Talkin' Politics 11/6/23 | Josh Hawley's BS Populism; Violent Rhetoric Of Christian Nationalism; "Real Hypotheticals" with Jay Ashcroft Pre-Quitting; Trump Trials Continue; Biden Policies Good Campaign Points; CEO's Want Social Emotional Learning

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1. T/F - Josh Hawley Only Introduced This Bill - to allegedly undue the Citizens United Ruling -  So He Could Say He Introduced This Bill Because Lucas Kunce Has Him Scared
   1. Sean - can you do a quick refresher of what Citizens United is for the class, please - 2010 case about corporate donations and classification as money as speech, allowed for a flood money, largely without accountability, or what’ often called “dark money” 
   2. Open Secrets Spending Summaries: https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/cost-of-election?cycle=2020&display=T&infl=N
   3. 
      Brennan Center Summary for Background reading: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/citizens-united-explained
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   5. https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/josh-hawley-citizens-united-bill-rcna123031
   6. 538 polling info: Hawley in leadhttps://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/2024/missouri/
   7. Mitch came right at Hawley’s throat: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/31/politics/mitch-mcconnell-josh-hawley-citizens-united/index.html
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2. Yeah… no -  Christian Nationalism Is a Serious Problem
   1. From a group called “Right Wing Watch”
   2. Former Trump administration and ardent Christian nationalist William Wolfe warns that "we are getting close" to a point where Christians will have to "heed the call to arms."
   3. https://twitter.com/rightwingwatch/status/1719444222028198007?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GA
   4. Mike Johnson - it’s a whole thing
3. You don’t fuckin’ say
   1. Daddy’s best boy isn't up for the job it seems 
      1. https://www.ky3.com/2023/11/01/gop-candidate-missouri-governor-implies-hed-have-quit-if-voters-pass-abortion-rights/
      2. Best line, Ashcroft actually said this: “We’re getting into real hypotheticals,” Ashcroft said
         I’d pat him on his widdle squishy head if I didn’t want to punt him off a bridge so badly.
4. Yeah… Yeah - 
   1. Trump orbit legal issues are going well for the good guys
   2. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/31/top-trump-allies-facing-charges-lose-lawyers-after-failing-to-pay-legal-bills?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
   3. Ivanka wanted to not have to testify during the week because
      1. Like, judge, we have kids and it’s just so hard and I just can’t even
      2. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/03/ivanka-trump-must-testify-trump-organization-fraud?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
      3. 
          
5. Buy or Sell - Voters accepting GOP candidates claiming victory for Biden policy? 
   1. Republicans welcome local benefits of climate law despite voting against it
   2. Nancy Mace and Marjorie Taylor Greene among those accused of hypocrisy over efforts to gut landmark Inflation Reduction Act
   3. 
       
   4. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/01/republicans-climate-change-ira-nancy-mace-marjorie-taylor-greene?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
   5. 
       
6. Big One - Social Emotional Learning Is What Businesses Want, But What GOP Attacks
   1. Top workforce concern of Missouri’s CEOs is finding ‘soft skills’
   2. Two-thirds of respondents believe high school grads aren’t ‘well-prepared for success’
   3. So often hear from GOP “Kids need to learn math and how to read” but the reality is that it doesn’t matter how fast you can do arithmetic if you can’t deal with other humans 
   4. https://www.ky3.com/2023/10/27/top-workforce-concern-missouris-ceos-is-finding-soft-skills/

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