Bob McCarty Writes

Americans learn a lot about politicians during election years, and they learn a lot about the political process during caucus meetings.  That in mind, I decided to follow Robert’s Rules of Order and make a motion calling for an injection of humor into my far-too-serious ongoing coverage of the 2012 St. Charles County (Mo.) Republican [...]

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Missouri Republican Party officials announced Friday that a new 2012 St. Charles County Republican Presidential Caucus (a.k.a., “Caucus 2.0″) will take place Tuesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. Central at the St. Charles Convention Center.  Sadly, no details about that news can be found on the St. Charles County GOP “Calendar of Events” webpage as [...]

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As I walked into Francis Howell North High School in St. Peters, Mo., to attend the 2012 St. Charles County Republican Presidential Caucus March 17, I did not expect fireworks and had no plans to provide anything but cursory coverage of the event.  During the week that followed, my plans changed. I found myself writing [...]

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In a post published Friday, I shared news of how members of the St. Charles County (Mo.) Republican Party were involved in the process of redrawing township boundary lines in the county earlier this year and how that involvement was indicative of a pattern.  Today, I share evidence of how that pattern seems to date [...]

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After publishing six pieces directly or indirectly related to fallout from the 2012 St. Charles County (Mo.) Republican Presidential Caucus March 17, I decided to take a look at the media coverage that’s followed my efforts and look ahead to what might come next in this unfortunate saga. Host Jamie Allman of 97.1 FM NewsTalk‘s [...]

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After publishing a piece Thursday morning under the headline, St. Charles County (Mo.) GOP Chair Says Caucus Letter ‘Actually Drafted by Santorum’s Campaign Team’, two new developments have surfaced:  First, the post attracted some extremely negative comments from Central Committee Chair Eugene Dokes; and Second, the St. Charles County Republican Party Central Committee member who shared [...]

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A few days after the 2012 St. Charles County Republican Presidential Caucus ended badly, a member of the St. Charles County GOP Central Committee shared with me the content of an email message that was sent to members by Chair Eugene Dokes early Wednesday morning.  Attached to the message, the subject of which was “Re:  [...]

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