It’s amazing how objective and insightful Post Dispatch capitol beat reporter Tony Messenger can be when he’s writng about two Republicans in a tough primary battle: “It wouldn’t be right for me to choose a winner or loser. But I’ll say this: Hulshof put all his eggs in the “she’s being mean to me” basket. […]

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Kenny playing hoops with the lobbyists in Washington D.C. Congressman Kenny Hulshof is out with his first serious negative jab at Sarah Steelman today. In a post this afternoon on Dave Cantanese’s Ky3 Political Notebook blog – a blog many have suspected is in the tank for Mr. Hulshof because of all the recent “exclusives” […]

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Hat tip: MPN Blog MPN Blog reported early this morning that the Steelman camp has launched a new website called “Who is the real Kenny Hulshof.” The website is divided into four sections: Who’s Kenny, Wasteful Spending, Travel, and Prosecutorial Record. Here’s what is listed under the “travel” heading: “While he may talk in Missouri […]

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By J. Jonah Jameson  The Associated Press wrote a stunning piece on how Missouri’s ethanol mandate, supported by corn grower and Congressman Kenny Hulshof, is hurting farmers. One comment of many in correspondent David Lieb’s piece clearly shows how Corny Kenny’s mandate is affecting the way of life in rural Missouri: About his family’s hog […]

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From the Show Me Progress Blog: Friday evening, I attended a campaign event for Sarah Steelman at a home in St. Charles. Attendance was sparse–12 or 13 of us plus Steelman herself and three or four of her people. Thursday afternoon, I had gotten an automated phone call from her (odd, since I’m not a […]

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The Wall Sreet Journal today gave what was pretty much their endorsement today to Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Steelman. Ordinarily, the highly respected conservative paper remains neutral in most state races, and especially in intra-party Republican primary battles. But in this historic year, WSJ concluded that most political rules have been thrown out of the […]

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Dr. Steve Reintjes “You cannot trust Congressman Hulshof. He changed his [Medicaid] vote explicitly for campaign contributions at Dr. Steve Reintjes house in Kansas City just a few days ago. Missourians can’t afford a government that’s for sale.” – Steelman spokesperson Spence Jackson

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Missouri Political News Service (4/24/08) “Congressman Hulshof has earned a well deserved stellar reputation for honesty and integrity in government, and the ethics theme would seem to be a good fit. We wonder how ethical and clean will that campaign remain when only 20% of Missourians recognize your name, and, you hire “volunteer” campaign consultants […]

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From Public Policy Polling: Kit Bond 44 Robin Carnahan 42 Kit Bond 47 Susan Montee 35 Bond Approval Approve 39 Disapprove 33 Longtime Republican Senator Kit Bond could be in trouble if he was challenged by Robin Carnahan in 2010. PPP found that he would lead by an amount within the margin of error in […]

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Those of us who are “mature” enough to remember the classic 60’s television show Hogan’s Heroes had a deja vu moment this week. It occurred when Hulshof campaign spokesman Scott Baker attempted to convince us that there wasn’t any coordination between the Hulshof campaign and a shadowy 527 group based in Springfield. Whenever the POW’s […]

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