by admin | Nov 12, 2010 | Military, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s senior Congressman says his re-election bid was swept away by the political tides that turned against Democrats. West-Central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton has a simple explanation for his defeat on Election Day. “There’s a tsunami,” Skelton tells...
by admin | Nov 5, 2010 | Politics / Govt
A veteran political reporter says the Republican wave that swept the nation and Missouri could be seen coming months before Election Day. It’s hard to remember that Democrat Robin Carnahan led Republican Roy Blunt in the polls last year. Veteran political...
by admin | Nov 4, 2010 | Politics / Govt
A jubilant House Republican Caucus celebrates a big victory and prepares for a legislative session in which it will have dominant numbers. House Majority Leader Steven Tilley, a Republican from Perryville, welcomed news reporters to the day-after new conference at the...
by admin | Nov 1, 2010 | Politics / Govt
Republicans hold a commanding majority in the state Senate and the party hopes to strengthen its majority by defeating the only two rural incumbent Democrats left in the Missouri Senate. Republicans have taken direct aim at state Sen. Wes Shoemyer, a Democrat from...
by admin | Oct 28, 2010 | Politics / Govt
Public opinion polls indicate that this election cycle favors Republicans. Republicans in the Missouri House hope to build on their majority while Democrats work hard to increase their numbers in the chamber. Republicans hold an 88-to-73 majority in the Missouri House...
