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STLEnginerd wrote: ↑

Sep 22, 2023

symphonicpoet wrote: ↑

Sep 22, 2023

^Amen. I'm not concerned with the age of the candidate any more than I am their gender, ethnicity, or religious practices. I care about their policies, and this is pretty much all.

I would argue you should care about their ethics first, ideology second, and effectiveness third.  Everything else, not at all.

STLEnginerd wrote: ↑

Sep 22, 2023

symphonicpoet wrote: ↑

Sep 22, 2023

^Amen. I'm not concerned with the age of the candidate any more than I am their gender, ethnicity, or religious practices. I care about their policies, and this is pretty much all.

I would argue you should care about their ethics first, ideology second, and effectiveness third.  Everything else, not at all.

The poll, commissioned by SLU/YouGov, found that only 9.5 percent of likely voters in Missouri opted for "Missour-uh" instead of "Missour-ee."

Even the pollsters were surprised. MISSOURI NEWS

Fewer Than 10 Percent of Missouri Voters Say 'Missour-uh,' Poll Finds

More politicians than actual voters may be using the down-home pronunciation at this point
By Sarah Fenske on Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 8:44 am
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There's increasingly just one way to say it: Missour-ee.
Memo to Josh Hawley: Next time you're pretending you're one of us, no need to slip into the "Missour-uh" pronunciation. After all, a new poll shows only a small percentage of locals do.
The poll, commissioned by SLU/YouGov, found that only 9.5 percent of likely voters in Missouri opted for "Missour-uh" instead of "Missour-ee."
Even the pollsters were surprised.
“After growing up in Missouri, I was surprised so few Missouri voters used the Missour-uh pronunciation,” Steven Rogers, SLU/YouGov Poll director and associate professor of political science at Saint Louis University, said in a press release. “Using Missour-uh appears to be partly generational. Sixteen percent of voters who are 65 years old or older said Missour-uh, but only 3 percent of voters below the age of 29 said Missour-uh.”
"Missouri-uh" — or, as we've long spelt it at the RFT, "Missourah" — has long been associated with the state's rural politicians, and the poll found that 15 percent of voters in northwest Missouri used that pronunciation. Surprisingly, though, 6 percent of St. Louis voters did as well. The use is also associated with conservative voters, perhaps because Republicans now dominate rural Missouri. And, indeed, the poll found that “very conservative” or “conservative” voters were approximately 4.5 percent more likely to say Missour-uh than “very liberal” or “liberal voters."

Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher is facing calls for his resignation from his fellow Republicans after it was revealed Monday that he filed false expense reports with the legislature to be personally reimbursed for travel already paid for by his campaign.
Plocher, a Republican from Des Peres, chalked up the situation to “administrative errors,” vowing to review all of his expenses and reimburse any money he was wrongly paid over the years. He began writing checks to the House last week.
“Missourians deserve complete transparency and accountability from their elected representatives, which I’ve delivered and will continue to deliver as speaker,” Plocher said in a statement posted on social media.
A day after The Independent’s story about Plocher’s expense reports, prominent Republicans began calling for a formal inquiry — and suggesting it could cost Plocher his job. 
“The allegations against the speaker of the House are significant and serious,” Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a GOP candidate for governor, posted on social media. “I call on the legislature to swiftly investigate and, if proven, to take action to protect the integrity of the House of Representatives and the people’s money.”
Will Scharf, a Republican candidate for attorney general, was the first to speak up Tuesday, posting on social media that the allegations against Plocher of “unethical double dipping should be deeply troubling to all Missourians who care about cleaning up Jefferson City.” 
Scharf donated to Plocher’s campaign last year, chipping in two donations totaling $1,500.
“Speaker Plocher owes Missouri taxpayers an explanation,” Scharf said, “and if he can’t provide one he should resign.”
State Sen. Bill Eigel, a Weldon Spring Republican and candidate for governor, said in an emailed statement that when people say “throw the bums out” they are “thinking about politicians like Dean Plocher.”

