Tuesday, July 31, 2012
A Patch panel of party insiders from the local and state level believes the presumptive Presidential nominee will carry Missouri in November.
If the presidential election were held today, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney would carry the state of Missouri. That's according to a recent survey of GOP party insiders assembled as part of Patch's ongoing "Red Arch" project. Previous Red Arch Survey Coverage: Of those surveyed, 57.1 percent said they strongly agreed with the statement, while 38.1 percent somewhat agreed. One respondent somewhat disagreed (2.4 percent) while another was neutral on the question. The survey reflects the general evolution of Missouri Republicans as it pertains to the likely nominee. Former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Rick Santorum won Missouri's non-binding primary, and Romney had to work until June to cement a majority of the state's convention …
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Even if the state's presidential primary had carried delegate weight, would Mitt Romney's defacto hold of the GOP nomination be any different now?
Missouri politics may be the best arena to ask “what if?” For instance, what if Republican Matt Blunt had decided to run for re-election in 2008? Would he have defeated then-Attorney General Jay Nixon? Or would he have been swept under the relative Democratic rug that year? And what if Chris Koster had decided to run for attorney general as a Republican? Would he have emerged victorious out of a GOP primary or would have been defeated by more conservative candidates? Political prognosticators can only dream. But a more recent version of that fun and exciting exercise comes about with Missouri’s presidential caucuses. After the legislature failed to move the primary date to March, Republicans in the state had to go through with a non-…
Friday, March 23, 2012
The St. Charles County caucuses sparked nationwide coverage, while Oakville's remained calm.
Missouri’s first round of caucuses are now over, leaving behind a virtual trail of tranquility and chaos. Chaos was the case in St. Peters, where the St. Charles County Republican Caucus ended without any delegates being allocated. The confrontational event became a national story, resulting in stories both on CNN and in the New York Times. Wentzville Patch ran a two-part series on what exactly happened at the event. Because of that and other examples of confusion detailed in the national and local media, the GOP caucuses were generally perceived of being chaotic and unorganized. Former Sen. Jim Talent (R-MO) appeared on KSDK on Sunday, and described the process in a rather negative light. Oakville's caucus, where Rick Santorum received …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The presidential hopeful gained the most delegates at Saturday's caucus.
Four years ago, 32 people attended the Oakville Republican Township caucus. This year, a record 92 voters came out to discuss which delegates and candidates should represent the township at the state and congressional district conventions. Committeeman Kurt Witzel said it was the first time in 16 years there’s been a caucus like this one. The caucus was held at Oakville Elementary School Saturday morning. In the past, the Missouri primaries have been before the caucus, and delegates would follow whoever won. “The only thing the caucuses really determined was who would go to the state and national convention,” Witzel said. But the Feb. 7 primary in Missouri was non-binding, leading political analysts to call it a beauty pageant. Santorum …
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Today's Patch conversation starter keys off the recent flurry of attention some of the GOP candidates are finally giving to Missouri.
Missouri has largely been left out of the spotlight in this year's run for the Republican presidential nomination, but we've had a few flashes of relevance in recent weeks. Rick Santorum, who casts himself as the conservative alternative to frontrunner Mitt Romney, visited the St. Charles Convention Center on the night of his win in the non-binding GOP primary in Missouri. Over the weekend, Ron Paul visited Lindenwood University for a rally in front of 3,000 supporters. And today, Mitt Romney is making his first campaign appearance in the state, just ahead of the GOP caucuses that will be occuring in fits-and-starts, but focused on Saturday, in the state. He'll appear for a campaign stop at Kirkwood Park for an outdoor "Town Hall" meeting …
Friday, February 17, 2012
Plus, filing dates for Congressional races might be moved back and Steelman gets on the air.
The word “non-binding” was thrown around often when either previewing or analyzing Missouri’s GOP primary. And with good reason: The real battle for delegates will take place at the party’s March caucuses. Although former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum easily won Missouri's Republican primary, it doesn't necessarily ensure that he'll get the Show Me State's delegates. Santorum's primary victory – along with wins in the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses – helped revive the former Pennsylvania senator’s campaign against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. The delegate situation will be decided at the Missouri Republican Party's caucuses, beginning in March. It's a complicated process that involves participation at the county, congressional and …
Friday, February 10, 2012
Plus: Santorum surges, while Martin and Koster make news for different reasons.
Campaigns these days can no longer just rely on advertisements and direct mail to deliver a message. They also need to have a quick-fire presence on the web. That aforementioned statement is not necessarily revolutionary. Campaigns have utilized the internet as both a messaging tool and an opposition research mechanism for more than a decade. But with more and more people getting information about politics and politicians through the web, the demand is high for manpower to update Twitter pages, fill Facebook pages, manage e-mail lists and organize YouTube videos. For instance, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) announced – via Twitter of course – that Blue State Digital’s Alex Kellner would be joining her re-election campaign as a digital …
Friday, January 6, 2012
Also, hear reactions to Iowa caucuses from local politicos and Brunner's dismissal of recess appointments.
Every so often, Gov. Jay Nixon taps some notable names to fill the nearly endless stream of posts in state government. Wednesday was no exception, as the Democratic governor picked several familiar faces from the St. Louis metro area for appointments. For example, Nixon appointed Crestwood resident Jim Avery to fill a slot for the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. Avery, who served as a state representative for Crestwood and Sunset Hills in the 2000s, previously was the chairman of the state board of mediation. According to the governor's office, Avery will review administrative appeals of workers' compensation awards, unemployment compensation, crime victims' compensation and tort victims' compensation cases. His appointment will…
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4:18 pm on Saturday, August 25, 2012
Sonny: Really, You understand everything about what the Republican Romney wants to do and how deceitful he might be. BUT, you don't understand what the Democratic Party wants to do to fix this country problems. Question!-- What could possibly be in Romney 2011 tax return that will MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER? I doubt YOU would really know the terms, Passive income, Alternative minimum taxes, Capital … more ›