by admin | Aug 2, 2004 | Politics / Govt
A study of campaign commercials in the Governor’s race shows the challenger is not the attacker. Communications professor Bill Benoit at the University of Missouri has listened to every statement in the campaign ads for Bob Holden and Claire McCaskill. His...
by admin | Jul 26, 2004 | Politics / Govt
The three main candidates vying to be Governor in Missouri weigh in on the proposed amendment to expand gambling in the state. Amendment One will decide whether Rockaway Beach in southwest Missouri will be allowed to put in a casino. The current state constitution...
by admin | Jul 26, 2004 | Politics / Govt
A new statewide poll gives Governor Bob Holden a six-point lead over challenger Claire McCaskill in the Democrat primary for Governor. A survey run for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and television station KMOV shows Holden up 46-40 percent, with 14 percent undecided....
by admin | Jul 24, 2004 | Politics / Govt
The Holden-McCaskill race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination gets dirtier. Governor Bob Holden’s re-election campaign is accusing his main opponent – State Auditor Claire McCaskill – of accepting campaign donations from adult entertainment...
by admin | Jul 22, 2004 | Politics / Govt
If Claire McCaskill is to upset Governor Bob Holden in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, she will have to buck history. Incumbent governors rarely face primary challenges. It has happened only once before in Missouri history. James Spainhower fell short in his...