Missouri Dem Robin Carnahan Launches 2010 Senate Campaign
Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan has now announced her candidacy for the 2010 Senate race, running for the seat that has been opened up by the retirement announcement of four-term Republican Kit Bond:
Carnahan, the daughter of the late Governor Mel Carnahan and former Senator Jean Carnahan, was essentially coronated by the state Democrats right after Bond announced his retirement a few weeks ago, but this makes it official. The GOP is still sorting out a wide field of potential candidates, none of whom have officially gotten in yet.
Missouri is widely expected be a top-tier race for 2010 -- after all, most of the campaigns here are very close. John McCain enjoyed a super-thin victory here over Barack Obama, but Democrats won almost all the other statewide races, and both parties have strong campaign infrastructures in place.
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She better check with her accountant first...
February 3, 2009 11:51 AM | Reply | Permalink
She was the top choice, so the Dems will be running their best chance out there. Also Paul Hodes is going to run in New Hampshire, another strong candidate.
February 3, 2009 12:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
Robin is a genuine liberal so that's good. We'll see if she makes the mistake of changing her spots. I hope she will not. When her Mom foolishly decided to go with the Republicans on the tax cuts for the rich and the Iraq War resolution, that's what sunk her. With any luck, Robin will hav learned her lesson from that. She's very, very bright and very capable and will put that halfwit, fake Democrat McCaskill to shame.
February 3, 2009 12:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's a shame though to lose a Democratic secretary of state in a state where Republicans have tried voter suppression before.
February 3, 2009 4:49 PM | Reply | Permalink