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Meet Keith, Loving Dad, board game champ, bus driving pro. I drive 65,000 miles in my bus each year. If people knew what I know, lives could be saved. Like how there are some things I simply can't see. On my route the other day, a car tried to sneak past me and ends up right in my blind spot. I turned slowly, so accident avoided. But no car should be in the blind spot for a 40,000-pound bus. It's our roads. It's our safety. Visit www.sharetherroadsafely.gov. It is Election Day, primary day in Kansas and Missouri. It's going to be a fantastic and fascinating day. I left my coffee at home, which I'm pissed about, but outside of that, I'm in a great mood. It's like I didn't wear my underwear to work. That's the feeling for me. When I leave the coffee and it's not sitting here in front of me, I'm just, I'm beyond annoyed. I made the coffee. I just forgot to bring it outside the house, John. Damn it. Go ahead, Mark. Do I need to run over to a quick trip during the exponential break? No, no. Snags on. No. It's a very nice offer. Thank you, Mark. Such a nice man. I do appreciate it. But I would never ask somebody to go get me a coffee. I know some of you. probably think, oh, I bet you Pete's got Mark and John running around, grabbing coffees, grabbing snacks. No, I can go get my own coffee during a commercial break. But it's not the same as the homemade coffee. Let's be honest. It's just not. So today, it's the buildup for these candidates months and months and months. of zigzagging states and districts and going to county fairs and county meetings and meeting every person they can possibly meet to get them out to vote on their behalf. Whether it's the Kansas governor's race in those primaries, whether it's what's going on on the Missouri side with obviously some congressional races up in the air, especially on the GOP side, there are so many people. who are going to see, frankly, their political futures continue or die tonight. And there are three major things that I'm watching today on both sides of our state line. Number one, what's the turnout for the Kansas Republicans in this midterm year? Are people fired up to go to the polls today in Kansas? Kansas Republican voters. Are you fired up to go vote for governor? Are you fired up to go vote for this Supreme Court amendment where you will now potentially elect your justices rather than letting basically a bunch of attorneys pick your Supreme Court justices? From what I've been hearing from people, it sounds like turnout is expected to be. a bit suppressed, certainly from 2022 when you had the value them both amendment out there, which was obviously an enormous deal in this state. And you go back to 2018 and it seems like it might even be a bit suppressed from where it was back in 2018. Now, who does that benefit? To me, if the turnout is not great for the Republicans, that is not good for Ty Masterson.

Ty Masterson needs a massive turnout, or shall I say a bigger turnout if he wants to win the nomination. Why? Because he's got the Trump endorsement. The people that are going to care most about the Trump endorsement are going to be those who are maybe not as interested in learning about the candidates themselves and more just looking for direction. Hey, Ty's Trump's guy. All right, we'll give it to him. He's got my vote. And listen, anybody would take Trump's endorsement here in this race. But that's the person that Ty Masterson needs to get him across the finish line. Although I will say I got my mail yesterday for the first time in a couple of weeks. You know, they delivered all the mail. We had it on hold. So I got all the flyers. I'm sure you've received them mark on the Kansas side. Maybe you haven't. I don't know. But I must have had half a dozen from Masterson. And I don't think any of them mentioned Trump. I was kind of surprised by that. But anyway, he needs a higher turnout. If it's a lower turnout Republican primary voter today in Kansas, what does that mean? That helps Philip Sarnicky, who seems to have great grassroots momentum. I mean, you watch some of Phillips social media. I've seen him in person multiple times. He draws a crowd. And it's like regular people, grassroots, real voters. It's not. you know, fellow lawmakers and lobbyists and things like that. That's not who he's drawn out to his events. There's great enthusiasm. There's great passion. So I don't know if he's going to be able to draw the size and scope of voter of Sam Masterson who's got the Trump endorsement. But if this race does not have big turnout today, that benefits Sarnicky. And it also potentially benefits Vicki. She is kind of quietly, and we talked about her a little bit yesterday, quietly behind the scenes, built up big endorsements, notable endorsements, Kansas Farm Bureau, leaned into a lot of the ag sector across the state. And I will say after Masterson, I opened that mail yesterday, two weeks worth of mail. I had more stuff from Vicki Schmidt than anybody else. And I'm not saying mailers are great. Frankly, I think mailers can be a huge waste of money in time. They look pretty, but do they really move the needle? I'm biased, but I still believe that radio is wildly undervalued by these campaigns, but I'll save that for another day. But that turnout today in Kansas is going to be telling, and it could end up. giving us the result in the race tonight in that primary. Low turnout, bad for Masterson, good for Sarnicky and Schmidt. And then if you look at a high turnout, that is good for Ty Masterson.

