Category Archives: Missouri

McCaskill admits to $287,000 in unpaid taxes on personal plane

Senator Claire McCaskill Gulfstream G650: File Photo admitted Monday that she had failed to pay about $287,000 in property taxes on a plane she and her husband partly own. It was the latest controversy involving the plane in recent days, complicating the Missouri Democrat’s preparations to run for reelection. “I have convinced my husband to [...]

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Ann Wagner Considering Missouri Senate Bid

By:  Tricia Miller ROLL CALL Ann Wagner, who lost a bid to be chairman of the Republican National Committee a week ago, is seriously considering running against Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), she told Roll Call on Saturday. “Exactly a week ago today we got back from the RNC race, and I’ve kind of reflected and [...]

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New Year’s Eve Tornadoes Devastate Wide Swath of Missouri and Illinois Counties

Volatile mix of conditions made perfect recipe for tornadoes About 3 PM on New Year’s Eve Day, the first of three tornado warnings came from the sirens that are scattered through St. Louis County.  Our system sounds the warning if a tornado is spoted in an adjoining county, so I don’t usually react to them, [...]

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2012 Senate Races

POLITICO SENATE 2012 – “GOP candidates rush to get into Senate races,” by AP’s Philip Elliott: “Less than two months after voters gave Republicans six more Senate seats and control of the House, the GOP is lining up candidates for 2012, well ahead of the pace of previous election cycles. Looking to ride what they [...]

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Russ Carnahan Survives a Tight Race….Martin Refuses to Concede, Sites “Irregularities”

UPDATED with Martin statement on close race. U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-St. Louis, survived a bruising re-election battle Tuesday. Unofficial state totals posted early today gave Carnahan the victory. “What a year and what a night,” Carnahan told supporters around 11:20 p.m. “The good news is we are ahead and are going to win.” But [...]

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Ed Martin Campaign: Arnold Days Parade

From the Ed Martin for Congress Campaign We have had a fantastic week of campaigning! Russ Carnahan’s desperate ploys to sling mud has only served to motivate our volunteers to redouble their efforts. In Arnold, our Arnold Days parade was a hit, with over 100 people marching, handing out yard signs, bumper stickers and literature [...]

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Carnahan in midst of final no-bull tour, as competing robo-calls kick in

  By Jo Mannies, Beacon Political Reporter    Posted 1:42 am, Mon., 10.25.10   Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, may not be getting any high-profile national help for her come-from-behind quest. But she’s already hit the road for a final week traveling the state with what her [...]

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Ed Martin Widens Gap with Carnahan

That Poll in Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District [ Patrick Tuohey ] No sooner did we publish a post about Ed Martin (The Hardest Working Man in Missouri Politics) than we received a copy of the research memo we alluded to at the very end. The three-page memo, available in its entirety here, offers some more [...]

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Russ Carnahan Flinches, Admits He’s In Deep Trouble

24TH STATE.COM Russ Carnahan just sent out a desperate plea for money. In a D+7 district, Carnahan knows he’s in deep trouble. But don’t take my word for it.  Take his. From: “Russ Carnahan ” <Russ@russcarnahan.com> Date: October 11, 2010 9:35:42 AM CDT To: Subject: I’m not kidding Reply-To: Russ@russcarnahan.com We have 22 days left [...]

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Midwest Democrats Rip Senate Foes

By ALEXANDER BURNS POLITICO Three Midwestern Democrats launched biting ads against GOP Senate candidates Tuesday, targeting the Republicans with variations on this message: My opponent is an unethical insider who just can’t be trusted. Indiana Rep. Brad Ellsworth, Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold are all struggling to overcome their [...]

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