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Check out this screen cap of a story from CBS News about Romney's rising stock in the VeepStakes.  Pay particular attention to the "Presented by" portion--which seems all too fitting.

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Former Missouri House Speaker and PSC Commissioner Steve Gaw is up with the first ad on the Democratic side of the 9th district primary.

Check it out.

 

Check out this KBIA interview with MU Political Science Professor Marvin Overby, in which he says that a candidate like Steve Gaw is best positioned to win Missouri's 9th for the Democrats this year.

According to Overby, Gaw's profile--his rural roots and rural appeal--will put him in a position to draw votes from across the entire district.

It occurred to me that the Missouri Republican Party is in the midst of a historic transitional era.  If you step back and think about it a moment, this election cycle is likely to be the beginning of the end of Senator Kit Bond's career.

As I was reading the Post-Dispatch's coverage of today's GOP debate, I was really struck by Kenny Hulshof's condescending attitude and total arrogance:

The congressman fired back: "I don’t expect Mrs. Steelman to understand the nuances of lawmaking in Washington."

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In a battleground state, being State Director for a presidential campaign is normally a full-time job.  But apparently not for the McCain campaign.

Why do I say that?  Well, according to Jo Mannies, today, the McCain campaign named Dave Hageman as the State Director for Missouri. 

You gotta love it when the Republican primary devolves into accidental comedy as it did when the Missouri Republican Assembly decided to endorse Washington, DC insider Kenny Hulshof to replace his political and ethical mentor Matt Blunt as Governor.

Jo Mannies reports on her blog that the Missouri  Republican Assembly had this to say in their release:

It's always nice to see Missouri get national attention for something positive.  Check out the editorial in today's NY Times heaping praise on Missouri's juvenile justice system.

The gloves have come off in the GOP Primary for Governor, and while I hate to interrupt while the two contenders are at each other's throats, I did want to make one quick point.

In Kenny Hulshof's desperation to explain away his hypocrisy for criticizing Sarah Steelman for taking Stowers money, while paying the salary of his spokesman with Stower's money, the Hulshof campaign lets loose with this gem, which demonstrates their fundamental lack of knowledge about Missouri:

Check out some of the reviews that Sam Graves pathetic campaign ad is receiving.

The New Republic: Worst Campaign Ad of the Year 

 But this bizarre ad -- the three multiethnic dancers are the crowning glory -- is that very attack, only as interpreted by what would seem to be a GOP campaign strategist in the grips of a terrifying mushroom trip

 Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic asks:

Parody? Or real ad?

 Josh Marshal at TPM:

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TPM-Election Central:

GOP Attack Ad Foreshadows Wild House Race Ahead, and:

GOP Congressman's Ad Hits Opponent's "San Francisco Values" -- With A Disco Beat

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From the Post-Dispatch, without additional comment:

At least Sarah doesn't leave out an entire decade of her life.