Blunt, left, and Carnahan
A Rasmussen poll released this week shows Republican U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt and Democrat state Secretary of State Robin Carnahan tied in the race for the U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in 2010. The survey, highlights of…
My story today on the Mother Ship addressed a bill sponsored by Rep. Jake Zimmerman, D-Olivette, and Rep. Brian Yates, R-Lee’s Summit, that would place a one-year moratorium on elected officials becoming lobbyists.
It turns out that Missouri has among the…
To celebrate 30 years of rail service in Missouri, the state Department of Transportation and Amtrak are sponsoring a “Name the Train” contest to pick a moniker for the passenger line that travels between Kansas City and St. Louis.
We’ve got…
If you’re not too tired of voting, let’s try another poll.
St. Louis University professor Ken Warren says that Missouri’s vote for Republican John McCain shows some rural racism tendencies. Why? Many of Missouri’s rural counties voted for Democrats at the top…
According to a Web site tracking voting problems today, Missouri is not in the top 10 states showing problems at the polls, though it did appear higher in the list this morning, Chad Livengood at the News-Leader reports.
The site categorizes…
In a typical year, five election judges are on hand to help voters at the polls in Madison County. This year there are six.
Students from high schools throughout the area — not yet old enough to…
Kinder, left, and Page
Yesterday’s poll on which down-ticket state race is the nastiest was neck and neck all day, but the race for lieutenant governor between Republican Peter Kinder and Democrat Sam Page is inching ahead of the attorney general race between Republican…
The strong Barack Obama ground game is paying off in Jefferson City, that is, if you’re a fan of sugar cookies.
Chez Monet bakery on High Street is holding a presidential bake-off today, with a big Obama vs. McCain sign in its front…
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,…
Not exactly a surprise, but the latest polling data on Missouri shows our state is a purple toss-up in the contest between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain.
The numbers, released last week by Rasmussen, show Obama leading 43-42, a statistical dead…