Yesterday came in at the 11th hour. Rick Bratton got the endorsement on the Missouri side over Taylor Burks in the 5th Congressional District. Now, he is looking to be the guy to go up against Emmanuel Cleaver. Whoever wins this 5th Congressional District primary today will be the favorite to unseat Emmanuel Cleaver in what is now a Republican-leaning district. And the president posted this. At about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, he wrote, it's my great honor to endorse Maga Warrior Rick Bratton, who is running to represent the wonderful people of Missouri's 5th Congressional District. Rick is strongly supported by many of the greatest America First Patriot to Missouri, including Governor Mike Kehoe, Congressman Jason Smith, Bob Onder, and Eric Burleson, among others. And he goes on to explain why he's endorsing Rick. And it's, you know, listen, when Trump does the endorsements, it's the usual stuff. He'll grow our economy, cut our taxes, regulations, promote made in America, unleash American energy dominance, defend the Second Amendment, on and on and on. We go, right? Now, how big of a needle mover is that against Taylor Burks? Well, you would love to have had that four weeks ago because today is election day. The polls are literally open right now in Missouri. They open in Kansas coming up at 7 o'clock. So you'll take it. It kind of reminded me, I mean, at least he did a single endorsement, but Trump has done some of these, he's done some of these late endorsements. I think what he's doing, he's trying to juice his record a little bit. He waits to see the very late polls and see how they're breaking. And then he's like, all right, that's my guy. And he's kind of just looking to juice his record here in the whole grand scheme of things. I think that's what it's really about, John. He was kind of vagus oddsy. Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. There's no doubt about it. He didn't have to go and say, Mr. B. He didn't have to go and Burs. He could have been either. That's right. He could have done it. Yes, I support Mr. B like he did with Eric Schmidt and Eric Wrightens back in 22. I am endorsing the day before the election. Eric. there's two erics in the race. And then both Gryton's and Schmidt are running around the state for 24 hours like chickens with their heads cut off being like, I got the Trump endorsement. I got the Trump endorsement. I got the Trump endorsement. And of course, ultimately Eric Schmidt blew everybody out of the water in that race. So that's a big deal. I mean, the Taylor Berks folks thought that they might get it. But obviously Trump leaned in and went with Rick Bratton yesterday, who's going to be on the show coming up at 720. And then the Missouri, Kansas amendments. You know, those are going to be fascinating because it really potentially changes the future of each of these states. In many ways, the amendments are bigger than the people that end up winning today. In Kansas, if you now have a vote for your Supreme Court justice, that completely changes the landscape.

in Kansas, how the Supreme Court is operated, and what kind of laws, what kind of policy ends up getting through Topeka and the legislature, knowing that maybe they do not have a Supreme Court, and this will take time. I mean, this is the long game here, this will take years. Maybe they don't have a Supreme Court that's going to be basically trying to overturn things that get passed by the legislature. That is a big deal for Kansas over, you know, the next several decades if it were to pass today. And that's what you're voting on today in Kansas. In Missouri, it would be generational to vote to phase out the income tax. And I'll give my predictions on what happens here coming up later in the hour. But this is another generational opportunity. to change how you go about basically collecting monies for the state and phasing out the income tax and joining the likes of Florida and Texas and Tennessee and so many others, right? And then you're also talking about in Missouri the possibility of changing how you vote on constitutional amendments. Things like marijuana. things like sports betting which have passed recently by a vote of the people not because of anything that's happened in Jefferson City and what this amendment would do would make it so that anything that would have to pass by a vote of the people would have to pass majority vote in all eight congressional districts in the state. That is very difficult to do. So what this yes vote would mean on amendment for Missouri would basically be taking the power away from voters across the state to vote on things like sports betting and marijuana. And, you know, the attitude from conservatives in Jeff City on this is like, hey, there's a lot of out-of-state money and dark money that comes in to change our Constitution. And we don't like it. Now, the other side is going to say, we want to vote on sports betting. We want to vote on marijuana. And I get it, but it also has in part neutered the state legislature in recent years because it's fairly easy to get things on the ballot in the state of Missouri. It is 615. If you are already voting, if you're at the polls this morning, let us know what you're seeing. Let us know what's going on. We will have you covered all morning here until 10 o'clock when Kevin Keatsman uncanceled takes over. Next. We knew this was going to happen. The bars were open until 5 a.m. on the, well, Kansas City side of state line, not the Missouri side of state line, but in Kansas City, right? Some bars were open until 5 a.m. And now what do these SOBs want? They want to keep it open permanently until 5 a.m. GTFO, man, enough. We'll talk about it coming up next and get your thoughts on KCMO Talk Radio. Well, I guess it was meant to be.

