“Hulshof is a conservative Congressman from the rural 9th District in the northeast quadrant of the state. His name identification outside his district is low and his fundraising is suspect.” Read more…

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Not trying to pile on the Hulshof Campaign, but this is what we wrote last week on their so far lackluster campaign: “Facing disorganization and so far running a lackluster campaign, will Team Hulshof abandon the Mr. Clean theme and run to the gutter in an attempt to redefine Steelman? That is a question that […]

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Hat tip: CDT Politics Blog [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/SMZf3dCtIjA” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Columbia, Mo. – Kenny Hulshof has unveiled a proposal to end Missouri’s fee office patronage system. It would eliminate the old, and usually controversial, system of awarding offices to political supporters. The old system has been used by governors in both parties for decades. In its place would be a new, transparent system that focuses […]

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By: Josh Kraushaar “This was a big surprise to everyone, including me,” said a senior adviser to Blunt. “We were running on a pretty robust plan for reelection. He would have been in a very tight race, but I certainly thought there was a pathway for him to beat Jay Nixon.” Blunt’s sudden decision also […]

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Some centrist Republicans could pay a political price for voting on Thursday to sustain Bush’s veto of a five-year, $35 billion expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), according to new polling conducted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and obtained by The Hill. One poll found that 42 percent of voters […]

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I would really like to know why Sam Graves, Jo Ann Emerson and Kenny Hulshof did not sign the RSC’s veto pledge like 147 other Republicans and made a list presented by Redstate. What exactly is the pledge? It is a pledge to sustain any veto by the President of a budget which exceeds his […]

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The Columbia Tribune Politics Blog (via The Columbia Heartbeat) reports that the UM curators first choice, Terry Sutter, has been named CEO of Geradu Ameristeel. Read more…

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The Pitch called K.C.’s Warren Erdman last week “one of the city’s most powerful men. The former staffer to then Gov. Kit Bond – who managed Bond’s 1986 Senate campaign and then served as Bond’s chief of staff – is apparently so powerful now, that he doesn’t even fear his old boss. Insiders tell the […]

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From The Columbia Tribune: The University of Missouri Board of Curators is gathering for the next two days in a meeting that might determine the next president of the four-campus system. The Associated Press, quoting interim president Gordon Lamb, said today a decision was likely by tomorrow. Nobody knows for sure who will emerge as […]

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