http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/news/kinder_1586___article.html/party_republicans.htmlKinder was critical of Democrats, who he said “are like dumb animals that forget nothing and learn nothing.”
“They want to take us back to the old days — back to what ran us into the financial ditch. The difference between us and them will be what the campaign will be about,” Kinder said.
He dismissed a July 26 poll by polling group SurveyUSA that showed Gov. Blunt trailing likely challenger, Attorney General Jay Nixon, 57 percent to 38 percent statewide.
“We are still 15 months from the only poll that matters, and that
is a lifetime in politics,” Kinder said.
http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/news/ham_1596___article.html/governor_missouri.htmlMike Evans, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, sweltered in the sun outside the his party’s tent. “I’m about to melt,” the candidate said.
Evans lashed back at incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, who the night before had said Democrats are “like dumb animals that forget nothing and learn nothing.”
Evans, a former teacher and U.S. Army veteran, said Democrats are “educated people. We’re certainly not dumb animals.” While Evans said Kinder’s comment was offensive, he said he takes “it all in stride because I look forward to unseating Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder.”
In a statement Thursday, Kinder issued an “unqualified” public apology for the “strongly partisan remark.”