ACTION ITEM: https://mailchi.mp/aa3970bb7f3f/new-action-requested?e=aff18b8ea1@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO   (Twitter and Post)https://heartlandpod.com/JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/Larry Opinsky: https://stladvocate.com/GOP Debate takeaways (short)-no Trump -did anyone “break through”Texas Bill on county election commissioners (short)https://www.alternet.org/texas-gop-lawmakers-control-elections/Meatpacking waste (short)https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/rural-residents-rally-against-meatpacking-waste-facility-in-mid-missouri/article_abb75caa-40fb-11ee-988a-1f3acf89682c.htmlHeat/Power grid story (short)https://www.missourinet.com/2023/08/23/extreme-heat-stressing-missouris-power-grid/Missouri Independent piece on the polling - extrapolated with our "Missouri is a microcosm" lens (long)https://missouriindependent.com/2023/08/23/missouri-voters-back-trump-show-little-middle-ground-on-hawley-new-poll-shows/Caught Your EyeRAGA opts to not back MO AG Bailey in 2024https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2023/08/23/raga-leadership-backs-challenger-00112526Rachel: https://dailyyonder.com/commentary-when-we-listen-to-people-carefully-the-false-dichotomy-of-rural-and-urban-america-evaporates/2023/08/17/