Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-MO) kicked off his reelection campaign in Columbia yesterday. Near the top of this article in the Columbia Tribune on how ethics scandals, Katrina and President Bush’s unpopularity could bring GOPers down, is this passage …
University of Missouri-Columbia political science Professor Rick Hardy, who helped introduce Hulshof at the rally, said Bushâs GOP connection is a challenge for Republicans seeking office this year.
“Itâs not good for those in office in the presidentâs party in the sixth year,” Hardy said. “There is a real struggle.”
In his speech, Hulshof, a five-term member of Congress, painted himself as a freethinker who sometimes rankles Republican power-holders in the U.S. House.
As members of the GOP House caucus go actually, Hulshof actually is a bit of a ‘freethinker’. He was on the ethics committee, opposed the DeLay Rule and got purged in the Night of the Long Gavels for his trouble.
