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Missouri Gubernatorial Candidate Profile: Kenny Hulshof

By Marshall Griffin, KWMU

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St. Louis, MO – Within weeks of Matt Blunt's decision to not seek a second term as Missouri governor, many Republican leaders began lining up behind Kenny Hulshof as the candidate most likely to beat Democrat Jay Nixon. But the Ninth District U.S. Congressman trails Nixon in the polls, with less than a week to go till Election Day. KWMU's Marshall Griffin takes a closer look at the GOP nominee.

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