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2012, campaign finance, contraception, Dave Spence, governor, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, polling
A republican candidate for governor of Missouri pandering to the 27% today, via Twitter:
Dave Spence @spenceformo
Gov. Nixon fails to protect Religious Liberty. Is this right for Missouri? Sound-off here and RT our Poll! #MOGOV [….] 11:42 AM – 21 Feb 12
At Dave Spence’s (r) campaign web site: “Governor Nixon opposes rules that protect Religious Liberty from Obamacare. Do you support this?”
Uh, quite probably:
February 14, 2012 6:30 PM
Poll: Most back mandating contraception coverage….According to a survey, conducted between Feb. 8-13, 61 percent of Americans support federally-mandated contraception coverage for religiously-affiliated employers; 31 percent oppose such coverage.
The number is similar among self-professed Catholics surveyed: 61 percent said they support the requirement, while 32 percent oppose it….
Dave Spence can’t think he’s appealing to Independents or Democrats. But that appears to be a problem for many republican candidates:
….q41 Do you think the Republican presidential candidates have been mostly talking about issues that matter to all Americans, or mostly talking about issues that mainly matter just to Republicans?
** REGISTERED VOTERS **
*** Party ID ***Matter to all Americans
Total – 33%
Rep – 61%
Dem – 14%
Ind – 28%Mainly to Republicans
Total – 58%
Rep – 29%
Dem – 78%
Ind – 62%DK/NA
Total – 9%
Rep – 10%
Dem – 8%
Ind – 10%
[emphasis added]
Distraction by wedge issue is a feature, not a bug.
Why they fight, today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C111205 02/21/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR Patrick Heath 704 Havenwood Ct. St Louis MO 63122 ALMCO Sales 2/21/2012 $1,000.00
C111205 02/21/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR Tracy Hart 56 Hill Dr. Glendale MO 63122 Tarlton Contractor 2/21/2012 $1,000.00
C111205 02/21/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR Parker Condie Jr 8 Colonial Hills Dr. St Louis MO 63141 Coin Acceptors Executive 2/21/2012 $2,500.00
C111205 02/21/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR Chemline Inc. 5151 Natural Bridge St Louis MO 63115 2/21/2012 $5,000.00
They can’t care about contraception, can they?
On top of the baseline stupidity of the question, it’s also poorly worded and vague. “Do you support this?” Is “this” referring to Jay Nixon’s actions or to the “rules that protect Religious Liberty from Obamacare?”