Former peers back ex-prosecutor Koster’s bid for AG
As he continues to weather attacks about his past life in the GOP, converted Democrat and attorney general hopeful Chris Koster trumpeted the support of nearly 20 county prosecutors from around the state today. 
The release from Koster’s campaign this afternoon lists the endorsement of prosecutors in 19 counties, from Nodaway County on the Iowa border to Pemiscot County in the Bootheel.
(Though at least one of the names, St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch, was released previously.)
“Chris Koster knows what it means to stare evil in the face and not bat an eye,” Dunklin County Prosecutor Steve Sokoloff said in a release from the campaign.
Sokoloff, of course, was referring to Koster’s decade of experience as prosecutor in Cass County, though primary rival Jeff Harris — who has taken jabs at Koster for previously being a Republican– may chose to interrupt the comment differently.
Jack,
I’ve noticed something about posts on Political Fix and other state blogs about Koster - you’re the only person saying anything positive. Perhaps that should be a sign to Randy et al. who aren’t very familiar with the candidates. Koster claims to have support all across the state but so far I think it has completely failed to materialize.
So what if he picked up a few Democratic prosecutors, it’s only a fraction of the Democratic prosecutors in the state. Harris has more sheriffs alone (which I can’t recall Koster ever announcing his own list of).
And there’s one key name missing on the prosecutors list - Theresa Hensley. She would be the prosecutor in Cass County that followed Koster’s term. If he was so great at solving Cass County’s crime problem, why didn’t Hensley quickly back Koster? The truth, Koster’s tenure as a Republican prosecutor was nothing to brag about, a bit like his Senate tenure as a Republican leader responsible for cuts in Medicaid and the MOHELA fiasco.
Nick, I love it, But I need to ask, why has Jay Nixon not endorsed Harris? Hmmmm… I guess Nixon must believe there is a better candidate out there..Wonder who???? Chris Koster????
Could the reason Nixon has not endorsed Harris be that, as the de facto leader of the Missouri Democratic Party, he doesn’t want to give the appearance of picking favorites. Why hasn’t Matt Blunt endorsed a candidate for Governor? Why did George Bush wait until McCain won the nomination to endorse? Jack you know the answer to that, and so does everyone else. It is very rare to high ranking officials to endorse, especially for candidates running for their office.