Missouri will put us over the top in the Senate

[Neecy]

I've been doing some canvassing for Claire McCaskill, and the news media doesn't know the state well enough to tell you this - but she has a secret weapon. One so powerful, so wonderful, I believe she'll win this race by a couple of points or more.

Her secret weapon is named Matt Blunt, wonder boy governor of Missouri.

Yes, Bush has a very low approval rating in Missouri - 38%, according to SurveyUSA. Believe it or not, there's an even more unpopular character here, one who threw thousands of low-income people off of Medicaid...the kind of low-income people in Southern Missouri who Talent needs to carry the state.

Baby Blunt is currently polling at 36% in his home state - lower than Bush. During my travels I've heard far more venom directed at Blunt than I have at Bush - and therein lies the genius of the McCaskill campaign. She's run ads tying Blunt to Talent's neck like a millstone contrasting Baby Blunts Medicaid cuts with Talents votes in Washington to cut Medicaid funding. This is a big issue in Missouri - one that is disgusting even middle-class families, because of the gruesome stories that the media has run outlining the suffering of the people who've been thrown out of the Medicaid system thanks to Talent/Blunt.

Our governor is hurting Talent in Missouri much more than Bush is - yet not one analyst has cited Talents Blunt problem in this election. Oh - and guess who Blunt won against in 2004? Claire McCaskill. People in Missouri are ready to make this right. Mark my words - she'll win by a comfortable margin IF we keep working and IF we get people to the polls.

[BOSSHOG]

1. Go Missouri, Go Claire, kick some gop ass

[chat_noir]

2. Hope Bush's support of no-Talent was all over the news

November 3rd rallies

[Neecy]

3. sure was...

I saw a lengthy clip on the news this morning of Bush and his lapdog. Talent sure doesn't look happy that he needs Bush's "help" this close to the election.

[Robbins]

4. Talent

He sure Is stupid to have Bush come to Missouri.CNN and MSNBC neglegts to mention here Bush Is
unpopular,Iraq war Is unpopular,Blunt Is unpopular,Stem Cell Initative has 50 percent support(they
say it could actually help Talent) and every poll has the senate race tied or Mckascill slightly ahead.

[tblue37]

Bush looks ready to lose it.

He is barely under control. You can see the steam coming out of his ears.

[leftyladyfrommo]

5. I just got the worst flier against McCaskill in the mail

Its an 8 x 10 glossy with a picture of McCaskill peeking out from behind a tree. And then on the back is statement about how she is worth 30 million and she puts that money in off shore accoutns - "probably" to escape the IRS and taxes.

Not one real fact - just a stupid allegation that "probably" is a fact - just because the wealthy tend to use off shore accounts to evade taxes.

How much lower can this campaign go?

[Neecy]

6. Talent is running a filthy campaign

The latest television ad basically calls McCaskill a murderer - it uses huge type to list RAPE - ABUSE - MURDER or somesuch in nursing homes, as though she personally wielded a knife and went on a killing spree, raping and pillaging as she cut a swath through Missouri nursing homes. It's so ridiculous that it's laughable, but it shows how desperate he is. The polls are trending away from him and it shows.

[Jacklyn75]

7. yes he is, it's horrible!!!

and all the news stations here in KC seem to be pushing hard for Talent. Especially kctv5, wdaf (fox 4) and kmbc. I think the nbc station isn't so biased but the others sure are. I'm glad to hear the polls are trending away from Talent! yay! GO CLAIRE!!!!!

[leftyladyfrommo]

8. What is with the Sara Shuttles Ads - they are just awful and I

would think she could sue someone over those. I read that she doesn't have any money to campaign or run ads. But that those allegations are just completely false.

And how about that Jim Morrison and Phil Kline campaign (in Kansas). I wouldn't vote for Phil Kline if he was the last person on earth - what a total sleazeball.

[Neecy]

9. totally false

That ad is so disgusting with the lurid red XXX next to Shuttles' photo with the utterly false claim that she once worked for Penthouse (she worked for Omni magazine, who is owned by the same media company that owns Penthouse - apples and oranges. The local media should have refused to run that ad - it's so convincingly false). Now that I think about it, I should have donated to her campaign just to help her answer this smear.

