Both GOP candidates for state auditor were in Springfield this week courting support.Rep. Allen Icet was in Springfield Thursday night, attending an event for Springfield Rep. Eric Burlison; Tom Schweich was here Tuesday night courting potential fundraisers.
Icet was a guest at a "thank-you" barbeque for Burlison's supporters at the Executive Conference Center. Schweich was spotted at Metropolitan Grill, where he was hobnobbing with local GOPers.
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Most House Republicans have lined up behind Icet, who is the Budget Chair. But after dropping a challenge to Roy Blunt in the U.S. Senate contest, Schweich was able to negotiate the support of Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder. Schweich is now seen as a real contender because of his fundraising ability. And the 2010 GOP primary for auditor is viewed as a test of Kinder's political muscle and sway as a new leader of a party trying to regroup and rebuild itself.
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