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09.25.2009 1:59 pm

Poll shows neck and neck race for U.S. Senate next year

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Blunt, left, and Carnahan

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…

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02.16.2009 11:34 am

Should lawmakers have to wait a year before they lobby?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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11.20.2008 9:04 am

Vote: New KC-STL train name — should Denkinger get the call?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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11.06.2008 11:57 am

Were Missouri rural votes for John McCain racist?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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11.04.2008 4:19 pm

Missouri voting problems? Not bad, comparatively speaking

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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11.04.2008 2:52 pm

Voters of tomorrow

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Georgina Gustin reporting from Edwardsville:

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…

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10.30.2008 10:44 am

Kinder-Page take lead over Gibbons-Koster in nastiness poll

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Kinder, left, and Page

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…

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10.23.2008 2:25 pm

Obama has slim lead over McCain — in cookie poll

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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10.16.2008 6:50 am

Poll: Which debate was the best?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Last nights debate in Hempstead, N.Y.

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,…

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06.09.2008 5:50 pm

Poll: Missouri a toss-up in November

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…

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