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VIDEO: Republican Senate Candidates

The two leading Republican candidates fighting for a chance to go up against U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill met last week for a debate that aired live on KTRS 550. First up was former state treasurer Sarah Steelman: Followed by Congressman Todd Akin: These videos were shot by Jason Rosenbaum (@jrosenbaum)

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Russ, You Can’t Win in the First

The St. Louis American published a pretty good analysis today of the dangerous situation brewing in the St. Louis Democratic community. As Congressman Russ Carnahan considers his political future following the elimination of his Congressional district, one scenario includes the son of the former governor running against his fellow Democratic congressman, Lacy Clay, in Clay’s newly [...]

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Looking Back at Iowa ’08

The recent GOP Caucus fight in Iowa between Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul reminded me of my time four years ago campaigning for then-longshot-candidate Barack Obama. A busload of over 100 St. Louisans traveled to Iowa to knock on doors in the freezing cold on behalf of the charismatic senator from [...]

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