Wednesday, August 29, 2012

MISSOURI PRIMARY CONSULTANT SCORECARD



Here is a quick look at how the different consultants did on primary night. We need to do more research on reports to get an exact picture of who ran which campaigns, but from the available information we were able to put this together. You will see that some consultants had very good night while others were taken to the woodshed.

Keep in mind some of these companies only handled mail or phones or media and were not the general consultant running the show. It is funny how when they are involved in a losing race they explain how they really didn't have anything to do with the loss. But on those that they are involved in that win, they explain how helpful they were to the campaign and want the credit for the victory.

As the old quote goes, “Victory has a thousand fathers while defeat is an orphan!”

If we missed a race or have soemthing wrong please email us and let us know.  Once the new finance reports come out we will be able to improve this list.


 

Sunday, August 5, 2012

TEST YOUR POLITICAL SKILLS ON 12 MISSOURI PRIMARIES

 HOW GOOD ARE YOUR POLITICAL SKILLS???

Check out our contest on Facebook. Take a few minutes to pick the winners in 12 very competitive races across Missouri. We have some nice prizes and bragging rights for the winner.

Go to this link and pick the winners in each of the highlighted races. We have republican and democrat primaries in Federal, Statewide, State Senate and State House races in the mix. It will take a keen mind to win it.



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72nd HOUSE RACE TURNS NASTY

Nichols, McGeoghegan and Berry Fight It Out


72nd HOUSE RACE TURNS NASTY

Wow the 72nd race between Nichols, McGeoghegan and Berry is heating up.  While most thought it would come down to the two incumbents with Berry trailing in third it had taken an odd twist. 

McGeoghegan has about 45% of her old district in the new 72nd while Nichols has out raised her opponents.  She brought in over $42k to McGeoghegan's $17k while Berry has spent about $3k.  

Nichols recently launched a negative attack on Berry claiming he lost his bail bondsman license and was not living at his home.  Berry sent out the following hard hitting video denying the claims and calling Nichols a lie.  

The big question is why would anyone need to attack Berry?  He has no no money and with only a 16% minority population it's hard to understand how he was a threat.  

Berry must be doing better then he shows on paper.  We won't get into the charges and counter charges here but you can watch the video and see for yourself.






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blWD48FlYwU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
  

Friday, August 3, 2012

I'm up working on candidate backgrounds tonight and came across Terry L. Wilson's bio while consuming energy drinks and thought others might need a pick me up in the morning.  I have to say it is the "best" bio I have seen.  BTW- He is running in HD 66 but we did not project him as the winner.  This may not seem as funny to you as it is to me after a all nighter.

A few lines I thought were hilarious:

"Since his inception" -I have never seen a birth described this way in a bio.

"While matriculating through various acts of service" - I'm a country boy.  Is this like making coffee?? 

"ultimately decided to give more of himself to children, families and communities"- I was going to try out for the cardinals at age 21, but I too decided I would give more of myself to children and families so I got married, had two kids and joined the Marine Corps.

"has a 6 month old son Terry L Wilson Jr" -I'm surprised a servant like this would name a child after himself,but after reading more who else would be better to be named after?

"His work ethic, drive, dedication, tenacity, unswerving loyalty and determination are awe-inspiring"- This bio inspired me to pick his opponent as the winner.

"a man on the move and poised to do major and impactful things for years to come"- Look at all he has done already at only 29, the future is bright, I'm getting my shades.


Notice his favorite quote-  "Believe in who you are, there is nothing you can't do, you can touch the sun by believing in you" Clearly he believes. 

Here is the entire Bio for your reading pleasure. 


Terry L. Wilson is currently the Program Coordinator for Beyond Housing Pagedale Family Support Center and the Executive Vice President of ACOK Media Group, which is a subsidiary of ACOK, LLC.

Mr. Wilson also serves as Director of Jennings School Board in St. Louis County; he was elected to the Board April 2011. Since his inception December 9, 1981 Terry L. Wilson was born to serve. Birth from ...a exceptional Educator and Mother Yolanda Austin, his pedigree commanded nothing but excellence.

With the aid of his mother and a caring stepfather Harold Austin, he learned valuable lessons and values that taught him a true sense of teamwork, faith, pride, leadership and service. On his stepfather’s baseball team as a young boy, he learned honor, integrity, teamwork and leadership. From his mother’s educational influence he learned the values of studying hard, striving to put forth your best work, and doing things right the first time. He took from them love, compassion, consideration, faith and service.

Mr. Wilson is a graduate of Cleveland Junior Naval Academy High School where he excelled in baseball, football and extracurricular activities. He is a graduate of the Chief of Naval Education and Training approved Area 9 Managed Mini-Boot Camp at Great Lakes and Leadership Academy.

While matriculating through various acts of service he received his undergraduate education from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO. Terry is currently pursuing a Master Degree from Fontbonne University in Non-Profit Management. Terry played 2 years of college football for The Lincoln University Blue Tiger Football Team and ultimately decided to give more of himself to children, families and communities.

Mr. Wilson participated in an array of community service projects & school initiatives as a student and member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Projects such as: Project Alpha which is a teen pregnancy prevention program, A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People® Campaign, Go To School Go To College Campaign, March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon, Jefferson City Boys & Girls Club Volunteer, Habitat For Humanity House Builder, Alpha Psi Chapter Mentor Program, Zeta Alpha Chapter Mentor Program, NAACP, Student Government Association, Campus Activity Board Committee Chair for Special Events, Alpha Psi Chapter President and a multitude of others during the school year.

He spent his summers working his way up through the ranks of the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools® Program with the Jamison Memorial Human Resource & Development Agency. This program is a national literacy and cultural enrichment program that helps thousands of children nationwide and promotes social action and the love of self, family, community, country and world.

Terry Wilson served as a Junior Servant Leader in 2000, Servant Leader Intern in 2001, Assistant Site Coordinator in 2002, Project Assistant in 2003, Site Coordinator in 2005-2007, Project Director in 2008 and now National Training Team Consultant. His passion for the enrichment and justice for children, families and communities also motivated him to help his mother in the founding of the Bonita Scott Colon Cancer Fund bringing awareness of the threat of Colon Cancer to residents in North St. Louis and also a member of the Reid Scholarship Board of Directors.

Terry Wilson is married to LaChrista Wilson has a 6 month old son Terry L Wilson Jr. and resides in Jennings Mo of North St. Louis County. He is also a member of Shalom Church City of Peace Dr.Freddy James Clark Pastor, where he serves on the Scholarship Ministry there. His work ethic, drive, dedication, tenacity, unswerving loyalty and determination are awe-inspiring. He is truly a courageous individual, a man of God, a loving husband and father, a man of integrity, a man on the move and poised to do major and impactful things for years to come.


Favorite Quotations
"Believe in who you are there is nothing you can't do you can touch the sun by believing in you"

He sounds like a good guy who is helping people and I shouldn't be making fun of his bio, but I'm tired.