A Nixon White House in 2016? Possible, Some Pundits Say

It's a bit early, but Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's name is being bandied about as part of a Democratic ticket in 2016.

As Gov. Jay Nixon and Sen. Claire McCaskill led a blue resurgence in a red state in 2012, some started mixing mentions of the Missouri governor with the year 2016. St. Louis Post Dispatch columnist Bill McClellan may have been among the first to suggest a Democratic Nixon taking run at White House. But national media have since picked up on the fact that Nixon, a Democrat, has turned up the ability to appeal to Republicans as part of this year's re-election effort, as chronicled by the Huffington Post. “I think if Gov. Nixon were to run for president in 2016, he would use the Bill Clinton model from 1992 and run as a centrist or moderate,” said David Kimball, professor of political science at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Others …

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Clint Zweifel Re-elected as Missouri State Treasurer

Democratic incumbent Clint Zweifel gave his acceptance speech just before midnight Tuesday, after a night of number watching in a close race with Republican challenger Cole McNary.

Democratic incumbent Clint Zweifel and Republican challenger Rep. Cole McNary faced off in the Nov. 6 election for the position of Missouri State Treasurer.  As results came in Tuesday night, both candidates gathered with friends and family at St. Louis area watch parties. Initially, it was a tight race, but ultimately Zweifel declared victory and thanked his supporters just before midnight. "I think a lot of this illustrates hard work and investment in each other," Zweifel said. With 100 percent of the precincts counted early Wednesday morning, Zweifel had 50.3 percent of the vote and McNary had 45.5 percent of the vote. Zweifel tells Patch McNary did call him and concede Tuesday night. Both parties tell Patch they knew it would be a …

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Russ Carnahan, Democrat for Missouri's 1st District

Carnahan, the incumbent in the 3rd District, faces Rep. William Lacy Clay in the primary.

Name: Mr. John Russell Carnahan Also known as: Russ Age: 54 Place of residence: Saint Louis Attended college: Yes College: University of Missouri Degree: Bachelor's Degree Year of graduation: 1979 University: University of Missouri Area of research: Law (J.D.) Year of graduation: 1983 Job titles held: NA Employers: NA Party affiliation: Democrat Running for: Federal office Running for position: U.S. House of Representatives Chamber/district: 1 Incumbent: Yes First elected: 02 November 2004 Previous elective offices: Missouri House of Representatives Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA Address 1409 Washington Ave. St. Louis MO 63103 Name: Maurice Henderson Title: Campaign Manager Website: www.russcarnahan.com Twitter: www.twitter.com…

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U City Resident Plaintiff in Suit Over New Congressional Map

A group of Democrats have filed a lawsuit to block the new Congressional map in Missouri, reports the St. Louis Post Dispatch.