Yes, that’s actually the spin coming from the Dooley camp last week after the Corrigan campaign released internal poll results. Corrigan’s stunning poll showed him trailing Dooley by only three percentage points. (46% -43%) With the margin of error factored in, the race is a “statistical dead heat.” Corrigan press release: The race for St. […]

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Is Dooley’s strong support for the president and Obamacare hurting him with voters? Call Newspaper: If the results of last week’s primary are any indication, County Executive Charlie Dooley is in trouble — especially in south county. In last week’s Democratic primary, Dooley captured 47,896 votes — 75.8 percent — according to unofficial election results. […]

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The Post Dispatch revealed devastating news last week for St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley’s reelection chances.  Mr. Dooley is hemorrhaging democratic support in the southern part of the county. A commenter on the story gives us a clue why: “There are several reasons South Countians are upset with Dooley. The trash district is the […]

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Above: Charlie Dooley’s disappointing S. County campaign office opening last month St. Louis Post Dispatch: Many south St. Louis County voters in the Democratic primary for county executive on Tuesday sent a message that they were unhappy with County Executive Charlie Dooley by supporting an opponent who spent no money and did little campaigning. Ronald […]

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25% of Democrats reject STL County Executive Charlie Dooley What does it say about the Dooley campaign, that after an embarrassing victory over a “no name candidate,” the campaign’s first salvo for the fall is a desperate and truth challenged website aimed at his Republican opponent Bill Corrigan. Memo to the Dooley campaign’s strategists: It’s a […]

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Eastbound Highway I-64/40 Evening rush hour traffic (7/27/10) Many commuters are asking, “Where is the improvement?” Looks like another tough week for the Dooley campaign. We received the above email (with pictures) yesterday from a tipster alerting us to another campaign email designed to boost the sagging morale of Mr. Dooley’s supporters. You know a […]

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Is Obama’s support the kiss of death? We continue to be amazed at the drastic decline in President Obama’s approval ratings. Just a short eighteen months ago, chants of “Yes We Can” and the slick campaign slogan “Hope You Can Believe In,” inspired millions of voters – some of them first time voters.  Every Democrat […]

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Desperation? When we first received this Dooley campaign email from a tipster, two thoughts immediately came to mind. One, is the Dooley campaign that inept, that they think a potential ad buy from their likely Republican opponent Bill Corrigan signals that Corrigan fears his primary opponent? It’s also ironic to us, that a campaign that […]

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The Dooley campaign this morning finally deleted Mr. Smeeker’s comment: Another comment they took down this morning was from Mr. Dooley’s daughter, Stephanie. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the screen shot, but Ms. Dooley accused Mr. Smeeker of “working for the RNC” and she suggested that instead of “wasting time” posting comments, he should be attending […]

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More sloppiness from the Dooley campaign. We’ve gotten used to the horrible spokespeople and the numerous blunders on the campaign’s website, but this one takes the cake. Unbelievable that this comment would still be on Mr. Dooley’s Facebook page more than 24 hours after it was originally posted. Check related stories for more of the […]

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