Robin Carnahan Staff Continues Coordinated Campaign Against Blunt

2/8/2010 12:49:55 PM

They aren't even trying to hide it anymore. The Vote Vets Action Fund is a 501 (c)4, which means it's a privately funded operation that works on the fringes of the political world without regulation or scrutiny. VoteVets is one of the main action members of the America Votes coalition, which as seen last month is coordinating third party attacks against Republican senators in swing states. They are listed as a national partner for AmericaVotes, at the very time that Robin Carnahan's Campaign Manager, Mindy Mazur was their Missouri State Director. They're launching another round of attacks against Republican Senatorial...

Russ Carnahan Attacks His Future Self In 1990 Campaign

2/8/2010 10:24:50 AM

Google's newspaper feature should be a cause for delight among citizen journalists. All those microfiche copies of newspapers are going online, including this wonderful little nugget on Russ Carnahan's first attempt to go to Congress. The Southeast Missourian in September of 1990 reads: " Russ Carnahan is trying hard to portray Bill Emerson as a "Fat Cat" politician, a carpetbagging lobbyist who moved back to the district in 1979 solely to run for Congressl as someone who is tried to special interest groups and big corporations, and is out of touch with the working people of a district." Of course,...