Missouri — Republican hopeful Dave Spence ended up on The Tonight Show — but for all the wrong reasons if you’re a nascent candidate. Jay Leno included Spence’s gaffe — claiming to have an economics degree when his schooling was actually in home economics — in his headlines bit. But the more potentially damaging news for Spence was a poll showing him behind Republican Bill Randles, a little-known Harvard lawyer who has been mostly dismissed by the GOP establishment. Spence has the personal wealth to make inroads, but when the president of the Missouri chamber of commerce is showing up at a fundraiser for Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon, it underscores the long tough slog Spence has ahead of him even with those in his own party.
Who Won February: Nixon
Latest poll: Nixon 47%, Spence 27% (Public Policy Polling, Jan. 27-29, 582 voters). Courtesy of Politico
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| Gov. Nixon (Democrat): Approval rating is 47% |
Home Economist Spence (GOP challenger): Approval rating is 27%.
After David Spence's academic dishonesty generated a week's worth
of bad news stories, it was only a matter of time before he was featured in a segment of Jay Leno's "Headlines." That's the kind of airtime even Dave Spence can't buy.
of bad news stories, it was only a matter of time before he was featured in a segment of Jay Leno's "Headlines." That's the kind of airtime even Dave Spence can't buy.
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