left the coffee at home this morning, just hit the break room, got a cake cup, which I don't love. I don't love it with the microplastics, but it's a long day ahead. So I did it. Back away from the Dr. Pepper. I know. Yeah. Well, you're right about that. There's very few bottles in there. Yeah. I'm competing with someone who I haven't determined who it is here in the building. Oh, is that right? But by the end of the week, we run the supply out. Oh, wow. Okay. Hmm. Hmm. Well, I just bumped into Tyler Fry, who's our morning guy on 107-3 The Vibe. And he's like, hey, seeing you reminded me, I got to vote today. And I'm like, hey, I'm happy to help. Okay. So if I didn't have that interaction, I'm driving people to the polls one K-cup at a time here on K-CMO. That's what we're doing. Yeah, exactly. That's all it is. You know, he's like, oh, yeah, I got to vote today. He's like, is it in Kansas and Missouri? I'm like, yes, sir. Get out there. Go vote. All right. Now, on the Missouri side, this was so predictable and it's just got me annoyed because the whole thing was a bad idea from the start. And now it's like you give a kid an inch and he wants to take a mile from you, whether it's your own child or anybody else's kid, right? They sense weakness. That's the thing about kids. They know how to push your buttons. They know how to make you tick. And that's what's going on here right now in Kansas City, Missouri. So we had some bars that were open up until 5 a.m. The mayor allowed it. You had to have some security plan. If you were going to have your bar open until 5 in the morning, you had to submit that security plan to City Hall. And then you could have your bar open if it got approved. And it was only during the World Cup. So now here we are a few weeks removed from the World Cup. And what's happening? Well, you've got bar owners being like, hey, I want to be open until 5 a.m. all the time. Nope. Nah, not interested. And it's coming from a guy who's been on the show. He's one of the biggest voices around this. Steve Stiegel owns the blue line down there in River Market. You know, good guy. Like I said, he's been on the show. multiple times. Most recently, a couple of months ago when he was ticked off at Lucas for pulling the rug out from under him on the 5 a.m. bar deal and then it got put back in. But they're one of the big pushers of this. Here's what Channel 41 reported last night. Even after the final whistle ending World Cup matches, business for some Kansas City bars was just getting started. During the tournament, temporary permits allow several bars to stay open until 5 a.m. They know, like, hey, you don't have to rush. The blue line is open. We can make it before five in the morning now. Last month, I spoke to Lettie Stegel, co-owner of the Blue Line hockey bar in River Market, about the late-night success. It's been great. A similar sentiment was shared by Chuck Barges, owner of Thirsty Bull Saloon in the Northland. He says the extra hours really paid off. There's about 25 hotels. within a couple miles of where we are. So we got a lot of that business late at night. And we had some of the business of people coming in town just because we're close to the airports. Chuck says the extended hours also gave hospitality workers a chance to enjoy the city's nightlife after their own shifts ended. Servers and bartenders made more money. The bar made more money. And obviously from the city and the state's perspective, they're going to get more.

tax income, sales tax income. That is, of all the arguments, that's one of the dumbest arguments ever. Oh, so the bartenders now can go out to drink when their shift is done. Well, what if there's shifts now until 5 a.m.? Do we leave the bars open until 7 a.m.? Because, well, the person that is working their bar shift till five now needs to go out and get a drink themselves after work. So we should actually keep the bars open until six or seven. And around and around and around we go, John. Why close? Yeah, 24 hours? Yeah, why not? Let's just go Vegas style here. All right. Ding ding ding, ding. Don't do it. Don't do it. Don't do it. Oh, my gosh. I mean, this is one of those things that, and by the way, Mayor Lucas did say in the piece, we're not looking at this. But the fact that the conversation's even being had annoys me. Because first off, I don't believe it's good policy. I don't think Kansas City needs to be a town that's keeping its bars open until 5 o'clock in the morning. I see no inherent societal benefit from it. And if you want to say, well, we can make some more money being open until five. And if you're up by the airport, that's a good thing. Okay. I mean, maybe there's a small group of instances where you could justify it. But then you would have to have it blanketed citywide. And I want no part of that. There are just things that don't make any societal sense. And in Kansas City, where you've already got late night calls happening due to crime and things like that, the last thing we need between 3 and 5 o'clock in the morning is calls to bars because of fights, because of, I mean, God forbid people getting in the vehicles, you know, after one too many drinks because now the bars open until 5 instead of midnight 2 or 3. I'm out. I want absolutely no part of it. And at some point, you know, it can't just be the bar owners that go on TV and say, hey, this is great. We're making more money. Eventually, whether it's talk shows like this or just other media or just people on social media. I'll post something about this this morning on my Facebook and you can respond and just have your voice heard because comments count, reaction matters. And. If you're for it, I mean, say that, please. I don't block anybody on my Facebook page and you can just scroll through my comments and you will very quickly know. I do not block anybody on my page unless it gets totally out of hand. I can think of one case in eight years where I've had to block somebody on my Facebook page. I don't do it. You just want to have your voice heard even if you're disagreeing with me. Game on. Let's go. But I cannot in good conscience say, yeah, you know what Kansas City needs right now? 5 a.m. bars. I'm out, Steve, I'm out. Whoever's in support of that, I want no part of it. I know we got a few months to go until the old Thanksgiving holiday, but it's never too early to talk about it, right? I'll have some fun with this coming up in a couple of minutes. It is Election Day. The polls are now open in the state of Kansas. Get out there. Go vote. If you've already been to the voting booth today.

Let us know what it looks like, how it compares to prior years, what you're seeing, what you're sensing. 911-4-087-957 is how you join us here as we get it rolling 7 o'clock hour on a Tuesday morning on KCMO Talk Radio. Rick Bratton's coming up in about 15 minutes. He got the Trump endorsement yesterday in that fifth congressional district race. And we'll have on Sam Graves, bottom of the hour. Sam Graves is a pretty mild-mannered guy, but the way that he has gone after Nathan Willett and, of course, backed Chris DeGall in the sixth congressional district primary absolutely fascinates me on so many levels. So we'll talk to Sam Graves coming up bottom of the hour. Heather Hall will be here on behalf of Nathan Willett at 850 this morning after tirade Tuesday. So this went viral. last night on CNN. I know there's not a whole lot that typically goes viral on CNN these days anymore, but this was just gold. So this is the frontrunner in the Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin. And her name is Francesca Hong. And she is now having to answer questions about old social media posts that she has now since deleted and scrubbed from the internet. where she's talked about things like, well, not having Thanksgiving anymore because it may be offensive to some groups. Kaitlan Collins had her on yesterday and take a listen to how this went. You know, you've talked about your past positions that he keeps highlighting and, you know, obviously likely would continue to do so before November should you win. One thing that they brought up as well was a post from you in 2021 where you said Americans should cancel Thanksgiving, should have done this in 1621. The post has been deleted. Republicans have been highlighting it. Do you still believe that Thanksgiving should be canceled? I'm a chef, and one of the first meals that I made that was for the community when I was 16 was a Thanksgiving meal. I always think my husband. Oh, my gosh. Just say no. Just say no. Okay, you get asked a very simple question. Do you still think that Thanksgiving should be canceled? Just say no. And if you need former KCMO Health Director Rex Archer to help you out, that's fine too. Thanksgiving. Boy, I love Thanksgiving. Rex can help. Sexy Rex can help, however you need. Just say no. I mean, Kaitlan Collins could not have teed it up for you any better. And, you know, this candidate, her name is Francesca Hong out of Wisconsin. She is the frontrunner right now to be the Democratic nominee. She's part of this Democratic socialist group, the DSA, as they call themselves. She's the frontrunner to be the Democratic nominee to then be the next governor in the state of Wisconsin.

