MOScout Weekender: Foster to AG's Office - Colona Gets Robe - Senate 13 Poll - Hallway on Dem Scnearios - WWTW and more...

Foster to AG’s Office

Josh Foster, staffer to Sen. Ed Emery, is headed “across the street.”  Starting Monday he’ll join the Attorney General’s office as Policy Director.

In a note to friends, Foster expressed gratitude for his seven years in the Senate.

“The Senate has been a wonderful place to work, and I could not imagine where I would be without everyone’s friendship, support, and guidance through the years – especially during those early years when I was fresh out of college and really had no idea what I was actually doing…”

Colona Gets the Robe

Press release: Governor Mike Parson appointed former state representative Michael Colona as Associate Circuit Judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit. He will fill an Associate Circuit Judge position created by the appointment of Madeline Orling Connolly….

And

Governor Mike Parson appointed Kevin Selby as Circuit Judge for the 40th Judicial Circuit. He will fill the Circuit Judge position created by the Missouri General Assembly in 2018.

MOScout Poll: Senate 13

Survey conducted October 16 through October 17, 2019. 421 likely 2020 Democratic Primary Election voters participated in the survey. Survey weighted to match expected turnout demographics for the 2020 Democratic Primary Election. Margin of Error is +/-4.9%. See the full results here.

Q1: What is your opinion of Gina Walsh?

Favorable: 23%

Unfavorable: 9%

No opinion: 68%

Q2: Possible candidates in the 2020 Democratic Primary Election for State Senate are Tommie Pierson Jr., Angela Mosley and Alan Green. If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?

Tommie Pierson Jr.: 19%

Angela Mosley: 18%

Alan Green: 15%

Undecided: 48%

Q3: Of the following issues, which should be the top priority for state government?

Improving education: 19%

Reducing crime: 29%

Increasing jobs: 17%

Lowering healthcare costs: 21%

Something else: 6%

Not sure: 9%

Q4: Generally speaking, do you support or oppose expanding charter schools?

Strongly support: 24%

Somewhat support: 19%

Somewhat oppose: 20%

Strongly oppose: 18%

Not sure: 19%

Q5: Generally speaking, do you support or oppose greater gun control laws?

Strongly support: 65%

Somewhat support: 13%

Somewhat oppose: 9%

Strongly oppose: 10%

Not sure: 3%

MOScout’s Hallway Index: Ambitious Democrats

I asked, “Which of these future Democratic scenarios is most likely…”   28 replies.

RESULTS

1. Mayor Tishaura Jones…28.6%

2. Senate Jason Kander… 0%

3. Attorney General Scott Sifton… 0%

4. Auditor Jill Schupp…. 0%

5. Congressman Brian Williams… 67.9%

Sample Comments

·         There was no option for “none of these things will ever happen” so I went with the least absurd.

·         Congrats Democrats, you’ve won St Louis mayor spot!

·         Mayor Quinton Lucas: Congress 5th District or Attorney General

·         Hands down its Williams in Congress. An established Dem winning statewide is a pipe dream. Too much baggage from the national party will prevent them from garnering votes from across the aisle. City politics are too unpredictable to choose Tishaura.

·         Senator Williams is a rising star.

·         This one is easy. Tishaura’s is likely the favorite in a race with Krewson. I can’t see any of the Dems winning statewide and Brian Williams will have a very crowded primary if Lacey ever decides to hang it up. He will likely not be progressive enough for primary voters who want a “squad” style congressperson(for all the woke people in that district).

·         I have to believe that everyone is going to vote for one of the two local races.

Who Won the Week

OCTOBER QUARTER EDITION

Lauren Arthur – Hits the $100K+ mark for a second quarter in row with no declared Republic opponent.

Deb Lavender – Outraises the incumbent senator by a factor of three.  This is a tough flip for Dems, but Lavender’s pushing.

Tommie Pierson – Establishes himself as the front-runner in the primary to succeed Gina Walsh.

CL PAC – We’d be dismissing the campaigns of Mike Moon and Rick Brattin except for David Steward’s pile of cash.

Robert Ross – Chugs away with another solid quarter.  His opponent Van Kelly will either need to keep loaning himself money, or start fundraising.

Tim Jones - Leadership for America may live on in perpetuity thanks to the brilliant investing of Lucas Tomicki.

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Todd Smith for Judge - $25,000 from Todd Smith.