The Campaign: Campaign Kick-Off
The Chris Stigall Show
Salem Podcast Network
4.9 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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This episode is a special one! Chris reflects on a recent milestone in their campaign journey — the official launch event in a rural barn in Missouri. It's a moment of introspection, gratitude, and a dash of humor. Chris shares his thoughts on what it means to be a candidate, the importance of community support, and the weight of responsibility that comes with representing the people.
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| 0:00.0 | Americans may not agree on much, but we agree on Social Security. |
| 0:04.8 | We all pay in. It ought to be there when we need it. |
| 0:08.1 | Social Security could face a funding gap in less than a decade, and I don't want to see a pay cut. |
| 0:14.4 | I'm with AARP in the fight to protect the Social Security we earned. |
| 0:19.1 | Pledge to protect social security at |
| 0:21.4 | AARP.org slash we earned it. |
| 0:24.4 | That's AARP.org slash we earned it. |
| 0:28.0 | Paid for by AARP. |
| 0:33.6 | The campaign has officially kicked off. |
| 0:42.3 | What was it like to be in the room, in the barn? |
| 0:44.7 | I think it was when Chris DeGall for Congress officially kicked off. |
| 0:48.9 | Who was there? |
| 0:49.5 | Who emceed? |
| 0:50.5 | What music was there? |
| 0:51.9 | Who from the community came out? |
| 0:53.3 | Who could? |
| 1:12.6 | All right. I'll slow down. Chris, I'm just excited. You had the big event last week. First of all, did listeners to the podcast show up because you promoted it, you let everybody know it was happening. They was, hey, we're here, we're here. What was it like? It was so special. And yes, many people who listened to this show. And I had never met before. Actually, |
| 1:17.5 | were good enough to come out. And some of my friends in the Kansas City area and Kansas City media talked about it to Pete Mundo, your colleague in mine from KCMO in Kansas City. He emceived |
| 1:23.8 | the evening, which I was grateful. And he said some incredibly kind things that, well, I'll let him share with you one day if you ever ask him. |
| 1:34.1 | But it was very, very nice. |
| 1:35.5 | And what I said to Pete was, gosh, this feels like I'm dead because it was so kind. |
| 1:43.8 | And I said, I can only imagine that this must be what it is to stand around and listen to your own eulogy in a way. |
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