I don't think I've ever stepped foot in the state of Wisconsin. No, I have not. I've never been in the state of Wisconsin. But I can tell you this much, just a total gut feeling here. I'm not some expert on Wisconsin. They like their beer and they like Thanksgiving. Even if they trend blue sometimes, they love their Thanksgiving. Not as much as Rex Archer loves his Thanksgiving, but they love their Thanksgiving. And you've got someone who right now could be one of the nominees going into November to be the next governor of that state who has a social media post up from 2021 saying cancel Thanksgiving because basically it's racist. And now she gets asked a simple question, hey, would you ever go out there and just condemn your old posts? Do you think Thanksgiving should be canceled? And she says, well, I used to be a chef. And when I was a chef, one of the first meals I cooked was for Thanksgiving. Which means what? Please explain to me what exactly that means. She's a real beauty. Hospitality background and owning a restaurant for seven, eight years that bringing folks around the table to share conversation and build community is always a good thing. But Thanksgiving is also a time that's incredibly painful for many people in our communities. And so I think there I wanted to make sure that people understood that there are multiple views. Views can evolve. And the position that I'm running for right now, and I think my background as a chef, will actually help me become a better governor that's able to bring more people to the table. Bring more people to the table. No pun intended. Right? We're talking Thanksgiving anyway. 913-408-7-95-7 is how you join us here on K-CMO Talk Radio. The text line, Pete, the new response to a challenging question can be, I'm a chef. That's a good one. Now, I am not a great cook. I did make chicken wings for the girls on Sunday. And you know what I did? We made about three pounds of chicken wings. And... The last time I made them, they barely ate them. So I did two-thirds buffalo, one-third barbecue. Because I figured that the buffalo is too hot for them. And dad would just tank two-thirds of the wings anyway. But now suddenly, because this is how kids are, they were like, oh, these are great. Where are the rest of the wings, Dad? Oh, well, they're buffalo wings, because last time I made this, you didn't even touch them. So I didn't make enough wings for you, girls. It's like, you can't please everybody. I just, I, you know. Some days they like the food, some days they don't. But that's the extent of my chef knowledge. You also make good eggs. That's about all I got. Derek's in Oak Grove. Derek, you're ready to be a chef, my man. What's going on? How are you doing? What's happening? I was wondering, do you think that Francesca Hong's comments are more controversial than validations against Maxwell, the Congressperson from Ohio?

The guy who was alleged to have, what, like abused his daughter or something like that, his toddler daughter? Well, it's his wife and his daughter. Are you not familiar with the story? Yeah, yeah. Bernie Moreno, the U.S. Senator from Ohio, his son-in-law, is this Congress member, Max Miller, who's up for re-election. And Max Miller is alleged to have abused his ex-wife and his daughter. Although, as I understand it... The feds or the state folks there have not found any of those allegations to be credible. Correct? Do I have the story correct there, Derek? Is it still under investigation? Because, I mean, they're still kind of going through those process. Okay. He's still making accusations. And also, he was accused of clapping a former Trump staffer as well. Okay. And I just think when you saw it just like Graham Platner has he been. charged with anything? Not that I'm aware of. And I'm against Graham Platner. I never liked Graham Platner. But, you know, I heard you talk about Graham Platner and you're like, man, there's all these allegations. Why don't they have him step down? And are you calling Burning Raino a liar because he just tweeted out about Max Miller and said that they all live in fear of Nottes Miller? Well, I don't really know what that has to do with what I'm talking about, but I mean, I respect your point of view on it. Well, I'm asking is that more controversial than Thanksgiving? A thing that she wouldn't be able to, do you think she's going to actually cancel Thanksgiving? You know she doesn't have that power. Okay, so you're upset with the topic choice here at 705 on a Tuesday. I mean, that's fine. I'm saying, do you? No, of course, of course, of course the Max Miller thing is a much more serious allegation than a woman running for office saying that she would cancel Thanksgiving. If that's what you're trying to get me to admit to, I agree. Well, I haven't covered that story yet. I mean, like, it's not like it just came out today, you know. This is big news for you guys. You know, you're talking about the primaries. Why are we not talking about the Ohio allegations? The Graham Platner, the Graham Platner thing was more of a national story because it's a U.S. Senate race. You're talking about a congressional race, right? I mean, that's... Can I finish, please? Hello? Yeah, go ahead. Okay. You're telling me that during a guy that's in his primary, he's a daughter of a senator... Derek, you're probably not going to think I'm never been elected. Derek, you're probably not going to believe me when I say this, but your phone is cutting out. You're probably going to think I'm lying to you, but any listener will tell you your phone just totally went out. But I don't, I'm not going to let the segment get derailed because you don't like the topic. And that's really what you're saying. 911-408-7-957 is the text line. That's the studio line here on KCMO Talk Radio 957 FM. Streaming on the KCMO Talk Radio app. Well, hopefully Derek will like the next segment we've got. Maybe, I don't know. We're doing our best here. We've got, what, 16 of them every single day. They're not all going to be home runs, but we do our best.

