Bowden’s trial balloon included the end of the American League and the National League.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevesilverman/2023/04/21/radical-realignment-plan-sure-to-result-in-disaster-for-major-league-baseball/

I don’t know why we wouldn’t do it, but our response is the most interesting part of this, which leads me to believe that’s the purpose of the trial balloon.

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/news/watch-fox-host-says-biden-wont-shoot-down-spy-balloon-because-hunter-bidens-laptop-hours-before-balloon-shot-down/

New York Times story this week — which seems like a trial balloon — the Biden administration is seriously considering such a tactic.

Source: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/biden-solve-debt-ceiling-crisis-rcna82875