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KC Star’s Daniel Desrochers: Pro-choice activists, 2022 Democratic primary runner-up Lucas Kunce say hysteria over Roe vs. Wade will topple Josh Hawley; former Missouri Republican Party Executive Director Jean Evans discusses Hawley’s re-election, explains math (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Kansas City Star’s Jason Hancock and Crystal Thomas (8/9/19): Analysis: Nicole Galloway running for governor, may get national support; “(H)er interest in the race peaked when Parson signed legislation banning abortion in Missouri after eight weeks of pregnancy.”

P-D’s Jack Suntrup (8/12/19): Democrat Nicole Galloway’s path to victory in gubernatorial campaign paved by support for abortion rights (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

USA Today: Battlegrounds and bellwethers: These are the high-stakes governor races to watch in 2024; Missouri not among competitive races

Combest: How to earn an election silver medal (without really trying): A guide for quixotic candidates running vanity campaigns in unwinnable districts, Part 1 (February 2022)

Combest: How to earn an election silver medal (without really trying): A guide for quixotic candidates running vanity campaigns in unwinnable districts, Part 2 (July 2022)

Combest: How to earn an election silver medal (without really trying): A guide for quixotic candidates running vanity campaigns in unwinnable districts, Part 3: Season Finale (October 2022)

97.1FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Bob Onder says he has “the strongest conservative record” among 3rd Congressional District candidates, cites Club for Growth scorecard (19:45); federal spending (21:00); Ukraine spending and strategy (21:45); approach to federal discretionary spending and entitlement spending (26:45)

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Monday morning segments: Mary Elizabeth Coleman on 3rd Congressional District; moving into the district; advantages over other candidates; how she got involved in politics; how the mainstream media intentionally distorts the Texas abortion law; more (Segment B)

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Handicapping the 3rd Congressional District primary (Segment C, 1:30 – 6:00)

This Week in Missouri Politics: Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) on why he’s running for lieutenant governor (0:40); cattle operation (1:40); campaign themes, including tax cuts (2:15); spending federal money (4:45); praise for Dan Hegeman (5:30); Republicans cannibalizing themselves (6:40); family (7:45); initiative petition legislation (9:55); support from firefighters and first responders (11:45); panel of state Reps Keri Ingle (D-Lee’s Summit), Mike Henderson (R-Bonne Terre) and Chad Perkins (R-Bowling Green) on urbanites and juvenile scholars ruining Kansas City Chiefs parade celebration (15:45); gun control legislation (18:45); initiative petition legislation (21:25); who won the week: Rep. Sherri Gallick (R-Belton), Missouri Senate, baseball fans, Sen. Jason Bean (R-Holcomb) (27:15)

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Monday morning segments: Gov. Parson’s “Biden sucks, Governor’s great!” slate vs. Freedom Caucus “Everything sucks!” slate (Segment A, 3:00); Missouri Farmers Care’s Mike Kehoe ad (Segment A, 5:00); gov candidates and name ID (Segment A, 6:30); Bob Onder on Mark Reardon’s show (Segment A, 7:00); media’s same song about pro-choice voters defeating pro-life candidates (Segment A, 8:00); USA Today confirms that #mogov race is noncompetitive (Segment A, 10:00)

97.1FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Sen. Nick Schroer (R-Defiance) on past and current initiative petition legislation

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Friday morning segments: Lincoln Hough for lieutenant governor and Brad’s thoughts on Paul Berry III and Tim Baker (Segment A, 1:30); Missouri’s ethanol blend (Segment A, 8:00); Schmitt on Biden and student debt (Segment A, 11:00); live on-air interview with Taylor Burks regarding 3rd Congressional District bid and Brad’s idea for Taylor Swift tie-ins (Segment B, 1:30); John will not enable Brad’s “Low Self-Esteem Theatre” (Segment B, 15:30): McCaskill vs. NY Times (Segment C, 5:30)

Missourinet: Absentee voting opens for local elections; Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft recommends voters cast absentee ballots in-person

Missourinet: Pitch to legalize sports betting could be back on the table this week

SNL: Legislation seeks to let more MO universities offer doctoral degrees

Missouri Independent: Wash U. prioritizes need-based aid after years of low socioeconomic diversity

Missourinet: Bill from GOP Rep. Mike Henderson would require drunk drivers to pay child support to victim’s surviving children

Combest book: “Chris had quit his full-time job to spite his ex-wife and child, who relied on Chris’ child support payments to make ends meet.” – Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks, p. 23

P-D: Missouri House to take up meatpacking sludge issue (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

SNL: MO House committee OKs bill giving Kanakuk sexual abuse victims more time to file lawsuits

KC Star: Gov. Parson names appointee to fill vacancy on Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis and Missouri have some of the largest rent increases in the nation

SNL op-ed: Former Kickapoo High teacher Tanya Willmeth: Mike Kehoe is the pro-life governor Missouri needs

Missouri Independent’s Janice Ellis: Citizens must relentlessly demand sensible gun safety laws – “Once again, will the pleas fall on deft [sic] ears?” UPDATE via X: Missouri Independent fixes diversity column, with no acknowledgment or gratitude

Combest, The Missouri Times, 8/7/23: Why won’t the Missouri Independent’s diversity columnist write about Missouri? “The Independent has published 25 of (diversity columnist Janice Ellis’) columns in the past 12 months, and one (1) was exclusively focused on Missouri issues.”

Southeast Missourian letter: AARP Missouri’s Sheila Holm wants seasoned citizens to weigh in on Missouri Master Plan on Aging (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback ($12.99) and Amazon Kindle ($7.99)

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