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The Heartland POD – Mid Map Media LLC

American politics from a Heartland perspective. Focusing on facts and fundamental fairness, but not afraid to embrace the funny where it exists. Dedicated to the quiet heroes of America’s Heartland who are making a difference every day.
Monday: The Heartland POD with host Adam Sommer’s opening statement & Talkin’ Politics with co-hosts Rachel Parker & Sean Diller. Wednesday: a rotation of High Country, a report from the Mountain West with Sean Diller, and The Delta with science teacher Nicholas Linke and spouse Kristina Linke, an ASL interpreter and mother, bringing their experience and midwest family life to the issues of the day. Friday: The Flyover View for news & views from the Heartland with host, Kevin Smith.
On most Tuesdays and Thursdays catch an interview show called “Let’s Have A Chat” with politicians, authors, musicians, and folks across the country.
Hosts: Adam Sommer, Sean Diller, Rachel Parker, Nicholas Linke, & Kevin Smith (All opinions shared are those of the speaker, and are not necessarily the adopted organizational views of Mid Map Media, LLC.)

Copyright: © 2022

Latest Episodes:

Flyover View Aug. 18, 2022 | News & Views From The Heartland Aug 19, 2022

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Host: Kevin Smith (@KevINmidMO) Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland

Guest: Colin Lovett

https://votelovett.com/

Introducing the true face of Missouri GOP Politics and where we stand under the Supermajority!
Buy and Bust for Rural hospitals
IRA Benefits to Climate Friendly Farming
MO Lost $1.35 Billion bc we can't care for kids
LAYOVER with MO 100 Candidate Colin Lovett @Lovett4MO
Back to School Lightening Round!

Anti-Equity Leg
Book Bans
Gagging Laws
Teacher Shortages
No Free Lunch!
and More!

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Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

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Mo Dem House Candidates Special, Ep. 2 | Leslie Derrington in MO 96th - Douglas Mann in MO 50th - Bernadette Holzer in MO 143rd Aug 18, 2022

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Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85

Donate To the Mighty MO Funding Project to help fund EVERY candidate running:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/showmeblue

Guests

1. Leslie Derrington in MO 96th
https://www.upballot.com/Leslie-Derrington/

2. Douglas Mann in MO 50th @MannForMo50
https://www.upballot.com/douglas-mann
3. Bernadette Holzer in MO 143rd @Holzer4Mo
http://www.holzerformissouri.com/

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Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

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The Delta, E31 - Back to School Aug 17, 2022

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Nicholas (former science teacher) and Kristina (Educational ASL Interpreter) return with a casual comical talk on the trip back to MO from DC, his new career beyond the classroom, and their kids going back to school with packages glue sticks and markers because we have underfunded public schools.

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Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

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Mo Dem House Candidates Special, Ep. 1 - Andy Leighton, Adrian Plank, Ann Zimpfer Aug 16, 2022

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Host: Adam Sommer - @Adam_Sommer85

Donate To the Mighty MO Funding Project: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/showmeblue

AndyLeighton andy@leightonfordemocracy.com

Adrian Plank adrianplank47@gmail.com

Ann Zimpfer az4rep95@gmail.com

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Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

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The Heartland POD Aug 15, 2022 | MO Marijuana MO Problems? - Gov. Goldfish Is Back In The Bowl - A New Middle Ground In Politics & John Wood in MO - Trump's Bad Week & Biden's Positive Momentum Aug 15, 2022

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Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD

Co-Hosts
Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85

Rachel Parker @RaichetP

Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO

True or False - “MO Weed MO problems?” Missouri’s MJ Ballot Initiative Is The Right Answer For MO Weed in proposed Amendment 3

https://www.crossingpathspac.com/post/legal-missouri-2022-wants-to-continue-incarcerating-marijuana-offenders-and-other-terrible-ideas

Yeah…NO - The Goldfish is BACK! Gov. Mike Parson is on a heater this week

Rachel - please do the honors

Trump search warrant https://twitter.com/GovParsonMO/status/1557126835535843328?s=20&t=4IqTEYihWNz7_F15BBRG2w
Tax Cuts Instead of Using Surplus https://twitter.com/GovParsonMO/status/1557114667796930562?s=20&t=4IqTEYihWNz7_F15BBRG2w
The crown jewel here - Parson’s admin needs bailed out by Biden Admin

https://missouriindependent.com/2022/08/09/federal-government-steps-in-to-help-pull-missouri-out-of-medicaid-backlog/
The scary liberal administrative state - to save the day?