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell said Monday he is ending his campaign for U.S. Senate, and will instead challenge U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in next year’s Democratic primary in the 1st Congressional District. “With the world in a dangerous place, we need steady and effective leadership,” Bell said. “And we’re not getting it.”
Bell said he decided to switch races at the urging of Democrats who said “we need you in Washington, but St. Louis needs you in the House of Representatives.”
Bell made his surprise announcement at a press conference Monday morning at The SoulFisher Ministries, a Normandy-based nonprofit.

The contest will pit two veterans of the Ferguson unrest in 2014 against each other: Bush was an activist who helped lead protests; and Bell was elected to the Ferguson city council in 2015. Bush’s campaign did not respond to requests for comment on Bell’s candidacy.

The 1st Congressional District, which includes all of St. Louis and much of north St. Louis County, is solidly Democratic and about 50% African American. A Republican hasn’t represented the district in more than 50 years.  Bell’s withdrawal from a four-person Democratic primary, which will pick a challenger to Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, is a move that has been frequently discussed recently in political circles — but not necessarily predicted to actually happen.

The talk of challenging Bush — a high-profile member of a group of progressive Democrats nicknamed “The Squad” — began picking up steam in early 2023, when questions about her campaign management surfaced.
In April, ethics complaints were filed after Bush’s campaign continued to employ Cortney Merritts III as a security specialist after he and Bush were married in February. One of the complaints was dismissed last week by the Office of Congressional Ethics, Bush’s office said.

Also, recent campaign reports show that the Bush campaign is cash-strapped and running in the red — in debt about $130,000, with less than $20,000 in cash on hand.

airforceguy1 wrote:Wesley Bell has decided to challenge Cori Bush for the 1st District Congressional seat.

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell said Monday he is ending his campaign for U.S. Senate, and will instead challenge U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in next year’s Democratic primary in the 1st Congressional District. “With the world in a dangerous place, we need steady and effective leadership,” Bell said. “And we’re not getting it.”
Bell said he decided to switch races at the urging of Democrats who said “we need you in Washington, but St. Louis needs you in the House of Representatives.”
Bell made his surprise announcement at a press conference Monday morning at The SoulFisher Ministries, a Normandy-based nonprofit.

The contest will pit two veterans of the Ferguson unrest in 2014 against each other: Bush was an activist who helped lead protests; and Bell was elected to the Ferguson city council in 2015. Bush’s campaign did not respond to requests for comment on Bell’s candidacy.

The 1st Congressional District, which includes all of St. Louis and much of north St. Louis County, is solidly Democratic and about 50% African American. A Republican hasn’t represented the district in more than 50 years.  Bell’s withdrawal from a four-person Democratic primary, which will pick a challenger to Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, is a move that has been frequently discussed recently in political circles — but not necessarily predicted to actually happen.

The talk of challenging Bush — a high-profile member of a group of progressive Democrats nicknamed “The Squad” — began picking up steam in early 2023, when questions about her campaign management surfaced.
In April, ethics complaints were filed after Bush’s campaign continued to employ Cortney Merritts III as a security specialist after he and Bush were married in February. One of the complaints was dismissed last week by the Office of Congressional Ethics, Bush’s office said.

Also, recent campaign reports show that the Bush campaign is cash-strapped and running in the red — in debt about $130,000, with less than $20,000 in cash on hand.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/column/joe-holleman/wesley-bell-to-challenge-cori-bush-for-1st-congressional-district-seat/article_ac3760ce-772b-11ee-a926-dfb64617dd76.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

MarkHaversham wrote:Disgusting, I'll never vote for Wesley Bell again. Disappointed that he's pro-apartheid and pro-genocide.

framer wrote:I'm thrilled to see Bell go against Bush. Looking forward to giving him my vote. Only caveat is that he's done a great job as Prosecutor; it would be a shame to see him leave that position. I'm also slightly worried about his apparent wishy-washiness as regards to his own career path.  

Debaliviere91 wrote: ↑

Oct 31, 2023

MarkHaversham wrote:Disgusting, I'll never vote for Wesley Bell again. Disappointed that he's pro-apartheid and pro-genocide.

Of course WB has never stated he’s “pro-apartheid and pro genocide”. I’m sure nearly all of us here understand that.

Anyway, I’m more concerned to hear what his ambitions are for the 1st district than his foreign policy.