The Process

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"Change The Conversation"

Host: Adam Sommer

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“Change The Conversation”

Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium

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Scott Faughn, Let's Keep Having A Chat (part 2 of 2) Dec 16, 2021

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Part 2 of the chat with Adam Sommer and Scott Faughn, publisher of the Missouri Times.

Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

"Change The Conversation"

Host: Adam Sommer

Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram.

“Change The Conversation”

Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium

The Delta, E15 - Just Breathe: Handling Holiday Politics Dec 15, 2021

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How does your own anatomy complicate the way your brain is able to handle conflict with those we disagree with during the holidays? And how does breathing really help us to keep our calm during those inevitable political discussions?
Nicholas and Tim pause for a moment from decorating the great family room for the holidays to discuss.

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"Change The Conversation"

Host: Adam Sommer

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“Change The Conversation”

Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium

Scott Faughn, Let's Have A Chat (part 1 of 2) Dec 14, 2021

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Adam Sommer sits down with Scott Faugh, publisher of The Missouri Times, and host of "This Week In Missouri Politics. Faughn has been publishing since 2013, and is one of the most well known media personalities in Missouri politics. In part one Adam & Scott get into the origin of Scott as a media member, and the Missouri 2022 Senate race.

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"Change The Conversation"

Host: Adam Sommer

Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram.

“Change The Conversation”

Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium

https://missouriindependent.com/2021/12/06/missouri-lawmakers-must-take-action-to-legalize-marijuana-opinion/

BBB for Christmas; Chris Christie Owned By Trump, Again; Legalized MJ in MO?; Schmitt Stains & 2022 MOSEN Update; 2024 & The Reality Of Polling Dec 13, 2021

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On today’s Heartland POD for December 13, 2021

Housekeeping Items - 1min to 5 min

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Adam’s Opening Statement - The Role Of Government - 5 min - 9:45 min

Talkin’ Politics - 9:45 min

14 min 30 sec – True or False: BBB passes before Christmas
18 min – Yeah, No… Chris Christie’s book tour and attempt at relevance, now blaming Trump for giving him Covid but he still says he would have voted for Trump again

Reportedly sold about 3,000 copies the first week
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/washington-secrets/fans-buy-out-trumps-new-book-sales-30x-chris-christies
Trump fans bought Trump’s new book just to beat Christie’s, so now they are owning the libs and whatever the hell Chris Christie is these days

22 min 30 sec – Buy or Sell: Missouri will legalize recreational MJ soon?

30 min – MO 2022 senate race: Eric Schmitt threatens schools and asks parents to take nonconsensual pictures and videos of minors - with proper lighting and horizontal orientation please, to report to his office

county heath shutting down on Covid tracking https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article256483746.html
Many schools pushing back (Lee’s Summit letter)

https://lstribune.net/index.php/2021/12/10/lsr7-legal-counsel-responds-to-attorney-general/
Schmitt’s interpretation: It is a direct misrepresentation of the case that was decided, Elad Gross has done a good job of laying that out

Case was about administrative rule making, and does NOT preclude school districts from doing as they have done
On Dem side appears that Kunce is a very likely winner, he’s almost gone full Beto at this point with his national media tour
Sifton still has lots of state Dem support but what does that really mean in terms of votes?
Spencer Toder is doing good things but isn’t raising money, doesn’t matter how much good he can do or what policies he would champion if he can’t get coverage, did see he had a piece in the Springfield News leader which was nice
The rest of the field appears to simply have not enough name ID and money to matter

I will say I think the Dem slate is full of really decent and well intentioned folks and I hope every one of them keeps working for Missouri

5. National: Way too early look at 2024

Biden’s numbers are bad, really bad if you go look at Fox reporting, but does it mean he’s already toast for 2024?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/06/tune-out-those-2024-presidential-race-predictions/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F3574da3%2F61ae47f99d2fdab56bb6bc12%2F5ef9f9c6ade4e276b323df8c%2F17%2F72%2F61ae47f99d2fdab56bb6bc12

538 average: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/?ex_cid=rrpromo

– Flavor of the week was to write a think piece about how Biden’s polling numbers, or even VP Harris, are looking bad

Polling realities
Headlines this week

A new poll finds major warning signs for Biden and fellow Democrats - NPR
Biden approval hits new low as economic discontent rises, Post-ABC Poll finds - WAshington Post
President Biden’s job approval sinking on inflation, crime and covid: POLL - ABC

RACHEL - Headlines/copy editing
SEAN - the reality of reading polling
ADAM - the synthesis as a trial presentation

Will it be Biden/Harris again?
If Biden doesn’t run, will they give it to Harris?

Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

"Change The Conversation"

Host: Adam Sommer

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“Change The Conversation”

Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium

The Flyover View, December 10, 2021 - Heartland News & Views Dec 10, 2021

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Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

"Change The Conversation"

Host: Adam Sommer

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“Change The Conversation”

Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium

Lights Out, Guerrilla (Politics)! Turn That $*** Up! - a chat with Lori White, copy writer and political volunteer Dec 09, 2021

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Adam Sommer has a chat with former Missourian and now Brooklynite, Lori White. Lori is a copy editor who has found a way to help with progressive politics in the heartland, even from all the way in New York, by volunteering to run social media accounts for candidates.

Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

"Change The Conversation"

Host: Adam Sommer

Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram.

“Change The Conversation”

Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium

High Country, December 8, 2021 - Heartland West Edition Dec 08, 2021

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Democratic criminal justice reform advocate Elisabeth Epps and former legislative staffer Katie March in primary for State House District 6 in Denver | UC-Leeds School of Business report projects strong economic growth | Colorado 8th Congressional District primary field grows with new candidates in both parties.

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"Change The Conversation"

Host: Adam Sommer

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“Change The Conversation”

Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium

Local Media Is Like Craft Beer: A Chat w/ Tony Baranowski, timescitizen.com publisher Dec 07, 2021

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Adam Sommer (host) has a chat with Tony Baranowski, a publisher from timescitizen.com about the landscape of media today and the local and independent media growth. Just like the microbrew and craft beer growth of the last couple of decades, the media landscape is shifting from a few monoliths over to smaller, more localized media sources.

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"Change The Conversation"

Host: Adam Sommer

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“Change The Conversation”

Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium

TX Gov Abbott likely to face Beto, MO Gov Mike Parson kept embarrassing COVID report from public Dec 06, 2021

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Talking Politics with Adam Sommer, Rachel Parker and Sean Diller. Critical analysis of politics, elections, and state government news from America's heartland.

Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD

"Change The Conversation"

Host: Adam Sommer

Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram.

“Change The Conversation”

Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium