U.S. Senate

VIDEO: Makin' Akin Out of Bacon

Granted, it's the day before Election Day, so there can't possibly be much more to be said about any of the candidates, least of all U.S. Representative Todd Akin, our very own U.S. Senate hopeful, who has pretty much said everything there is to be said about Todd Akin all on his own. Still, Daily ... More >>

Akin Camp Scoops Post-Dispatch By Publishing Email From Reporter Kevin McDermott

Late yesterday afternoon, Todd Akin's campaign got ahead of a Post-Dispatch scoop by publishing emails between the campaign's spokesperson and longtime political reporter Kevin McDermott. The email from McDermott contained what appeared to be the story's first four paragraphs revealing that Akin w ... More >>

17 Missouri Women Who Could Kick Todd Akin's Ass

Or, Why You Shouldn't Be Ashamed to Be a Female Voter in Missouri It's become pretty clear over the past few weeks that Todd Akin hates women. Oh, he hasn't said that in so many words -- which is actually pretty surprising since he doesn't seem to care much about the possibility of offending his fe ... More >>

Missouri Polls Shows Gingrich Leading, Brunner Rising, and Randles Edging Spence

​ With the presidential primary campaign circus coming to Missouri both next week (for the election that doesn't count) and next month (for the official caucus), we're likely to soon see a serious spike in the number of polls about us. Which means it's is a good time for some Horse Race talk. Publ ... More >>

Ed Martin To Run for ... Something

​Republican Ed Martin has kiboshed his plans to run for Congress, because the Missouri Attorney General's job seems more appealing. Or more attainable, maybe. Martin has previously announced his intentions for Congressional seats in Missouri's 2nd and 3rd districts, as well as one in the U.S. Sena ... More >>

Did Todd Akin Trick People Into Thinking Paul Ryan Endorsed Him?

Rep. Ryan supports Rep. Akin's (above) "principled approach to fiscal responsibility" but hasn't officially endorsed him.​There was a bit of confusion late last week over whether U.S. Congressman/GOP Golden Boy Paul Ryan officially endorsed Congressman Todd Akin in his campaign to unseat Senator C ... More >>

John Brunner Officially Enters U.S. Senate Race

Albert SamahaJohn Brunner's anti-establishment credentials make him a formidable candidate in the GOP Senate primary.​ Updated 11:30 a.m. to show that FEC guidelines do not make a distinction between money spent from contributions and money spent out of pocket when it comes to campaign disclosure ... More >>

(Unofficial) Senate Candidate John Brunner Could Shake Up GOP Primary

When will John Brunner officially enter the Senate race?​St. Louis businessman John Brunner's political advisor John Hancock says that Brunner will announce his candidacy for Claire McCaskill's U.S. Senate seat "soon." It seems like Brunner has been on the verge of entering the race for months n ... More >>

Jack Danforth for Governor Facebook Page Illustrates Waning Support for Peter Kinder

243 Facebook users have found their Kinder alternative: former U.S. Sentor John "Jack" Danforth​The search for the Peter Kinder Alternative has unofficially begun. Last Thursday, a "Draft Jack- Danforth for Governor 2012" Facebook page popped up. John "Jack" Danforth, of course, is the moderate ... More >>

Peter Kinder: This Weekend, You Can Meet Him in St. Louis

Peter Kinder is making his first public appearance in St. Louis this weekend -- but we expect he'll be avoiding Verlin's (and the entire Metro East).​Embattled Lt. Governor Peter Kinder -- suddenly more famous for his brief appearance at a bar known for its pantsless parties and alleged wooing of ... More >>

Smart Girls Invade St. Louis -- Teaching Conservatives to "Fight Like a Girl"

Jennifer DeJournett conducts the VOICES of Conservative Women's Presidential straw poll, won by Michele Bachmann.​Sarah Palin was not present at the third annual Smart Girl Summit, which took place last Friday and Saturday at the Crowne Plaza downtown (not, as was reported by The Daily Beast, ... More >>

Claire McCaskill Third Most Vulnerable Senator, Washington Post Says

Claire McCaskill: Vulnerable, but not because her challengers are so awesome or anything.​So Todd Akin is a smug know-it-all convinced that only those with his political beliefs are capable of respect for the Almighty. And so what if Sarah Steelman's campaign thinks 100 x 1,000 = 10,000?Never mind ... More >>

Blagojevich "Stunned" by Conviction; Former Illinois Governor Guilty on 17 Charges

​Our long, national bad-hair day is over. This afternoon a federal jury in Chicago convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich of 17 counts of wire fraud, attempted extortion, bribery, extortion conspiracy and bribery conspiracy during his time in office, including a plot to sell the U.S. S ... More >>

Weird Science: Schapiro Group data on sex-trafficking study wasn't questioned by mainstream media

Mayday McCaskill Caught in a Tailspin Over Private Plane

Look, I can explain. I was suffering altitude sickness.​A once high-flying Missouri politician plummeted to Earth yesterday. The only question now: Can she survive the wreckage?  Claire McCaskill's reputation took perhaps its biggest hit in her nearly five years in the U.S. Senate on Mo ... More >>

