It is unlikely that any of the campaign advertisements for the Kerry-Edwards or the Bush-Cheney tickets ever mentioned the names of people like Warren Erdman. But Warren Erdman is one of the people Missourians are voting for on Election Day – not President Bush or Vide President Cheney. Erdman is a Kansas City businessman who is a Republican presidential elector. He’s not sure people are clear that their vote is an indirect one. Each political party has named a slate of presidential electors. Electors from the party that gets the most votes for President will meet in Jefferson City on December 13th, the same day electors meet in other states. It’s then that the electors will cast the ballots that actually pick a President.
Campaigns Forge Ahead With Final Push
November 1, 2004 By
The airwaves will crackle a bit more with political advertisements, but political insiders say it’s the groundwork done today that will make the difference in this election. Former Senator Jean Carnahan says Democrats are counting on their work to get more people involved in the process. State Republican Party Chairman Ann Wagner says she understands Democrats are boasting about the thousands of new voters they have registered. Most political observers believe it was a superior ground game by the Republicans that defeated Carnahan and elected Jim Talent as Senator in 2002.
Secretary Of State’s Office Offers Election Day Voting Advice
November 1, 2004 By
Tuesday is Election Day and the Secretary of State’s Office – Missouri’s election authority – is informing voters that mistakes made in the polling booths can easily be addressed. Chuck Pryor, with the Secretary of State’s Office, says a mistake can be turned into an election official – at the polling station – who will mark the ballot as spoiled and give the voter a new ballot. The voter who has made a mistake must not place the spoiled ballot into the ballot box. If that happens, it will be too late to ask for a new ballot.
Chiefs Outlast Colts
November 1, 2004 By
It’s safe to assume that no one on either the Chiefs’ or Colts’ roster will be winning the AFC Defensive Player of the Week Award, but there’s no question that the two teams provided one of the more entertaining games of the season on Sunday. Kansas City built a 31-14 half time lead and held on to beat Indianapolis 45-38 at Arrowhead Stadium. The two teams amassed 1,095 of total offense for the third-best single-game total in NFL history. The Chiefs had their way with the Colts in the second quarter, scoring 24 points, but the Colts charged out of the locker room with two touchdowns in the third quarter to cut Kansas City’s advantage to 31-28. The Chiefs responded with an 11-play, 63-yard touchdown drive that resulted in Priest Holmes’ third touchdown of the day. Later in the fourth quarter, Indianapolis had another touchdown drive that pulled them to within three points again at 38-35. On the next drive Kansas City put together a 70-yard drive that was capped by an acrobatic touchdown catch from Tony Gonzalez, who finished with 125 yards receiving and two scores. If Chiefs fans were feeling relieved, they shouldn’t have, as the Colts raced down to the Kansas City 25-yard line before Peyton Manning threw an interception to Greg Wesley. The Colts had no timeouts and the Chiefs were able to wait out the final 1:35 to improve to 3-4. Trent Green finished with 389 yards passing, while Manning finished with 472 yards and five touchdown passes. He hit Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison for 119 yards and two touchdowns apiece. Chiefs’ running back Priest Holmes had 143 yards rushing.
Cardinals Hitting Coach Mitchell Page Fired, Will Seek Treatment For Alcoholism
November 1, 2004 By
Cardinals’ hitting coach Mitchell Page has been fired and will seek treatment for alcoholism in a California rehabilitation center. Page was let go last Thursday, a day after the Cardinals were eliminated from the World Series in a four-game sweep. Page told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he is an alcoholic and believed he was partly responsible for the Cardinals under-performing in the World Series. The Cardinals were the best offensive team in the National League with a .278 batting average and 855 runs in 2004, but that production dried up against the Red Sox, hitting just .190 in the Fall Classic. The Cardinals were 8-for-59 in two games at Busch Stadium. General Manager Walt Jocketty disputes that, he said, “I think that Mitch is taking a lot of undue blame for that. You know, we just didn’t hit and for whatever reason I don’t think there’s any one person or any one situation to that’s to blame for it and it certainly wasn’t Mitch”. The Cardinals have left the door open for Page to return, though Jocketty is unsure if Page will take the team up on the offer.
