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The Positive Side Of Campaigning
Filed Under (Left In The Ozarks, Missouri, *Top Stories, Video) by mmcintee on March-28-2008

So often you hear about how negative politics and campaigning can be. But it can also be fun and create great memories. The UpTake’s Richard Hall is following Wayne Bledsoe a candidate running for the Missouri legislature. In this episode of “Left In The Ozarks” Richard finds himself and Wayne in the middle of a St. Patrick’s Day parade steeped in 100 years of tradition and campaign memories.

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Sen. Claire MaCaskill speaks at the DFL’s Humprey Dinner
Filed Under (Missouri, superdelegates, US Senate, Minneapolis, *Top Stories, 2008 Presidential Race, Minnesota) by jfbarnett on March-17-2008

Missouri US Senator Claire MaCaskill came to Minnesota to be the keynote speaker at the DFL’s Humphrey Dinner. Here are the highlights of her speech. The full speech will be available in our Mogulus player in the right hand column for a while.

MaCaskill is a supporter of Barack Obama. There has been speculation about Amy Klobuchar supporting Obama too. In Klobuchar’s introduciton of MaCaskill, there are signs of rhetoric similar to that of the Missouri senator, as well as that of the Illinois senator.

Let us know what you see in these remarks.

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Uncommitted Superdelegate on Change and Unity
Filed Under (Missouri, superdelegates, US Senate, Minneapolis, *Top Stories, 2008 Presidential Race, Minnesota) by jfbarnett on March-17-2008

Uncommitted Superdelegate, US Senator Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota speaks about the need for political change in the United States and how Democrats will unite behind the eventual presidential nominee.

Klobuchar spoke at the Humphrey Dinner. To see more of her speech, see the extended entry. US Senater Claire McCaskill of Missouri was the keynote speaker at the Dinner. Video of her speech will be coming to this post soon is here.

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A Blue(grass) Candidate In A Red County
Filed Under (Left In The Ozarks, Missouri, *Top Stories, Video) by mmcintee on March-9-2008

Wayne Bledsoe is entering the field of politics pretty much the same way he did of radio, out of necessity and without a lot of experience. He started as the host of “Bluegrass For Saturday Night” on public radio station KMST as a volunteer fill-in when the former host took another job. When he started hosting, Wayne said “the sum total of my radio skills consisted of knowing how to turn a radio on and off”. He’s still hosting the show which is now the “gold standard” among bluegrass music, has won a wall full of awards, and is considered a legend among bluegrass fans.Now retired from his day job, Wayne has decided to run for political office because “I have to”. He’s running as a Democrat for State Representative in one of the most Republican counties in Missouri. In this episode of “Left In The Ozarks” Richard Hall talks to the man who decided to be a blue(grass) candidate in a red county.

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