1. Missouri 2024 Governor
   1. GOP side: Kehoe has major money and virtual tie in polling with Ashcroft while Ashcroft maintains HUGE name ID
      1. https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/missouri-governors-race-heats-up-as-polls-show-tight-race/
      2. Undecided: 45%: https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/your-local-election-headquarters/missouri-poll-shows-no-clear-front-runner-in-gop-governor-race/
2. Democrat side: All the chatter on Hamra is that he just basically sucks, Quade meanwhile continues to rack up endorsements
   1. AND - A debate is cominghttps://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/democrats-hamra-quade-agree-to-televised-debate-in-primary-race-for-missouri-governor/63-b6626e79-59e1-44fe-b767-c8d8393d7272
   2. Quade endorsements: https://crystalquade.com/endorsements/
   3. Hamra page: Couldn’t find endorsement section: https://hamraformo.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwhIS0BhBqEiwADAUhcwFJL1xrKaEGcTTnx12HODQZWfx8WULCmc1pqUW5QHYWatIWBADUzhoCpmAQAvD_BwE
   4. https://theheartlandcollective.com/
3. Bankruptcy Week
   1. Alex Jones and Info Wars
      1. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alex-jones-infowars-shut-down-bankruptcy-court-b2568483.html
      2. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alex-jones-infowars-shutdown-looms-sandy-hook-families-seek-collect-co-rcna158891
      3. https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-blocks-sandy-hook-parents-from-alex-jones-payout
   2. The Heartland Connection: Gateway Pundit 
      1. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/27/gateway-pundit-defamation-case-bankruptcy-hearing
4. 2024 Election Era
   1. Did you guys hear that there was a debate on CNN last Thursday? 
      1. The sky is falling - I didn’t watch in real time and still have a dozen text or message convos going Thursday night (Adam)
      2. Biden gives a fiery speech (Saturday)
      3. Obama backs his guy (Remember 2012? That was the first week of October)
   2. Headlines: 
      1. Biden’s disastrous debate: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/politics/biden-trump-presidential-debate-analysis/index.html
      2. Alarm and amusement: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/biden-debate-performance-alarms-us-allies-worried-trump-win-rcna159387
5. No fact checking: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/06/27/cnn-tapper-bash-debate-fact-check/
6. Biden self deprecated: https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-debate-age-democrats-b93d7ffaad75fd423ea3953fe16287f0
7. Biden “bounces back”https://www.npr.org/2024/06/28/g-s1-7202/biden-bad-debate-drop-out-raleigh-rally
8. Re-energized Biden: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/28/biden-seeks-to-project-confidence-amid-concerns-over-debate-performance
9. Let’s talk post-debate fundraising, shall we? $14M to $8M. Ahem. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4746935-biden-trump-debate-fundraising/
10. Where are we now?
    1. Chumbuwamba has entered the race: https://x.com/JDCocchiarella/status/1806776640657076600
    2. 
        
11. Let’s play it out… replacing Biden
    1. Kander post: https://x.com/JasonKander/status/1807243145312117006
    2. 
        
    3. Logistics - it would need to happen right now
    4. Reality - Who’s the pick?
       1. Let’s build a ticket

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