07.30.2008 2:22 pm
In new ad, Donnelly joins the fray against Koster
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
After watching party rival Jeff Harris make a full-time hobby out of attacking Chris Koster, Margaret Donnelly has finally jumped into the act.
Donnelly — among the three serious Democratic contenders for the party’s attorney general nomination — has a new television spot out, in which she criticizes the erstwhile Republican for his partisan past and current campaign finance techniques.
“You can tell a lot about where a candidate is going by where they’ve been,” the ad says.
The real question though is: Where is this race going? We could be in for a nailbiter next week.
Wow… she really takes it to Koster, and is seems like she has so much more experience than Jeff. Vote? Donnelly.
Seeing that Harris has a 10 point lead Maggie finally learns how to campaign.. too little,too late.
10 point lead 3 week ago, he has had no TV and cannot afford much more. The poll conducted by the dispatch was non-scientific.
This is a 2 candidate race, and Donnelly is the only one with Integrity.
Jeffy boy needed to have the discipline to spend the time fundraising… and it never happened.
Donnelly is the only one who can beat Koster the Imposter.
About time. What is she having a . . . pre election conversion. Jeff was rewarded with the lead in the polls by pointing some of the issues with Koster. Democratic voters long for someone that takes a stand. Just like he was the only candidate to take on Mike Gibbons when he tried to turn the same sex marriage issue into a political issue.
I will ask the people that have realized Koster is a problem to support Jeff who has been leading in the polls and got every single newspaper endorsment outside of Donnelly’s hometown. Koster got nothing. Margaret has very little support outside of Kansas City and St. Louis. One representative from Springfield and Becky Cook. That is it.
That isn’t a prescription for winning in a primary and certainly not in a general election. The story of the MArgaret Donnelly campaign will be that she was never able to build any support outside of the major metropolitan areas of the state. That ultimately doomed her.
Donnelly’s fundraising has faded the last week while Jeff’s have ballooned. Please don’t throw away your vote.
Donnelly would be a great attorney general but the position we are in requires voters to make smart decisions.
The poll was scientific. Jo or anyone that works for the Post can verify that. Jeff took a lead despite spending less money than the other canidates because he has run a smart tactical campaign.
I think Donnelly could put an end to this by releasing her internal numbers. But you know she will not do that. You may believe she is ahead because the campaign has told you that but everything that is happening in this race like Jeff getting all these late endorsments and his late fundrasing numbers tell you otherwise.
She is ripping off Jeff’s spot with the Jay Nixon quote. She has also tried to do what he did with his blog ads. If that strategy didn’t work why did she copy it.
I think it is pretty obvious what is going on in this race. Koster or Jeff Harris.
Question: has anyone seen any of Harris’ ads on television yet?
Jessica, has the P-D ever released their methodology?
The primary is less than a week away, and I am confused. Harris and Donnelly claim that Koster is running third. If Koster is losing, why are they attacking him? Are they attacking Koster because he is the only candidate in the race for Attorney General who has meaningful experience as an attorney? (He is the only candidate who has actually tried jury cases and run a prosecutor’s office.) Are they attacking Koster because they don’t want the Democratic voters to realize that Koster is the only moderate, and therefore the only candidate who has a chance to beat Gibbons in our consevative state? (NARAL is a militant pro-life group, and their “co-endorsement” of Harris and Donnelly would be used by Gibbons to expose them as the far left liberals that they are.) I know desperate people do desperate things, but why should Harris and Donnelly be worried about Koster if he is really going to finish third? The goal of the Democrats should be to win the general election. The Democrats should support the candidate who has the most experience, and the best chance to beat Gibbons. That is Koster, my friends. It is time to consider the obvious. Missouri is NOT a liberal state, and if Harris or Donnelly win the primary, Gibbons wins the general.
Clark
Long time Harris supporter here.
I am not a big tv watcher and I have not seen the ad. I have seen the Koster ad two or three times. My mother has seen it in Southeast Missouri and I know a number of people that have seen it in mid Missouri. Harris should win this area pretty easily and should win Southeast Missouri pretty easily.
Good Lord, are the Donnelly people so desperate now that they’re going to have their paid blogger (Clark) come on here and question the integrity of the Post Dispatch’s poll? The methodology was released, it was a reliable poll by a respected pollster, and it showed your candidate losing and losing badly.
As for fundraising, check the latest report. Harris nearly outraised Donnelly 2 to 1. He’s got the lead in the polls, the fundraising momentum, and a much better ad. And he’s going to win.
No wonder Clark’s so nervous, and Donnelly’s mimicking Harris’ every move. I like Donnelly, but she’s done. Harris is going to win.