July 25
Many may say Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon's contention that candidates should return the money they received in excess of the now reinstated campaign donation limits is correct, but it's also self-serving. As I noted here recently, Nixon is far behind Governor Blunt in the amount of money he's raised for their race next year. If candidates have to give a good chunk of money back, it's obviously going to benefit Nixon. It's another attempt for one side to try to paint the other in a political corner (see the Taum Sauk reservoir issue), and you can be sure the jousting will continue right up until election day.