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Hillary Shields (D)

07 Tuesday Nov 2017

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A great candidate with an efficient grassroots campaign.

Hillary Shields (D) – November 7, 2017

The results:

State of Missouri – Special – State Senate District 8 – November 7, 2017
Unofficial Results
as of 11/7/2017 9:40:30 PM

State Senator – District 8 – unexpired
70 of 70 Precincts Reported
Mike Cierpiot Republican 12,851 50.345%
Hillary Shields Democratic 10,869 42.580%
Jacob Turk Independent 1,806 7.075%
Total Votes: 25,526

We heard a number between $700,000.00 and $1,000,000.00 tossed around for the total expenditures in support of Mike Cierpiot’s (r) campaign in this special election. There were enough of those incessant television commercials in the Kansas City media market to make one believe those numbers. If that’s truly the case, it’s somewhere between $54.00 and $77.00 per vote. Somebody got their money’s worth.

Gee, they should have just taken everyone out to dinner at a really nice Lee’s Summit restaurant.

We heard that Hillary Shield’s campaign raised and spent somewhere north of $100,000.00. That would be approximately $9.20 per vote. We’re talking working people fare here.

It looks like they’ll meet again in 2018:

Stephen Webber‏ @s_webber
.@ShieldsForMO is a classy, hardworking person. She ran a heck of a race, and she’s going to run again in 2018!
[….]
9:42 PM – 7 Nov 2017

2018 will not be 2014, 2016, nor 2017.

Hillary Shields (D) in the 8th Senate District: Sunday field operation – a few words from Jason Kander (D)

05 Sunday Nov 2017

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This morning in Lee’s Summit over fifty individuals showed up at the start of a full day of phone banking, literature drops, and canvassing for Hillary Shields, the Democratic Party candidate in the 8th Senate District special election.

Hillary Shields, the Democratic Party candidate in the 8th Senate District special election.

Former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander spoke to morning campaign volunteers before they set out to cover their assigned door to door turf.

Former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander (D).

Jason Kander (D): ….I really appreciate all of you being out here for Hillary…

….You know, the reason they’re doing it [negative ads] is they’re scared. You’ve got ’em scared. [cheers, applause] For a really, for a really good reason. Um, you know, I’m, after this I gotta go do some get out the vote stuff up in Virginia today. I’ve been, sure [applause], to tell you that I have now, in twenty-seventeen, spoken to Democratic groups in thirty states. And I’ve, I’ve seen just like the incredible momentum that’s out there. So, I tell you that to tell you that, um, you’re here because you’re excited about Hillary and that’s awesome… But, what I want you to know is like this is not an isolated incident, right? What’s exciting about this is that I, like I know that when you wake up every day if you, if you aren’t actively involved the way all of us are it can be very frustrating because then it feels like every morning is November ninth, right? But, instead, if you’re actively fighting back the way all of you are you’re really part of something pretty great.

[….]

Who was I talking to? Raise your hand, maybe there’s more than just one of you who’s just gotten involved this year. Um, well, yeah. [laughter] Alright, look, but that’ cool. Like, how cool is that? A whole bunch of people out here plus the candidate. This is real, what’s happening in the country.

Some of you have heard me tell this story – a couple months ago I was in Tennessee and a woman picked me up and she was driving me around to different Democratic events where I was speaking for the Tennessee Democratic Party. And her name was Dawn. At every event we went to it was like, remember when Norm would walk into Cheers? [laughter] Norm! It was like that. Dawn! Everybody knew Dawn. She was the ace number one MVP volunteer, it seemed to me, of the Tennessee Democratic Party. So she goes to, she goes to drop me off at the airport later that day ’cause I’m gonna come back to Kansas City and I asked her, I said, ‘Dawn, how many years have you been volunteering with the Tennessee Democratic Party?’ She said, ‘Honey, years?’ She said, ‘I started volunteering on January twentieth, twenty-seventeen.’ [laughter]

And I have, I mean, I’ve just seen that so many places. And, and it’s so appropriate that now you have a candidate who really got involved this year. And I think I about to be a state senator [cheers, applause].

[….]

But what always happened was the same thing, ’cause I would hit that hill, look at my watch and so, ‘Okay, you got it.’ And then I would have this rush of adrenaline and I would sprint like the last quarter mile, right? And I always thought of that ’cause people in campaigns would always say to me, and they’ve probably said this to you a million times, they always say, ‘You know, it’s a marathon, not a sprint.’ Like whenever you look tired, they would say that. And I’d always say, ‘But if I sprint the whole marathon I’m probably gonna win.’ [laughter]

And so, you know, you’ve been through this. It’s been, it’s been a marathon, it’s been, you know, now you’re at the last hill. And the thing is like now you are the adrenaline rush. Like now you are the adrenaline rush for her as she starts to sprint. So that’s what you’ve got to do. You’ve got to get out there, you’ve got to spend a much time a you can today, over the next few days, continuing to do what you’ve been doing, hitting as many doors as you possibly can.

