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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

[emphasis added]

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)

Chris Koster (D) in Columbia, Missouri – media questions – August 5, 2016

06 Saturday Aug 2016

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Chris Koster (D) in Columbia, Missouri - August 5, 2016.

Chris Koster (D) in Columbia, Missouri – August 5, 2016.

Chris Koster (D) took questions from the media yesterday evening after his campaign event in Columbia, Missouri:

Question: ….Four years ago I covered, uh, events with, uh, Jay Nixon and Claire McCaskill was two blocks away and they weren’t in the same place and the, it seemed like that Jay Nixon was running without the rest of the Democratic Party. Um, how, is it important for you to bring the rest of the party along with you this time?

Chris Koster (D): Well, I made it, we’re gonna, uh, to work together as a team. As you know I have been more involved with, uh, party matters than Governor Nixon has been. And I think it’s important, uh, that, you know, both the Republican and Democratic organizations play a different but important role in this state and these organizations need to, uh, be, have a full voice and to, and to express that voice, uh, on behalf of the entirety of the state. With regard to the statewide ticket, I will be campaigning with my colleagues, um, and I look forward to it. Uh, I was very excited about, uh, some of the results on, um, on Tuesday night. Um, Teresa [Hensley], I think, is gonna make a, a terrific General Election candidate. And I look forward to getting out on the road with everybody.

Question: And, uh, how important is it to you to pick up the ten to fifteen seats in the, uh, in the legislature’s two chambers that can give the Democrats the strength to at least possibly sustain your vetoes if you have, if it comes to that?

Chris Koster (D): Well, I have to have realistic, uh, expectations about what two thousand and sixteen will bring. I, I don’t think that this is something that can be done all in, in, uh, a single, uh, election cycle. But, what I, what I do want is for people who care about public education, higher education here in Columbia, and looking over there at my alma mater, um, a rational plan for funding roads, and for health, health care investment to have a voice in state government. What I’m trying to do is just to bring balance back to this government. I, as you know, I was, uh, nine years ago I was a leader of the Republicans in the Missouri Senate. I believe in a small fiscal conservative efficient government. But there’s more than small government that is demanded of governmental leaders. There is also issues of workforce development, investment in education, investment in infrastructure, which I consider to be MODOT, and healthcare. And then, and then making sure that we are not sending out cultural signals from Jefferson City that are alienating young people. Um, you know, when I was, when I was a member of the, uh, majority party it was the issue of, it was the desire to lock up medical researchers, um, who were conducting stem cell research in diabetes and spinal cord injury that was the cultural signal of the day that drove me away. Uh, now it, there are issues of codifying a, a subtle discrimination against the, the gay community in the state’s Constitution so that it’s there for the next hundred years. That these are the, the cultural, uh, cultural signals that are being sent out of Jefferson City that I, I don’t think are helping our state. And so, we want to get back to the business of promoting business. It’s been a couple of years now since anything close to a significant economic development bill has come out of the majority in the General Assembly. The party of business is spending too much time on issues of cultural division and not on issues of bringing Missouri together. Finally, today’s Farm Bureau, um, decision is an example that this state wants to find cooperation again, and wants to bring the, the two parties together for the benefit of the whole state.

Question: And second, and finally, have you rented a machine gun for your commercials yet?

Chris Koster (D): No, I, I scratch my head over that. I, I can’t imagine that John Ashcroft would ever do sit ups, uh, as, in an effort to show that he is the most meritorious, uh, gentleman to lead this state. I don’t think that, um, Mel Carnahan would have ever shot a machine gun to prove that he was a leader for his time. Uh, the whole thing makes me scratch my head, but, you know, they passed over a lot of people with a lot of talent, uh, to choose a motivational speaker, um, who wants to blow up Jefferson City, as their flag ship.

Question: ….Do you think it will be a lot of attack ad based, like, what do you, what are you expecting from Republicans and what will your strategy be as well?

