https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/08/04/new-gop-challenger-in-russ-carnahans-d-mo-03-seat/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 05:47:16 -0400<![CDATA[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&#8217;s district, which includes large parts of the St. Louis area. CQ Politics currently rates the seat as &#8220;Safe Democrat:&#8221; Cook reports the district as being D+7; and Carnahan is from the third generation of a powerful Missouri political family.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:30:05 -0400<![CDATA[Moe Lane]]>https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/08/04/new-gop-challenger-in-russ-carnahans-d-mo-03-seat-n42828