...is obviously the objective.
I've begun recently to look at the various candy-dates to oust Claire.
First, and apparently most popular, we have Sarah Steelman. She's in her early fifties and got her start in politics in 1998 when she was elected to the state Senate, and continued in various positions since then, including as State Treasurer. Presumably her master's degree in Economics qualified her for that gig. Through some shuffling, give-and-take, and who's going where, she's been involved in state politics ever since. She's served on various boards, etc.
On the issues, she appears to be solidly conservative.
The only negative I can see is that she, for all intents and purposes, is a career politician. For reasons which should be obvious to everybody, I distrust career politicians as a matter of course.
John Brunner appears to be next in the lineup, in terms of popularity and in terms of posing the biggest challenge to Steelman. He was born into a business environment; his parents owned a small home products company in the St. Louis area and it would appear that John, armed with his MBA, grew the business handsomely through hard work, tenacity, and good business acumen. He is not a career politician, a fact I find to be a plus.
I've not explored either of these candy-dates enough to make a decision, but I'd like to open this thread and invite commentary from DAT, TVDOC, and other Missourians who are preparing for the coming election.