Chris Koster (D): Well, you heard my remarks in there. What we’re trying to talk about are things that matter to Missourians. When I’m out in rural Missouri most conservative, and many of them, Republican farmers, ask me the same series of questions. They say, are, are you gonna be irresponsible with the fiscal situation, are you gonna raise our income taxes? And I say, no, I was in favor of the tax cuts of two thousand and fourteen, I was out working in a bipartisan way to lower taxes to their lowest level since nineteen twenty-one. And then they ask, well, are you gonna take our, our guns away? And I say, well, I, look, I am a protector of the Second Amendment and have been for twenty-two, twenty-five years as a public, or twenty-two years as a public official. Then the third question is, okay, how are you gonna get money to our schools? Why are our roads crumbling? Why are our hospitals closing? These are the concerns that all Missourians, including rural Missourians, have around state government. There are some base line issues of fiscal conservatism and protection of individual rights that they care about deeply, but after that, the concerns of all Missourians are the same. Keeping people healthy, getting folks educated, and making sure the roads work.

Okay, thanks, everybody.

Previously:

Chris Koster (D) in Columbia, Missouri – August 5, 2016 (August 6, 2016)

Chris Koster (D) – video by Jerry Schmidt – 8/5/2016 (August 6, 2016)

Chris Koster (D) in Columbia, Missouri – August 5, 2016

06 Saturday Aug 2016

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Chris Koster (D) in Columbia, Missouri - August 5, 2016.

Chris Koster (D) in Columbia, Missouri – August 5, 2016.

Chris Koster, the 2016 Democratic Party nominee for Governor, spoke to an overflow crowd at a campaign event at the local party headquarters in Columbia early yesterday evening. The event was part of his campaign’s general election kickoff bus tour across the state.

Chris Koster (D) (center left) and Stephen Webber (center right) in Columbia, Missouri - August 5, 2016. photo: Pablo Rodrigo Peres Lopes.

Chris Koster (D) (center left) and Stephen Webber (center right) in Columbia, Missouri – August 5, 2016. photo: Pablo Rodrigo Peres Lopes.

In addition to campaign volunteers and candidates for the General Assembly, former Governors Bob Holden and Roger Wilson and Democratic Party nominee for State Treasurer Judy Baker were in attendance.

Former Governor Bob Holden (D) in Columbia, Missouri - August 5, 2016.

Former Governor Bob Holden (D) in Columbia, Missouri – August 5, 2016.

Former Governor Roger Wilson (D) in Columbia, Missouri - August 5, 2016.

Former Governor Roger Wilson (D) in Columbia, Missouri – August 5, 2016.

Judy Baker, the Democratic Party nominee for State Treasurer, in Columbia, Missouri - August 5, 2016.

Judy Baker, the Democratic Party nominee for State Treasurer, in Columbia, Missouri – August 5, 2016.

Campaign Finance: “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”

05 Friday Aug 2016

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

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Chris Koster’s (D) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C031159 08/04/2016 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI International Union of Operating Engineers EPEC 1125 17th St NW Washington DC 20036
8/3/2016 $100,000.00

[emphasis added]

Working people.

C031159 08/04/2016 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI Cerner Corporation PAC Account 2800 Rockcreek Parkway Kansas City MO 64117 8/4/2016 $25,000.00

[emphasis added]

Frightened business people.

Update:

And, today…

C031159 08/05/2016 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI Jobs and Opportunity 1225 Eye Street NW Suite 1100 Washington DC 20005 8/3/2016 $25,710.08

[emphasis added]

Previously:

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

Governor – July 25, 2016 – 8 Day Before Primary Election campaign finance reports (July 27, 2016)

Campaign Finance: in-kind (July 29, 2016)

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

You ain’t seen nothin’ yet

03 Wednesday Aug 2016

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Chris Koster (D) and Eric Greitens (r) will face each other for Governor in the 2016 general election. Oh, and there’s a Libertarian in the race, too. The primary results via the Missouri Secretary of State:

Governor 3214 of 3214 Precincts Reported

Leonard Joseph Steinman II Democratic 11,874 3.661%
Chris Koster Democratic 255,466 78.760%
Eric Morrison Democratic 31,364 9.670%
Charles B. Wheeler Democratic 25,656 7.910%
Party Total: 324,360

Catherine Hanaway Republican 136,350 19.948%
Eric Greitens Republican 236,250 34.564%
John Brunner Republican 169,425 24.787%
Peter D. Kinder Republican 141,498 20.701%
Party Total: 683,523

Cisse W Spragins Libertarian 3,503 100.000%
Party Total: 3,503

Total Votes: 1,011,386

[emphasis added]

Think of all that money in the republican primary.

