Missouri

Please, Bobby! End the Iowa/New Hampshire Hostage Crisis!

Will Bower | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


Will Bower

Bobby Jindal has begun the process of pandering to the upcoming, 2012 cycle of the "Iowa/New Hampshire Hostage Crisis."

McCain Wins Missouri, Breaking Bellwether Streak

AP | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Republican John McCain has defeated President-elect Barack Obama in Missouri _ the last state to be decided in the 2008 pr...

Did John McCain Lose Arizona?

Denis Campbell | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics


Denis Campbell

We still do not have a final Presidential result in the state of Missouri, 14 days after the election. As was shown time and again this election, our nation's voting systems are badly broken.

Proposal For 2012 Primaries

Will Bower | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics


Will Bower

The primary calendar we need most is one that is built on an orderly and rational plan, and not on an arbitrary, publicity-driven, system of one-upsmanship.

Election 2008 Odds and Ends -- Waiting for Missouri and Alaska, Pro-Marijuana Initiatives and More...

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

We have had a virtual news blackout on what is going on in the two states we're waiting for -- Missouri's presidential results, and Alaska's senatorial results. Here is what I managed to find out.

Democrats' Gubernatorial Returns Give Them Edge In State Capitals

AP | ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics


Democrats picked up a governor's seat Tuesday as voters in Missouri elected Attorney General Jay Nixon in an open race. In Indiana, voters re-elected ...

Slow Voting Process in St. Louis

Jeanine Molloff | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home


Jeanine Molloff

Long wait times to vote represent a covert 'poll tax.' Many people in low-income neighborhoods in Missouri are hourly wage earners who cannot afford to lose a day's wages.

What A Country, What an Election

R.W. Sanders | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home


R.W. Sanders

In my fifth decade of life, I thought very little could excite me. And I had not the vaguest idea that I would help make history. And I didn't even have to leave my house!

Photos From Hillary Clinton Rally, St. Charles, MO (SLIDESHOW)

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home


Rebecca Shapiro

OTB Photojournalist Melissa Hapke attended the Hillary Clinton Rally today in St. Charles, Missouri. Clinton is spending time in this swing state ral...

'Rednecks for Obama' Rally in Springfield

Susie Hoeller | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home


Susie Hoeller

My friends, a couple and their two young girls, and I drove from Arkansas, two hours north to Springfield, Missouri for the Obama rally held Saturday ...

A Message from Missouri

Toby Barlow | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics


Toby Barlow

This message from a humble Missourian has an honesty to it that cuts to the core of why this election is so special, why this decision of ours is so important for America.

This Campaign Pulls Volunteer Into Politics

Jonah Lalas | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home


Jonah Lalas

It is early morning on August 28th at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. While thousands of delegates and enthusiastic supporters were rec...

Oliver Stone's "Obama"

Dave Winer | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics


Dave Winer

At the end of Oliver Stone's biopic, just before Nixon resigns in disgrace, he delivers a powerful line. Standing in front of the White House portrai...

Obama Could Lose Election Due To Voter Suppression

Judah Freed | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home


Judah Freed

Republicans are seeking to suppress the voter turnout among youth, minorities and poor people. If Republicans can prevent enough Democrats from casting ballots, McCain could win the election.

Needed for This Election: A Great Rejection

Norman Solomon | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Norman Solomon

People's votes are entirely their own, to do with as they see fit. But the right to do something is distinct from the wisdom of doing it.

Voting Troubles A High Probability In Missouri

The Boston Globe | Joseph Williams | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


ST. LOUIS - Darren and Karen Woods live in the crossfire of a political battleground. The presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama, are ...

The "Show Me" State Likes What It Sees

Carl Pope | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics


Carl Pope

Missouri is the geographic center of the U.S. -- and Missourians like to think of theirs as the "bellwether state," having voted for the winning presi...

Obama, McCain Bring Out Two Versions of St Louis

Jeanine Molloff | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home


Jeanine Molloff

If the classic 'Tale of Two Cities' were ever to become a modern sitcom --- St. Louis could well be the setting. Just this past week, as politicos sp...

Obama the Organizer Hits the Phones (Video)

Ari Melber | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics


Ari Melber

2008-10-21-barackphone.jpg This video shows volunteers around the country, even in neglected safe states, that their work is vital to the campaign and the candidate.

Obama and Democrats Fighting Hard on GOP Turf

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

All told, 20 states are currently at high risk of loss by the Republican party in either the presidential election, the Senate race, or both. How is that for expanding the playing field?

An Obama robocall in battleground Missouri

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

  I snapped that shot of the Columbia, Mo. Obama campaign office last Wednesday during a visit to the battleground state.   I spent several...

McCain's Problem with White Voters

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

It is McCain who needs to score exceptionally well among white voters, better in fact than any other Republican presidential candidate in the past 20 years, including George H. W. Bush.

Midwest Auto Workers Look To Obama For Change

Dan Treul | Posted 07.18.2008 | Home


Dan Treul

"GM won't change anything until they have every operation overseas," says Danny. "This started back in the 1980s with Reagan... We know we're not going to get any help from McCain."

Obamaniacs: Tearful Mother & Daughter Overwhelmed Meeting Obama

Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics


Obama has taken some heat for his patriotism speech in Independence, Missouri -- but not from local supporters, including a mother and daughter who we...

Missouri Flood Waters

Melissa Hapke | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home


"So far I'm safe where I'm at, but I may have to take a different route to work. My house is only three blocks from the Missouri River, but we live on a hill."