Buy or Sell - John Wood v. Eric Schmitt is the story of the 2022 Senate Race, post primary in Missouri

Impact on down ballot - New competitive districts in MO
Any chance that Andrew Yang and the “Forward party” play a role here?
New PAC - Missouri Stands United - clearly the John Wood pac

https://mostandsunited.org/

Wood on twitter going pretty hard at Schmitt

Big One - National picture, quite a whirlwind week for President Biden and former President Trump

compare and contrast - Biden’s last 2 weeks v. Trump’s last 2 weeks
Part of the GOP wants desperately to move on from 2020, but Trump is like the the one good scene from Godfather III - everytime I’m out, they pull me back in

- Trump had candidates win,
Biden passing legislation,
inflation numbers are good,
job numbers are good,
gas prices coming down,
Trump gets the FBI in his house and then pleads the 5th in a deposition.
Ann Wagner is still a see-you-next-Tuesday: https://twitter.com/RepAnnWagner/status/1557072554791157760
Laura (super fan) FTW: https://twitter.com/LauraAnnSTL/status/1557081846546108418

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Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

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Flyover View - Aug 12, 2022 - Heartland Politics News and Views Aug 12, 2022

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Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland

Inflation Reduction Act and What it means to you | Getting by with a little help from the feds on Medicaid backlog | CAFO Deregulation | Tracy Grundy, Democrat for MO State House | Facebook Privacy and Women's Health in Nebraska | Climate Change Raising the Cost | Billions into Bioplastics | Wisconsin Dems Rally for Mandela Barnes | Three Down one to go in the Agape Boarding School battle

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Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

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The Servant Leader w/ Rev. Susan Shumway, Candidate for MO-105 House District Aug 11, 2022

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Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85
Guest: Rev. Susan Shumway @SuzShumway

Rev. Shumway is running for office for her second time. Not content to allow a seat to be uncontested she ran in 2020 against Justin Hill (the insurrection guy who resigned) and is back again, but this time simply being in the race might just be the start. Rev. Shumway chats with Adam Sommer about her view and experience that pushes her to public service, as a true servant leader.

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Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

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2022 Isn't About Trump... Let's Focus Up Aug 10, 2022

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Host

Adam Sommer - @Adam_Sommer85

Adam Sommer takes the mic solo to remind us all that in 2022, Trump isn't on the ballot. But progress is.

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Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

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Reap What You Sow: Kiki Hubbard of Organic Seed Alliance joins Kevin Smith for a chat Aug 09, 2022

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Host

Kevin Smith: @KevINmidMO

Guest

Kiki Hubbar: @KristinaHubbard

Organic Seed Alliance: @Seed_Alliance
Kevin Smith is joined for a chat by Kiki Hubbard of Organic Seed Alliance. The two chat about the issues facing modern farming, the quality of product and input and how chemically altered seeds and farming practices impact not just the food we eat, but the way of life for the farmers who provide.
For More Info: https://seedalliance.org/

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Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

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The Democrats Did Something Good; C.W. Gardner and his 2,038 Votes; Reece Ellis & Social Media Presence v. Voter Turnout Realities; Kansas's High Turnout v. MO Underwhelming Showing Aug 08, 2022

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Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD

NOTE - THERE IS NO LAST CALL THIS WEEK IGNORE ADAM ABOUT THAT!

Co-Hosts
Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85

Rachel Parker @RaichetP

Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO

Guest Hosts

Reece Ellis @TheReeceEllis

CW Gardner (Gardner 4 Missourah) @cwg18

True or False - Candidate Social Media presence translates to election performance

Guest Reece Ellis - made an excellent thread looking at this issue in Missouri

https://twitter.com/TheReeceEllis/status/1554818826457550848

Yeah…NO - Election denier and ultra MAGA candidates primary wins

Blake Masters in AZ
Finchman https://www.npr.org/sections/2022-live-primary-election-race-results/2022/08/03/1114845378/arizona-secretary-of-state-primary-election-results
Lake

Buy or Sell - High turnout in Kansas on “NO” vote favors Gov. Kelly and Rep Davids , in November

Dem turnout was 250% compared to 2018

https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article263946446.html

Vote went 58% to 41% - mirrors basic national polling on the issue of legality of abortion

https://www.npr.org/sections/2022-live-primary-election-race-results/2022/08/02/1115317596/kansas-voters-abortion-legal-reject-constitutional-amendment

County breakdown

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/08/02/us/elections/results-kansas-abortion-amendment.html

Kansas turnout v. Missouri

Kanas blew MO out of the water
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article264147101.html
Voters flocked to the polls in significant numbers Tuesday in the Kansas City area, particularly on the Kansas side of the state line. Statewide, Kansas’ turnout was far greater than Missouri’s: around 47% of Kansas voters cast a ballot, while only around 24% of Missouri voters did. Of the counties that make up the Kansas City metro area, Johnson County saw by far the highest turnout at 53.7%. While not as high as the state’s average of about 47%, Wyandotte County came in second place with nearly 35% turnout—higher than any of the Missouri counties in the metro.

The Big One: Dems passing legislation

Inflation Reduction Act (the IRA?) New Reconciliation Bill survives, and it’s major legislation
https://twitter.com/whcos/status/1556385691759792131?s=21&t=UOe7d3b201anlwuKPyZAVg
Burn pits bill
CHIPS
Passed late afternoon on Sunday

What is in the Inflation Reduction Act? - https://www.npr.org/2022/08/07/1116190180/democrats-are-set-to-pass-a-major-climate-health-and-tax-bill-heres-whats-in-it

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/07/democrats-senate-reconciliation-votearama-00050222
Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/07/inflation-reduction-act-senate-democrats-pass?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Environmental measures
Prescription drug negotiation by medicare for SOME drugs
15% corp min tax
Republicans stripped out the insulin cap

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-07/tax-bill-latest-democrats-dare-gop-to-strip-out-insulin-capl

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