So I'm looking at these betting odds and I am fascinated by the poly markets, the callshees, these websites where you can bet unlike who is going to be the GOP nominee in Kansas for governor. You could bet on it on the Democratic nominee for Kansas governor. You can do this with almost any race right now. It is absolutely crazy when you look at the options of what you can bet on on some of these websites. So it's not just sports betting anymore. It's betting on politics. It's wild. And right now, like, here's the thing. I don't, I don't think these odds are correct. Let me just say this. I'll give you an example. Right now, in the sixth congressional race, we just talked about it, Stegall and Willett. Call she has Chris Stagall. with a 94% chance to be the nominee as of this morning. Now, last hour I gave you a prediction that I think Chris will ultimately end up winning. That's my prediction. That's not an endorsement. That's my prediction. But do I think he's got a 95% chance? No, no, that's nuts. That's just what the betting markets are telling you based on where people are placing their bets. And the reality is there are not a lot of people betting on Missouri's sixth congressional district primary. So a couple hundred bucks, a few hundred bucks can dramatically sway the odds on these markets because there's not a lot of people betting on them. So let me give you an example. I'm not telling you, you know, what to do with your money, a bet responsibly. But if you're like a Nathan Willett fan and you're like, no, Chris is not going to be the nominee and you think that Nathan's going to pull it off today, you can bet $10 against the gall. And if you're right that Chris is not the nominee, you'll win $95. I see Mark's wheels spinning and turning in there. He's like, can I get a parlay with, you know, Willett and Sarnicky and, uh, there we go. Ned Sneebly, you know, can I get them all? Threeway, maybe give me a boost. Yeah. Well, we'll have to talk to Fandel about that first. But, you know, there's money to be made on this stuff because there's not a lot of people betting on these things. So you can sway the odds in either direction. Now, on the Kansas side, let's go to the Republican primary for governor. Right now, it says Ty Masterson has a 98% chance to be the nominee. That's insane. Now, I also said last hour, if I had to predict today who I think will end up winning, I don't feel like it's like.

betting a sports game, I would probably stay away from it in general. You don't have a feel for a game necessarily. But I think that a higher turnout today benefits Masterson, lower turnout benefits Sarnicky or Vicky Schmidt. But if I just had to put my money somewhere as a prediction, not an endorsement, I would still say Ty Masterson's got Trump, he's got Kansans for life, he's got the AFP money, and his advisors know the state very well. As much as I think he can lose, if I had to bet on somebody right now, I would bet on him because a lot would have to go wrong for him to lose. And by the way, he may lose. I'm not saying he's going to win. But if I had to predict today someone who's the frontrunner who ends up coming out on top. There's just a lot of reasons to say Ty still has all these things lined up in his favor. And boy, he'd have to royally screw it up to blow it today. And he might. I'm not saying he won't. I'm just saying there are so many institutions lined up behind him in his favor. If he loses, boy, that's going to be an embarrassment for a lot of people, by the way. But does he have a 98% chance to win? No, no, that's a terrible bet to make. Like, I'll give you an example. You bet $10 on Masterson today. You know what you get back? $10.27. Mark, you're the betting guru. Are those good odds? Is that money well spent? No. Not at all. Now, if you think someone else could win, you bet no on Masterson on Kalshi, one of these predictive markets online, 10 bucks against Masterson would win you $148. I like that. That is like literally, that's a good bet. Even though I would say Ties the favorite, that's a much better bet in terms of a value bet. That's it right there. Okay. And that's where the markets are at this morning. I mean, Masterson was at before he got the Trump endorsement, he was at 45%. He's been at around 80% the last few weeks. And really since. Give or take last week, he's just skyrocketed to 98%. It's just too high. It's too much. Now, on the Democratic side, you've got this Cindy Holcher versus Ethan Corson and then what's his name? Skug there in Overland Park. Cindy Holcher now is a 98% chance to be the nominee on Colchie's website. I don't believe that either. I predicted this morning it's going to end up being Ethan Corson. That is the picked successor by Laura Kelly. I think Kansas Democrats will come home and say Laura Kelly has been good to us the last eight years. We're going with her guy. As awkward and cringy as he may be in some of these commercials, hey, we're going with our guy. And let's be honest, cringe has never really stopped the Democratic Party in general. So they're all in. They don't care. But if you want to vote against or if you want to bet against Cindy Holcher as not being the nominee, 10 bucks wins you $105. Like that's a good value bet right there. So these odds are all over the map. But it goes to show you there's not a lot of people betting on them. So you can change the markets with just a few hundred dollars.

