According to Dave Drebes, Ed Martin, former chief of staff for Republican Governor Matt Blunt and head of the ineffective anti-Obama corporate front group American Issues Project, is seriously considering running against incumbent Russ Carnahan in Missouri’s 3rd District. I believe Ed is close to Dave, and Ed wrote a column for Dave’s Arch City Chronicle back when it was available as a free newsmonthly. I imagine Dave is in a position to know.
I would love to see Ed run (and lose), considering that the district has only elected one Republican in its entire existence, and that was back in the late 1940s.
Democrats take this district for granted and Martin would be the kind of opposition to get us motivated.