THE 100 REPORT
Parson Goes Viral For “Hacking” Claims
Governor Parson quickly became one of the hottest topics on twitter after claiming the MO Department of Education’s website was “hacked” yesterday. In reality, a Missouri reporter noticed that the source code of the department’s website showed the social security numbers for teachers across the state—accessible to anyone with little more effort than a right-click of their mouse. The reporter notified the Governor’s office so they would take the website down or fix the problem prior to the release of their story. The Governor’s office vowed an investigation (that could cost $50 million by their own estimates) and turned the reporter over to the Cole County Prosecutor's office. Memes and witty tweets quickly took Parson to task for his lack of knowledge when it comes to technology.
Fitzpatrick Garners Sinquefield Support
Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield are among the hosts for an October 25th fundraiser for Scott Fitzpatrick at the home of Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe. Other notable GOP names are Tony Feather and Pat Thomas. Fitzpatrick is locking down valuable allies in his bid for Auditor with hopes of ending the primary before filing even occurs.
Rumormill On Redistricting
Here’s where things currently stand on congressional redistricting according to those with knowledge of the current conversation.
• Republicans have reached a consensus that a 6-2 (status quo: 6 Republican districts and 2 Democratic districts) makes the most sense. Pushing for a 7-1 map could endanger their efforts via potential legal challenges in the courts.
• Republicans are looking for ways to make Rep. Cori Bush’s district more attractive to a democrat from the county hoping they can make her vulnerable to a primary challenge.
• CD2, the Ann Wagner District, will be fortified with Republicans making it unwinnable for Democrats in the future.
• Governor Mike Parson is resisting calls for a special session to tackle the maps meaning we most likely won’t see the final districts until late January or early February. Filing for office typically starts Mid-February…
Greitens Polling Numbers Quickly Called Into Question
Eric Greitens released internal polling numbers that showed him up by 19 points amongst his competitors. The numbers were quickly called into question for two main reasons. 1) While he contributes the poll to “trump’s pollster”, Greitens paid for the poll to be done meaning his team wrote the questions and determined how and who would be surveyed. 2) If the poll is accurate, the last poll Greitens released from his campaign showed him with a 37 point lead meaning he has dropped nearly 20 points already. That’s a huge and rapid decline. Some are speculating the poll was released to help change a narrative for a bad fundraising quarter. Greitens hasn’t reported his cash raised yet, but those numbers are due by all candidates today.
Americans For Prosperity Hosts “Rally Against Socialism” This Weekend
This Saturday, October 16th, at 1pm in Washington, MO (211 High Street) there is a Rally against Socialism hosted by AFP. Speakers include Congressman Jason Smith and candidate for state senate Ben Brown.
Biden Signs Bill To Raise Debt Ceiling
President Biden on Thursday signed a bill raising the debt ceiling, averting a default for at least another month. The House interrupted its scheduled recess and voted earlier in the day to raise the debt limit into December, when lawmakers will again have to raise the ceiling to avoid catastrophic economic consequences. Biden administration officials had warned the nation would default if the debt limit was not raised by Oct. 18, potentially pushing the economy back into a recession after months of steady gains amid the coronavirus pandemic. The House previously passed legislation twice in the last few weeks to suspend the debt limit into December 2022, first as part of a government funding bill and later as a stand-alone measure. The Senate last week passed a short-term debt ceiling extension in a party line, 50-48 vote, though 11 Republicans joined with Democrats to get the required 60 votes to overcome the legislative filibuster. The Senate vote followed a standoff between Democrats and Republicans over raising the debt limit. The White House and congressional Democrats insisted for weeks the act should be bipartisan as it had been for years, and they argued doing so now was not about covering spending from Biden's agenda.
US Rejoins Controversial UN Human Rights Council
The United States is officially a member of the controversial United Nations Human Rights Council again, reversing former President Donald Trump's withdrawal three years ago. The US was elected on Thursday in an uncontested ballot of member countries by the UN General Assembly. President Joe Biden had said he would return the US to the Geneva-based organization. Cameroon, Eritrea and the United Arab Emirates also joined the Human Rights Council on Thursday despite concerns over their own domestic records voiced by human rights organizations. The US got 168 votes, a slight drop from what other countries received to get three-year terms. The UN Human Rights Council describes itself as "an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe and for addressing situations of human rights violations and make recommendations on them." Biden on Thursday applauded the US' election to the council, saying in a statement, "I am grateful for the support of nations from around the world for our campaign, and I look forward to the United States once more being a constructive voice that works to help push the Human Rights Council to live up to its mandate and to protect the values we hold dear for all people."
Biden Down To 36%, 'Sinking Like The Titanic'
President Joe Biden’s crashing polling numbers appear to have no end as he fumbles with the border crisis, a 13-year high in inflation, and the threat of empty toy shelves on Christmas Eve. In a new Zogby Poll just provided to Secrets, the first-year president has hit another job performance low, 36.4%.“Our latest polling shows President Biden with a 36% positive job performance rating (excellent-15% and good-21% combined), while his negative rating is 61% (fair-19% and poor-42% combined),” pollster Jonathan Zogby of Zogby Analytics told us. Worst of all, women are abandoning the president, followed by independents — voters critical to helping lobby for his $3.5 trillion tax-and-spending plan and $1.2 trillion infrastructure program.“Women voters are abandoning ship. Biden needs to improve his polling numbers with women or Democratic leaders risk losing the 2022 midterm election,” said Zogby. Zogby said that the problem for Biden is that he appears unable to get his agenda through Congress as the economy is sinking and other critical issues, such as the border crisis, crash in. “Voters can't help but wonder why the Biden administration keeps sweeping these issues under the rug and declaring them ‘transitory.’ Democratic leaders cannot even come to consensus within their own ranks,” Zogby said in his analysis.