911-408-7-95-7 is our text line and our studio line. Pete, as corrupt as gambling is, it now has politics. Well, yeah, there's some truth to that. It's why, honestly, I can't stand what Trump has done selling his truth social posts seconds early to major institutions for $100,000 a month. Listen, if Biden was doing that, we'd be going nuts. If you're livid about Hunter Biden selling paintings and not bothered by this, I can't help you because this is driving me up a wall. It's like, I understand like, you know, insider wheeling and dealing is just kind of a part of politics. I don't like it. But I understand that some people are there for those reasons. But this is just like wide out in the open. It's just shoving it right in your face. And I find everything about it gross. And I know that most people do. The problem is a lot of people can't say it. Or they just don't have the balls to say it. Maybe both. I don't know. But it just, it bothers me to no end. Because a lot of institutions and very wealthy people can get richer with information like that. And, you know, to that person's text, yeah, gambling now is involved in the political arena as well. On the text line, Pete, I got to my polling place at 7. just off 123rd in Black Bob, and there was already a long line because the machines were not working, and I'll have to go back today after work. That is on the text line from 8-822. I'm sorry to hear that. It's not ideal. But make sure you go back, all right? That's the problem. Like, I would have voted early. I was out of town, so I was not able to vote early. But I'll have to go out there today and hope that I don't have a machine problem like that texture just did. I just got in trouble, fellas. I told my better half that I went with the K cup this morning because I forgot to take coffee from the house. So I've got a bunch of microplastics in my body now. You're going to have to cleanse off before you go home. I know. I know. I'm going to have to use the outdoor shower or something. I don't know. But I just got in trouble on the text messages. I, and I, you know what? I didn't even tell her this part. I just went back for a second one. It's going to be a long day, man. It's going to be a long day. We got primary day. The polls are open in Kansas and Missouri. We'll be on KCTV 5, part of their live streaming coverage tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. looking forward to being a part of that. I don't even know if Sly James is going to be there with me.

You know, we've done this stuff over the last several years with the former Kansas City mayor. I don't know if he's going to be there or not. He may have. The last time Sly and I did coverage together was 2024. Did we go out to eat? Was that the year that I picked up dinner for him? And then his wife then moed me, or was that 2022? That may have been 20. I think that was 22. It was 22. It was because I remember being, he wanted to go out and eat oysters. I forget where on the plaza. It's not around anymore. And I was like, you know what? I'm in a good move because I thought it was going to be a great night for the GOP. And then it turned out to be a bit of a dud. And then I got stuck foot in the bill for oysters. No, he did pay me back. Don't worry. We're all square. It's all good. We actually had a very good time. It was very enjoyable not talking politics and just hearing the stories of Kansas City with Sly James. And when he's on, he's on. Okay? Now, he can be. Right. Exactly. Manchester Trafficway. I think it was called. That is a, that's a good point, John. I'm glad you brought that up. When he's on, he's on. He's very entertaining and very engaging. Now, he'll be the first to tell you he can be a little surly at times, especially, you know, when he was mayor with media folks. We had his last interview on the show before he left his mayor. It was a little contentious, but we've got a good relationship. So I don't know if I'm going to see him tonight, but if I do see him tonight, I'll tell him that you said hello. All right. Sound good? We're all on the same page. Absolutely. Great. Data centers are obviously getting an enormous amount of attention. And here's what's really interesting. It's one of those rare things that doesn't fall along party lines. You have Democratic socialists running for governor in Wisconsin, like this lady Francesca Hong who wants to get rid of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving. Thank you, Rex. Boy, I love Thanksgiving. There's all Rex Archer. She wants to put a moratorium on data centers in Wisconsin. as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Philip Sarnickey in Kansas has talked about a moratorium on data centers in this state if he wins the governor's race. So this is not one of those like Republicans believe this, Democrats believe this. I had a back and forth with Steve more about this a couple of weeks ago. Trump is claiming everybody wants a data center. Meantime, what you're actually seeing is rural communities rise up against data centers being in their backyards. And I don't blame them one bit. In fact, I largely agree with them. So I think that many in the Washington, D.C. bubble, I don't want to say the establishment, although you can make the case that, you know, MAGA is now the establishment. I think that they are not in touch with the people when it comes to data centers and what their actual core voters believe on the issue and whether or not they really want these things in their backyard. And there was this article I was reading about how there are more people getting arrested by the week around data center protests.

And one person got highlighted here in Emporia, Kansas. But first, this is the story from Futurism.com. They note that so far in the U.S., they've counted at least 37 arrests stemming from protests related to data centers this year. There were an additional 12 cases where police intervene to prevent protesters or speakers from confronting civic leaders. Though in reality, they write, the number is likely much higher, as these cases are not as likely to make the news. They talk about one person, Lux Clarege, a physics teacher from Emporia, Kansas. As an example of the absurd ways civic leaders can weaponize police to stifle dissent, at a public meeting earlier this month, Claridge was arrested in Emporia after clapping in support of another community member speaking out against a proposed 1,000-acre data center campus. running a foul of a commissioner's rule against snapping and clapping. Snaps, boys, snaps. Ding, ding, ding, ding. Dnaps, snaps all around. Ding, ding, ding, ding. I didn't know there was a rule down there in Emporia, but if so, that is the lamest rule of all time. No snapping and no clapping. not in front of the county commissioners. Oh, no. I could think of another bodily function. I wonder if they've outruled them. Young man in the bat? Yeah. Where's Chuck Schumer on you? Yeah, seriously. Where's Chuck to just let one rip right on time? Get them thrown out of the back row at the county commission meeting. You busted down there in Emporia, wouldn't it? Yeah.

