Kunce announces run against Hawley in 2024 (watch this)

[xmas74]

Let the fun begin.
https://m.

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[Beachnutt]

1. AWESOME

[Jeebo]

2. I voted for Lucas Kunce in the primary last year.

But then, he didn't win, so I had to vote for Trudy Busch Valentine in the general election. I'll vote for Kunce again next year if he's going to run again. Apparently he is.

-- Ron

[treestar]

6. So he's a Democrat?

I was wondering if he was another Republican running in the primary against Hawley but from your post here and some of his positions in the ad it seems he is a Democrat.

[xmas74]

7. He's a moderate Dem with some progressive views.

I met him a few times during the primary season during 2021-2022.

[xmas74]

9. I liked that they filmed in Lexington.

That's Hawley's childhood home.

[Caliman73]

3. I know nothing about Lucas Kunce...

except that was a hell of an ad.

[xmas74]

8. Moderate Dem

Ran in 2022 primary for the open Senate seat, defeated by Valentine. Schmitt beat her in the GE.
Hawley isn't as strong as people think. Some have made their revulsion known.

[MuseRider]

13. I was going to post exactly that!

That really was one hell of an ad.

I am next door to Missouri and would love to see this guy win over Hawley.

[xmas74]

24. I'll keep you updated.

If you message me sometime I'll let you know if he speaks at our local Dems meeting. If so I'll share a Zoom link for you to watch.

[MuseRider]

40. Oooh thanks

I am afraid our 2 states are in dire straits.

[grantcart]

4. Will Danforth endorse him?

[xmas74]

23. I don't know.

He doesn't usually endorse Democrats but he doesn't like Hawley.

[grantcart]

41. He considers his endorsement of Hawley to be the greatest political

mistake of his life.

His allegiance is much more to his ethics than to the party.

I am guessing he will give any opponent to Hawkley serious consideration.

[xmas74]

42. I would hope so

But after living in Missouri all these years I know better than to hold my breath.

[pstokely]

46. Hawley's groomer?

nt

[grantcart]

48. He hates Hawley, considers his endorsement of him "the worst mistake of my life"

https://missouriindependent.com/2021/02/03/danforth-says-regrets-over-hawley-make-him-feel-like-dr-frankensein/

By being the first Senator to announce he would object during certification of the electoral vote, Danforth said, Hawley set the stage for the deadly riot that day.

“I wouldn’t say he was storming the battlements himself,” Danforth said, “but he was certainly lighting the match in the middle of the forest and creating the situation where all this occurred.”

In the aftermath of the riots, Danforth on Jan. 7 said supporting Hawley “was the worst mistake I ever made in my life.”

Speaking with Swift, Danforth acknowledged that those words may sound cliche but that he meant it because “I really was part of creating something that has just turned out in a really terrible way. So, yeah, I feel, I guess, a little like what Dr. Frankenstein must have felt. I was part of creating something that was really wrong.”

He urged prosecutors to look at a key phone call between Hawley and Guiliani.

In the last election he refused to endorse the Republican and endorsed the independent candidate.

Given his strong feelings on Hawley who he won't endorse curious to see if LK is able to approach him

[dalton99a]

5. Great ad.

[FakeNoose]

10. It doesn't say if he's a Democrat - does anyone know?

I really like this ad. But if he isn't a Dem, I don't think I would support him.

[Leghorn21]

11. YES he is - I googled right away!!

LET’S FKN GO!!!

[FakeNoose]

12. Awesome, thanks!

[xmas74]

20. He's a Democrat

I met him several times last year.

[rubbersole]

14. Ouch, Josh..

That's gonna leave a mark.

[liberalla]

15. Great ad!!!

[cab67]

16. now THAT is a campaign ad.

[Volaris]

30. Nice that they're starting to pick up what lincoln projects been putting down, ain't it?

I think 10 years ago that ad could not have existed from a democratic campaign...

Fuck Hawley. Go kick his ass.

[nuxvomica]

17. LOL. I though dropping the flag pin was a bad image

But that was when I thought it was Kunce who was running. That's a clever maneuver. I'm sure when Repubs first see it, they'll have the same reaction, assuming Kunce had dropped the pin, and will probably mutter "Typical anti-American librul!", then they learn it was Hawley and will reflexively direct their animus toward him, later reminding themselves it was just an ad but the emotional memory will persist in their subconsciouses.

[BadgerMom]

18. Just donated. Link below.

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/lucas_kunce_website

[Cha]

19. Wow. No Punches Pulled!

Mahalo, xmas

[xmas74]

22. Kunce ran for the open seat in 2022 as a Democrat

But lost the primary.
I think he knows his mistakes from the last cycle and has still been active with the party. He might be a good competitor against Hawley.

Btw- it's filmed outside Hawley's hometown.

[iluvtennis]

21. Love this ad. I'll be donating to his campaign. n/t

[Raster]

25. And this is a PRIME EXAMPLE of the tack Democrats must take for 2024!

Well done, Lucas Kunce!!!

[xmas74]

26. I'll keep posting about him as time goes on.

I think he's learned from the last election and knows what to do to really fight the GOP.

[Raster]

28. YES, please!

[BlueSky3]

27. I wish he

weren't looking away from the camera. Seems like a good ad otherwise, but looking away makes him look evasive, at least to me. Reminds me of people who won't look at you when they're talking to you.

[Pepsidog]

29. Wow! I propose a cage fight between these two, winner takes the seat. Coward Hawley

would be shitting his pants.

[GreenWave]

31. Should resonate strongly in Missouri

[hibbing]

32. A fraud and a coward, that's straight fire n/t

[usaf-vet]

33. That is one hell of a well done ad. Kunce just went onto my "must make a campaign donation list"....

..... when the time comes.

[xmas74]

34. BadgerMom already posted the link for donations in

This thread if you'd like to bookmark it.

[Wibly]

35. Buried the lead

The stuff about the toxic burn pits and Hawley voting against relief for the folks who suffered as a result should be front and center.
He can also skip the part where he tells us what he's going to do with Hawley. Just called the Coward a Coward and leave it at that. No need to be a macho man.

[Just Jerome]

36. I'll be there for you, Lucas,

knocking doors and making calls. Can’t wait to run that little punk off the Senate floor. 🏃

And forget about the White House, punk!

[xmas74]

37. Are you in MO?

What part of the state?

[Just Jerome]

39. Springfield

Just moved down from Cedar County last spring

[xmas74]

43. I'm in Warrensburg.

Idk if you followed Jessica Piper during her run but she now has a podcast.
I really like her.

[calimary]

38. Dayum... that drew blood.

Let’s hope he draws more votes!

[xmas74]

44. Kick for night shift nt

[StarryNite]

45. Brilliant!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

47. KR NT

[Judi Lynn]

49. Beautiful. Thank you, so much. (This is the best one I've ever seen!) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️