"LOOKS LIKE ROY COULD USE A BAILOUT"The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza lists Roy Blunt as his top "fundraising zero" a day after the first quarter fundraising reports were released.
"For a former member of the House Republican leadership who is allegedly the pick of the Missouri party establishment for the state's open seat race, Blunt's $542,000 did not impress -- especially when compared to the $1 million plus Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D) collected in the same time period. If there was any doubt whether former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman would run for the GOP nod, there shouldn't be now," writes Cillizza.
Several Republicans who spoke to The Notebook following the release of Blunt reports claimed to be astonished at the number put up by the Congressman.
"It's a five-alarm fire," said a neutral GOP staffer.
"Looks like Roy could use a bailout," sniped another longtime Republican observer.
A Republican close to the Blunt campaign tells The Notebook that Blunt raised an additional $80,000 in St. Louis Wednesday.
Spokesperson Rich Chrismer added this: "For six weeks of fundraising we are right on target and particularly pleased about how things came together in the last two weeks of the quarter during which we raised well-over two-thirds of our total contributions, and how things have come together now."
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"If there was any doubt whether former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman would run for the GOP nod, there shouldn't be now," writes Cillizza.
Well of course... in fact, Roy Blunt supports people like Steelman running against "the Republican brand."
At least... he did in this interview last year where he also went on to defend Rick Renzi, John Doolittle, Jerry Weller and Ted Stevens.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhJbBIPhl_o
Yet again, you provide a nice straw man which is taken completely out of context.
There is a major difference between what Roy discussed in the YouTube Video (I would encourage everyone to watch and judge for themselves) and what fabricating in an effort to validate talking points.
What about the youtube video do you not understand?
Roy Blunt said:
#1: When a Republican leaves a vacancy it's usually easy for the Republican Party to hold the seat.
#2: He said he is not uncomfortable with two Republicans competing for the seat in a primary.
Either way would you not agree for people to watch the video and make their minds up for them selves?
This way people may decide for themselves context and content as a pose to someone spoon feeding snippets and attempting to predefine what it was meant.
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