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04.22.2008 12:37 pm

Web Watch: Political cage match

Just a little midday political musings and humor, on this Battle Royale of a day.

While we wait for numbers from Pennsylvania, head over to DC Download, for a rather amusing video from all three candidates aimed at none other…

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02.12.2008 2:37 pm

Mo superdelegate breakdown — 4 Clinton, 4 Obama, 6 undecided or uncommitted

Missouri Democrats have 16 superdelegates. Two of them have yet to be selected, and will be named at the state committee meeting in April.

Here’s the breakdown of wh0 the other 14 are, and who they support for president now:
Sen. Claire…

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02.11.2008 10:58 pm

Missouri’s delegation-selection process now kicks in; Democratic caucuses coming up

(Through the magic of WordPress, somehow this entire blog post got erased. And I just found out about it. So here it is — again)

The Wildhorse Township Democrats will caucus on February 28 at 7:30 pm “to begin the process of…

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02.06.2008 8:37 pm

Whither St. Charles County?

St. Charles County is one of Missouri’s chief Republican strongholds. In recent presidential contests, close to 60 percent of its votes have gone to the GOP nominee.

But on Tuesday, about 60 percent of the votes cast in St. Charles…

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02.06.2008 1:15 pm

Next Missouri Democratic battle: Provisional ballots, delegates

With Tuesday’s election now over, the Missouri campaigns of Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are moving into the next phase of their contest.

Up for grabs: What one Clinton activist called “gobs of uncounted provisional ballots” and the division of the…

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02.05.2008 6:18 pm

Libertarians: We’ve got a presidential primary today too

Yours truly has gotten several calls today from voters — such as Judy Nowak of St. Louis, and Eric Harris of St. Louis County — who are complaining because polling-place workers are failing to acknowledge to would-be voters that the Libertarian Party is…

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02.04.2008 6:38 pm

Candidates break with tradition: No street money

(Jake Wagman contributed to this post)

For decades, many of St. Louis’ ward organizations in predominantly black areas have received payments from candidates to help pay for election-day poll workers and other “street” activities aimed at reaching African-American voters. Also getting…

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02.04.2008 5:09 pm

Romney claims four more supportive legislators

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s campaign just announced four new endorsements from state legislators.

They are:
–State Senator Tom Dempsey, St. Peters, Senate District 23
–State Representative Bob Onder, Lake St. Louis, House District 13
–State Representative Shane Schoeller, Willard, House…

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02.04.2008 2:39 pm

Vilsack in northern Missouri today for Hillary

Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack — rumored to be on Sen. Hillary Clinton’s short list for VP if she gets the top nod — is campaigning for her this afternoon in Palmyra and Kirksville, Mo.

The times and places, according to the…

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02.03.2008 7:07 pm

Former Edwards backers Maxwell and Johnson join Clinton

Former Missouri Lt. Gov. Joe Maxwell, who had been the state’s most prominent supporter of John Edwards, is now endorsing Sen. Hillary Clinton.

In a release slated to go out tomorrow, Maxwell is among several Edwards supporters who have switched…

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