State Treasure candidate Andria Simckes (D) is raising some eyebrows in Springfield.
According to KY3 Political notebook, at a small gathering of with lawyers Simckes said she’d “received the unofficial tap from Sen. Claire McCaskill, and John Temporiti.”
“They are quietly supportive of me,” quotes KY3.
But the blog shoots down that claim writing that an unnamed, “highly placed” Democratic source said Simckes is way off base.
A Democratic operative with close ties to the party said that’s not true. “Claire McCaskill and John Temporiti have not made an endorsement in this race. They are aggressively neutral,” the operative said.
When I asked if either had suggested to Simckes at any time that they supported her privately or in any other way, the source replied, “never.”
“If there was only one candidate, of course they would’ve been supportive. But they never said, you’re the person. If they were encouraging here before, that didn’t mean they endorsed her. When different circumstances came out, then events changed. That’s how this works,” the operative added.
“I just need to stress that they are totally neutral,” the Democratic source said.
Simckes is among four Democrats vying for the treasurer nomination. Also in the hunt are Mark Powell, Rep. Clint Zweifel of Florissant and Charles Wheeler of Kansas City.
