Bob McCarty Writes

Though the 2012 Republican Presidential Caucus in St. Charles County garnered the most immediate negative attention for Missouri Republicans, the Jefferson County caucus that took place in Hillsboro, Mo., the same day seems to be gaining a lot of steam. In a letter dated March 26, 2012, and addressed to five Missouri Republican Party officials, [...]

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Weeks after the “St. Patrick’s Day Massacre,” many voters in St. Charles County, Mo., are probably wondering whether or not the upcoming second attempt to conduct the county’s 2012 Republican presidential caucus (a.k.a., “CAUCUS 2.0″)  will produce better results. The latest effort to select delegates for the upcoming congressional district, state and national GOP conventions [...]

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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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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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