Rex Hearts Trent

Mega-GOP donor Rex Sinquefield will be hosting a fundraiser for Rep. Curtis Trent.  The event will be at Sinquefield’s home later this month, and includes special guests Minority Leader Rob Vescovo and Budget Chair Cody Smith.

Faleti Forms Committee for SOS

Yinka Faleti has taken the first formal step toward running for secretary of state, by forming a candidate committee. 

·         He’s an attorney.

·         A West Point graduate.

·         And the former executive director of Forward Through Ferguson.

MOScout Poll: Impeachment

The MOScout Weekly Poll looked at impeachment this week.  Conducted October 2-3. 1,687 likely 2020 General Election voters. Margin of Error is +/-2.4%.

Q1: Do you support impeaching President Donald Trump?

Yes: 42%

No: 54%

Not sure: 4%

Springfield for Medicaid Expansion

Springfield News Leader reports that “the Springfield City Council is set to ask the Missouri legislature to pass Medicaid expansion.”

What It Means

As acknowledged in the article, there’s no one who really expects the Missouri legislature to expand Medicaid.  However this does bode well for the expansion coalition….

Parson Hearts Cole

David Cole is having a fundraiser tonight at the Ledgewood County Club.   Governor Mike Parson is special-guesting the affair.  As is now common, the invitation notes the campaign contribution limits for Cole’s candidate committee, but also directs larger checks to be made out to an independent PAC.  That’s 29th Senate District Leadership PAC in this case.

Any Issues This Cycle Besides Trump?

As Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden unveils his “gun plan” today, one wonders whether any such specific issues will matter in this election cycle.  It may just be a referendum on Trump and everything else is just window dressing.

Trump, Trump, Trump

As the impeachment inquiry suddenly seems to have sprung a few new lines of investigation, its impact is becoming less predictable.

·         One MOScouter reminds me that there can be “tipping points” in these things.  As much as sides seem calcified, the accumulation of revelations can lead to a sudden swing in sentiment.