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 phone…
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 Dayton…
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, which…
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.
He…
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 knowledgeable…
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 three…
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. He…
VIVA VIAGRA
You can’t accuse Republican gubernatorial candidates Sarah Steelman and Kenny Hulshof of dodging the tough issues in their primary campaign: They’re attacking each other over who is weaker on Viagra.
Ms. Steelman, the state treasurer, is running a television ad…
Above (Left to right): Sarah Steelman, Lisa Madigan and Claire McCaskill.
The New York Times Week in Review has an interesting look at what our first female president (if not Hillary Clinton) would like like. Read it here.
Women mentioned include Missouri’s…
Last week, as the Missouri Legislature was finishing work on the $22.5 billion 2009 state budget, an independent analysis of Missouri tax collections suggested that the state could find itself $500 million in the hole some time next year. The state’s…
Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman, a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, has a bold idea: St. Louis city should get rid of its 1 percent earnings tax.
Bold it is. Smart it is not, at least not in its current form.
The…
