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That’s our Claire

12 Friday Aug 2016

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Senator Claire McCaskill (D) [2016 file photo].

Senator Claire McCaskill (D) [2016 file photo].

Today on Twitter Senator Claire McCaskill (D) tore Newt Gingrich (r) a new asshole:

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Claire McCaskill ‏@clairecmc
For a history guy,you don’t know much about Harry Truman.He’d call out Trump as a phony bloviating god damned fool.

Newt Gingrich @newtgingrich
Truman is the modern outsider most like Trump.blunt, plain spoken, aggressive, energetic and willing to fight the establishment.

9:51 AM – 12 Aug 2016

Heh. That’s our Claire.

Previously:

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D): needling Donald (May 22, 2016)

Senator Claire McCaskill (D): “…the dangerous consequences of behaving like a buffoon on the world stage…” (May 22, 2016)

Campaign Finance: Oh, yes, there is a big difference.

12 Friday Aug 2016

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Teresa Hensley, the Democratic Party nominee for Attorney General.

Teresa Hensley, the Democratic Party nominee for Attorney General.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Teresa Hensley’s (D) 2016 campaign for Attorney General:

C151147 08/12/2016 TERESA HENSLEY FOR MISSOURI CHIPP Political Account 1401 Hampton Ave St Louis MO 63139 8/12/2016 $200,000.00

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That’s working people.

Also, today for Josh Hawley’s (r) 2016 campaign for Attorney General:

C151132 08/12/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI Ronald Cameron PO Box 21440 Little Rock AR 72221 Mountaire Corporation Chairman 8/12/2016 $100,000.00

Nope, can’t vote in the general election. Can write a large check. What else is new?

Campaign Finance: not exactly a paragon of transparency

11 Thursday Aug 2016

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$1,975,000.00 here, $1,000,000.00 there, pretty soon you’re talkin’ about some serious money.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Eric Greitens’ (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C151053 08/11/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Republican Governors Association – Missouri 1747 Penn. Ave. NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20006 8/11/2016 $1,000,000.00

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Yesterday it was just passing through. We’ll have to wait a while in the hope that maybe we’ll find out where it all came from.

Previously:

Eric Greitens (r) – January 2016 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report – “Running for governor in which state?” (January 17, 2016)

Campaign Finance: another billionaire (July 14, 2016)

Governor – July 2016 campaign finance reports (July 17, 2016)

Campaign Finance: Oh, like they couldn’t come up with another $25,000.00? (July 18, 2016)

Campaign Finance: brace yourselves (August 10, 2016)

Campaign Finance: brace yourselves

10 Wednesday Aug 2016

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….There will be no shortage of money.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C161011 08/10/2016 REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION 1747 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, STE 250 WASHINGTON DC 20006 8/9/2016 $1,000,000.00

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That’s a total of $1,600,000.00 since January.

The attack ads with grainy images of Chris Koster (D) will start in three, two, one….

Oh, wait, did we say start?

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Which one? (January 30, 2016)

Campaign Finance: anticipation (July 29, 2016)

Jason Kander (D): first television ad

10 Wednesday Aug 2016

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Jason Kander’s (D) first U.S. Senate race broadcast television ad is up:

Jason Kander (D): This is what Afghanistan looks like when you’re an extra gun in an unarmored SUV. I’m Jason Kander. I enlisted after nine eleven and was an Army intelligence officer rooting out corruption in the Afghan government.

When I came home I worked to reform state government, saved tax dollars as Secretary of State, now I’m running for Senate and I approve this message because there are too many politicians in Washington who only care about themselves.

We need more leaders willing to sacrifice for their country.

[Paid for by Missourians for Kander. Approved by Jason Kander.]

It’s in his nature

09 Tuesday Aug 2016

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Hillary Clinton’s (D) campaign responded to Donald Trump’s (r) spoken “Second Amendment remedy” threat:

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Statement from Robby Mook on Trump’s Comments Today in Wilmington, NC

After Donald Trump’s comments in Wilmington, NC today, Hillary for America Campaign Manager Robby Mook released the following statement:

“This is simple—what Trump is saying is dangerous. A person seeking to be the President of the United States should not suggest violence in any way.”

