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Roy Blunt U.S. Senate Hopeful

Date: October 21, 2010
By: Amanda Macias
State Capitol Bureau

Intro: 
Republican Senate hopeful Roy Blunt has been elected to Congress seven times. And he's been labeled as a "Washington Insider" with strong lobbyist connections and political networks.
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Wrap: Campaigns for Roy Blunt and opposing senatorial candidate Robin Carnahan started the campaign early with attack ads.

The spirit of the election did not change at a debate at Lake Ozark.

Carnahan was asked to say something nice about opponent Roy Blunt.

Actuality:  CARN2.WAV
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Description: "When he was here in Missouri he was a terrific public servant, he did a lot of good things for us, which is why I'm disappointed it hasn't worked out the same way in Washington."
 
Carnahan used some of her time attacking Blunt's policies and Washington history.
 
Blunt is the leading senatorial candidate for the U.S. Senate race.

Blunt's campaign declined requests for an interview with Blunt for this report.

From the state Capitol, I'm Amanda Macias.

Intro: 
Retiring Senator Kit Bond speaks about the man who is running to win his U. S. Senate seat. Republican Congressman Roy Blunt is the leading Senatorial candidate for the U.S. Senate race.
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Wrap: Since mid-August, Blunt has been the favorite by more than 50 percent in every poll taken for the race of retiring U.S. Senator Kit Bond's seat.

In an endorsement speech for Blunt, Senator Bond says...9

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Description: "Roy is one who will take Missouri ideas and Missouri priorities to Washington. Rather than being somebody who comes back from Washington and tells us what the President wants or what his bureaucrats want to do."

One of Blunt's campaign ads speaks to Bond's support by saying..

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Description: ANNOUNCER: "Roy Blunt he'll work for Missouri not Barack Obama."

BLUNT: "I'm Roy Blunt and I approve this message."

From the state Capitol, I'm Amanda Macias.

Intro: 
Republican Senate hopeful Roy Blunt has been elected to Congress seven times. And he's been labeled as a "Washington Insider."
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Wrap: Under attack as a "Washington Insider" Roy Blunt deflected the criticisms from opposing senatorial candidate Robin Carnahan at a debate at Lake Ozark.

Saying that his Washington history makes him a more experienced candidate for Senate.


 

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Description: "Our job plan is over a hundred pages. Secretary Carnahan's job plan is under five hundred words. You could tweet her jobs plan in four tweets."

Blunt's campaign declined requests for an interview with Blunt for this report.

From the state Capitol, I'm Amanda Macias.