News Update

Hawley-Kunce spectacle, ballot changes in Missouri, is Trump losing his edge?

Henry August 19, 2024

ST. LOUIS – It was another Sunday morning of sometimes heated but always civilized political debates about Hancock and Kelley on Sunday, August 18, 2024.

Republican consultant John Hancock and Democratic consultant Michael Kelley discuss the following topics:

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Josh Hawley and his Democratic challenger Lucas Kunce put on quite a spectacle at the Missouri State Fair’s ham breakfast.
Missouri’s Secretary of State has officially confirmed that the issue of restoring abortion rights will appear on the ballot in November. The proposed constitutional amendment would enshrine abortion rights up to nearly six months of pregnancy.
The Missouri Secretary of State has officially confirmed that the issue of legalizing sports betting will go to the vote in November. If the issue passes, the state will generate tens of millions of dollars in revenue from gambling taxes annually.
St. Louis activist Keith Rose withdrew as an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago after he was accused of property damage during a protest in front of Ferguson police. A police officer who responded to the demonstration later suffered a severe brain injury after being knocked over by another protester.
After three years of record inflation during her vice presidency, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is unveiling a new economic plan that includes a ban on price gouging and a $25,000 down payment for first-time home buyers, but even some Democratic allies say it could do more harm than good.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been heavily criticized even by his supporters for repeatedly digressing and straying from the core issues at campaign rallies.
St. Louis Public Schools are beginning the new school year with a transportation crisis, with school bus service unavailable for nearly half of the district’s students. Thousands of students will use public transportation or even taxis to get to school.
Our quote of the week came from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois as President Joe Biden officially declared the site of the 1908 race riots in Springfield a national monument.