After last week’s post on absentee ballots, the Missouri Republican Party added a link to absentee info on the front page of their site.
Speaking of the state parties, both used their websites to focus attention on the state auditor’s race this week. The Missouri Democratic Party highlighted the news of an investigation into the Sandra Thomas - Daryl Duwe press release story. The Missouri Republican Party, meanwhile, levied a new charge against Democrat Susan Montee — that she is an “irresponsible over-spender.” “She has failed to solve the problem of over $733,000 in accumulated vacation and holiday time in the Buchanan County sheriff’s department while she served as the counties [sic] auditor,” the MRP alleges.
For more on the state auditor race, check out Libertarian Mike Ferguson’s website for interviews with Susan Montee, Sandra Thomas, and Libertarian Frank Gilmour.
Roy Temple cites The Hotline’s Chuck Todd, who thinks that the unpopularity of Gov. Matt Blunt is dragging down Jim Talent’s re-elect numbers.
Jeff Roe says that his sources tell him that “Josh” from McCaskill ad fame was injured not in the line of duty, but in a volleyball match.
Paul Seale at Arena of Ideas offered a detailed retort to the Post-Dispatch endorsement of Claire McCaskill for U.S. Senate.
Tim Hilton’s weekly post analyzed the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision on the voter ID law.
Dave Drebes asks a good question: How will the Cards’ appearance in the World Series affect campaign activities (door-to-door, phone calls) this week?
Tony speaks out on McCaskill’s use of Michael J. Fox in the last two weeks of the campaign. Chatterbox Chronicles posted a link to an anti-Amendment 2 ad.
Anyone interested in the decline of “real” news coverage in modern-day newspapers should check out Randy Turner’s post on the subject from The Turner Report.
And as always, for daily posts check out the P-D Political Fix, KC Buzz Blog, KY3 Political Notebook, and the CDT Vote 2006 blog.
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