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Purgason says he, not Blunt, has best GOP shot for Senate
Posted 1:15 a.m. Fri., Oct. 23: After months of futile efforts to engage his GOP rival for the U.S. Senate, Chuck Purgason seemed unfazed by Thursday night's downpour that likely put a damper on the size of his West County audience. Sporting his trademark bolo tie, silk vest and a flip chart, ...
Is Missouri GOPer Chuck Purgason the next Marco Rubio?
americablog.com — Marco Rubio is the conservative Florida Republican running against Governor Charlie Crist in the GOP Senate primary.... The D.C. crowd has already had a coronation for Crist, but, in Florida, Rubio has momentum and is closing the gap. Crist is too ... (more) Is Missouri GOPer Chuck Purgason the next Marco Rubio?
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Purgason Continues To Position Himself As "True Conservative" In Senate Race
Fired Up! Missouri — ... The Beacon's Jo Mannies has a new story about a Chuck Purgason campaign stop in St. Louis County last night, at which Purgason argued that his true fiscal conservative credentials make him the better candidate to emerge from the GOP primary. ...

Purgason: "The People We Elected...Didn't Follow Through With Republican Principles"
Fired Up! Missouri — ... has video of Chuck Purgason's stump speech at the campaign stop that was the subject of today's story from Jo Mannies in The Beacon. In his presentation, he repeatedly makes the argument that the GOP lost its majorities in Congress because of leaders were not faithful to Republican "principles." ...

Is Missouri GOPer Chuck Purgason the next Marco Rubio?
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... is too moderate for the modern day GOP. In Missouri, something similar is happening. From a distance, Roy Blunt, the long-time GOP Congressman, is considered a shoo-in for his party's Senate nomination. But, he's got a hard-core Republican State Senator, Chuck Purgason, running against him. Blunt is trying to ignore Purgason. In fact, this weekend, Blunt failed to show up at a GOP event where Purgason was also speaking. No wonder, given Purgason's tough message about Blunt: [Purgason] also asserted that some Republicans in Congress have contributed to ...

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