UPDATE: With both Chris Koster AND Margaret Donnely dropping out of the debate, the Young Dems have cancelled the event all together.
Jason Rosenbaum of the Columbia Tribune reports that Democratic Attorney General candidate Chris Koster* will not be at next week’s debate hosted by the Truman State Young Democrats.
James Lang, the president of the Truman State Young Democrats, e-mailed me today telling me that Sen. Chris Koster, D-Harrisonville, has backed out of next Thursday’s attorney general debate.
“Since we spoke last, Koster went from confirmed to tentatively coming to not coming at all,” Lang said in an e-mail.
Lang said Koster cited a “scheduling conflict” as a reason for not going to the debate held at Truman State University.
A Koster campaign spokeswoman later confirmed to Rosenbaum that a scheduling conflict will prevent the Koster from attending Thursday’s debate.
She did say that Koster will participate in a May 22 debate at CCP in Kansas City and a May 30 debate at Missouri Bar function in Lake Ozark.
Two of Koster’s opponents, Margaret Donnelly of St. Louis and Jeff Harris of Columbia, are expected to attend Thursday’s debate, which Rosenbaum will help moderate.
*Full disclosure: Chris Koster is a client (website design) of PubDef.net publisher Antonio D. French
April 20th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Koster has no chance in hell of winning this thing. He has virtually no support in Democrat circles beyond has-beens like Harold Caskey and a few union bosses who won’t be able to deliver their members to him.
No self-respecting Democrat would ever vote for a guy who agrees with Matt Blunt on every single issue and who helped promote his corrupt, heartless administration.
April 20th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
I will bet anybody that Donnelly also backs out. It is a no win for her. Right now Koster is in the lead, Donnelly is in second and Harris is doing anything he can to not come in 4th. Donnelly has nothing to gain by debating Harris.
Jeff will be on stage all by himself. Hmmm…Jeff, it would be kinda wierd if you can’t win a debate in which you are the only one in. Good luck.
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:44 am
How the hell is Koster “in the lead”? You mean he has more money? Well, Republicans usually do. But Democrats vote for Democrats and there are only two in this race. Koster and his stalking horse are going to learn that you can’t just buy your way into the Attorney General’s office.