Master of Distraction: Kelley Keeps Hulshof Campaign Chief Off Task

In this year's gubernatorial election, the Democrat's secret weapon may well be... Michael Kelley.

Kelley is a long-time Democratic and labor activist.  This summer, Kelley has frequently co-hosted a radio show on KMOX in St. Louis with Hulshof campaign manager John Hancock. 

The entertaining programing is reportedly raising a troubling question in GOP circles: Who is running the Hulshof campaign while the self-indulgent Hancock nurtures a second career as a radio personality?

Apparently no one, including the candidate.  This weekend, Kansas City Star political writer Steve Kraske described the state of the Hulshof gubernatorial campaign as, "running up the down escalator."