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Dexter Daily Statesman: Sowers puts his “Boots on the Ground” in Dexter
July 11, 2010On another leg on his race for the 8th Congressional Senate seat, Tommy Sowers was in Dexter Friday afternoon continuing his "Boots on the Ground" campaign begun in January. Read More »
The Atlantic: Happy Hour Vid: Missouri Democrat Touts ‘Combat Bible,’ Pickup Truck
July 08, 2010Tommy Sowers, a Missouri Democratic congressional candidate, might have stumbled upon the winning formula for derailing Republican incumbent Jo Ann Emerson's reelection bid. For the Iraq War veteran's latest campaign video, he appropriates nearly every red-state cultural touchstone (including close-ups of his "combat Bible" and a background shot of his pickup) to distance himself from DC Democrats and burnish his heartland credentials. Read More »
First Read: Intensity and the ‘Combat Bible’
July 08, 2010Sowers taught at West Point and served in the Army special forces -- and the "combat bible" he says he brought with him in the field. ... The ad hits a lot of key notes for a rookie candidate running to unseat a longtime incumbent in a Republican district. Read More »
Wave of ads courts free media
July 07, 2010In a third campaign, Missouri Democrat Tommy Sowers went up on the air against seven-term GOP Rep. Jo Ann Emerson with a spot touting his credentials as an Iraq war veteran. Read More »
Southeast Missourian: War aims need rethinking, 8th District candidate Sowers says at campus meeting
July 07, 2010Sowers told the group, mostly Democrats, that he can handle personal attacks. "When I see a low blow coming, I am trained to block it, punch in the face and put them on the ground." Read More »
Politico: How to run against a GOP incumbent in red America this year
July 07, 2010Tommy Sowers, a former Army officer and Democrat running against Republican Rep. Jo Ann Emerson in Missouri's rural 8th District, offers the shorthand in his first ad: Establish conservative credentials at the outset (Iraq war vet, Christian, pickup truck), find a few issues that will resonate across party lines (trade deals and bailouts) and try to capture the spirit of the cycle ("Together, you and I can bring new blood to Congress"). Read More »
The Hill: Missouri Democrat showcases steel-covered ‘combat Bible’
July 07, 2010Missouri House candidate Tommy Sowers (D) touts his steel-covered "combat Bible" in his first TV ad, which was released Wednesday. Sowers, an Iraq war veteran, is challenging Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.), who has questioned his military service. Read More »
The New Republic: The Tom Frank Candidate
July 07, 2010Sowers is running the kind of campaign that Thomas Frank famously urged in his book "What's The Matter With Kansas?" It's a genuine populist campaign, combining right-wing social affinity with left-wing anti-corporate economics. Read More »
