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Sarah Steelman and Kenny Hulshof met for their final debate before next month’s primary. The debate was hosted by KY3, a Springfield, MO NBC affiliate. As with the KMOX debate I took down some notes on their responses to the questions. I have also included my thoughts (including an endorsement) at the end. I have included links to the video of each question. Just follow the link on the question number to launch the video.

GOP Gubernatorial candidates Sarah Steelman and Kenny Hulshof debated today on KMOX’s Mark Reardon Show. You can find audio of the debate on the show’s website. I’ll include a few of my own comments at the end along with a few other items of interest.

Two organizations have announced endorsements in Missouri ahead of the upcoming primary on August 8th. Both Missouri Right to Life and Club for Growth PAC issued statements today.

Via Gateway Pundit we learn that Obama has flip-flopped on another topic.

Whereas the other day he found the cover “offensive” he now says the he has “developed a pretty thick skin running for president.” Sure you have Senator.

Today was campaign finance filing day in MO and all three candidates released their numbers. There is a lot of bad news in here for the Republicans.

As promised, I want to make sure that everyone is prepared for this election season. Here is a run down of the Congressional elections in the state of Missouri.

Since the surprise announcement by Missouri Governor Matt Blunt that he would not seek re-election, the race for the GOP nomination has been anything but ordinary. The two candidates are U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof (MO-09) and Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman. A local blog, the Relevant Elephant, has conducted interviews with both candidates. Rep Hulshof’s can be found here while Steelman’s can be found here.

One the issues there isn’t a whole lot that separates Hulshof and Steelman. (Unless otherwise noted, information in the issues section is from the candidate’s website. I’m not exactly impressed by either sites lack of content for the most part. Based on website alone I would have to give this one to Steelman. Hers is much sharper and has far more content dealing with the issues.)

I love the smell of blown-up Jihadis. Nothing like watching a few more of our enemies go "Boom!". Go get em boys.



[h/t to The Jawa Report]

With Senator Barack Obama all but wrapping up his nomination, it is time for conservatives to prepare for the battle ahead. I will not lie: We face an uphill battle in this election. Our current President faces all time historic lows in approval ratings. The Republican name is sour. We are in the middle of an increasingly unpopular war. But despite all of this, I am optimistic for the future of the Republican Party and the upcoming elections. Why?

Read on.