Talkin' Politics, March 18, 2024 | MAGA takes over the RNC
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Hartman jumping into MO-2nd Racehttps://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/ray-hartmann-is-running-for-congress-to-oust-ann-wagner-42102094Missouri GOP working to eliminate possible ranked choice voting by selling possible amendment based on a BS problemhttps://senate.mo.gov/24info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=433SJR78 would totally eliminate RCV in the future - not actually for sure it winds up on the ballot this year but it could, this is one to contact your local rep and senator on to opposeI believe We Had That…
Judge in Georgia Trump prosecution requires change due to PA Willis relationshiphttps://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/15/us/fani-willis-trump-georgia?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShareTrue or FalseThe GOP’s trifurcation has reached final formOhio’s three way race https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/14/gop-ohio-senate-infighting-00147212Pence won’t endorse Trump https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/15/mike-pence-wont-endorse-trump-00147395Time capsule - 2012 three parts clear in primary before Romney took nomination, the last pre-Trump GOP presidential candidate, now 12 years ago: https://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/nancy-pfotenhauer/2012/01/11/perry-trumps-gingrich-santorum-as-top-conservative-standingYeah No…Hawley and Schimtt fail at bringing home the baconhttps://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article286608720.htmlMeanwhile, the State level in MIssouri is making cuts… and surprise! Education and health care are getting hit, againhttps://missouriindependent.com/2024/03/14/missouri-house-budget-chairman-trims-2-billion-from-governors-proposed-spending-plan/Yeah… Yeah!New labeling requirements to favor US meat productionhttps://dailyyonder.com/usda-will-implement-long-awaited-change-to-country-of-origin-labeling-rules/2024/03/14/Advocates for country-of-origin-labeling reform say the four biggest meat packers on the U.S. beef market (Cargill, JBS, Tyson, and National Beef) unduly benefited from the old rule that allowed misleading “Product of U.S.A.” labels. These corporations produced cheaper products by outsourcing to countries with fewer health and safety regulations for their workers and animals, then labeled the meat as “Product of U.S.A.” because they package it within the United States, they said. American producers were unable to compete with these cheap prices, or distinguish their American made products from the outsourced meat products, according to advocacy groups. “[Product of U.S.A. loopholes] enabled [the meat packers] to be able to sell cheap beef to consumers and make people think that they were actually buying an American made product,” Irby said. Buy or Sell2023 was the rebirth of the Union made American Middle Classhttps://www.axios.com/2024/02/15/strikes-unions-workers-statistics-chart-data
2024 Election Coverage Era…RFK trying to get on the ballot in all 50 states, but probably won’t making his candidacy even more of a waste for 2024: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1237622705/rfk-independent-candidate-ballot-accessMeanwhile his possible running mate is an egomaniac idiot who is, at best, a less entertaining version of Joe Roganhttps://theathletic.com/5337733/2024/03/13/aaron-rodgers-vice-president-kennedy-jets-election/?source=user_shared_articleThe Trump RNC purge has occurred and it is exactly what we thought: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/14/trump-rnc-purge-gop-nixon-00146840Trump FEC issues piling up but no action: https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/gop-commissioners-have-single-handedly-blocked-fec-action-against-trump-29-times/
Biden’s Actual Economic Liability - Keeping up with the Joneses https://finance.yahoo.com/news/american-debt-stings-never-era-110029834.html?guccounter=1Interesting move in real estate will offset a bit: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/15/economy/nar-realtor-commissions-settlement/index.htmlCould large move on tax policy work/matter for Biden’s reelect? https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/biden-wealth-tax-2024/VP Harris continues her tour focused on reproductive rightshttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vp-harris-visit-abortion-clinic-democrats-bet-big/story?id=108118709
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