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For Immediate Release, August 9, 2016
Contact: press@hillaryclinton.com

PAID FOR BY HILLARY FOR AMERICA
Contributions or gifts to Hillary for America are not tax deductible.
Hillary for America, PO Box 5256, New York

He can’t help himself.

Update:

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U.S. Secret Service ‏@SecretService
The Secret Service is aware of the comments made earlier this afternoon.
5:39 PM – 9 Aug 2016

Campaign Finance: and so it begins

09 Tuesday Aug 2016

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….Yes, but the eventual republican nominee will have all the money they need….

Really, it just continues.

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Josh Hawley’s (r) 2016 campaign for Attorney General:

C151132 08/08/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI Drury Development Corporation 721 Emerson Rd. Suite 200 St Louis MO 63141 8/8/2016 $10,000.00

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Teresa Hensley’s (D) 2016 campaign for Attorney General:

C151147 08/09/2016 TERESA HENSLEY FOR MISSOURI UFCW Local 655 Elect Political Fund 300 Weidman Rd Ballwin MO 63011 8/8/2016 $10,000.00

C151147 08/09/2016 TERESA HENSLEY FOR MISSOURI Barry Aycock PO Box 456 Parma MO 63870 AgXplore CEO 8/8/2016 $5,001.00

C151147 08/09/2016 TERESA HENSLEY FOR MISSOURI Ironworkers Political Education Fund 1750 New York Ave NW Washington DC 20006 8/8/2016 $10,000.00

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You all know what to do. Just do it.

Nine Years

08 Monday Aug 2016

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Happy birthday to us! Our first post on August 6, 2007 (left) and our latest post (right).

Happy birthday to us! Our first post on August 6, 2007 (left) and our latest post (right).

It’s been nine years since Show Me Progress came to life. Well, okay, nine years and a few days. We almost forgot. That tends to happen with anniversaries during a presidential election year.

As near as we can tell (through two platforms) that’s 10,855 posts, give or take a few, and 1,806,921 page views over those nine years. And we’re still here.

What a ride….

Campaign Finance: reloading

08 Monday Aug 2016

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….Yes, but the eventual republican nominee will have all the money they need….

Chris Koster (D): …and they [Republicans] chose a motivational speaker, a professional motivational speaker with a machine gun who pledges to blow this government up….And I have watched this individual now, Eric Greitens’ work, for the last six months and I take him at his word that he is capable of blowing the government up. But I have no confidence whatsoever that he has the experience or the knowledge how to put it back together when he does….

The past few days at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Eric Greitens’ (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C151053 08/04/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Ronald Neville 3541 E. Kingswood Drive Springfield MO 65809 Self Investor 8/4/2016 $5,001.00

C151053 08/04/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI C V Starr & Company Inc. 399 Park Ave. Floor 8 New York NY 10022 8/4/2016 $10,000.00

C151053 08/05/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI August Busch III PO Box 16550 St Louis MO 16550 Retired Retired 8/5/2016 $50,000.00

C151053 08/08/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI John Danforth 911 Tirrill Farms Rd. St Louis MO 63124 Dowd Bennett Attorney 8/8/2016 $6,000.00

C151053 08/08/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Drury Development Corporation 721 Emerson Road Suite 200 St Louis MO 63141 8/8/2016 $75,000.00

C151053 08/08/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI HTH Companies, Inc. 239 Rock Industrial Blvd. Suite 108 Union MO 63084 8/8/2016 $100,000.00

C151053 08/08/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI HCW Development Company, LLC 153 S. Payne Stewart Dr. Branson MO 63108 8/8/2016 $10,000.00

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That’s a total of $256,001.00.

Apparently there are establishment republicans who find minigun campaign ads particularly persuasive.

Previously:

Eric Greitens (r) – January 2016 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report – “Running for governor in which state?” (January 17, 2016)

Campaign Finance: another billionaire (July 14, 2016)

Governor – July 2016 campaign finance reports (July 17, 2016)

Campaign Finance: Oh, like they couldn’t come up with another $25,000.00? (July 18, 2016)

You ain’t seen nothin’ yet (August 3, 2016)