I made a bet yesterday with a MOPNS confidante that it would be less than 24 hours before FiredUp Missouri did a post on our “drop[ing] our guard.” yesterday. I WON!!!! We’ll let you in on a little secret-we did it on purpose super sleuths! We will admit this though, we love it when FiredUp [...]
Entries from May 2008
This is Too Easy; FiredUp Missouri Takes Our Bait!
May 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
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Is Steelman “Ready for Prime Time?”
May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
The News Leader is reporting today that the Steelman campaign has apparently “found more stem cell money.” This revelation comes on the heels of the disclosure Monday that Steelman had acepted stem cell money last year when she was running for re-election as state treasurer. Steelman, who is pro life, did not report the donation [...]
Tags: Decision '08 · Rep. Kenny Hulshof · Sarah Steelman
Fired Up’s Advice to Barnes: “Raise More Money to Get Out Ineffective Message”
May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Many politicos on both sides of the aisle are scratching their heads this morning. How can Kay Waldo Cronkite-Barnes be losing to Sam Graves? The former Kansas City mayor has been the darling and golden girl (no pun intended) of the Democrats’ Congressional recruiting efforts this cycle. She has the support and admiration of “Mr. [...]
Tags: Decision '08 · Kay Barnes
Steelman Calls for a Special Session to “Fight for Life”
May 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Sarah Steelman sent a letter today to Governor Blunt urging him to call a special session of the Missouri General Assembly to “fight for life.” Steelman specifically wants the legislature to “complete work” on HB 1831, which is sponsored by Rep. Bob Onder. Onder’s bill would make it illegal to “coerce a woman to have [...]
Tags: Decision '08
Quote of the Day: “Barnes’ Early Problem: Men”
May 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Steve Kraske from the Prime Buzz give us our quote of the day today. While Kay Waldo Cronkite-Barnes licks her wounds after polls show her losing to Sam Graves by 10 points, Kraske adds insult to injury by succinctly stating why Cronkite-Barnes is losing: MEN. This is particularly ironic after Cronkite-Barnes recent fundraising excursion to [...]
Tags: Decision '08 · Kay Barnes · Rep. Sam Graves
Will the Last Staffer in the Koster Campaign Please Turn Out the Lights?
May 21st, 2008 · 11 Comments
Could Koster’s carrying water for Rod Jetton and his cavorting around at casinos with him be the reason for the recent staff defections? Or, as we’ve seen from the very beginning, (see video below) Koster’s assembled a pretty lame staff? From Missouri Political News: Another one of State Sen. Chris Koster’s Attorney General campaign staffers [...]
Tags: Decision '08