This past week at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C010192 05/04/2012 PEARCE FOR SENATE Committee To Elect Ron Richard PO Box 2523 Joplin MO 64803 5/4/2012 $5,005.00

[emphasis added]

David Pearce or Mike McGhee (r), someone’s choosing a side in the ideological battle within the Senate republican caucus. Pass the popcorn.

Previously:

Candidate Filing: State Senate – pass the popcorn (February 28, 2012)

Campaign Finance: when an amazing perpetual motion machine isn’t enough (February 8, 2012)