Carnahan: Small business growth critical to recovery

Intro:	Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Robin Carnahan says she doesn't expect her campaign to make automated "robo" calls. Theo Keith has more from Jefferson City.
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Wrap: We've all gotten them...

You sit down to dinner, and...

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A campaign's automated "robo" call interrupts.

Carnahan says she can't control what Democratic groups will do on her behalf.

But she says her campaign isn't using any of those robo calls.

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Description: "I can't control everything that everybody does, but I can control my campaign, and I don't anticipate doing any of those."

Carnahan says Vice President Joe Biden will make a campaign stop for her in Springfield next month.

Carnahan says she doesn't know why Biden praised other Democrats but didn't mentioned her at a St. Louis event in August.

From the state Capitol, I'm Theo Keith, Newsradio 1120 KMOX.

Intro:	In an interview with KMOX, Democratic Senate candidate Robin Carnahan used Missouri's only president to defend her attack ads. Theo Keith has more in Jefferson City
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Wrap: Even before cooler fall weather came to Missouri, Carnahan was already attacking her opponent, Republican U.S. Representative Roy Blunt, as the "worst of Washington."

When asked why she wasn't using campaign funds for positive ads, Carnahan responded...

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Description: "Kind of reminds me of Harry Truman, who said "I don't give 'em hell. I just give 'em the truth and they think it's hell.' I think it's important that we know what my record is and Congressman Blunt's record as well."

Carnahan says she hasn't paid much attention to polls that show she's trailing Blunt...

...And that she won't change her strategy.

The most recent Real Clear Politics poll average shows Carnahan is down by 6 percent.

From the state Capitol, I'm Theo Keith, Newsradio 1120 KMOX.

Intro:	Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Robin Carnahan tells KMOX small business growth is key if we expect to return to prosperity. Theo Keith has more from Jefferson City.
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Wrap: Carnahan says small businesses create 60 percent of jobs in Missouri.

But she says helping small businesses isn't the focus in Washington.

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Description: "In Washington, what they need to be doing is changing their priorities. Up to now, it feels like everything's focused on those that are too big to fail. To me, those are the folks that had all the risky behavior and got us into this mess in the first place."

Carnahan also deflected criticism over her use of attack ads against her opponent, Republican U.S. Representative Roy Blunt.

She says both candidates should be prepared to defend their records.

From the state Capitol, I'm Theo Keith, Newsradio 1120 KMOX.

Intro:	Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Robin Carnahan tells KMOX she hasn't been paying attention to polls that show she's behind. Theo Keith has more in Jefferson City.
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Wrap: The latest Real Clear Politics poll average says Carnahan trails Republican U.S. Representative Roy Blunt by 6 percent.

She says she's not looking.

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Description: "We don't spend a lot of time looking at those polls. Missouri's always a close race, a close election. I think this will be, too."

Her campaign could've gotten a boost from Vice President Joe Biden in August, but he didn't mention Carnahan at all at an event in St. Louis.

Carnahan says she can't explain that.

But she says Biden will be in Springfield next month at one of her events.

From the state Capitol, I'm Theo Keith, Newsradio 1120 KMOX.