ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Statewide Democrats presented a united front Saturday night, pledging the full weight of the state party moving forward to assist legislative Democrats as the look to compete harder for House and Senate seats in 2014. Party…
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Deval Patrick focuses on national tones on Missouri trip
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick told Missouri Democrats the party should focus on touting their ideas as they move to elections in 2014 and 2016. Speaking at the Missouri Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner in downtown St.…
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Democrats to gather for annual gala, mull future plans
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Republican Jason Smith wins 8th district special election
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SALEM, Mo. — For the first time in more than three decades, southeast Missouri will be represented by someone whose last name isn’t Emerson. Less than two hours after polls closed in southeast Missouri, it was clear that Republican State…
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Jason Smith casts ballot in hometown
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SALEM, Mo. – Late in the afternoon on Tuesday, a single car pulled into the rather empty parking lot at the Dent-Phelps County School. Out from it stepped state Rep. Jason Smith — flanked by two aides — as he…
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Missouri Republican Party embraces Latino outreach program
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Republicans have signed on to a new effort attempting to reach out to Hispanic Republicans. In a letter to the Republican National Hispanic Assembly last week, party chairman Ed Martin officially endorsed the group’s newly…