Haslett

While we wait to see what scheme new Rams coach Jim Haslett brings to the team’s feckless offense, we can already guess where he stands politically.

Haslett, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, gave $2,000 to the Republican National Committee in…

Will the financial crisis come up in today’s debate?

Laborers’ International Union of North America’s general president, Terry O’Sullivan, acknowledged Wednesday that racial issues can pose a challenge as he and other labor leaders lay out their case to their rank and file to support Democratic presidential nominee Barack…

For the second time in a month, U.S. Sen. John C. Danforth, R-Mo., presided over a GOP conference call Wednesday where he raised questions about the advocacy group ACORN.

Danforth’s call was prompted by an assertion by the GOP elections director…

Even in this era of unlimited campaign donations, one number stood out in recent filings with the Missouri Ethics Commission.

The Missouri Republican Party reported that it received $1 million on Sept. 29 from the House Republican Campaign Committee.

Asked about the…

An Obama voter registration event in St. Louis

Barack Obama’s last-minute registration push in Missouri has caught the attention of the Los Angeles Times’ Top of the Ticket blog, which suggests that the effort might be more meaningful than anything said in…

Former GOP U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald from Illinois, on a conference call this morning to discuss Sen. Barack Obama’s legislative record, also took a jab at his own party in his home state.

Fitzgerald, who served for two years in the Illinois…

A friendly reminder that today is the final day for all you Missouri citizens 18 years of age and up to register or update your registration if you wish to vote in the Nov. 4 election. (Illinois’ deadline passed yesterday).

You…

With today’s registration deadline just hours away, election officials in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County report a flurry of last-minute filers — but no unforseen hitches.

“Right after lunch, it started picking up,” said city Republican elections director Scott…

McCaskill and Michelle Obama

If you blinked during last night’s debate, you might have missed it, but that was indeed Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill sitting next to Michelle Obama at last night’s debate.

It’s true — see the photo above.

Also, check out Jo Mannies’ earlier post…