One letter to the K.C Star – from a so called “rural Missourian” – designates a groundswell of rural support for Kay Barnes in the Star editor’s minds. This letter from a Brett Carmical in yesterday’s edition had this cheerleading header above it: “Rural residents for Kay Barnes:” “I would like to congratulate Kay Barnes [...]

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 Related:Micheal Mahoney (20 pounds of headlines): Love that Country Pie! Barnes and Graves in St. Joseph The Maneater: Female candidates seen differently in media Examiner.net: Quick 5 – Kay Barnes, 6th District Congressional Video: “Millionaire Barnes”

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From the Swing State Project blog: “This is one of those seats I thought for sure we’d put into play by Nov. Does anyone have any insight as to why Barnes can’t get above the low-40 ceiling? As you said James, she sure has spent enough money. – “nrimmer” “nrimmer,” if you’ll scroll down just [...]

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From TV Barn with Aaron Barnhart: Could it be? Is this the same politician who, earlier this year, put an ad on in his district that earned nationwide ridicule for its 1980s-era stereotypes and 1970s-era public-access TV production values? Well, seems Sam Graves found some money in his office budget, or somewhere, and went out [...]

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 Related: MOPNS (10/9/08) WAPO: “Democrat Kay Barnes Having Trouble Escaping Fannie’s Grasp” “There is no way another person can make a woman satisfied.” – Former “masturbation consultant” and K.C. mayor Kay Barnes From the Washington Post: The mudslinging of the presidential campaign has oozed its way down the ballot to [...]

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“There is no way another person can make a woman satisfied.” – Former “masturbation consultant” and K.C. mayor Kay Barnes From the Washington Post: The mudslinging of the presidential campaign has oozed its way down the ballot to several important House and Senate races, and Washington’s most infamous couple — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac [...]

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