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Greitens Becomes A Liability for GOP Governors

Neighboring Govs in IL, IA on Defense over Ties to Scandal-Plagued Greitens In 36 hours, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has gone from a self-described leader to major political liability. Gubernatorial candidates in Iowa and Illinois are scrambling to deal with the fallout from the blackmail scandal unfolding in Missouri. Take a look at the coverage…

Two Largest Newspapers in Missouri Endorse Koster for Governor

Two Largest Newspapers in Missouri Endorse Koster for Governor St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kansas City Star back Koster Over the weekend, Attorney General Chris Koster earned the endorsements of Missouri’s two largest newspapers in his campaign for governor. Here’s what both the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Kansas City Star had to say in their endorsements…

GOP Poll Shows Koster’s Lead Growing in MO-Gov

GOP Poll Shows Koster’s Lead Growing in MO-Gov New Republican poll shows Koster above 50%, lead up 6-points from last week A new poll released today shows Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster extending his lead in Missouri’s gubernatorial race. The poll, conducted by Republican pollster Remington Research Group for the Missouri Times from September 26-27, shows Koster…

ROUNDUP: Koster Lands Historic Endorsement in MO-Gov

ROUNDUP: Koster Lands Historic Endorsement in MO-Gov Missouri Farm Bureau supports Democratic candidate for first time ever On Friday, Attorney General Chris Koster landed a historic endorsement from the Missouri Farm Bureau, becoming the first statewide Democratic candidate supported by the group in their 40-year history of offering political endorsements. The endorsement comes as a…

R-G-A Spells Hypocrisy: Committee’s First Ad Backfires in MO-Gov

R-G-A Spells Hypocrisy: Committee’s First Ad Backfires in MO-Gov RGA ad hits Koster on state employee pay raises The problem? Greitens wants to raise wages too The hypocrisy runs thick in the first ad run by a national Republican group in Missouri’s gubernatorial race. Last week, the Republican Governors Association launched an attack ad targeting…

DGA Statement on Missouri Gubernatorial Primary

DGA Statement on Missouri Gubernatorial Primary Today, the Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on the results from Missouri’s primary election for governor: “Tonight, Eric Greitens enters the general election as a deeply flawed candidate,” said DGA Communications Director Jared Leopold. “More than 60% of Missouri Republicans voted against Greitens, even after he spent more than…

Summer Cesspool: MO Gov Primary Descending into Chaos

Summer Cesspool: MO Gov Primary Descending into Chaos ‘Nastiest’ primary debate devolves into ‘jabs about sexual slavery and strip clubs’ With Missouri’s primary election less than one month away, the GOP gubernatorial primary contest is free falling into mayhem. Check out news coverage from last night’s Republican primary debate, which is being called the “nastiest”…

Is it 2006? GOP MO-GOV Candidates Take a Ride in the Culture War Time Machine

Is it 2006? GOP MO-GOV Candidates Take a Ride in the Culture War Time Machine 4 of 5 Missouri GOP candidates come out against embryonic stem cell research Is it 2006 again? Missouri Republicans sure seem to think so. During the 2nd term of the Bush Administration, the debate raged over federal funding for embryonic stem…

DGA Statement on Missouri Governor’s Race

WASHINGTON D.C., — Following today’s announcement by Senator Claire McCaskill that she has decided not to seek the office of Governor and instead will support Attorney General Chris Koster, DGA Executive Director Elisabeth Pearson released this statement: “As a career prosecutor who has always put Missouri families and their safety first, Attorney General Chris Koster…

Mo. Gov. Nixon traveling to South Korea, Taiwan

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is heading to South Korea and Taiwan to sign several trade agreements. The governor plans to depart Friday for a weeklong trip. He is to be accompanied by first lady Georganne Nixon, the directors of the departments of agriculture and economic development and four state lawmakers…

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