Because, like we’ve seen the polling, we’ve seen where this race is. This is gonna come down to whoever’s side works the hardest. And all along it’s been really clear that this is a good example of passion is persuasive. Like, our side has passion. Their side has a sense of entitlement about the district, right? Yeah, they got tons of money and they got a sense of entitlement. And what we have is passion. We have people standing out here shivering….we have people who are willing to do that because we have a candidate who’s deeply passionate and is going to do an amazing job.

So all you’ve got to do is be the adrenaline rush and print for her over the next few days. Well you do that? [voices: ‘Yes.’][applause]

Previously:

About those television ads in the 8th Senate District special election (October 29, 2017)

Hillary Shields (D) in the 8th Senate District: less than one week to the special election (November 1, 2017)

Hillary Shields (D) in the 8th Senate District: Sunday field operation (November 5, 2017)

Hillary Shields (D) in the 8th Senate District: Sunday field operation

05 Sunday Nov 2017

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This morning in Lee’s Summit over fifty individuals showed up at the start of a full day of phone banking, literature drops, and canvassing for Hillary Shields, the Democratic Party candidate in the 8th Senate District special election. The election will take place this coming Tuesday. The Shields campaign is planning on similar field operations through to the close of the polls on Tuesday evening.

Hillary Shields, the Democratic Party candidate in the 8th Senate District special election.

By a number of reports and estimates the republican candidate, the republican establishment and other PACs have outspent Hillary Shields’ (D) campaign by close to a 10 to 1 margin.

Turf and literature – ready to go.

No one in the Kansas City metro media market can escape the incessant attack ads on television directed at the Democratic Party candidate, paid for by the usual suspects. That, and a deluge of attack mail paid for by right wingnut republican interest groups, is probably eating up a lot of republican campaign resources.

This morning former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander greeted early morning campaign volunteers before they set out to cover their assigned door to door turf.

Former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander (D).

Volunteers and campaign staff.

Previously:

About those television ads in the 8th Senate District special election (October 29, 2017)

Hillary Shields (D) in the 8th Senate District: less than one week to the special election (November 1, 2017)

Todd Akin’s Missouri soul mates

24 Friday Aug 2012

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It took Todd Akin’s infelicitous choice of words and his apalling biological ignorance to shine a great big flood-light on Republican anti-abortion zealotry. Yesterday, The Huffington Post pointed out that there are numerous congressional Republicans who share Akin’s anti-abortion fanaticism:

Each election cycle, the political action committee Republican National Coalition for Life submits questionnaires to GOP candidates about their positions on choice issues and then endorses candidates who advocate a strict no-abortion platform. Selected candidates must be “unconditionally pro-life” and “recognize the inherent right to life of every innocent human being, from conception until natural death, without discrimination.”

Prominent among the 40 congressional candidates that RNC For Life has endorsed this year is Missouri’s Vicky Hartzler (R-4). I suspect that there would be more names here, but the organization doesn’t necessarily endorse in every race – nor are their endorsements for 2012 necessarily yet complete.

In 2010 the Missourians earned the RNC For Life’s imprimatur were: Roy Blunt, Todd Akin, Ed Martin, Vicky Hartzler, Jacob Turk, and Blaine Luetkemeyer. Most of these folks are still around, some safely in office, some up for reelection, and others running yet again for office. Jacob Turk, after failing to take Emanuel Cleaver’s 5th district seat in 2010 is trying again. Mr. Ed Martin, the perennial candidate, is, of course, running for something or the other – I believe that he eventually chose to try for Attorney General, just the place to put a radical anti-abortion zealot.

FiredUp! Missouri also tells us that the usually fairly circumspect (or at least quiet) Sam Graves has indicated his support for Brother Todd:

“It comes down to a decision between a rubber stamp for Obama and an independent thinker,” Graves said. “If he stays in the race, I’ll vote for him.”

Independent thinker, indeed! I guess you could think of many of the characters in Jackass films as “independent” thinkers – but would you really vote for any of them to represent you in Congress? Especially in preference to a solid, centrist Democrat who actually voted against Administration policies as often as she voted for them? (Not that that trait has endeared her to folks like me – but I’m tired of hearing idiots try to claim that poor, moderate-to-a-fault Claire McCaskill is some type of screaming liberal. We disowned her years ago. Her opponents ought to at least try to be honest.)

What this list of fellow travelers suggests is that Todd Akin’s beliefs aren’t really the issue. The real problem is that he has embarrassed the GOP establishment by putting the crazy on display at an inopportune time – and then he defied their efforts to sweep him under the rug. After all, any state where folks routinely vote radical GOP extremists into more than half of their elective offices probably isn’t going to be too finicky about one more whackaloon.    

Campaign Finance: 5th Congressional District – FEC First Quarter Reports

25 Wednesday Apr 2012

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Um, it’s a little too early, don’t you think?

A roadside campaign sign in eastern Jackson County for Jacob Turk (r), biennial candidate in Missouri’s 5th Congressional District.

Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D) filed his first quarter report with the FEC on April 15th:

FEC FORM 3

REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS

For An Authorized Committee

FILING FEC-778416

1. CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS

   4801 Main Street, Stuite 1000

   Kansas City, Missouri 64112

   NOTE: Address IS Different than previously reported

   State is Missouri in District: 5

2. FEC Committee ID #: C00395848

3. This report is NOT an AMENDMENT

4. Report Type = APR QUARTERLY

Filed 04/15/2012

Here’s the summary:

6. (c) Net Contributions (6(a) – 6(b)) [$]165,444.20

7.(c) Net Operating Expenditures [$]62,572.14

8. Cash on Hand at Close of Reporting Period [$]440,708.49

[emphasis added]

That’s a healthy cash on hand amount.

Jacob Turk (r), one of the challengers, filed his first quarter report with the FEC on April 14th:

FEC FORM 3

REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS

For An Authorized Committee

FILING FEC-777553

1. Jacob Turk for Congress

   417 SE Annette Street

   Lees Summit, Missouri 640633403

   State is Missouri in District: 5

2. FEC Committee ID #: C00425983

3. This report is NOT an AMENDMENT

4. Report Type = APR QUARTERLY

For election on 08/07/2012 in the State of Missouri

Filed 04/14/2012

The summary:

6. (c) Net Contributions (6(a) – 6(b)) [$]38,290.99

7.(c) Net Operating Expenditures [$]42,082.27

8. Cash on Hand at Close of Reporting Period [$]91,920.60

[emphasis added]

It’s way too early in the cycle to have a burn rate greater than your fundraising. This would be considered a bad sign for any campaign.

Let’s take a look at where some of the money went:

SCHEDULE B

ITEMIZED DISBURSEMENTS

All Listed Line Numbers

Committee: JACOB TURK FOR CONGRESS

M and M Graphics

105 N Chestnut Street Suite C

Belton, Missouri 640122087

02/02/2012

Paraphernalia: t shirts [$]300.00

SQ *Nancy Bocskor Company

3323 Washington Boulevard

Arlington, Virginia 222014505

02/02/2012

fundraising consulting [$]2500.00

Holly Robichaud, Tuesday Associates

60 New Driftway Unit 18

Scituate, Massachusetts 020664547

02/09/2012

General Political Consulting S [$]1586.80

CBS Outdoor

2459 Summit Street

Kansas City, Missouri 641082424

02/14/2012

Advertising: Signage [$]750.00

M and M Graphics

105 N Chestnut Street Suite C

Belton, Missouri 640122087

02/15/2012

Paraphernalia: t shirts [$]274.13

Holly Robichaud, Tuesday Associates

60 New Driftway Unit 18

Scituate, Massachusetts 020664547

02/23/2012

General Political Consulting S [$]1000.00

Holly Robichaud, Tuesday Associates

60 New Driftway Unit 18

Scituate, Massachusetts 020664547

02/23/2012

General Political Consulting S [$]1151.60

SQ *Nancy Bocskor Company

3323 Washington Boulevard

Arlington, Virginia 222014505

03/01/2012

fundraising consulting [$]32.00  

James O’Brien

138 Sanborn Place

Alexandria, Virginia 223052672

03/18/2012

General Political Consultant [$]2750.00

T-shirts! Interesting fundraising return on investment there. Consulting! Signage!

The republican candidates who have filed in the 5th Congressional District:

U.S. Representative – District 5

Republican

Jason Greene 6222 RAYTOWN TRFY 175

RAYTOWN MO 64133 618 2/28/2012

Jacob Turk PO BOX 2097

LEE’S SUMMIT MO 64063 672 2/28/2012

Jerry Nolte PO BOX 10703

GLADSTONE MO 64188 984 2/28/2012

Ron Paul Shawd 1451 SW STATE ROUTE 150

LEES SUMMIT MO 64082 3/2/2012

As far as we can tell Jason Greene (r) and Ron Paul (seriously?) Shawd (r) did not file quarterly reports with the FEC which are accessible online.

Jerry Nolte (r) did so on April 15th:

FEC FORM 3

REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS

For An Authorized Committee

FILING FEC-777871

1. JERRY NOLTE FOR CONGRESS

   1304 NE 64TH STREET

   GLADSTONE, Missouri 64118

   State is Missouri in District: 6

2. FEC Committee ID #: C00492777

3. This report is NOT an AMENDMENT

4. Report Type = APR QUARTERLY

Filed 04/15/2012

The summary:

6. (c) Net Contributions (6(a) – 6(b)) [$]16,878.43

7.(c) Net Operating Expenditures [$]11,178.86

8. Cash on Hand at Close of Reporting Period [$]11,075.15

10. Debts and Obligations Owed BY the Committee [$]6,500.00

[emphasis added]

Some of the expenditures:

SCHEDULE B

ITEMIZED DISBURSEMENTS

All Listed Line Numbers

Committee: JERRY NOLTE FOR CONGRESS

All Star Awards

P.O. Box 10703

Gladstone, Missouri 64116

02/10/2012

Tee Shirt Order [$]291.93

[emphasis added]

T-shirts!

This could turn out to be one of those old fashioned republican t-shirt primaries. You know, the kind where the candidates flood the local summer parades with friends and relatives wearing their campaign t-shirts.