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L.L. Cool Jim - Part 2

Oh boy. The risk of poking fun at someone is that they could go and up the ante on you. And oh boy has Sen. Jim Talent upped the ante.
Last week, we had a little fun at our junior senator’s expense when he announced his Women for Talent coalition. Surrounded by a group of women [...]

Carnahan: Vote Today for Claire

Former Senator Jean Carnahan is doing some online stumping for Democrat Claire McCaskill.
A letter from Carnahan was sent out this morning by McCaskill’s ClaireOnline.com staff. In it, the wife of the late Gov. Mel Carnahan, asks supporters to cast their vote today to support McCaskill in an online poll. The poll, conducted by Sen. Barbara [...]

"L.L. Cool Jim" Contest

CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
Do ladies love cool Jim Talent? That’s what Women for Talent would have you think. The U.S. Senator, who is facing a tough challenge from Democrat Claire McCaskill, was joined Thursday morning at the Frontenac Hilton by his wife, Brenda; his two daughters, Kate and Chrissy; and a group of other women from across [...]

Political Briefs

CLAIRE THE COUNTRY MOUSE? If you’re a city voter and you’re starting to think that maybe U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill just isn’t that in to you, rest assured. It isn’t you, it’s her… strategy!
According to an article in Sunday’s Washington Post, McCaskill’s people noticed something about her 2004 campaign for governor; she lost. This [...]

Dead Soldier’s Family Forced to Wait

We overheard a Lambert Airport official today saying the family ofa Missouri soldier killed in Iraq was forced to wait for hours to accept the body Wednesday because of President George W. Bush’s arrival in St. Louis for a fundraiser for Sen. Jim Talent.
At the fundraiser, Bush said “one thing about old Jim Talent, he [...]

McCaskill on Hardball tonight

Claire McCaskill’s campaign has sent out a press release saying their candidate will be on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews today at 4:00.
Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

Talent jabs McCaskill on gay marriage

Senator Jim Talent voted this morning against a filibuster by Senate Democrats on a proposed Constitutional amendment to outlaw homosexuals from marrying. Talent is a co-sponsor of the amendment which conservatives say would preserve the “traditional definition of marriage.”
“This issue represents a big difference between me and my opponent,” said Talent in an email [...]

Talent ready to launch

Sen. Jim Talent will be formally launching his re-election campaign this weekend.
His campaign has also launched a redesigned campaign website, which includes a “special video message” from the first-term Republican senator.
Tiffany Watkins, Talent’s deputy campaign manager, wrote the first entry in the site’s new campaign diary.
“Jim will be kicking off his campaign in Springfield, Joplin, [...]

McCaskill headed to Washington to discuss her Military Bill of Rights

Claire McCaskill is going to Washington — and she’s bringing her family with her.
McCaskill, along with her two sisters, Lisa and Anne, and her mother, Betty Anne, will visit Washington on Friday, May 19, to discuss her plan to take better care of America’s troops and their families.
A spokesperson for the Democrat, who is expected [...]

Political Briefs

WHAT WOULD HARRY DO? State Auditor Claire McCaskill will unveil her national security platform Monday in Independence, MO. According to the Kansas City Star, McCaskill, a Democrat challenging Sen. Jim Talent, will speak at 11 a.m. in the downtown square. McCaskill is expected to call for a revival of the Truman Commission, a panel led [...]

Truman Days start today

State Auditor Claire McCaskill, who is the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination to run against Sen. Jim Talent, will be speaking tomorrow night at the annual Truman Days banquet in Kansas City.
Party Chairman Roger Wilson and Attorney General (and 2008 candidate for governor) Jay Nixon are also expected to speak.
Truman Days is the Jackson County [...]

GOP launches Anti-McCaskill website

The National Republican Senatorial Committee has launched a website aimed at keeping up a steady stream of attacks on Missouri Auditor and U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill.
McCaskill is maintaining a small lead in the polls over Sen. Jim Talent, who does not appear to be directly linked to this attack site.
CluelessClaire.com attacks statements made by [...]

Talent outraises McCaskill

Senator Jim Talent increased his fundraising lead over State Auditor Claire McCaskill last quarter. The Kansas City Star is reporting that Talent raised $270,000 more than his expected Democratic challenger.
Talent, the incumbent and former congressman, reported nearly $5.7 million in the bank at quarter’s end to McCaskill’s just more than $2 million.
“We’re never going to [...]

McCaskill to address Wash U Dems

State Auditor and candidate for U.S. Senate Claire McCaskill will be speaking to the Washington University Young Democrats this evening at Friedman Lounge on Wash U’s campus. The event is open to the public and starts at 8:00 p.m.
Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

McCaskill meets with Black Caucus [Updated]

State Auditor Claire McCaskill met with members of the Missouri Legislatve Black Caucus Tuesday to discuss her campaign for U.S. Senate. But sources say McCaskill’s real challenge was to mend fences from her 2004 run for governor.
Some black elected officials felt that McCaskill was not a good friend to those that supported her when she [...]