MOScout Weekender: Kidd Goes Off - Senate 26 Wide Open - Hallway Likes Schatz - WWTW and more...
Kidd on House Process
Rep. Bill Kidd, in the Special Committee on Public Policy Thursday morning, let loose as he presented HJR 81, a property tax phase-out for folks who have paid off their mortgage.
· He starts off with… “As we all know this bill is deader than a doornail, isn’t it? And what we’re doing today is make everybody get up at 8 o’clock in the morning to be at this committee, but only three weeks left. You must be a very busy committee… because this bill was referred to this committee on January 27th. So, you must be a very busy committee. Took you three months to hear it… I am disgusted. I’m disgusted with the whole process.”
· Later: When I started this six years ago and I ran into these same kind of roadblocks every year. Either the chairman don’t like the bill or somebody don’t like the bill, or the floor leader doesn’t like the bill or the speaker doesn’t like the bill. Because that’s how it works around here if you hadn’t figure it out. You don’t have representation. So by the way, if you have a bill that other people don’t like, they’ll kill your bill…”
· In between, he cuts a dollar bill which I think is actually a crime.
Remington/MOScout Poll: Wide Open Senate 26
Survey conducted April 19 through April 21, 2022. 297 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 +/-5.3% with a 95% level of confidence. Totals do not always equal 100% due to rounding. Survey conducted by Remington Research Group on behalf of the Missouri Scout. See full results here.
Q1: What do you think is the most pressing concern for state government?
Reducing violent crime: 13%
Creating more jobs: 4%
Stopping illegal immigration: 49%
Making healthcare more affordable: 10%
Improving education: 6%
Not sure: 18%
Q2: What is your opinion of Donald Trump?
Favorable: 73%
Unfavorable: 24%
No opinion: 3%
Q3: What is your opinion of Dave Schatz?
Favorable: 23%
Unfavorable: 20%
No opinion: 57%
Q4: The candidates in the 2022 GOP Primary for Senate District 26 are: Nate Tate, Ben Brown, Bob Jones, Merry-Noella Skaggs, and Jason Franklin. If the election were held today for whom would you vote?
Nate Tate: 20%
Ben Brown: 4%
Bob Jones: 5%
Merry-Noella Skaggs: 5%
Jason Franklin: 1%
Undecided: 65%
MOScout’s Hallway Index: Hallway Likes Schatz
I asked: “Putting aside who you think will win, who would be the BEST Senator for Missouri?” Perhaps no surprise here that the lobbying corps eschews ideologues. 26 replies…
RESULTS
1. Eric Greitens… 3.8%
2. Vicky Hartzler… 11.5%
3. Lucas Kunce… 3.8%
4. Billy Long… 0%
5. Mark McCloskey… 0%
6. Dave Schatz… 38.5%
7. Eric Schmitt… 15.4%
8. Trudy Busch Valentine… 26.9%
Sample of Comments
· Schatz would be the best. Which is possibly why he doesn’t stand much of a chance.
· If Eric Schmitt was the same or similar Schmitt who served in the state senate I would say him…but Schatz is the best pro-business, level headed leader who would be most like statesmen Roy Blunt and Kit Bond.
· [Kunce] Without question the best on policy and ability to relate to common problems of Missourians. If he was pro life he would win.
· If Schmitt can find his way back to being a moderate, his disposition and background are best suited to succeed in US Senate.
· [Schatz] Self-made, normal, relatable, kind.
· Lincoln Hough if he was running would be the best.
· Picking [Valentine] because I think the rest are terrible.
· Greitens is insane but seeing him fight the Litec industry and Hawley may be the best thing for the state.
· I chose Eric Schmitt with the hope that he's sunk to his lowest level to appease the R base and will get back to his more level-headed self if elected.
Who Won the Week?
Tracy King – Headed to AT&T where she’ll be Regional Vice President of External Affairs.
Tricia Workman, Kate Casas, and Becky Lohmann – the lobbyists driving the charter equity funding legislation which passed the Senate this week.
Scott Swain, Jeremy LaFaver, and Jeff Smith – the extra lobbyists the charter team brought on to focus on some Dems and some rural legislators.
Cody Smith – Quickly pushed through his $1 billion tax credit through the House.
Adam Schwardon – Reportedly the author of the Cody Cash meme circulating the capitol.
Find a downloadable version of Who Won the Week here.
$5K+ Contributions
HBS MO State PAC - $20,000 from Altria Client Services.
JanePAC - $10,000 from St Louis County Police Association PAC.
Birthdays
Happy birthdays to Gina Walsh and Jeff Pogue.
Sunday: Brian Munzlinger.