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Missouri GOP wonders why Obama isn't stumping for Carnahan

In Missouri, the State GOP is raising the legitimate question of why President Obama is traveling to Missouri tomorrow to raise money for Claire McCaskill when she isn’t up until 2012, instead of for candidate Robin Carnahan.  “Barack Obama should be campaigning his heart out for Robin Carnahan—after all, Carnahan has pledged to rubberstamp his agenda of a government takeover of healthcare, job-killing cap-and-tax, and the failed stimulus bill, and much more.  But maybe Obama sees the writing on the wall and realizes that Carnahan is way too liberal for Missouri,” said Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party.  “It appears that the White House has written off the Carnahan campaign.  We are not aware of another example of the President ignoring a U.S. Senate candidate on the ballot in less than 8 months and instead raising money for someone who is not up for reelection until 2012.”