The Post Disgrace is reporting today that Rep. Rodney Hubbard -who spent half a million dollars and lost a super close race to Rep. Wright-Jones – has decided to sue for a recount. Nothing unusual about this per se. What is unusual is that Hubbard has hired high profile St. Louis attorney Scott Rosenblum. Mr. […]

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From Medill Reports – Washington By Manuel Baigorri WASHINGTON – In northwest Missouri, Buchanan County is an area that both Barack Obama and John McCain are likely to keep a close eye on as they battle for votes in the nation’s heartland. Why is this small area so important? Maybe because both the Democrats and […]

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Is Congressman Cleaver now the official defender and protector of White Democrat women politicians? He sure got a lot of practice during the primary season. Still a member of the Tom Tom Club we see. By Mike Soraghan DENVER — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s energy pep rally Tuesday turned into a shout-fest when Republican protesters […]

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From the Freshmeat blog: “Ok CNN, Chris Matthews, and all you other talking heads — can we kill the Clinton drama stories now? We are one party, united.” Not so fast Senator. Related: CNN: Source: Bill Clinton will not attend Obama’s Invesco speech Maureen Dowd: Mile-high anxiety Washington Post: Many Clinton Supporters Say Speech Didn’t […]

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Hat tip: Buckeye State Blog “Okay, so DNC personnel is now turning bloggers away from the designated blogger seating area in Section 244 of the Pepsi Center. However, my sharp camera has caught two seats in the blogger area being filled by former GOP. Sen. Jack Danforth of Missouri.” Related: firedoglake: DNC 2008: Bits And […]

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Political consultant Jeff Roe’s The Source blog takes a very uninformed swipe at Barack Obama today. They are critical of Sen. Obama for leaving from a parking garage today instead of waving at supporters. Uhhh, for a blog calling itself The Source, they were pretty clueless on this one. Yesterday, several young men were arrested […]

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As we suggested to our reporter friends last week, this is where the real rift will be this fall. Just wait and see what happens when resources are shifted to rural Missouri instead of urban St. Louis and Kansass City. By Matthew Murray “Raise your hand if you’re from rural Missouri,” McCaskill told the early […]

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We have below Senator McCaskill’s convention speech from last night. We’ve taken the liberty of critiquing a few of her most memorable lines. Geography lesson moment: “Missouri is in the middle of our great country.” (Duh!) Religion focus group buzzwords moment: “People of Missouri….God loving, family centered, blessed with an abundance of common sense.” Joe […]

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Hat tip: J.C. It seems the Loudon’s aren’t yet over their loss to Jane Cunningham – BACK ON AUGUST 5TH! These pictures were taken this afternoon by our tipster “J.C.” Tomorrow marks the three week anniversary of their thumping at the polls.

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