Via Twitter, from Tony Messenger at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

TonyMessenger080216

Tony Messenger‏@tonymess
Over/Under on spending in #MoGov general election between @Koster4Missouri and @EricGreitens: $40 million? $50 million? #2016moprimary
9:45 PM – 2 Aug 2016

And a reply:

Bersin080216

Michael Bersin ‏@MBersin
@tonymess Uh, there will be no limits.
9:48 PM – 2 Aug 2016

Yes, think of all that money in the general election.

Campaign Finance: in-kind

29 Friday Jul 2016

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Chris Koster (D) [August 2015 file photo].

Chris Koster (D) [August 2015 file photo].

This past week at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Chris Koster’s (D) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C031159 07/26/2016 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI Jobs and Opportunity 1225 Eye Street NW Suite 1100 Washington DC 20005 7/25/2016 $112,560.00

C031159 07/28/2016 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI Jobs and Opportunity 1225 Eye Street NW Suite 1100 Washington DC 20005 7/27/2016 $150,080.00

C031159 07/29/2016 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI Jobs and Opportunity 1225 Eye Street NW Suite 1100 Washington DC 20005 7/29/2016 $713,082.00

[emphasis added]

That’s a total of $975,722.00. In-kind

Governor – July 25, 2016 – 8 Day Before Primary Election campaign finance reports

27 Wednesday Jul 2016

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The 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/2/2016 campaign finance reports were due at the Missouri Ethics Commission on July 25th:

For Chris Koster (D):

C031159: Koster For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 440173 Party Affiliation: Democrat
St Louis Mo 63144 Established Date: 08/12/2003
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/2/2016
Beginning Money on Hand $10,193,195.38
Monetary Receipts + $1,172,722.00
Monetary Expenditures – $485,802.66
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $686,919.34
Ending Money On Hand $10,880,114.72

[emphasis added]

$10,880,114.72 on hand. Again, yes, but the eventual republican nominee will have all the money they need.

For Eric Greitens (r)

C151053: Greitens For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
4579 Laclede Ave #138 Party Affiliation: Republican
St Louis Mo 63108 Established Date: 02/24/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/2/2016
Beginning Money on Hand $2,217,887.93
Monetary Receipts + $2,468,444.00
Monetary Expenditures – $4,026,452.97
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $31,640.85
Subtotal ($1,589,649.82)
Ending Money On Hand $628,238.11

[emphasis added]

Well, it is a contested primary and you have to act like there is no tomorrow after August 2nd.

For Catherine Hanaway (r):

C141055: Hanaway For Governor, Inc
Committee Type: Candidate
7509 Nw Tiffany Springs Parkway Suite 300 Party Affiliation: Republican
Kansas City Mo 64153 Established Date: 02/14/2014
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/2/2016
Beginning Money on Hand $1,358,682.84
Monetary Receipts + $1,257,715.33
Monetary Expenditures – $1,890,252.72
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $30,099.06
Subtotal ($662,636.45)
Ending Money On Hand $696,046.39

[emphasis added]

Yep, you have to act like there is no tomorrow after August 2nd.

For John Brunner (r):

C151077: Missourians For John Brunner
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 144 Party Affiliation: Republican
Jefferson City Mo 65102 Established Date: 04/02/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/2/2016
Beginning Money on Hand $1,933,321.61
Monetary Receipts + $1,100,661.69
Monetary Expenditures – $2,904,150.16
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $54,089.62
Subtotal ($1,857,578.09)
Ending Money On Hand $75,743.52

[emphasis added]

That’s probably enough left over for the weekend.

For Peter Kinder (r):

C151161: Missourians For Peter Kinder
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 712 Party Affiliation: Republican
Jefferson City Mo 65102 Established Date: 08/25/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/2/2016
Beginning Money on Hand $628,726.39
Monetary Receipts + $1,106,966.00
Monetary Expenditures – $1,468,843.26
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $11,210.25
Subtotal ($373,087.51)
Ending Money On Hand $255,638.88

[emphasis added]

Oh, that’s definitely enough for the weekend.

Previously:

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

Governor – July 2016 campaign finance reports

17 Sunday Jul 2016

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For Chris Koster (D):

C031159: Koster For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 440173 Party Affiliation: Democrat
St Louis Mo 63144 Established Date: 08/12/2003
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $7,446,359.80
Monetary Receipts + $3,487,147.00
Monetary Expenditures – $736,515.25
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $3,796.17
Subtotal $2,746,835.58
Ending Money On Hand $10,193,195.38

$10,193,195.38. Yes, but the eventual republican nominee will have all the money they need.

