In this year's gubernatorial election, the Democrat's secret weapon may well be... Michael Kelley.

Kelley is a long-time Democratic and labor activist.  This summer, Kelley has frequently co-hosted a radio show on KMOX in St. Louis with Hulshof campaign manager John Hancock. 

The entertaining programing [1] is reportedly raising a troubling question in GOP circles: Who is running the Hulshof campaign while the self-indulgent Hancock nurtures a second career as a radio personality?

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Apparently no one, including the candidate.  This weekend, Kansas City Star political writer Steve Kraske described the state of the Hulshof gubernatorial campaign as, "running up the down escalator." [3]  

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