Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85Rachel Parker @RaichetPSean Diller @SeanDillerCO Opening Statement - 2min 45 secTrue False - 13 min 15 secYeah ... NO - 26 min 40 secMid Term Check In - 49 min TRUE OR FALSE - Climate activists with “Just Stop Oil” throwing soup on a priceless work of art was low key brillianthttps://twitter.com/damiengayle/status/1580864210741133312?s=20&t=DgeaKW1bq-hHwYYW4svXaQBest things to throw on something?  Yeah… NOEric Schmitt was born to followhttps://twitter.com/TheHeartlandPOD/status/1580921223927644162?s=20&t=SolFnJrWPSTuTJ8UUQYI3gBonus: ALEX JONES OWES A BILLION $Oof, the judge: “willful non-compliance” in the discovery process. (I would like the attorney to talk about what an appeals process for a default judgment looks like, please).https://www.npr.org/2021/11/15/1055864452/alex-jones-found-liable-for-defamation-in-sandy-hook-hoax-caseMIDTERM DECISION DESK CHECK INQuick rundown - according to Cook Political Report of the ratings of all of the close raceshttps://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratingsBTW Missouri in that list is in the SOLID R ratingEasy way to understand this race - if you are a Missouri voter, w/o using your computer or phone at all, just right now, can you tell me the name of the Republican running against Tammy Duckworth in Illinois https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/senate/MO and IL are basically statistical flips of each otherGrassley in a tight race against former U.S. Navy Admiral https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2022/10/15/iowa-us-senate-race-chuck-grassley-mike-franken-poll-election/69562063007/Picked three states that are good snapshots of national trendsIf the polling and predictions hold appears there will be a LOT of ticket splitting, or at least folks who vote in one race but perhaps not anotherWisconsin Senate and Governor’s RaceRon Johnson (R) v. Mandela Barnes (D)https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/senate/wisconsin/Tony Evers (D) v. Tim Michels (R)https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/governor/wisconsin/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/laura-kelly-ap-donald-trump-pennsylvania-democrats-b2173311.htmlGeorgia Senate and Governor’s RaceRapheal Warnock (D) v. Herschel Walker (R)https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/senate/georgia/Brian Kemp (R) v. Stacey Abrams (D)https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/governor/georgia/Kansas: Laura Kelly doing well: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/governor/kansas/FiveThirtyEight gives Senate Dem candidate Mark Holland a >1 in 100 chance of beating out Jerry Moran. Tim Ryan doing better than Nan Whaley (governor, D) in polls: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3685481-ryan-vance-locked-in-dead-heat-in-ohio-senate-race-poll/