Our good friend Mike Robert F. Kennedy Jr. runs the Emporia Chamber. I got to get him on the scene down there and tell him to, you know, get his people all relaxed. Because, boy, do they need to relax. You can't snap or clap at certain county commissioners. You've got to be kidding me. So that happened. And Claridge said in an interview, I am fully of the notion that clapping is a First Amendment right that I have. I can exercise that as long as I'm not disrupting. And I still argue that I was not disrupting as all. He says I have a right to clap. And if you want me out, you're going to have to drag me out. So that's just one example highlighted here in the story about how people are getting arrested over data centers. And while I'm not going to lobby for anybody to go out there and get arrested over a data center protest, it's clear that this is an issue that I think is being miscovered in terms of how it's breaking politically. And it's really not getting the attention that it deserves because in major metropolitan areas. It's not as big of an issue unless it's like the data center down at, what, 9th and central that we were talking about over the last couple of weeks. That's right in the hub of downtown. And even in Kansas City, Missouri, they're like, yeah, that's not where we want data centers. We don't need a 20-sory data center there in the heart of downtown. That's not what we want our downtown to be about. And they're right. And then there are people in rural communities who are like, well, what does this mean for my costs if I'm in the ag industry? What does it mean to my electric bill, my water bill? And how much money is actually coming back into the county once you get done with all the tax breaks, once you get done with all the incentives, what does that actually look like? And in 10 years, do we need these 1,000 acre data centers? Or are these data centers going to be... what used to be 1,000 acres in something that's like the size of the studio that I'm in right now. Right? I mean, that's where the technology it feels like is going to go, John, or are these things, you know, in outer space somewhere? I don't know. Been going to my grandson's flag football games. We've got some lawn chairs on my trunk and, oh, look, yeah, that's my data center back there, right? That'll be the way it'll be. It'll be like the size of a suitcase, you know? Yeah. That's exactly right. So I just believe that this issue is going to continue to bubble. And the Republican Party would be wise to not just take the stance of, what's wrong with you? You don't want a data center in your backyard? Well, here's the thing. It largely doesn't impact them. It's not really big along the I-95 corridor. Now, Virginia has a bunch, but I'm talking like the hub of Washington, D.C. They don't notice them. They're out of sight, out of mind. In New York and in D.C. in Philly and Boston, it's really not their thing. But they're coming to Kansas. They're coming to Missouri. Cheap land, cheap energy, they are flooding.

our states and our region with these data centers and people are fighting back and if the republican party is going to be like you know what you got to jump all in on the data center and if you don't want one well you're a fool at least explain why maybe some of their concerns are misguided at least take that approach i'm okay with that like i don't mind that at all saying, hey, you know, I get why you have concerns, but here's one, two, three reasons why we think you might be wrong on this. Take that approach. Don't do the whole everyone's begging for data centers. And if you don't want one, you're missing out on the future. Because there's a not my backyard element to this and it crosses both sides of the political aisle. Tiread Tuesday is coming up at the bottom of the hour. That is at 830 here on KCMO. Whatever ranch you want to get off your chest, do it. Something happened to me yesterday. I'm trying to mow the lawn. And I may have to get this tirade off my chest before I get to your tirade's bottom of the hour. 913-408-7-957 on KCMO Talk Radio. 820 on Election Day. Get out there and vote. I see videos from Mayor Q saying get out and vote today. I see Chris DeGall has voted for himself and I'm sure in other races as well in the 6th Congressional District on social media. And I'm sure we'll see more of those posts throughout the day on both sides of the state line. It is primary day in Kansas and Missouri. And hey, Tyray Tuesday is coming up in 10 minutes here on KCMO Talk Radio 913408. 7957. That's the phone number to get in for Tyraid Tuesday, just over 10 minutes from now on KCMO Talk Radio. So if I may get a brief tirade off my chest here before you take the cake here in about 10 minutes. Yesterday, I got a mess on my hands around the yard because I haven't been around for a little bit. So I got a mow. I got, I mean, the weeds were just out of control. You take two, three weeks off from the weeds. And my gosh, it's like a forest all over my yard. So I'm weeding. I'm cutting the lawn. I'm trying to do all these things in like an hour, hour and a half before dinner last night. And I had to stop, put some gas in the lawnmower. And this guy's walking down the street. And I'm like, please don't walk up my driveway. Please don't walk up my driveway. Hey, you got a minute? And I looked at him and I said, no, I don't. I said, no, I don't have a minute. I'm sweating my, you know what off. Clearly, at the end of my rope. Red face, the whole thing. And he comes up the driveway after I said I don't have a minute. And he's like, hey, just want to drop off the business car. It looked like you might have a little hail damage up there and, you know, been in business 65 years, blah, blah, blah. And I'm like, dude, I literally just said I don't have a minute. And you just walked up my driveway for, by the way, more than a minute. By the time he got done, it was probably 90 seconds.