Morrison is ahead in Kansas, so I guess Phill Kline will have to find something better to do than harass abortion clinics and try to seize their medical records.

[tblue37]

24. Phill Kline got those records, actually.

He got them just last week:

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/nov/01/kline_says_office_received_abortion_records_week_a/

Disgusting.

[tsuki]

43. Is he the one that gave them to Bill O? eoq

[tblue37]

48. Yes, he is. I am looking forward to legal repercussions for

both of them, and if the news actually gets out here in Kansas, it could easily destroy Kline at the polls on Tuesday--not that he is doing so great as it is.

[Jacklyn75]

10. I wish that Sara Jo would have had the money

to send little sammy home! That was just so terrible of him to run those ads! He knows he's going to win so why be so horrible? I sure hope in two years he is defeated once and for all!! What a jerk!

Oh and I can't stand Phil Kline either! If Chris Biggs would have had some support from the party a few years back, Kline would have NEVER won!! Morrison will be a welcome change to that wacko pervert!

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. Sara Jo has a great chance

if we can get out the vote in that part of the state.

[proud2BlibKansan]

18. Sara Jo is so great

Very progressive. And The Star endorsed her.

Sam Graves runs nasty campaigns. He's a slime. And unfortunately he is well funded.

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. And The Star endorsed Claire but definitely leans republican

[ashling]

11. No, Howard Dean will put us over the top

Not to take away from your message, but I always find it amusing that it is whoever the reporter or poster is talking about that is going to make the difference.

Missouri ... no, Virginia ... no, it will be Montana ... no, maybe Ohio

In actuality it will be Howard Dean, who stuck w/ the 50 state policy rather than the few targeted campaigns despite the best efforts of Rom Emanuel and DLC types.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

28. No shit. Without Howard Dean, we wouldn't have a chance

There wouldn't be enough viable candidates in places like Montana or Virginia for us to win the House and Senate.

[chat_noir]

12. gotta love this poster!

[ProgressiveEconomist]

13. k&r

[Clarkie1]

14. I am confident the Show me State will show Republicans the door. nt

[bigwillq]

15. I hope so.

I love McCaskill.

:bounce:

[proud2BlibKansan]

17. She is really a great lady

She used to be the DA in KC. She would have been a much better governor than Baby Blunt, who barely defeated her.

[bigwillq]

20. I thought she was very graceful and classy

in the one debate I saw between them, esp. when it came to some our her's families financial issues like the tax situation. She handled it really well.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

21. Good luck

I don't have much faith in your state. Prove me wrong, please!

[SeattleGirl]

22. I hope you're right, Neecy.

It definitely sounds like Claire will pull it off. This is one of the races I'm watching very closely. Best of luck to Claire!

[BigBearJohn]

23. Thanks for posting this. You made my day! K/R!

[wildflowergardener]

25. Today

Hi. I also went canvassing today. Though it was primarily democrats (or undecideds) who do not often vote in this election cycle - everyone today who answered the door - again many did not, said they are definitely voting for Claire.

For once I don't want to be ashamed of my state. Missouri does have a history of electing some democrats to national office, for example Mel Carnahan. We just need enough voters in St. Louis City and County, and Kansas City to turn out to over-run the rural voters.

My big worry is the new voting machines though. I felt alot safer with the old punch card ballots, chads and all.

Meg

[dalaigh lllama]

27. Rural Missouri is a lot bluer than you think

I was canvassing in rural Missouri today and there's a deep sense of outrage against this administration. I can also say that if only little old ladies were voting Tuesday, McCaskill would win by a landslide. One woman told me "You'd better believe I'm voting for Clair Tuesday -- if I'm still alive." She was a card (and probably about 90). Another woman told me she was getting her flu shot that day too, but voting first, just in case the flu shot made her sick. It was a great day for Dems here in rural MO.

[wildflowergardener]

29. Great

That's great to hear. I just know here in St. Louis, the further West (towards St. Charles) you get, the more republican it gets - or at least it used to be. Unfortunately I see alot of Talent signs too, here in St. Louis County.