Planned Parenthood President Visits for Rally to Oppose Funding Cuts

​Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to deny Planned Parenthood federal dollars in the form of Title X funds. Title X, signed into law in 1972, grants clinics money to perform cancer screenings and routine sexual health procedures on low-income women.Pro-choice forces are galvanizi ... More >>

The 2010 RFT News Challenge

Voting Maps Show Political Divide in Missouri; St. Louis and Kansas City vs. Everyone Else

If you need anymore convincing that the people of St. Louis and Kansas City have nothing in common -- politically -- with their fellow Missourians, consider these election results....In the race for U.S. Senate, Democrat Robin Carnahan won only three regions in Missouri: Kansas City, St. Louis and S ... More >>

McDonald's Franchise Owners Make Employees Fat, Give Voting Advice

image via​McDonald's franchise owners might want to review how to deal with employees. In Sao Paulo, Brazil, a court has ordered a McDonald's owner to pay $17,500 to a former manager as compensation for making him fat. The Associated Press reports that the manager worked for the store for 12 ... More >>

William Upski Wimsatt, Author of Please Don't Bomb the Suburbs, Talks Tea Party and Missouri's Progressive Potential

Image viaWilliam Upski Wimsatt​In 1994, a 21-year-old graffiti artist from the southside of Chicago named William Upski Wimsatt published Bomb the Suburbs, an introspective, non-fiction account of race, politics, art and social change during hip-hop's golden era.Almost two decades later, Upski -- ... More >>

Anti-Semitic Senate Hopeful Silenced by FCC, But Not Why You Think

whty.orgGlenn Miller a.k.a. Frazier Glenn Miller​Remember Missouri's U.S. Senate candidate Glenn Miller? A former KKK leader, Miller made a big splash this spring when he began airing his anti-Semitic campaign ads on radio stations across western Missouri. Dozens of headlines followed, as did gues ... More >>

Racist Missouri Senate Hopeful Glenn Miller Interviewed by Howard Stern

Stern: Crazy people make me smile.​Glenn Miller, the former KKK leader, running for U.S. Senate was interviewed at great length Friday by Howard Stern. As our sister paper the Kansas City Pitch reports, Stern asked Miller which he hated more -- Jews or blacks. Miller fired back at Stern (who is Je ... More >>

Party Crashers: Readers take digs at Cynthia Davis and Dana Loesh, want to dig up Native American artifacts

Lawsuit Brought by Missouri "Birthers" Hinges on Kenyan Newspaper Article

A lawsuit brought on by Missouri state representatives Cynthia Davis (R-O'Fallon), Tim Jones (R-Eureka) and other "birthers" who believe President Barrack Obama was born overseas, hinges on an obscure Kenyan news report from 2004. As Fired Up! Missouri recounts today, the article appeared online in ... More >>

Photo ID Voting Requirement Rears Its Partisan Head -- Again

flickr.com/photos/christhedunn Robin Carnahan says a photo ID requirement will disenfranchise thousands of votersIf there is but one issue Secretary of State Robin Carnahan would like to take off the table and wish into the cornfield, it is the requirement that voters show photo ide ... More >>

Janet Napolitano’s Sorry Service in Arizona Makes Her a Terrible Choice for Homeland Security Secretary

East Side, Best Side

A pub crawl along the Illinois riverbanks

Rapid Fire

Where's the line between political blogging and political journalism?

War Is Heck

Unreal works up a sweat over B-list celebs' military records and plays with anthrax in Forest Park. Plus, a local blogger does his gay part on a hallowed gay day.

Attack of the Blog

A Post reporter is suspended for extracurricular Internet activities

October Surprise

Now we know just how far candidates will go -- and just how much Pimp Juice they'll drink -- for an endorsement

Live, from Canada

It's the Big Show at the Commonspace

Wild Is the Wind

The fierce and uncompromising Nina Simone could never be contained

Perpetual Voice

Chuck Norman says WGNU will still be wacky after he's gone

Base Motives

It's lonely at the top for Talent and Carnahan

Wonk's Luck

African-American anger at the Democrats gives Jim Talent an opening

Devil's Due

For a price, Ashcroft can be a regular guy

What About John?

Ashcroft deserves a better role in the Enron scandal

Party Disloyalty

The 20th Ward delivers for the Democrats, then gets dumped

Jim Talent's Low Blow

Republican hopeful can't seem to fight like a man

Gunning for Gun Control

Ashcroft fires a shot in the name of NRA paranoia

Shut Yer Piehole, St. Louis: We Got It Good!

To think that most of us didn't know any better

Letters

Week of November 1, 2000

The Reinvention of Jim Talent

Published the week of October 4, 2000

The Official Story

U.S. policy boosted the Taliban into power, and reluctance to anger Afghan ally Pakistan helps keep them there

Raising the Stakes

An Oklahoma tribe looks at Kinloch for a major land-based casino

Show Me E.T.

UFO ballot initiative has Carnahan aide calling for Ashcroft's abduction

PRESENTING GEORGE W. ASHCROFT

South Carolina's favorite Missourian blesses the Bush

Short Cuts

Radio Free St. Louis Goes to Jail; Ald Bauer, Get Your Ass Out of Town; The Crotchety Senator from Crystal City

Slick