Carnahan

Republican Roy Blunt isn’t the only one talking about the light public calendar of his Democratic opposition for a U.S. Senate seat.

Posted on the popular Beltway news site Politico is a story discussing Democrat Robin Carnahan’s early campaign strategy of staying out…

JEFFERSON CITY — National online publication Politico has the Roy Blunt-Robin Carnahan race for the U.S. Senate in 2010 as No. 5 on its most watched list of FEC reports due today.

Says Politico about Missouri’s race:

5. The clash of Missouri titans. Early…

Steelman

In a Politico story assessing the U.S. Senate seats up for grab in 2010, one GOP operative gave a novel take on former State Treasurer Sarah Steelman.

“She’s Sarah Palin with an economics degree,” the anonymous Republican said.

Fair comparison?

While both have taken…

Loudon, left, and Talent

Word is that former Republican State Sen. John Loudon of Chesterfield, who lost a bid for state auditor in the 2006 primary, is interested in running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Kit Bond.

Loudon, a social…

Gephardt

For the third day in a row Wednesday, Barack Obama made a key appointment to his economic team.

And, for the third day in a row, no mention of who would represent the Labor Department on his cabinet.

Obama continues to put off…

Carnahan

As Sen. Hillary Clinton continues her won’t she-will she dance surrounding a cabinet post in the Barack Obama administration, St. Louis Congressman Russ Carnahan says he likes the move.

Speaking to Politico this week, Carnahan praised the former First Lady’s potential ascension to Secretary…

The news site Politico lists St. Louis County as one of the five most important counties in the country for either Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain.

“McCain will likely win rural Missouri and Obama will win the big urban bookends, St.…

Gephardt

In the category of too soon by several hundred miles, Politico has sketched out potential cabinets for both Barack Obama and John McCain.

The local connection: Former St. Louis congressman Dick Gephardt, who the Politico says could fit right in as…

Palin at a rally in Virginia this month

The New York Times and other media outlets this morning are questioning what the political toll might be for Republican veep nominee Sarah Palin’s shopping spree in St. Louis and elsewhere.

Earlier this week, Politico…

When Sarah Palin and John McCain visited O’Fallon, Mo. on their way to the Republican Convention, Time magazine reported that campaign staffers used the opportunity to visit posh Plaza Frontenac to purchase new clothes for “first dude” Todd Palin.

Looks like his sartorial adjustment…