Government - SquareOffs

Did the results of Tuesday's election surprise you?

Asked by ABC 17 News

219 Votes

Did the results of Tuesday's election surprise you?

45%

Yes Yes

55%

No No

45%

Yes

1 Comments

Steve Baumann

I expected more of a vote for change, as the city is struggling. Most of us are witnessing this decline and are astonished at how blind to it so many are. Buffered or head in the sand, I do not know. The troubles are real and I see no solutions from any of those elected.

Bill Douglas

The University of Missouri alumni are what’s causing all of this. They take their taxpayer funded state pensions and move to CoMo wanting to become permanent spectators at UM sports events. We need to put a stop to these people. These are the UM engineering school computer nerd graduates FYI

Max DeYoung

The Looney Left college vote bought this election. Look forward to more late evening crime downtown, more crime everywhere, all over town, at all times. The courts will give record probations, and Columbia will become known as Little Chicago.

55%

No

4 Comments

C Zakary

The losers couldn't string two sentences together on the debate. Anyone who actually paid attention knew exactly where this was headed. Everyone else is talking through their feelings.

Al Cox

Because there are folks here that believe in common sense & dont harbor hate in their hearts. And FYI, if u wanna leave so bad, go. Your putridness has no place here. Boop.

Bill Douglas

We need to write our state congressmen and demand a law to ban personalized MU license plates for state employees and retirees

Eric Smith

Columbia is a lost cause. I'm leaving.

Bill Douglas

If I gave you name and number of a MoDOT engineer who has publicly proclaimed that he is going to retire and take his taxpayer funded pension and move to CoMo so he can “watch MU sports in retirement” would you help file a series of complaints against this state bureaucrat?

Mike Lenin

The stupidity of Columbia shows no bounds. Why Re-elect the person destroying the city and not caring for the city or its people.

Bill Douglas

MU engineering school graduates are the real problem. They get state jobs doing technical computer stuff that no one understands. And on top of that they are a bunch of socially awkward nerds.

Are you concerned with a possible government shutdown?

Asked by 13 On Your Side

73 Votes

Are you concerned with a possible government shutdown?

32%

Yes Yes

68%

No No

32%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

68%

No

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

Do you feel Columbia city leaders are doing enough to address gun violence?

Asked by ABC 17 News

358 Votes

Do you feel Columbia city leaders are doing enough to address gun violence?

13%

Yes Yes

87%

No No

13%

Yes

2 Comments

Fat Guy Outdoors

If nothing is enough then yes

87%

No

6 Comments

Brad Faith

Because it continues to happen regularly. Too many times they lack suspects or leads. They lack community trust.

Max DeYoung

They are, however spending too much time luring homeless people to the city.

Sarah Boss

As we can already tell, the orange shirt campaign is really working this week to curb crime and gun violence. So glad they came up with that idea!

BooneCounty Gal

This has become such a regular occurrence that we have started avoiding going shopping in Columbia. Instead driving to Moberly. There seems to be more daytime incidents than ever before. The criminals seem emboldened by the lack of police presence.

Jean Blackwood

We need more police and fewer guns and more politicians who don't fear the NRA.

Max DeYoung

We already have too many democrats that are trying to crush the second amendment along with the rest of the Bill Of Rights, and the entire Constitution.

Government SquareOffs

Did the results of Tuesday's election surprise you?

45% Yes Yes

55% No No

45% Yes

55% No

Are you concerned with a possible government shutdown?

32% Yes Yes

68% No No

32% Yes

68% No

Do you feel Columbia city leaders are doing enough to address gun violence?

13% Yes Yes

87% No No

13% Yes

87% No

About Government

45%

Yes Yes

55%

No No

45%

Yes

55%

No

32%

Yes Yes

68%

No No

32%

Yes

68%

No

13%

Yes Yes

87%

No No

13%

Yes

87%

No