“Win or lose, I will tell you this has been a wonderful experience for me”
Following on the heels of another Democrat who has thrown in the towel on their fledgling campaign, former masturbation counselor and Kansas City mayor Kay Barnes does likewise in the St. Joseph News Press today.
Barnes is quoted in the piece […]

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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 on […]

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 Hat tip: kmbctv

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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 and made […]

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Here’s the complete Roll Call article we excerpted this morning.

Graves Prepares to Unload on Barnes
By Matthew Murray
Roll Call Staff
September 16, 2008
“There is no way another person can make a woman satisfied.” - Kay Barnes
Less than two months before voters weigh in on the toughest challenge of his political career, Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) is escalating […]

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By Greg Giroux, CQ Staff
Missouri is one of 11 states holding elections for governor this year, and provides what is probably the Democrats’ best chance to capture a Republican-held seat. GOP Gov. Matt Blunt chose to retire rather than face what would have surely been a tough race against Democratic state Attorney General Jay […]

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