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Proposal For 2012 Primaries

Will Bower | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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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.

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

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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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.

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Democrats' Gubernatorial Returns Give Them Edge In State Capitals

AP | ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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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 ...

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Slow Voting Process in St. Louis

Jeanine Molloff | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

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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.

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What A Country, What an Election

R.W. Sanders | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

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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!

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

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

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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...

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'Rednecks for Obama' Rally in Springfield

Susie Hoeller | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home

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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 ...

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A Message from Missouri

Toby Barlow | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

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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.

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This Campaign Pulls Volunteer Into Politics

Jonah Lalas | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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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...

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Oliver Stone's "Obama"

Dave Winer | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Obama Could Lose Election Due To Voter Suppression

Judah Freed | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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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.

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Needed for This Election: A Great Rejection

Norman Solomon | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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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.

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Voting Troubles A High Probability In Missouri

The Boston Globe | Joseph Williams | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

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

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The "Show Me" State Likes What It Sees

Carl Pope | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Obama, McCain Bring Out Two Versions of St Louis

Jeanine Molloff | Posted 11.23.2008 | Home

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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...

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Obama the Organizer Hits the Phones (Video)

Ari Melber | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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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.

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Obama and Democrats Fighting Hard on GOP Turf

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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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?

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An Obama robocall in battleground Missouri

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

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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...

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McCain's Problem with White Voters

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

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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.

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Midwest Auto Workers Look To Obama For Change

Dan Treul | Posted 07.26.2008 | Home

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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."

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Obamaniacs: Tearful Mother & Daughter Overwhelmed Meeting Obama

Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

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

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Missouri Flood Waters

Melissa Hapke | Posted 07.02.2008 | Home

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Melissa Hapke

"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."

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Midwest Editors Shifting On Gay Marriage

Dan Treul | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home

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Dan Treul

In another signal, perhaps, that the country is ready for change, newspapers across the Midwest showed either even-handedness or excitement for an issue that only years ago was considered taboo.

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Obama: Wheels Down In Missouri And Fortunes Rising

Beverly Davis | Posted 06.17.2008 | Home

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Beverly Davis

Mike Roberts, the "Donald Trump of St. Louis," explains why Obama will win a landslide victory in Missouri, one of the top battle states for November. "He'll kill McCain!"

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Sam Stein

AP And Clinton Jump Gun On Missouri, Hour Before Obama Win

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Both the Associated Press and then Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign jumped the gun on Super Tuesday, claiming a Clinton victory in Missour...

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