If there’s a state in dire need for an infusion of blue, it’s my home state of Missouri.  Jay Nixon may be our best, and at this time only, hope to achieve that.  Almost from day one Matt Blunt has been an unpopular and ineffective governor who allowed politics to trump the well-being of Missouri’s citizens.  I don’t know if our state would have been better off with Claire McCaskill, but it could not have been any worse.  For me, Nixon is not a perfect candidate.  He tracks mostly moderate on most issues, but on the issues of health care and educations his ideas a rather progressive.  However, Nixon is an aggressive litigator, which is not necessary a bad thing since he’s done a lot of good for Missouri and his No Call, while flawed, was a great creation, but his support for the death penalty leaves a sour taste in my mouth.  On abortion, Nixon has aggressively fought against any law attempt to circumvent Missouri’s current anti-abortion laws.  He says that’s because he required to uphold the Missouri constitution and the law passed by the legislature.  That’s an easy to avoid taking a stand one way or another.

All that being said, it looks like Jay Nixon is currently sitting in a good position to beat Matt Blunt.  Nixon has only lost two election, both for US Senator, and every time he’s won it’s been with 60% or more of the electorate.  However, no one should count out Matt Blunt.  He can be an aggressive politician and thanks to daddy Blunts deep pocketed friends and will most likely outdo Nixon in donations.  What Nixon has going for him is his popularity in the state and the fact that President Bush currently has a state-wide approval rating below 40%.