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12.15.2008 7:16 pm

Missouri’s electoral votes officially break the bellwether mold: All McCain

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Gov. Matt Blunt announced this afternoon that he had finalized Missouri ’s electoral votes, after the 11 electors had met to cast their support for the Republican ticket that carried the state, but lost the national election: GOP presidential nominee…

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11.08.2008 5:25 pm

Obama gains on McCain in St. Louis County’s rerun of numbers

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Missouri’s presidential results got 699 votes tighter — without those as-yet-uncounted provisional ballots — after St. Louis County completed a new final tally of its votes in Tuesday’s election.

Political Fix got a copy of those tallies, including the township-by-township breakdown,…

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11.05.2008 1:13 am

Missouri a squeaker — McCain, for now, may have an edge

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+St. Louis County election officials finally released their tally at 1 a.m. Wednesday. Then they issued a new total at 1:32 a.m.

Democrat Barack Obama – 330,157
Republican John McCain – 219,787

Obama’s 110,370 margin is a record-setting lead for a Democrat…

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11.04.2008 5:07 pm

Bogus robo-calls threaten disabled if vote for Obama

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The Missouri office of the National Alliance on Mental Illness report that they’ve been alerted by the Secretary of State’s office that robo-calls “are going out to disabled persons on Medicaid indicated they will have their Medicaid ‘taken away’ if…

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11.04.2008 12:49 pm

Polls for pizza, or is that pizza for polls?

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Outside the Webster Groves rec center, the mid-morning line snaked down the sidewalk and almost to the pool.

The wait: about 50 minutes, not counting the actual voting.

For those who showed up around 6 a.m. (a certain person’s spouse), the…

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11.01.2008 1:27 pm

Giuliani, Bond rev up GOP volunteers

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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani hit on some familiar themes this morning as he addressed and encouraged dozens of volunteers at the state Republican Party/John McCain campaign office in Maryland Heights.

The crowd yelled a newer slogan — “Keep the…

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10.31.2008 5:35 pm

Palin’s election-eve rally set in Jefferson City

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The campaign now confirms that Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will be back in Missouri on Monday, for a rally in front of the state Capitol in Jefferson City.

Gates open at 8 a.m. The program begins at 11 a.m.

Gov.…

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10.30.2008 8:08 am

Palin fans converge on Cape for rally

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CAPE GIRARDEAU — Some Republican supporters of Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin were camping out at midnight outside the SHOW Me Center here, for this morning’s rally featuring Palin.

Before 7 a.m., traffic was jammed and at a standstill for…

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10.27.2008 4:06 pm

Obama, Biden back on Thursday

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Obama's last Missouri visit attracted 175,000 in St. Louis and K.C.

Obama's last Missouri visit drew 175,000 to St. Louis and K.C.

Details aren’t being released, and the Democrats officially aren’t confirming.

But the word on the streets is that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and running mate Joe Biden will be back in Missouri…

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10.27.2008 12:15 am

McCaskill, Mo Obama director embark on “closing argument tour”

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Beginning today (Monday), Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s biggest Missouri booster — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill — is hitting Missouri roads with Obama campaign state director Buffy Wicks for a three-day “Closing Argument Tour.”

First stop: 11:30 a.m. in Kansas City, where McCaskill…

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