Palin at the Chaifetz Arena in her last visit to Missouri

Republican veep nominee Sarah Palinwill make her visit to Missouri since squaring off against her Democratic counterpart Joe Biden in the Oct. 2 debate at Washington University.

The John McCain campaign…

Last night's debate in Hempstead, N.Y.

The first presidential debate in Mississippi almost didn’t happen, but was — mostly — worth the wait. The second debate between vice-presidential contenders was, of course, the local favorite.

The penultimate town hall debate was,…

Remember word clouds?

Here they are from tonight’s debate. First John McCain’s, prominently featuring “Joe the Plumber,” followed by Barack Obama.

The National Republican Congressional Committee has produced an ad targeting Democrat Judy Baker, who is running against GOPer Blaine Luetkemeyer in the 9th Congressional District.

For the results of their debate today, see our earlier post from…

Wash U. students got a window into the world of politics at the Oct. 2 veep debate

Turns out the excitement surrounding the Oct. 2 vice-presidential debate at Washington University didn’t do much for the rest of the school’s political programming.

Student…

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…

As the former political editor, I am still keenly interested in all things political. I watched last night’s debate with great interest and read our Washington bureau chief’s take closely. But I also couldn’t help myself from taking notes during…

This just in: “Hockey moms” really did tune into to watch one of their own at Thursday’s veep debate at Washington University.

The television ratings service Nielsen says that hockey moms — “defined as women ages 25 to 54 who live in…

What better place to watch tonight’s town hall style debate between Barack Obama and John McCain than at John’s Town Hall pub at 665 Skinker Blvd., across from Forest Park.

That’s where local Republicans will gather to cheer on their candidate for the…

Nearly sixty percent of local households tuned into last night’s veep debate at Washington University, according to Nielsen ratings released today.

The media-monitoring service says that 58.3 percent of homes with televisions in the St. Louis area watched the vice-presidential face-off…