Posted on 06/22/2009 8:29:17 AM PDT by wk4bush2004
Two prominent Republicans today endorsed the bid of U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt for the U.S. Senate.
The Associated Press reported that former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder announced their support for the Congressmans campaign.
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I am shocked that the Missouri GOP thinks that Blunt can beat Robin Carnahan. We need someone stronger than Blunt.
I live in southwest Missouri and Sarah Steelman remains extremely popular here. Looking at the August 2008 GOP primary results, she won all of southwest Missouri, much of the Kansas City area, and parts of the northwest.
I really think Steelman should run for the Senate seat and NOT for Blunt's Congressional seat; that looks like it will be a very crowded field.
I think Steelman's got the ability to beat Carnahan. The Missouri GOP has to get out of their "anointed-one-la-la-land" and look at someone who can actually win!
I could go for a blunt right now.
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Personally, I think it's time for fresh blood all around in Congress.
Roy Blunt. Worst. Republican. Whip. Ever.
Isn’t Blunt a big RINO?
We need term limits badly
No kiddin !
Agree. Blunt was just the “next guy in line”.
To be fair, Blunt will have the party unified behind him, and he’ll have no problem with money, and he “checks all the boxes” in terms of conservative issues....he’s just part of the ‘old boys club’ in Missouri politics.
Steelman may be taking one for the party in the interest of avoiding a bitter primary fight. The GOP needs to avoid that in order to present the strongest possible front to Carnahan.
Almost makes you wonder if the Missouri GOP has already written off the Senate seat. Carnahan is going to be hard to beat; she took 62% in a statewide race last year. The GOP needs an A-list candidate and I doubt that Blount is it.
Thas a fac jac ..... But so many here will disagree. Seems like there once was a man (I use that term loosely name John McLame another with an R behind his name ..... people here flocked to him
What is puzzling is Conyers supported Specter before he bolted, supported Crist without considering Rubio, but has only given a statement that he is "pleased" that Blunt is running. I don't know if that is a good thing a moron like Conyers hasn't supported Blunt or a bad thing that Blunt can't make the same cut as Specter and Crist.
Roy Blunt is part of the problem. He needs to go.
Sounds like the GOP thinks they can win by eliminating choices and then counting on that conservatives will show up and vote for Blunt because Obama will have screwed things up so badly we will vote for Satan as long as he has an R after his name.
This is very very RISKY on the Missouri GOP establishment's part. Mr. Blunt will have to earn my vote, not get it by default.
Carnahan will be able to paint Blunt as the worst Washington insider, backroom dealing, Bush sycophant.
Steelman/Carnahan Woman vs woman, both outside of the Washington stench.
Go Sarah!
Lets see. The race will be Nixon & Carnahan vs Bush & Blunt. Currently, the people of the Show Me State aren’t in love with Matt BLunt and GW Bush.
Shame, Steeleman ditched the run fo Senate in favor of Blunt’s house seat.
You know for a fact Steelman can actually win? I'm in S.E. Mo. and know nothing about her capabilities.
I had a call from the Blunt campaign and that guy and I had some disagreements. He wanted money now, but I told him I wasn't going to support Blunt until Blunt convinced me he was something other than a moderate democrap.
I wonder if she even has support of the state GOP for the house seat?
I have little use any more for anything branded with GOP’s name.
Well, I didn’t “flock” to John McCain ,but I voted for him because I had enought common sense to know he or anyone would do less harm than this poser that won. I’m getting tired of being bashed for voting against “That One”.
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