In a release just now from the Missouri Republican Party, Gov. Matt Blunt offered this rebuke of criticisms of Sen. John McCain’s record. This stems from remarks made by Gen. Wes Clark, an Obama backer, earlier.

When I was a plebe…

As my colleague Tony Messenger blogged earlier, state Treasurer Sarah Steelman has launched a tough ad against fellow Republican Kenny Hulshof, a congressman from Columbia, over the spending bills he’s supported in the U.S. House.

This afternoon, Missouri’s five other Republicans…

BRANSON, Mo. –As predicted earlier this week by state GOP executive director Jared Craighead, conventioneers voted today to seat the bulk of the challenged delegates and alternates suspected of being loyal to renegade presidential contender Ron Paul.

After several hours of…

When announcing Barack Obama’s stop at a Cape Girardeau clothing factory yesterday, his Democratic ally Claire McCaskill said the appearance would focus on “the losses that working people have suffered” under a Republican president.

But you can be sure that the state GOP…

According to an email from some Missouri supporters of Ron Paul, sent late Sunday night, the state Republican Party has scheduled a special “credentials meeting” for 10 a.m. Monday at the  Blue Armory in Jefferson City.

At the meeting, according to the email,…

The state Republican Party expects to formally announce later this week that St. Louisan Tina Hervey has been hired to be the party’s new communications director.

Hervey, who began work last Monday, previously had held a similar post with Gov. Matt Blunt’s now-defunct re-election…

Debbie Hopper, national field director for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas (and who is continuing his campaign for president), called Thursday to recount a contentious encounter that she had just had with Missouri Republican Party executive director Jared Craighead.

Hopper said…