How on earth did Robin Carnahan get elected in the MO Republican sweep ?
Her brother also got elected to Gabby Gephardt's old seat...
Oh it wasn't a sweep, a near sweep perhaps, but not a sweep by a longshot. My US congressman (MO-3rd) is Russ Carnahan, awarded kudos from the Gays and Lesbians for his support, as pro-death as they come and completely out of touch with much of his constituency before he even starts.
Until people start voting based on character and what they support instead of whether they're a DEM or GOP member, this will continue to happen in MO-3rd. I'm hacked about it. The GOP has written off the seat as unwinnable.
Robin Carnahan, Russ' sister, has no business being Dog Catcher much less Secretary of State. Its all about name recognition, and the apparent eternal re-election of the late Mel Carnahan vis-a-vis his children.
Sad, sad, sad...
Also, Catharine Hanaway was a FANTASTIC Speaker of the House and had the back-bone to stand up to Gov. Holden and the Dems. She received a lot of coverage in the capital city area, but very little in the rest of the state. Had Ms. Hanaway received fair (or, any) reporting of her actions in the legislature, I believe she would have won, despite Ms. Carnahan's name-recognition. Alas, the news media knew the citizenry would support Ms. Hanaway, and since they didn't like her (conservative) positions, they simply didn't report much.
Her Republican opposition is Catherine Hanaway and is from St. louis and didn't make the right noises in the right pitch to attract the rest of the state. Also, Carnahan's father was canonized by the Missouri press and is a democrat saint.