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Missouri Presidential Primary
9:51 am
Wed February 8, 2012

Santorum win presents problems for Republicans according to political scientist

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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks to supporters after winning the Missouri Primary during a rally in St. Charles, Missouri on February 7, 2012.

Rick Santorum is the winner of Missouri's presidential primary. The primary was held Tuesday and is non-binding.

Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul were on the ballot, Newt Gingrich was not.

Early this morning, St. Louis Public Radio's Julie Bierach interviewed University of Missouri-St. Louis political science professor Dave Robertson about the results.

What does a Missouri win mean for Santorum’s campaign?

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Mo. Governor's race
5:25 pm
Tue November 8, 2011

Still no major GOP candidate for Mo. Governor

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Mo. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder (R)

Election Day 2012 is just under a year away, and there’s still no major Republican challenger to Democrat Jay Nixon in next year’s Missouri Governor’s race.

GOP Lt. Governor Peter Kinder still has not announced his intentions, despite raising over a million dollars for a potential gubernatorial run.  Dave Robertson is a political science professor at the University of Missouri – St. Louis.  He says allegations about Kinder’s past visits to a strip club may have harmed his ability to financially keep pace with Nixon.

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Peter Kinder
5:19 pm
Wed August 10, 2011

Allegations of Kinder history with ex-stripper could damage his political future, UMSL prof. says

Credit (St. Louis Public Radio)
Mo. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder.

Political observers say Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder’s political future could be in jeopardy, if reports alleging his pursuit of a former stripper and nude model are true.

The St. Louis Riverfront Times published an interview with Tammy Chapman, who worked as a stripper in the St. Louis area in the 90’s and claimed that the then-State Senator was “one of her best customers.”

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