The fact that Roy Blunt had raised 200K more than Robin Carnahan in the Senate race was already known - but 24thstate is now reporting that Ed Martin has also raised 40K more than Russ Carnahan for the MO-03 race. Which is interesting, as Martin only declared around the end of July. Guess when they say “Show-Me” in Missouri, they mean it.

But that’s not even the most interesting thing coming from 24thstate.com.  The most interesting thing right now is his evidence that someone in Robin Carnahan’s office is violating Sunshine/election/ethics laws by funneling documents to attack blogs…

Moe Lane

Crossposted to Moe Lane.

Some points of interest, for various campaigns:

• AR-01: Rick Crawford - who is running against Marion Berry, AKA The Guy Who Can’t Remember That He’s Not Supposed to Be Taken Farm Subsidies - has a revamped website.  It’s a definite improvement over the old version, and should allow for more and better networking.  AR-01 is a R+8 district, and long overdue for a Congressman not as ready to ‘forget’ about his income (both agricultural and residential) as Berry is.  Check Rick out.

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My name is Russ Carnahan (D, MO-03), and I’m lost:

(via Dana Loesch. Also note: Ed Martin is running against this guy.)

I was last seen a week or so ago, hiding in a garage after a get-together I threw ended with some people that I invited beating up a guy. I’ve dropped off the face of the earth since then.  No Twitter*, no blogging, nothing from work… I’m just gone.  Now, I’ve had a bit of a sheltered life, and I’m not used to it when things go bad: so I may in a bad place right now.  If you see me, please let Ed Martin (R) know; he thinks that I need to take a break anyway, and he’d like to talk to me about it.

I may be with one or more friends, who are also missing:

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There is a reason why the United States of America is a democratic republic, and not an aristocratic republic. The first generation of a particular family may be politically able; may, in fact, be very able. The second generation of that family may likewise be politically able. Sometimes - sometimes, and mostly if the family name is Adams - even the third generation is politically able. But it is unwise to bet on that.

Rep. Russ Carnahan (D, MO-03) is of the third generation of a political family. His last name is obviously not Adams - and does it ever show.

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Here’s what a reporter on Fox-2 KTVI in St. Louis says:

Michelle Anselmo: Opposition groups were online telling everybody there would be a show of force coming out here tonight to show their disgust really with the President’s healthcare reform plan.

Then late this afternoon the Democrats issued their own press releases telling anyone who supported this plan to come out.

Got that? Anti-Obamacare citizens made known they would show up to tell Russ Carnahan to oppose Obamacare.

Russ Carnahan and the Democrats then send out an all points bulletin to Democrat groups to show up.

Who does Carnahan get to show up?

The screen shot below is from Michelle Anselmo’s report:

Not only was it the SEIU, but on the ground reports to RedState confirm that the Democrats gave priority seating to pro-Obamacare supporters and had a special entrance for a large contingent of SEIU thugs.

When faced with a vigorous band of constituents who wished to loudly express their discomfort and annoyance with both Russ Carnahan’s specific and general voting records, the Congressman did the proper thing: he engaged with them.  He listened.  He explained why sometimes - to evoke Burke - you have to exercise your own judgement in representing your district, and not knee-jerk defer to constituent opinion.  In short, he was a Representative.

Yes, I’m joking.  What he actually did was lock the doors on them before the speech, and ran out the back like a scared little bunny rabbit.  Or a Democratic legacy politician who doesn’t understand why the grubby little proles are so exercised over things, all of a sudden.

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This one is causing some commentary, behind the scenes: former Blunt chief of staff Ed Martin has started an exploratory committee to run in Carnahan’s district, which includes large parts of the St. Louis area. CQ Politics currently rates the seat as “Safe Democrat:” Cook reports the district as being D+7; and Carnahan is from the third generation of a powerful Missouri political family.

Actually, that last factor may suggest why Martin may think that he has a shot: Carnahan is part of a local aristocracy, and frankly? It’s starting to show.

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It’s obvious why he’s lying, of course: if Carnahan admitted how costly the House Democrat health bill will be, he would get a far worse reception.

Congressman Carnahan tells his constituents that the CBO has scored the House Democrat health bill and concluded that it produces a $6 billion surplus. That’s an out-and-out lie. You can find the CBO score here. If you look at the top of page 2, you see that according to CBO’s calculations, the health care bill will increase the deficit by $239 billion between 2010 and 2019.

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