For Eric Greitens (r):

C151053: Greitens For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
4579 Laclede Ave #138 Party Affiliation: Republican
St Louis Mo 63108 Established Date: 02/24/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $4,130,296.79
Monetary Receipts + $1,023,216.20
Monetary Expenditures – $2,853,173.80
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $81,906.87
Subtotal ($1,911,864.47)
Ending Money On Hand $2,218,432.32

Since there’s a republican primary, what is Eric Greitens spending [pdf] some his campaign money on?:

[….]
Bask Digital Media LLC 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 4/1/2016 On-line Marketing $14,583.85

Hunter & Associates Inc. 436 Seventh Ave Pittsburgh PA 15219 4/18/2016 Fundraising Services $14,869.49

James Mulligan Printing Company 1808 Washington Ave. St. Louis MO 63103 4/21/2016 Printing and Brochures $1,885.57

Victory Enterprises 5200 S.W. 30th St. Davenport IA 52802 4/26/2016 Printing and Brochures $23,338.80

Bask Digital Media LLC 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 5/2/2016 On-line Marketing $10,000.00

Something Else Strategies 212 Golden Willow Court Easley SC 29642 5/4/2016 Video Production $12,500.00

Bask Digital Media LLC 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 5/24/2016 On-line Marketing $7,164.96

Target Enterprises 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 6/2/2016 Media $815,550.00

Victory Enterprises 5200 S.W. 30th St. Davenport IA 52802 6/2/2016 Printing and Brochures $3,000.00

MB Public Affairs LLC 1415 L Street #1260 Sacramento CA 95814 6/7/2016 Data & Research $15,458.93

Capitol Promotions PO Box 231 Glenside PA 19038 6/10/2016 Printing $15,750.00

Target Enterprises 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 6/13/2016 Media $700,000.00

Something Else Strategies 212 Golden Willow Court Easley SC 29642 6/20/2016 Video Production $14,975.00

The Tarrance Group 201 N. Union St. Suite 410 Alexandria VA 22314 6/20/2016 Research $33,334.00

Something Else Strategies 212 Golden Willow Court Easley SC 29642 6/21/2016 Video Production $137,196.10

Creative Direct LLC 25 E Main Street Richmond VA 23219 6/23/2016 Printing and Brochures $86,904.00

Target Enterprises 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 6/28/2016 Media $427,975.00

Creative Coatings and Wraps 81 Triad S Drive St. Peters MO 63304 6/29/2016 Vehicle Wrap $10,900.00
[….]

[emphasis added]

Aw, we were hoping to get a souvenir campaign button. A lot of media. A lot. Vehicle wrap!

For Catherine Hanaway (r):

C141055: Hanaway For Governor, Inc
Committee Type: Candidate
7509 Nw Tiffany Springs Parkway Suite 300 Party Affiliation: Republican
Kansas City Mo 64153 Established Date: 02/14/2014
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $1,581,001.65
Monetary Receipts + $1,794,087.16
Monetary Expenditures – $1,986,843.70
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $29,562.27
Subtotal ($222,318.81)
Ending Money On Hand $1,358,682.84

Some of Catherine Hanaway’s (r) expenditures [pdf]:

[….]
Chatham Light Media LLC PO Box 1330 Stowe VT 05672 4/5/2016 Media Production $49,699.00

Chatham Light Media LLC PO Box 1330 Stowe VT 05672 4/5/2016 Media Production $12,000.00

Axiom Strategies 1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy Suite 85 Kansas City MO 64116 4/29/2016 Strategies Planning $39,490.49

Axiom Strategies 1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy Suite 85 Kansas City MO 64116 5/24/2016 Strategies Planning/Media Buy/Fundraising Services $15,421.09

PinPoint Media 1707 Osage St #103 Alexandria VA 22302 6/13/2016 Media Buy $415,450.00

PinPoint Media 1707 Osage St #103 Alexandria VA 22302 6/20/2016 Media Buy $430,825.00

Chatham Light Media LLC PO Box 1330 Stowe VT 05672 6/21/2016 Media Production $51,080.00

PinPoint Media PinPoint Media #103 Alexandria VA 22302 6/27/2016 Media Buy $229,725.00

Remington Research Group 1420 NW Vivion Rd Ste 113 Kansas City MO 64118 6/30/2016 Research $3,000.00

Wilson Perkins Allen 1319 Classen Drive Oklahoma City OK 73103 6/30/2016 Research $31,570.00

Wilson Perkins allen 1319 Classen Drive Oklahoma City OK 73103 6/30/2016 Research $33,000.00
[….]

