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| Intro: | Filing day brought crowds to the capitol city. |
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| RunTime: | 0:43 |
| OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: Hopefuls from across the state waited in long lines at the Secretary of State's office on the first day of filing.
Candidates included current Missouri Secretary of State, Robin Carnahan and Missouri Congressman, Roy Blunt, both contenders in the race for the U.S. Senate seat.
Blunt, fresh off his 'Jobs for Missouri's Future' tour bus, drew crowds outside.
| Actuality: | BLUNT5.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:13 |
| Description: "Well you know, I announced a year ago that I was gonna run for the Senate. I've had three hundred campaign events in more than half the counties in the state since then. In fact we had two dozen events in the last four days as we started the first bus tour of the state." | |
On the other hand, Carnahan meandered the halls of the filing area discussing the need to alleviate gridlock in the Senate.
Reporting from the State capitol, I'm Alex Smoldt.
| Intro: | Each unique candidate had a story to tell as filing began in the capitol city. |
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| RunTime: | 0:43 |
| OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: Missourians from across the state came to wait in line at the Secretary of State's office.
Current Secretary of State, Robin Carnahan greeted people and expressed excitement for her candidacy in the race for the U.S. Senate.
Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt, took a pit stop on his 'Jobs for Missouri's Future' bus tour to file and discuss issues he has touched on during the tour.
| Actuality: | BLUNT4.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:10 |
| Description: "Jobs, government spending, health care policies, energy policies, tax policies and defending the country are all issues that the American people are concerned with right now." | |
One candidate jogged from his hometown in order to file.
Another woman is the first female from her district to ever file for state representative.
Reporting from the State capitol, I'm Alex Smoldt.