Hat tip: STLPostDispatch It’s a startling admission when a campaign manager admits that they did a poor job of introducing their candidate to the electorate. It’s especially startling when the campaign manager guest hosted for a week on St. Louis’ 50,000 watt blowtorch KMOX. What was he doing, giving dating advice while he was on […]
Entries from November 2008
Governor’s Race Post Mortem: People Didn’t Get To Know Hulshof???
November 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Decision '08 · Rep. Kenny Hulshof · Videos
Video: Bond on McCain’s Ground Game
November 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., talks about the McCain campaign’s ground game in Missouri and whether it will help keep the state red Tuesday night.
Tags: Decision '08 · Senator. Kit Bond
Quote of the Day: “Apparently Choosing a Member of the Most Unpopular Legislative Body Since Cromwell’s Long Parliament Wasn’t a Winning Strategy”
November 4th, 2008 · No Comments
MO: This race became interesting when incumbent Matt Blunt decided not to run for re-election. That set up a primary runoff between Sarah Steelman (who if elected could have run with Sarah Palin in 2012/2016 on my “all impure thoughts” ticket) and Kenny Hulshof. Republicans picked Hulshof. Apparently choosing a member of the most unpopular […]
Tags: Decision '08 · Jay Nixon · Rep. Kenny Hulshof · Sarah Steelman
More Speculation on Roy Blunt’s Future
November 4th, 2008 · No Comments
By Jackie Kucinich (excerpt) The lack of early public challenges to the top four positions in the Republican Conference has not stopped staff and members from speculating privately about what it would take to topple the leadership team led by Boehner and Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.). Republicans have scheduled a conference on Nov. 17, […]
Tags: Decision '08 · Rep. Roy Blunt
Video: What Swing States Want: Spotlight on Missouri
November 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Bloomberg interview with Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman.
Tags: Decision '08 · Sarah Steelman
Video: Hank Williams, Jr. Sings at Sarah Palin Rally
November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Sarah Palin is joined on stage in front of the Missouri State Capitol by Bocephus, Hank Williams, Jr. who sings “McCain-Palin Tradition.” Hat tip: zimmcomm [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/RweV2GbVIfk” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
Tags: Decision '08 · Videos
Rep. Chappelle-Nadal Doesn’t Fall for Koster “Okie Doke”
November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
We heard over the weekend a radio spot cut by Democrat state Rep. Maria Chappelle-Nadal for Republican attorney general candidate Mike Gibbons. In this year of the Democrat, Chappelle seems to be the only Democrat leader who hasn’t been snowed by Chris Koster’s monumental con job. Other elected African American leaders like the El-Amin’s and […]
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Video: Prop A Casino Man Strikes Again
November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Hat tip: NOtoPropA [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/ZknAtwIh-8Q” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
Tags: Decision '08 · Videos
Proponents of Question 1 Issue Desperate Plea: “Vote Yes and Vote More Often”
November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Greene Countians Against Question 1 press release: Question 1 Leader “Chip” Sheppard: “Vote Yes and Vote More Often” Greene Countians Against Question 1 was forwarded an email from the email account of trial lawyer Joseph “Chip” Sheppard, a partner and Chairman of the Litigation Group at the Carnahan, Evans, Cantwell & Brown, P.C. law firm. The email is unclear, rambling and nearly […]
Tags: Decision '08
Video: Rachel Maddow to Kit Bond: “Teh Gay” Is Not Catching
November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Extreme left wing MSNBC commentator Rachel Maddow gives her opinion on Kit Bond’s gift to Robin Carnahan’s 2010 Senate campaign. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/jF64en-X5iM” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
Tags: Carnahans' · Senator. Kit Bond · Videos