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Decision '08 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 54

Entries Tagged as 'Decision ’08'

Rasmussen “Breaking Poll”: Blunt (R) 44% Nixon (D) 43%

October 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Missouri Governor Matt Blunt (R) is facing a tough re-election battle in 2008 and the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey show that it could go either way. Blunt currently attracts 44% of the Missouri vote, one-point more than Attorney General Jay Nixon (D) who earns 43%. A month ago, Nixon had a three-point edge. Blunt […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Jay Nixon · Matt Blunt

Obama Coming to St. Louis

October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Obama campaign email sent to supporters Dear Friend, Join Barack Obama in St. Louis, MO on Friday, October 26th, for a special Countdown to Change event: We’re counting down the days until the crucial early primaries and caucuses in Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. Victory in these states is essential to securing the […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · St. Louis

Harris Reports Over $350,000 Cash on Hand; Donor Base Reflects Broad-Based, Statewide Support

October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 15, 2007 Contact: Christian Badger (573)442-7980 Columbia—Representative Jeff Harris, Democratic candidate for Attorney General, reported a cash-on-hand balance of $350,906 as of September 30, 2007. Harris has raised $299,887, $92,317 of which was raised during the most recent fundraising quarter that ended on September 30. Harris submitted his […]

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GOP’s AG Hopeful Vows to Clean Up MO Office – UPDATE

October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

By Rob Luke JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s lone GOP candidate for attorney general, Senate President Pro Tem Michael Gibbons, will focus on law-and-order issues in his upcoming campaign. But he also pledged to clean up what he perceives as corruption within the state attorney-general’s office. Gibbons officially announced his campaign in a press release posted […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Sen. Michael Gibbons

Ward Connerly Coming to St. Louis

October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

 Email from we received from Tim Asher, Executive Director, Missouri Civil Rights Initiative  Mr. Connerly will be in town Friday, October 19 and will be speaking at two events.  First, he will be the featured speaker at the Federalist Society luncheon at the Missouri Athletic Club located downtown.  His address is entitled “Fulfilling the American […]

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Tags: Affirmative Action · Decision '08

“Steve Kraske Gets it right?” HA!!!

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments

washingtonpost.com’s Politics Blog: Missouri: As usual when it comes to Missouri politics, Kansas City Star political correspondent Steve Kraske gets it right. Kraske wrote in a recent column that Gov. Matt Blunt’s (R) re-election chances hinge on whether he lets a 2005 decision to cut Medicaid rolls in order to close a $1 billion budget […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Jay Nixon · Kansas City · Matt Blunt

Missouri Manipulation: Don’t get Conned on Cloning

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments

By Cathy Ruse The human-cloning fight rages on in Missouri and state officials are once again taking sides and tricking voters. But possibly the worst fraud yet came Wednesday from Secretary of State Robin Carnahan. Last year a pro-cloning constitutional amendment, disguised as an anti-cloning measure and promising “treatments and cures,” passed by a razor-thin […]

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Tags: Carnahans' · Decision '08

DCCC Trying to Assist Global Warming Myth

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Ironically, on the heels of Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will be doing its small part to add to Gore’s psuedo science myth that our planet is warming to dangerous levels. This coming Monday, the DCCC’s propaganda machine will be pumping out enough lies, distortions and hot air against eight Republican Congressman, that […]

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Sam Page Raises Half Million for Primary

October 11th, 2007 · No Comments

For Immediate Release October 11, 2007 Contact: David Woodruff Phone: 314-989-9939 State Representative Sam Page reports that his supporters have given half a million dollars to fund his Primary candidacy. The official third quarter statement affirms that $503,480 was raised as of September 30. Page is a candidate for the Democratic nomination of Lieutenant Governor. […]

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Blunt Calls Jackson’s Bluff; Decides Not to Run Against Blunt

October 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Our guest contributor Raymond Fitzgerald hit the nail right on the head yesterday. Fitzgerald opined on this site that Col. Jack Jackson was not going to commit political suicide and challenge Governor Blunt next year. He speculated that Jackson merely wanted a face to face meeting with the Governor to gauge his reaction to a possible Jackson candidacy. “I […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Matt Blunt · Sen. Michael Gibbons