And at that point, I'm too exhausted to get any more upset with him. You know, that feeling? When you're like, just make this end, get this over with. And it took him about 90 seconds to two minutes. I said, just give me your brochure. I said, you're the 12th guy to stop by in the last two months. Okay? He's like, well, just make sure you call your insurance and make sure they know the company that you go with. I said, I'm not doing anything right now. So finally yesterday, I reached out. because I don't know who to trust. These guys fly by night. I don't know what's going on here. I don't even know if I actually have any damage. It's not obvious to me that I do. That's the other thing. It's like I see some damage up there. Where? Because all the shingles look the same to me this year as they did last year. Now, I know that they've got eyes on this stuff that I don't have. They're these so-called experts. But it's not like I've got a hole in my roof. I haven't had water come into the house, so I'm confused by all of this. But I've had a dozen guys stopped by in the last two months. So finally yesterday I texted an old, because I like to use people that are obviously sponsors or advertisers here on KCMO. And I don't believe we have a roo right now. So I reached out to an old roo who was a longtime client of KCMO. And I know he's honest as the day is long. And I said, dude, I need you here next week because I don't trust any of these guys. I'm not seeing it. And I think I'm getting a lot of smoke blown up my you know what. And next time one of these guys shows up, I want to be able to tell him leave. Politely, but please leave. And it just seems like this spring and summer. And I don't know why, John, but, and I don't know if you guys are getting this too, but it's been, it's been brutal with these roofers just coming by. I can't stand it anymore. Some circus clown has rang our doorbell like about 815 on Friday and then last night. Don't answer. Okay. I think it's a little bit late for the casual call at that time. We don't answer. 815? Yeah. At night? It's still daylight, but you know. I know. I've got kids in bed. Well, right. So I ignore this. I'm just like you. I've been working in my yard. Somebody comes up. Hey, you guys. No, I don't. You know, this happened to be missionary people doing their thing. I'm like, how about you grab a rake and help out here? You know, they don't go away any faster than the roofers, though. Grab a rake and help out. I'm going to use that one next time. Hey, why don't you make yourself useful? You got a mower? You can pull out of that truck there and help me out? If not, I don't have any interest in talking to you right now. Cheez. With the tornado warnings, you know, there were so many this spring in the hail. I think maybe. If like one or two people in your neighborhood get it done, then it goes out, oh, this neighborhood had a couple houses. You guys better go hit them. Well, I think that's a good point. And listen, it does seem to me at times. like people are taking advantage of the insurance company here in some of this. Now, if you've got legitimate damage, that's what you pay homeowners insurance for. So I'm not against that. I mean, that's why we pay the money that we pay for the homeowners insurance. But at the same time, Mark, I think that's it because the common theme with each of these guys, or at least a lot of them, is, hey, we did a couple of roofs, you know, around the corner and down the block, make a right, make a left. And, yeah, those two houses we did.

So I think that is part of it. I had a bozo say, did your neighbor tell you about it? No. I don't know the guy. Did your neighbor? Yeah, we just talk about getting our roofs done all the time, you know? I mean, that's where we're at in life. Actually, a couple weeks ago, a guy came by my house and just said that. He apologized. They were going to be loud over the next couple days because they were fixing a roof. I'm like, I thought he was going to ask me if I needed a new roof. But he just was like, hey, you know, we're going to be loud. Sorry about that. Well, that's a nice soft sell. I can at least respect that. See what he did there. Yes. He played you like a fiddle mark and you fell for it. But I respect that. That's at least the, he didn't give you a card or a brochure. No, not even that. I just told me, yeah, we got a new roof a couple summers ago, so we were good. Well, the, oh, you did. Good for you. The amount of money these guys waste on brochures. I mean, they look good, man. But, I mean, they'd be better off doing radio or something else versus giving out these fancy brochures that for most of us. I've actually repaired my roof with a couple of them. Oh, you know, just save them. That's right. That's what I'll start doing to these guys. I'll put their stuff on the roof where the shingles are missing. And they'll be like, wait, what? Is that my brochure? Better yet. Just give him somebody else's go. No, but this guy was here. How about this? Here you go. Here's one for you. Use them as awnings, make an awning for one of your windows out of these brochures that you get. They are starting, man. To your point, they're very sturdy. 913-408-7-95-7. That's the text line. That's the studio line here on K-CMO. Pete, you're allowed to shoot those guys if they don't leave. No, wait. Wait, come on. Wait, wait, what do we? No, no, no. No, we're not talking like that here. We're not doing that. No. No. They might be annoying, but we're not going down that road. Okay? We're not. Please, don't, don't say such a thing on the text line. That's just, that's just too not. Such a nice man. No. No. They're trying to make a living. And that's why in the end, I try to be a nice guy. But yesterday. It was just not the day for me. When they can't read the room. Yeah, exactly. Please read the room. Not when I'm mowing and not at night. Mike Drop, hosted by former Navy SEAL, Mike Ridland. What is your take? Was it what you expected? Oh, it was the best thing ever. It was something I always wanted to do. If you show me a clear goal, I'm like, okay, I can do that. Master Chief. He's like, you realize there's about 1% chance that you make it through. 1%. That's all I need Master Chief. My platoon went home early, and I just went up to my chief, and I was like, I'm not going home. Turns out I'm staying. That's when we go to war. Yeah, I was like, okay, I could get used to this. Mike Drop, follow and listen on your favorite platform. Mike Drop, hosted by former Navy CEO, Mike Ridland. What is your take? Was it what you expected? Oh, it was the best thing ever. It was something I always wanted to do. If you show me a clear goal, I'm like, okay, I can do that. Master Chief. He's like, you realize there's about 1% chance that you make it through. 1%. That's all I need Master Chief. My platoon went home early, and I just went up to my chief, and I was like, I'm not going home. Turns out I'm staying. That's when we go to war. Yeah. I was like, okay, I could get used to this. Mike Drop, follow and listen on your favorite platform.

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