MOScout Weekender: Wampler Passes - Poll on Blaming for Debt Showdown - Hallway on 7-1 Map - WWTW and more...
Remington/MOScout Poll: Debt Showdown
Survey conducted October 6 through October 7, 2021. 921 likely 2022 General Election voters participated in the survey. Survey weighted to match expected turnout demographics for the 2022 General Election. Margin of Error is +/-3.1% with a 95% level of confidence. Totals do not always equal 100% due to rounding. Survey conducted by Remington Research Group on behalf of Missouri Scout. See the full results here.
Q1: Do you think protesters who entered the capitol on January 6 should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law?
Strongly agree: 38%
Somewhat agree: 11%
Somewhat disagree: 27%
Strongly disagree: 19%
Not sure: 5%
Q2: How do you feel about the possibility that the federal government might default on its debt?
Very worried about it: 35%
Somewhat worried: 27%
Not very worried: 26%
Not sure: 11%
Q3: If the government were to default, who would blame most?
Democrats: 54%
Republicans: 28%
Both equally: 9%
Not sure: 9%
Q4: Do you think you’ll celebrate the holidays as usual this year, or will you celebrate differently due to COVID precautions?
Celebrate as usual: 61%
Celebrate differently: 25%
Not sure: 14%
MOScout’s Hallway Index: Redistricting
I asked the hallway if they thought “Missouri Republicans will attempt to pass a "7-1" congressional map?” 24 replies…
RESULTS
1. Yes, 7-1… 25%
2. No, 6-2… 75%
Sample of Comments
· [Yes] Can't help but try
· They may run it out there, but it’s not serious.
· Maybe they will head fake like they will to quiet the people who don’t actually understand how this works, but the Rs will be so busy fighting with each other they won’t also be able to fight the Ds.
· [No] The congressional delegation will end up controlling the process or the map will be drawn by the courts.
· [No] Define “attempt”?
· Pigs get fat; hogs get slaughtered. It is never a good idea to be greedy. It seems wrong to have congressional makeup so out of whack with an electoral reality.
· Rs realize that a 7-1 map could quickly become a 5-3 map
Who Won the Week?
Eric Greitens – Spending the primary season campaigning out of state, and running against the 2020 certified election results might sound wacky, but it also might work.
Washington University – Makes a huge announcement that it will add $1 billion dollars into its financial aid programs. The move will silence detractors who wondered what good their burgeoning endowment served.
AT Government Strategies – The government relations arm of Armstrong Teasdale nabs a prime location as it moves its office to High Street.
Senate Democrats – Mike Moon tells folks his nickname for Senate Pro Tem Dave Schatz is nicknamed “Tax Hike Dave.” Nothing better for Dems than Republicans who can’t get along.
Rudi Keller – His video of the public execution of illegal gaming machines goes viral with over 260,000 views.
Find a downloadable version here.
Wampler Passes
KY3 reports on the passing of Dee Wampler.
One of the most prominent attorneys in the Ozarks has died at the age of 81.
Dee Wampler was in St. Louis for a trial when he died overnight Thursday in his sleep at a hotel.
Wampler, an attorney with more than 50 years of courtroom experience, was an assistant Greene County Prosecutor from 1967 to 1970. From 1971-72 he was the head Greene County Prosecutor. In 1973, he opened his own law firm.
Wampler took part in some of the biggest trials in the Ozarks history and even represented mob boss John Gotti when he was brought to the federal medical center in Springfield in 2001-2002.
But Dee was more than a lawyer. The Christian conservative was a mover-and-shaker in the community known by just about everyone and actively involved in civic causes, lecturing and writing books…
$5K+ Contributions
Missouri United (pro-Plocher) - $10,000 from Evergy Metro, Inc.
Missouri United - $15,000 from Cigna.
Birthdays
Happy birthdays to Rep. Cody Smith, Lewis Reed, Caroline Pelot Battles, and Claire Cook-Callen.
Sunday: Sen. Denny Hoskins, Jack Coatar, Roger Wilson, Bruce Holt, and Terry Jarrett.