MOScout Weekender: Parson Asks Missourians to "Consider Vaccination" - Poll on CD-4 - Hallway on JeffCo Senate - WWTW and more...

Parson Takes Emergency Action on COVID

Although Governor Mike Parson is dead set against declaring another state of emergency on COVID, he did take emergency actions yesterday to help the “strained” hospital staff.  Additionally, he called on Missourians to “consider” getting vaccinated. See the press release here.  Key parts…

·         The Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), through a mission assignment with FEMA, coordinated the deployment of the 40-member U.S. Navy team following a request from the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force…

·         FEMA is also providing Direct Federal Assistance as requested by SEMA through two AmeriCorps teams to help at community testing sites and other local COVID-19 support activities…

·         The Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services is granting variance requests for extending waivers of rules under 19 CSR 30-21 authorized during the State of Emergency that allow regulatory flexibility for expanded bed capacity to Missouri hospitals and health care partners experiencing COVID-19 strain.

That Chart

3,940 hospitalizations and 724 Missourians in the ICU with COVID, both records.  Got to be a peak coming soon, can’t keep going straight up…

Remington/MOScout Poll: CD-4 GOP Primary

Survey conducted January 19 through January 20, 2022. 617 likely 2022 Republican Primary voters participated in the survey. Survey weighted to match expected turnout demographics for the 2022 Republican Primary Election. Margin of Error is +/-3.8% 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. Find the full results here.

Q: The candidates in the Republican primary election for U.S. Congress are Mark Alford, Rick Brattin, Kalena Bruce, Taylor Burks, Bill Irwin and Sara Walsh. If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?

Mark Alford: 21%

Rick Brattin: 9%

Kalena Bruce: 6%

Taylor Burks: 4%

Bill Irwin: 4%

Sara Walsh: 14%

Undecided: 42%

Q: What is the greatest threat facing the country?

China: 16%

Election fraud: 24%

Federal debt: 9%

Illegal immigration: 14%

Inflation: 11%

Terrorism: 4%

Something else: 10%

Not sure: 14%

Q: Would you be more likely to vote for someone who has been vaccinated against COVID-19, would you be less likely to vote for someone who has been vaccinated against COVID-19, or, would it make no difference?

More likely: 26%

Less likely: 7%

No difference: 67%

Q: President Trump has claimed that he won re-election and that Joe Biden’s victory was only due to fraudulent voting. Do you agree or disagree with President Trump?

Agree, Trump won: 61%

Disagree, Trump did not win: 23%

Not sure: 16%

MOScout’s Hallway Index: JeffCO Senate

I asked if there was a frontrunner in the Jefferson County state senate race.  No clear leader, but it looks like lobbyists tend to favor those in the building (Coleman and Shaul), than those outside (Roorda and Waller).  18 replies…

RESULTS

1. Dan Shaul… 33%

2. Mary Elizabeth Coleman… 44%

3. Jeff Roorda… 6%

4. Ken Waller…6%

5. Someone else… 11%

Sample of Comments

·         Shaul most closely resembles the district.

·         MEC. You have the new face of the pro life movement, a Dem, the architect of a moderate congressional map, and an unknown. The GOP primary voters I talk to have one obvious choice.

·         1 female in a crowded field has the advantage.

·         Who the hell knows….

Who Won the Week?

House leadership - In two and half weeks, facing head winds from US Senate candidates, the Senate’s Conservative Caucus and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, House leadership put their heads down and passed the congressional map.

MO Dem legislators – As the 7-1 vs 6-2 fight gets ugly, Dems grab the popcorn and cozy seat to watch Republicans devolve into name calling: RINO this, RINO that.

Brian Gelner – Running for state senate, the political newcomer taps into his business contacts to produce a $250K fundraising haul. All the contributions were from “real world” folks.  I don’t think there was a MOScout reader on the report.  I don’t remember that ever happening. 

Mike Kehoe – Already running hard for governor in 2024.  His hard works shows as he puts together another solid quarter.

Organized labor – Look at the top cash stashes in Missouri PACs, and it’s clear that unions remain a potent political force in Missouri.  Carpenters ($2.1M COH), Laborers ($1.2M COH), MONEA ($660K COH)…

Rural Missouri – Outstate Missouri gets a lot of attention in the governor’s budget: $400 million for broadband, $100 million for “low-volume” roads. 

Find a downloadable version here.

$5K+ Contributions

It Starts Today Missouri - $7,500 from Jonathan Zucker (Washington DC).

Access MO - $5,192 from Brent and Neri Sandweiss (Tucson, AZ).

Missouri United - $10,000 from Conservative Leaders of Missouri LLC.   

Conservative Citizens Coalition - $10,000 from Cigna Corp Employee MO PAC Federal (Washington DC).

Birthdays

Happy birthdays to Rep. Andrew McDaniel, Jay Hahn, Mike Lodewegen, Anne Marie Moy, and Lynn Morris.

Sunday: Ken Jacob, Kyle Aubuchon, Steve Walker, and Jordan Overstreet.