We may have to revise our forecast.

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There will be a flurry of activity over the next two days.

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Meh. Not so much. So far. At the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C071362 09/29/2014 CITIZENS FOR STEVE STENGER I.U.O.E. Local 513 Political & Educational Fund 3449 Hollenberg Dr. Bridgeton MO 63044 9/27/2014 $25,000.00

C051130 09/29/2014 CITIZENS FOR JAKE ZIMMERMAN Stone, Leyton & Gershman 7733 Forsyth Blvd. Suite 500 Clayton MO 63105 9/29/2014 $5,500.00

C000953 09/29/2014 MO REPUBLICAN PARTY Anheuser Busch Companies One Busch Place St Louis MO 63118 9/29/2014 $10,000.00

C141374 09/30/2014 FRIENDS FOR JENNIFER FLORIDA Citizens to Elect Jennifer Florida 3873 Hartford St St Louis MO 63116 8/16/2014 $5,419.86

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Jennifer who?

Update, 6:00 p.m.:

Now we’re talkin’:

C071320 09/30/2014 SCHMITT FOR MISSOURI Orville J Middendorf #29 Zinzer Ct St Louis MO 63123 Retired 9/30/2014 $5,001.00

A141307 09/30/2014 COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT STEVE GRIDER Realtors Political Action Committee-MO P. O. Box 30635 Columbia MO 65205 9/29/2014 $6,648.25

C071362 09/30/2014 CITIZENS FOR STEVE STENGER Chad Roberts 44 Charterview Ct. OFallon MO 63367 Lou Fusz 9/30/2014 $7,500.00

C071362 09/30/2014 CITIZENS FOR STEVE STENGER Home Elements Design, LLC 17830 Chesterfield Airport Rd. Chesterfield MO 63005 9/30/2014 $7,500.00

C041029 09/30/2014 CITIZENS FOR WILL KRAUS Will and Carmen Kraus 612 SW Trailpark Circle Lees Summit MO 64081 Mo. State Senator 9/30/2014 $25,000.00

C131081 09/30/2014 SCHUPP FOR SENATE Missouri Democratic State Committee 208 Madison St Jefferson City MO 65101 9/29/2014 $14,299.02

C071012 09/30/2014 KANDER FOR MISSOURI Kenneth McClain 510 N Delaware Independence MO 64050 Humphrey Farrington & McClain Partner 9/30/2014 $10,000.00

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Okay, it’s not in chess playing territory either.