Robin Carnahan

Boy, the heat is on in Missouri. A new poll out today puts Robin Carnahan in a statistical dead heat with her GOP opponent in the open Senate seat. Robin's race joins a growing group of our candidates whose campaigns are neck-and-neck with Republicans. Many will be decided by just a few hundred votes -- all the more reason we have to fight until the finish line.

Good news, Washington! Congressman Roy Blunt (of the old Jack Abramoff, Tom Delay DC Rat Pack) is having himself a fundraiser right here in town. It’s at Hotel George, “the pioneer in hotel luxury.” And you’re all invited!

Just kidding, you’re totally not. THIS party is for corporate lobbyists and GOP big-wigs. You know, DC’s “elite inner circle.” So unless you’re cool enough to hang with the likes of Tom Delay’s old campaign manager, you’re probably not on the list.

Just what is going on in Missouri? We know that Secretary of State Robin Carnahan is preparing for the upcoming August 3rd primaries. After all, as the state’s top elections official, Carnahan implemented Missouri’s first statewide voter registration system, created the Missouri Voting Rights Center, and launched an interactive election results website.

Vincent David Jericho is pretty fed up with Roy Blunt. Apparently, Michael Steele might be too.

Jericho, the host of a conservative Missouri radio talk show, recently interviewed Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, and the two got to talking about the Republican Senate candidate Roy Blunt, who will likely face off with EMILY's List candidate and current secretary of state, Robin Carnahan.

Partial transcript:

Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan spent last Saturday like she spends most weekends campaigning for Missouri's open Senate seat: running a hard race, fund-raising, and chatting with constituents.

EMILY's List Senate candidates Robin Carnahan (MO) and Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) posted strong quarterly fundraising numbers, and they each made a special effort to thank EMILY's List members for their support. Below are their notes.

From Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, who's running for the open Senate seat there:

As EMILY's List Political Director, I live and breathe polls: which candidate is up and which is down, which race is tightening, which congressional district is leaning Democratic this year.

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