26 now. (N/T)

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by: JeremiahTheMessiah @ Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 21:36:35 PM UTC

so who is 27?

Randy Kuhl or Tom Davis?

26, Male, Democrat, TX-26

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by: trowaman @ Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 22:15:17 PM UTC

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Ron Lewis, KY-2

Seriously - he didn't file. His chief of staff did.

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by: Seth D @ Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 22:37:18 PM UTC

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They are dropping like flies

That makes 27!  Thanks for the news!

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by: JeremiahTheMessiah @ Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 22:42:54 PM UTC

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umm

26 includes Tom Davis.  

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by: JeremiahTheMessiah @ Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 22:41:24 PM UTC

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There is now no Republican even running

But MO's filing date isn't until March 25

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by: plf515 @ Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 23:05:58 PM UTC

any good democrats here?

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by: st paul sage @ Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 23:09:08 PM UTC

Yes

We have a state rep currently running, but he or she will probably be in the dark after (I think) a former statewide office holder, or former senate or house leader gets in.  I think we have 2 people that fit that description on the bench.  

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by: JeremiahTheMessiah @ Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 23:12:41 PM UTC

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MO-9

State Rep. Judy Baker is currently running. She is a good, progressive candidate, but there may be other candidates out there.

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by: publius2481 @ Wed Jan 30, 2008 at 02:04:48 AM UTC

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Call me crazy but

I want a contested Dem primary in MO-09.

Such a primary can do the following, if done correctly.

a) It raises name recognition for the candidates on our side. A candidate in a contest is probably more likely to get news coverage for campaigning than one who is unopposed or certain to me.

b) It takes votes from Hulshof. In Missouri, the voter shows up and is asked which ballot he wants. Hulshof usually recieves around the same number of votes unopposed as the Dem candidates in Congressional primaries. But, if there is a contested Dem primary, then voters in traditionally Democratic counties are more likely to request a Democratic ballot. Therefore reducing the number of people in Hulshof's area of strength.

I think Hulshof is the strongest Gubernatorial candidate right now. Steelman didn't win impressively in 2004 over a low-spending candidate. Kinder barely won in general. Hulshof has some danger to him because he will do well for a Republican in the Columbia-St. Charles corridor (IOW, Columbia, St. Charles County, and the areas in between).

Plus, Hulshof may make it harder for Jefferson County resident Jay Nixon to put up a landslide in St. Louis County.

Of course contested primaries can be like chemistry. You can make a lot of good things with chemistry. Or you can blow yourself up.

Don't you just love open primaries? Ha.

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by: RBH @ Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 23:17:31 PM UTC

Back by popular demand:

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by: KainIIIC @ Wed Jan 30, 2008 at 04:08:53 AM UTC