December 2011
19 posts
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 30: POLITICO Dec....
311 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 220 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
DECEMBER RANKINGS — POLITICO’s Dave Catanese says Nixon won December, and the Senate race is a draw:
— #MOGov: “With Peter Kinder officially out, Democrats wasted no time retraining their fire on Republican Dave Spence. Their favorite target: $40 million in bailout money his bank received through TARP that wasn’t paid...
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 29: Talent stumps in Iowa…...
312 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 221 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
DAYS TILL IOWA — ‘Romney in striking distance of Iowa win,’ POLITICO: “Even as he tried to keep talk about his prospects in check Tuesday, a slew of public and private polling and anecdotal evidence on the ground suggests that [Mitt] Romney is within striking distance of a first-place finish in Iowa — especially as Ron Paul’s...
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 28: Nelson backout...
313 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 222 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
SENATE CONTROL — Nelson exit gives Dems bleak outlook,’ Dave Catanese: “The odds of Democrats clinging to control of the Senate just got that much steeper. Sen. Ben Nelson’s retirement deals a mental and mathematical blow to a party already struggling to maintain its tenuous four-seat majority. … The DSCC and Democratic-aligned...
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 27: ‘NO STANDOUTS’ in...
314 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 223 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
PRIMARY CHALLENGE — ‘Recruiting tightens race for control of Senate,’ by Susan Crabtree in The Washington Times: “Republicans must pick up just three or four seats to retake the chamber, depending on who wins the presidency, and the economy and President Obama’s sagging poll numbers aren’t likely to do Democrats any favors on...
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 26: LESS NTL ADS IN MO?…...
315 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 224 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
BACK TO IT — Welcome back from your Christmas break. In just over a week, the General Assembly is back in session, and it will officially be 2012. Hope you had a good Christmas break.
AD WARS — ‘Red Missouri may lose advertising green in presidential race,’ KC Star: “Missouri television viewers accustomed to enduring...
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 23: Mo. troops home for...
TWO DAYS UTNIL CHRISTMAS… 319 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 228 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS — ‘Adjutant General welcomes last troops from Iraq,’ MissouriNet: “The last Missouri National Guard members have returned to the state as part of the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Iraq. Major General Stephen Danner says the 23 members of the 139th Airlift Wing of the Air National...
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 22: Advice for Carnahan…...
320 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 229 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS RUSS CARNAHAN RUNNING — Former Carnahan primary opponent (and State Sen. and MO. political observer) Jeff Smith says he thinks Carnahan should primary Lacy Clay and run in the first congressional district. Smith thinks the race could have racial undertones, but would be the best shot for Carnahan, seeing...
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 21: 2012 #MOLeg...
320 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 229 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
FIRST IN POLITICMO RUNDOWN — 2012 LEGISLATING: Lawmakers met over the weekend in Jeff City, and leadership presented rank and file members with this year’s legislative agenda entitled “Blueprint for Missouri.” Leader Tim Jones described the four pillared proposal on Twitter, regarding taxes, the economy, education, and social...
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 19: MOGOP blasts...
322 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 231 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
MOSEN — ‘MISSOURI GOP HITS MCCASKILL ON EARMARKS,’ POLITICO Exclusive: “The Missouri Republican Party is launching their second ‘Chameleon Claire’ web video this morning. The focus of the 53-second video is ‘McCaskill’s flip-flop on earmarks.’ Senate candidate John Brunner hit on this same theme last week. Watch:...
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 16: Catanese calls...
WHAT TEAM MCCASKILL IS READING — ‘Dems may cling to Senate majority,’ Dave Catanese in POLITICO: “Democrats have a heavy lift ahead in the Senate: They’re playing defense in two-thirds of next year’s races. Republicans are well positioned to flip at least two seats. The struggling economy could make President Barack Obama a down-ballot drag even in Democratic-leaning states. Yet despite the...
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 15: Still: Do finance...
326 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 235 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
FIRST IN RUNDOWN — Rep. Mary Still, in an email to colleagues yesterday, said she plans to pursue legislation to limit campaign contribution to state candidates. According to her note to legislators, obtained by PoliticMo, her legislation will limit contributions to $2,000 for statewide candidates, $1,000 for state senate...
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 14: BLUNT’S RISE… Mo....
327 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 236 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
BLUNT RISES TO LEADERSHIP — Less than a year after taking office in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Roy Blunt rose to leadership yesterday in a 25-22 vote over Sen. Ron Johnson: “The fight for the seat was framed as a battle between the establishment and Tea Party wings of the Republican party. Monday, Johnson announced a list of public...
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 11: Blunt leadership...
329 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 337 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
BLUNT ELECTION TOMORROW — U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is up for election tomorrow, as he seeks the number five leadership seat in the Senate. Conservatives are framing the election as “the most important fight for conservatives in America,” as put by RedState’s Eric Erickson. The problem? It is ‘The Hot Race Nobody Is Talking About,’...
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 9: Kander to push ethics...
332 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 240 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
FIRST IN RUNDOWN — 2012 LEGISLATING— State Rep. Jason Kander, D-Kansas City, preparing for his Secretary of State bid, plans to file new ethics reform legislation on Tuesday afternoon. In an email to members, he invited Democrats and Republicans to stop by his office and cosign the legislation.
— From his email to...
PoliticMo Rundown, Dec. 8: Talent ‘reluctantly’...
333 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 241 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
DRIVING JIM TALENT’S DAY — ‘Romney readies mammoth organization for long haul,’ AP: “Mitt Romney has a not-so-secret weapon against Newt Gingrich. The former Massachusetts governor has built a mammoth political machine unrivaled in the GOP field, a campaign that’s well entrenched in the four states to vote in January -...
PoliticMo Rundown, DEC. 6: McCaskill pushes...
334 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 242 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
DEMS BLAST SPENCE ON BAILOUT, AGAIN — Gubernatorial candidate Dave Spence went on Mark Reardon’s KMOX show Tuesday, where he said, “I’m sure there are those instances where people are looking for handouts, we never did.” The Missouri Democratic Party, pointing to Spence having served on a bank that received $42 million in bailout...
PoliticMo Rundown, DEC. 5: NIXON MAMTEK PAUSE…...
336 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 244 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
OVER THE WEEKEND — The News-Leader ran two interesting #MOSen pieces over the weekend that we wanted to make sure you saw:
— ‘GOP hopefuls in Missouri Senate race keeping low profiles,’ Gannett’s Washington desk: “The Republican field vying to unseat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill looks extremely formidable, at least...
PoliticMo Rundown, DEC. 2: McNary, Diehl, Stream...
339 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 247 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
BREAKING THIS A.M. — POLITICO: “The unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent in November from 9 percent, the Labor Department reported Friday. The country added 120,000 jobs, a figure that was in line with expectations.”
— Nate Silver (@FiveThirtyEight): “September job gains revised upward to +210K. It’s not a home...
PoliticMo Rundown, DEC. 1: Redistricting deets…...
340 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY… 248 DAYS UNTIL THE AUGUST PRIMARY
REDISTRICTING FALLOUT — ‘Commission releases new state legislative maps,’ PoliticMo: “According to the Missouri Appellate Apportionment Commission’s findings, State House and Senate districts grew by more than 7.4 percent. The new lines will take effect for next year’s elections. … The commission started its work in September,...