Missouri Poll:
Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens remains ahead of the pack in the GOP primary field to replace fellow Republican and retiring Sen. Roy Blunt, according to a new internal campaign poll.
Greitens leads the field with 36% of support from likely Republican voters. State Attorney General Eric Schmitt is his closest rival, garnering 17% of the likely vote, with 25% of those polled still undecided ahead of Election Day 2022.
- Greitens up double digits in Missouri GOP Senate primary, aided by opposition to McConnell, poll (Just The News)
Meanwhile, The Missouri Times reported on a poll from the Remington Research Group. Here’s the outcome of that poll
Eric Schmitt – 28 percent
Eric Greitens – 27 percent
Vicky Hartzler – 17 percent
Billy Long – 8 percent
Mark McCloskey – 5 percent
- Schmitt leads GOP field in Senate race in latest poll (The Missouri Times)
China:
Jen Psaki faced backlash on Monday afternoon after saying that the Biden administration welcomed “stiff competition” from communist China in response to a question about China obtaining advanced nuclear-capable weapons systems.
- Psaki Faces Backlash Over ‘Welcoming Stiff Competition’ Remark About China’s Top Nuke-Capable Weapons (The Daily Wire)
Supply Chain:
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s claimed that the U.S. supply chain was only strained because President Biden was successful in guiding the country out of a recession.
- Buttigieg under fire for claiming supply chain crisis is due to Biden guiding country out of recession (Fox News)
- Buttigieg: Supply Chain Problems Exist Because Biden Guided U.S. Out of Recession (Breitbart)
Health Dashboard:
There’s a new dashboard you need to know about. The Missouri Hospital Association’s new “Health Equity Dashboards” narrow down Missouri health disparities by counties and even zip codes.
Katie From Russia:
Our weekend producer, Katie from Russia, joins Nick Reed this morning. Katie is about to graduate from Drury University and is currently working on her final project. Her final project is a podcast called “The American Dream Podcast.”
- You can follow her project on Facebook
- You can also listen to her podcast on Spotify and SoundCloud.
President Trump:
Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday against the National Archives to keep his records private, citing executive privilege.
Nick also shares a piece from PJ media about times that the Obama Administration fought subpoenas.
Former Trump administration Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Monday on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time” that former Secretary of State Colin Powell died because some Americans were not vaccinated.
Discrimination:
A student at Oberlin College in Ohio described being “scared” and “angry” after the school announced a work crew would be installing radiators in a “safe space” dormitory for women and trans students, explaining the crew would likely be “cisgender men.”
Removing Statues:
The New York City Public Design Commission voted unanimously to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States, from the New York City Council’s chambers at City Hall.
