Akin Comments Could Swing Missouri Senate Race

Source NATE SILVER at NYT

In my review of Senate races last week, I classified Representative Todd Akin of Missouri, who won the Republican primary earlier this month, as a very slight favorite over the Democratic incumbent in the state, Claire McCaskill.

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On Tuesday night, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) wrapped up his state’s Republican Senate nomination, defeating two other Tea Party Republicans in a race that split the GOP’s hard right faction. Akin’s highest profile backers were former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), which should be no surprise - Akin has a long history of ( Read more... )

My favorite Twitterer Sen. Claire McCaskill just launched a tumblr via a tweet.

Be sure to add her to your feed.

http://clairecmc.tumblr.com/

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She Twitters about turning the camera on reporters and then posts a video of it on youtube.
"I had big time fun turnng (sic) the tables on some Mo journalists over last week  They were startled when I pulled out camera"

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Angry senator wants pay cap on Wall Street 'idiots'

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- One day after President Barack Obama ripped Wall Street executives for their "shameful" decision to hand out $18 billion in bonuses in 2008, Congress may finally have had enough.
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McCaskill's edge


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Obama looks for VP who says more than 'Yes, sir'

WASHINGTON - Funeral duty is not something that Barack Obama's vice president need worry much about, the presumptive Democratic nominee says.

( He doesn't want you to write him a love song cause he asked for it. )