MOScout Weekender: Sinquefield Sends $50K to Holly PAC - Poll on Impeachment - Hallway Sees CLEANER Likely and more...
Sinquefield in Senate 27
Rex Sinquefield sent $50,000 to the pro-Holly Rehder PAC, Holly PAC. Rehder is engaged in a very competitive Republican primary with Rep. Kathy Swan. Swan is endorsed by term-limited incumbent Sen. Wayne Wallingford. Rehder has maintained a fundraising lead on Swan, and this big check from Sinquefield will help increase it.
Redher has been much more aggressive on education reform than Swan, an issue that’s a top priority for Sinquefield.
eMailbag: on Moon and Manhood
Dude, how about a warning on that Mike Moon link?!
MOScout/Remington Poll: Impeachment
Survey conducted October 22 through October 23, 2019. 1,623 likely 2020 General Election voters participated in the survey. Survey weighted to match expected turnout demographics for the 2020 General Election. Margin of Error is +/-2.4%. Totals do not always equal 100% due to rounding. See the full results here.
Q1: How much have you heard about Congress' impeachment inquiry?
A lot: 73% [GO TO Q2]
Just some: 16% [GO TO Q2]
Not much: 11% [GO TO Q3]
Q2: From what you have heard about Congress' impeachment inquiry, do you think Trump’s actions were proper, not proper but legal or illegal?
Proper: 45%
Not proper, but legal: 12%
Illegal: 38%
Not sure: 5%
Q3: Do you think Donald Trump deserves to be impeached, does not deserve to be impeached, or is it too soon to say?
Deserves to be impeached: 39%
Does not deserve to be impeached: 53%
It’s too soon to say: 7%
Not sure: 1%
Q4: Concerning his actions with Ukraine, do you think Donald Trump’s goal was mainly to protect U.S. interests or help his own re-election?
Protect U.S. interests: 50%
Help his own re-election: 43%
Not sure: 7%
Q5: Concerning the impeachment inquiry, do you think Congress’ goal is mainly to protect U.S. interests or politically damage Donald Trump.
Protect U.S. interests: 37%
Politically damage Donald Trump: 56%
Not sure: 7%
MOScout’s Hallway Index: Ambitious Democrats
I asked: How likely is it that the legislature passes a "CLEANER Missouri" next session to put before voters in 2020… 27 replies.
RESULTS
1. Very likely…. 77.7%
2. Somewhat likely… 14.9%
3. Somewhat unlikely… 7.4%
4. Very unlikely… 0%
Sample Comments
· This will be a test of senate leadership. The house should crank it out quickly. There needs to be a legal review to ensure the timing isn’t risking a challenge, though.
· This is a leadership priority and one more issue that will define Speaker Haahr’s career in the House.
· Duh.
· I don’t see a scenario where it hurts them if they do it. Voters don’t care and there are good reasons to fix a few areas.
· And they have supermajorities to do it, so if they fail it would mean significant in-fighting.
· High desire but the senate process dictates that the phrase “very likely” should never be used when talking about chances of passing a bill.
· I don’t think that there is anything more important to Sen. Rowden.
· The Republicans won’t make a stupid mistake again this year by missing a committee vote.
· I say, “somewhat” to leave room for another procedural bunk-up...
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Lobbyists Registration
Steven Tilley, Thomas Robbins and Jake Silverman added Veterans Community Project.
Dr. JL “Doc” Mendoza Quinones added ACLU of Missouri, Board of Police Commissioners - St. Louis County, Children's Education Council of Missouri, Missouri Education Reform Council, Chamber Institute For Legal Reform, and Missouri Medical Marijuana Collective.
$5K+Contributions
Uniting Missouri PAC - $10,000 from TCD INC.
Missouri Senate Campaign Committee - $10,000 from Cigna.
Missouri Senate Campaign Committee - $10,000 from Cheyenne International LLC.
Missouri Senate Campaign Committee - $10,000 from AGC of MO PAC.
Missouri Senate Campaign Committee - $10,000 from Grow Missouri.
Missouri Senate Campaign Committee - $10,000 from HCA Missouri Good Government Fund.
Missouri Senate Campaign Committee - $25,000 from Anheuser Busch Companies.
Missouri Senate Campaign Committee - $25,000 from AT&T.
Missouri Health Plan Association PAC - $50,000 from Comprehensive Health Management Inc. Holly PAC - $50,000 from Rex Sinquefield.
Cigna Corporation Missouri PAC - Federal Committee - $50,000 from Cigna Corporation Political Action Committee.
Citizens for the Promotion of Sports Tourism at the Lake of the Ozarks - $10,000 from Central Bank of Lake of the Ozarks.
Citizens for the Promotion of Sports Tourism at the Lake of the Ozarks - $10,000 from Lake Regional Health Systems.