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I've got a few minutes to email you before I'm back on the road. I'll be in Columbia later this morning. I got back home a little after midnight from the Seymour Apple Festival.
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I spoke with a man named Roger. He's a farmer, but a lot of times you can't make ends meet just being a farmer. He was also a steelworker, a truck driver, and always a caretaker. He loves animals, and he mostly just wanted to meet Liberty Belle. He was happy she was on the campaign flyer so he could take her photo home.
Another man came up to a group of us, pointed at the word "Democrat" above the Webster County Democrats' tent, and said, "Tell me you're not one of those!" I told him I was. I didn't let him stomp off so easily. I walked alongside him for a couple of steps as Liberty Belle tried to eat a piece of pie out of his hands.
"Why'd you say that?" I said.
He stopped. He doesn't think Vice President Harris is prepared to run the country. He also isn't a big fan of former President Trump, but he thinks he'd do better. I asked him about local government. He said he doesn't vote a straight ticket. He looked over my flyer and said that he used to be in law enforcement after he served in Vietnam, and he wanted to know if my plans to fight corruption included whistleblower protections. I said they did, and we talked for a bit longer about my plans for a Public Corruption Unit. He said he'd vote for me. He'd never heard of Andrew Bailey.
I saw a young couple walk by with their kid. They were talking about something. Mom said, "Do I have to find the Republican tent?" I interrupted and said, "Of course you don't!" I'm not sure there was even one there.
Mom wanted to register to vote. We found out she was already registered, but I gave her my card to make sure she was registered at the right address. Everyone should check, including you [[link removed]] . We talked about a few issues with voting, with government. Their kid really wanted to say hi to Liberty Belle, and after overcoming a strong bout of shyness, he waved.
We live in a beautiful country. There are a lot of people in power who don't want us talking to each other, asking about what we hope our home can look like, helping each other fix problems, making sure we're registered to vote. When we do, we learn that we agree on a lot, that we want our government to work for us, and that far too often it doesn't.
Just this week, we saw an illegal attempt by our Secretary of State and Attorney General to take away Missourians' ability to access the ballot. If you haven't seen it, I explained what was going on with Amendment 3 in two videos.
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We learned more about our government's failure to pay childcare providers [[link removed]] the money they're owed, forcing dozens to close and leaving working families out of luck. We have more pay-to-play allegations [[link removed]] in Missouri. And the state is getting ready to execute a man after prosecutors admitted to tainting the DNA evidence [[link removed]] in the case.
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We all want Missouri to be run so much better than it's being run today, and I believe we can get really far when our Attorney General works for us. We can have a Public Corruption Unit that makes sure our tax dollars go where they're supposed to. We can have a Civil Rights Division that prevents government abuse. We can have a Consumer Protection Division that stops scammers, a Public Safety Unit that protects our families, an Environmental and Conservation Division that makes sure we can drink the water in our state.
There's so much we can do when we have a watchdog working for us in our government, regardless of party. That's what I am running to be, to get Missouri back to being the beautiful, functioning home we know we can be.
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We have a lot! This is the time to be talking to voters and letting them know about the campaign. Thank you to all of our volunteers who've been showing up. We need more, so please take some time to help us win this election and get Missouri working for us.
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Friday, Sep. 13: Elad in Columbia (as soon as I get off this computer!)
Saturday, Sep. 14: Volunteer to knock doors all over Missouri
Sunday, Sep. 15: Elad in Springfield
Monday, Sep. 16: Volunteer for our rural phone bank
Tuesday, Sep. 17: Elad in St. Louis
Wednesday, Sep. 18: Elad in Ste. Gen
Thursday, Sep. 19: Elad in Warrensburg and KC
Friday, Sep. 20: Comedy Night in St. Louis
Saturday, Sep. 21: Elad is driving a lot, first to California (MO), then to Lawrence County, and then back to St. Louis
Sunday, Sep. 22: Attorney General Candidate Town hall by the League of Women Voters
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I've got to hit the road. Please consider helping on our campaign. We have a real opportunity here. Our campaign has contacted the most voters. Our opponent doesn't do much of anything. He's out of money. It seems like he's being investigated for one thing or another every week. This is a winnable race, but only if we treat it like one.
Let's get it done.
Sincerely yours,
Elad
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St. Louis, MO 63109
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