Unemployment in St. Louis hit 7.2 percent in July — a 16-year high, according to the official government statistics. That’s a disturbing number, so let’s put it in perspective.
First, the jobless number may be wrong, or at least misleading. Unlike the…

The short analysis of the results of Tuesday’s Missouri primary would be this: Money talked.

In nearly every major race, the candidate with the deeper pockets won. Those candidates were able to afford a barrage of last-minute television ads and automated…

In Ohio you have to declare party affiliation before you take a partisan ballot in a primary election.

This was something I was not comfortable doing, because I consider myself an independent and because I was an editorial writer with the…

Project Vote Smart is a non-partisan group dedicated to providing voters with basic information on issues and candidate’s positions for all elective offices from the president down to the state legislature.

They also send out a “Political Courage Test” to all candidates,…

On the evening of Nov. 2, 2004, when it became apparent that Republican Matt Blunt had defeated Democrat Claire McCaskill in the race for Missouri governor, Jeremiah W. “Jay” Nixon began laying claim to the Democratic nomination for governor in 2008.…

Today I sat in on the editorial board interview with Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Steelman. I provided some insights into the editorial interview with her primary rival, Kenny Hulshof, here.

While I have to say that I felt Hulshof seemed more…

FiredUp Missouri is looking for Gov. Matt Blunt’s latest finance report to see whether he returned over-limit donations.

Meanwhile, Politico notes that the governor’s dad, U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, has handed the NRCC a half million clams for the fall…

There are 11 states with governor’s seats up for grabs this election cycle:

According to one (conservative pundit’s) analysis, two are safe for Republicans, two lean Republican, three lean Democratic, and one is safely in the Democratic column. The remaining…

I sat in on the P-D editorial board’s endorsement interview today with gubernatorial candidate Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-MO, 9th), who is running against Missouri state treasurer Sarah Steelman in the Republican primary.

I liked a lot of what Hulshof had to say.…