a8b83d061.html#tracking-source=home-top-story?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_stltoday“Independent Candidate” John Wood, who supports Mitch McConnell https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-danforth-john-wood-missouri-senate-alternative-eric-greitens-2022-6Debate for Dems was set up for only Kunce and TBV, excluding the rest of the entire fieldhttps://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/no-trudy-busch-valentine-no-tv-debate/article_4e3a18ac-1634-5937-9786-7bdedecb1a0b.htmlScreen shot of the “polling” used to determine viable candidates paired with having enough individual donorsGreat example of the kind of behavior that burns trust in Media and discourages folks from running who aren’t already established with access or the money to buy that accessOur updated twitter polling2022 Midterms Decision Desk Check In - Senate editionFive thirty Eight forecast for reference: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/senate/Real Clear Politics Map for Senatehttps://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2022/senate/elections-map.htmlIowa - Grassley looks to have it in the bagIndiana - Todd Young (R) over Thomas McDermott Wisconsin - still a primary to finish but looks like Ron Johnson (Trump connected) v. Mandela Barnes (D)Ohio - JD Vance currently favored over Tim Ryan in about ta 10 pt race but some polling shows differenthttps://twitter.com/politics_polls/status/1544814878237638657?s=21&t=Wd0W8oZMPnuohGJkzfm2dgNevada - Catherine Cortez Masto (D) narrow favorite over Adam Paul LaxatPennsylvania - Fetterman (D) v. Oz - toss up stateOz misspelled his alleged home countyOne poll in June from USA today showed Fetterman at +9Arizona - Rated as a toss up - Mark Kelly, an astronaut, up for reelection after the special election in 2020 which he won, this time against Blake Masters most likely, their primary is in AugustNothing super recent but all prior polling showed Kelly as likely winnerGeorgia - Herschel Walker (r) v. Raphael Warnock - somehow a tossup Other states not mentioned: Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky all have races but would need some kind of massive shift to be in play at allReports of Walker lying to campaign staff about his undisclosed childrenRecent polling shows from a tie to as much as +10 for Warnock
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