Meg

[usregimechange]

26. Kick!

[femrap]

30. Thx, Neecy, for this info.

I lived in KC, MO in the mid '90's. What did McCaskill do back then? I remember her name in the news...guess I should just do the google.

Damn, I hope she wins. I had no idea that the health care in MO had gotten so bad. Well, the progressive Dems will clean that up.

[mcg]

31. Donated to Claire McCaskill's campaign today!

http://www.claireonline.com/

[JCMach1]

32. Good catch... I hope you are right!

:)

[Pachamama]

33. Is Gov. Blunt related to Roy Blunt????

Ick!!!!! You poor folks in Missouri! If they are related, you poor people - being subjected by two of the scum bags!

:puke:

[leftyladyfrommo]

35. His son, I think.

Yea, we are so blessed to have both of them.

[Pachamama]

36. I'm so so sorry Missouri! Guess a photo of Bush surrounded by the Blunt's is what McCaskill should

show around the state.... :puke:

Missouri needs a fresh start - and so does America!

:kick:

[stlsaxman]

42. "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" Blunt. n/t

[rodeodance]

34. Burns of MT has made a comback after JR. visit (now tied)

[OregonBlue]

37. No paper trail in Missouri is there?

[Neecy]

38. Nope

...and Kansas City, where Claire needs to get a huge margin (and will) is Diebold.

[OregonBlue]

40. Controlled by Dems or Pukes?

[wildflowergardener]

46. paper trails

There are paper trails here in St. Louis county - and correct me if I'm wrong, but I think they are required in Missouri. The machines print out a receipt. In St. Louis county the machines are made by ES&S

Meg

[Dob Bole]

39. Yours is a state where this 'Pastor Ted' thing could actually have an impact, too...

If the recent sex scandals depress even 1 percent of the right-wing evangelical vote in Missouri, then McCaskill wins. But unlike Republicans, we don't need to depress voter turnout- the more likely scenario is that moderate evangelicals will pull the lever for the Democrats this time, making our victory even larger.

Keep up the good work!

[stlsaxman]

41. It MUST be a wide enough margin that Diebold can't flip the numbers...

which they're counting on doing for the tight races.

Missouri is Diebold Country.

[MadHound]

44. Frankly I think that the 'Pugs will steal this one

I've run into too many die hard 'Pugs who are voting for McCaskill not to realize that the low popularity of both Bush and Blunt isn't having an effect. However with all of this crossover and independent support pouring into her campaign, along with the GOTV issue of Amendment 2, the polls haven't budged. They are still "locked in a dead heat." Frankly I think that is utter crap, and that this is just the setup so that all of those fine voting machines in St. Louis and KC can do their job and rip off this election for McCaskill.

A sure sign that this will have indeed been the case is if Amendment 2 passes on Tuesday while McCaskill loses. Of course they might try to steal that issue too, but that would be real blatant, in your face election theft, considering how overwhelming the support for Amendment 2 is.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still working and fighting for this election, and will most assuredly go out and get out the vote. But my cynical self tells me that this is a state which is getting set up for theft. Thankfully, judging by the legal team she is acquiring, McCaskil is thinking along these same lines, and will challenge the fraud.

It will also help McCaskill that Robin Carnahan(daughter of Mel) is the current SoS in this state, so she won't be pulling any Harris type shit during the subsequent recounts and court challenges.

[davsand]

45. Stem cell is gonna help McCaskill.

I honestly think that stem cell intuitive on the ballot is gonna help turnout for McCaskill. That single issue might be enough to mobilize the votes she needs.

Good luck to her!


Laura

[HeeBGBz]

47. Blunt is most definitely an asswipe

It makes me wish I hadn't changed my voters registration to Mississippi so soon. However, I did talk to my sister yesterday and asked if she was voting for McCaskill. She said she was really sick of all the negative ads and in weighing them out, Talent's are far worse, so she's going for McCaskill. Also the treatment Michael J. Fox got by Limpballs also swayed her in Claires direction.

[catmandu57]

49. I'm hopeful

I tell you though we may get our noses bloodied up here, it's deep red. If enough people are pissed enough to get out we'll have a chance. One good sign though, my signs are still in the yard, someone stole my K/E sign.