[emphasis added]

Strategery. Lots of media. Research.

For John Brunner (r):

C151077: Missourians For John Brunner
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 144 Party Affiliation: Republican
Jefferson City Mo 65102 Established Date: 04/02/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $3,235,814.60
Monetary Receipts + $1,353,081.68
Monetary Expenditures – $2,558,022.65
Contributions Made – $1,545.00
Other Disbursements – $96,007.02
Subtotal ($1,302,492.99)
Ending Money On Hand $1,933,321.61

[emphasis added]

The expenditures [pdf] for John Brunner’s campaign:

[….]
Saless Force.com Inc. PO Box 203141 Dallas TX 75320 4/6/2016 Advertising $1,612.50

Salient Point LLC PO Box 960743 Boston MA 2196 4/6/2016 Press Communications & Reim. Exp $5,329.17

Swiftkurrent 166 Cabot Street Beverly MA 1915 4/6/2016 Media Advertising $10,000.00

Thompson Communications Inc. PO Box 5 Marshfield MO 65706 4/6/2016 Media Advertising $28,034.84

HSP Direct 20130 Lakeview Center Plaza Suite 300 Ashburn VA 20147 4/13/2016 Direct Mail $32,188.70

Swiftkurrent 166 Cabot Street Beverly MA 1915 4/13/2016 Media Advertising $18,321.53

Thompson Communications Inc. PO Box 5 Marshfield MO 65706 4/13/2016 Media Advertising $4,392.20

Thompson Communications Inc. PO Box 5 Marshfield MO 65706 4/13/2016 Media Advertising $15,419.05

American Viewpoint 1199 North Fairfax St Suite 808 Alexandria VA 22314 4/28/2016 Polling $46,000.00

[Direct Mail and lots of “Media Advertising”]

DDI Media 8315 Drury Industrial Parkway St. Louis MO 63114 6/6/2016 Signs $50,000.00

[Even more “Media Advertising”]

[….]

[emphasis added]

Media Advertising. Is that like “plastics”? Polling. They know. Signs! So wastefully old school.

For Peter Kinder (r):

C151161: Missourians For Peter Kinder
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 712 Party Affiliation: Republican
Jefferson City Mo 65102 Established Date: 08/25/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $625,321.56
Monetary Receipts + $679,666.10
Monetary Expenditures – $609,894.13
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $76,367.14
Subtotal ($6,595.17)
Ending Money On Hand $618,726.39

[emphasis added]

Between Eric Greitens (r) and John Brunner (r) bashing each other via television ads in constant rotation and Catherine Hanaway’s (r) disjointed “run for the hills” ads, all enriching the broadcasters in Missouri media markets, Peter Kinder could be the last republican candidate remaining after the primary. Maybe not. Heh.

Some of Peter Kinder’s (r) expenditures [pdf]:

Delta Growers Association 99 Pharris Ridge Dr Sikeston MO 63801 5/31/2016 Sign Tools $624.07

[Lots of new media advertising]

Applied Research 10514 Providence Way Fairfax VA 22030 4/30/2016 Demographics $3,000.00

[Lots of “demographics”]

Integrated Supply Company PO Box 1957 Cape Girardeau MO 63702 5/16/2016 Campaign Signs $17,648.23

Red Letter Communications 231 N. Main Street Cape Girardeau MO 63701 6/7/2016 Media (Radio/Cable) Media (Broadcast TV) $81,838.72

Red Letter Communications 231 N. Main Street Cape Girardeau MO 63701 6/14/2016 Media $332,475.39

[emphasis added]

Sign tools. Now that’s old school. What the hell are “demographics”? Campaign signs! Still plenty of money for media buys.

We’ll find out what worked in two weeks.

Campaign Finance: no doubt

16 Saturday Jul 2016

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Chris Koster’s (D) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C031159 07/16/2016 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI American Federation Of State County & Municipal Employees 1625 L Street NW Washington DC 20036 7/14/2016 $500,000.00

[emphasis added]

That’s enthusiastic.

They probably noticed that the republican gubernatorial field isn’t very sympathetic to organized labor.