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Dave Helling

Education, COVID-19, the price of a loaf of bread: What’s next for US politics?

What lessons have we learned from recent elections about the 2022 campaigns in Missouri and Kansas?

Veteran political consultant Jeff Roe joins Dave Helling and John Holt for an interesting and lively discussion of the outcomes this year, and what may happen next.

Roe’s Kansas City firm, Axiom Strategies, ran the Virginia campaign of Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin, a Republican.

Discussion topics include the role of education in elections, and the flip of party affiliation between Republicans and Democrats — a potential realignment unseen in several generations.

Donald Trump is mentioned, too.

“4Star Politics” is a joint digital production of The Kansas City Star and WDAF-TV/Fox 4 Kansas City.

Dave Helling
Opinion Contributor,
The Kansas City Star
Dave Helling has covered politics in Kansas and Missouri for four decades. He has worked in television news, and is a regular contributor to local broadcast programs. Helling writes editorials and columns for the Star, and is the co-host of the weekly “4Star Politics” show. He was awarded the 2018 ASNE Burl Osborne award for editorial leadership.
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