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07.10.2008 4:58 pm

Koster drops out of Webster U forum

State Sen. Chris Koster, D-Harrisonville, withdrew this morning as a participant in this evening’s scheduled forum at Webster University with his Democratic rivals for attorney general.

Spokesman Danny Kanner took the blame, saying he had told organizers that Koster would participate before learning of “something else on the schedule that couldn’t be changed.”

Kanner declined to say what the conflict was.

Koster’s absence likely means that there will be no events on this side of the state featuring all three major Democratic candidates for attorney general, Kanner confirmed.

In fact, Kanner indicated that it’s unclear if there will be any more joint appearances between Koster and his two chief rivals — state Reps. Jeff Harris and Margaret Donnelly — before the Aug. 5 primary.

Earlier today, the three did participate in a joint appearance before the editorial page of the Kansas City Star.

And according to the paper’s online Prime Buzz, the fireworks flew.

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Balk. Balk. Balk.

— shecky
5:14 pm July 10th, 2008

Let’s see now…how many debates has Koster skipped out on? two? what about Koster skipping events at college? The Young Dems convention at Webster, this debate at Webster, and the College Dems sponsored debate at Truman. pattern?

Looks like he only wants to debate on his home turf in KC.

— counting
5:27 pm July 10th, 2008

Koster was never scheduled to be at this event.

The calendar has not changed. It never listed Koster as an attendee for tonight’s event.

http://www.webster.edu/calendar/

I’m not a Koster supporter. In fact, I’m leaning towards Harris. However, fair is fair, and the truth is the truth.

When the STLTODAY’s Political Fix listed Koster as an attendee, I thought it was a mistake, or that Koster had been invited at the last minute.

— observer
5:39 pm July 10th, 2008

observer,

you are wrong
http://www.webster.edu/holdenppf/

— JT
5:42 pm July 10th, 2008

JT…

Obviously, the calendars are different. I have not seen the Holden calendar before you provided the link.

Strange -two calendars for the same location, and one predicted the future.

Let’s just enjoy the Twilight Zone moment. DO DO DO DO :>)

— observer
7:04 pm July 10th, 2008

There are two possible things to take from this.

First, if I was Koster, I wouldn’t want to be in the same room as Harris and Donnelly. His best hope of winning the nomination is to use all of his funneled money on misleading commercials to distort his past and record. If he is actually side by side with Donnelly and Harris, he has no chance. They are both well ahead of him in every respect. The “conflict” is also a little suspect with all of the current funneling news.

Second, how many scheduling conflicts is this. If he can’t manage his campaign well enough to avoid this manyscheduling conflicts, can we expect him to run the AG’s office any better? Every time there has been a problem, one of his staffers has taken the fall, but eventually you have to start to wonder if the problem isn’t higher up the chain of command.

— Lewis
9:03 pm July 10th, 2008

Koster didn’t want to participate because this debate was for Democrats.

— Nick Kasoff
9:16 pm July 10th, 2008

Lewis,
I think you also have to start to wonder how many times his staff will take being thrown under the bus before quiting. Is this an example of why he has such trouble keeping staff.

Long story short, he has been having a bad week and couldn’t stand another public forum of people questioning his record.

— Wah, Wah
10:27 pm July 10th, 2008

Increadible to say, but I think Nick’s post is 100% accurate.

— Richard
11:17 am July 11th, 2008

He skipped out because he was in an interrogation room at the KC Star editorial Board. Kanner knows exactly why he missed the event.

— ducckkhed
11:23 am July 11th, 2008

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