You’ve got to read this post….or at least the voluminous comments that it’s attracted.  From the Political Fix:

An AP story that expands on our own coverage of state Sen. Chris Koster’s reliance on political committees for his campaign fundraising (and similar actions by other politicians in both parties) is prompting a flurry of reaction today.

Most of it centers on the Economic Growth Council, a pro-Democratic campaign committee created late last year to collect money from wealthy donors to support favored Democrats, including Attorney General Jay Nixon’s bid for governor and Koster’s bid for Missouri attorney general.

The council gave money to various legislative committees, many of whom then gave money to Nixon and Koster. The council also gave directly to Koster.

First, here’s the AP story by David Lieb, which offers up a fascinating account of checks being handed off between committees and candidates.

That’s followed by Koster’s reply and the state Republican Party’s attack on Koster, Nixon and the Economic Growth Council’s treasurer, Nixon-Koster ally Chuck Hatfield.

Lastly, we report the comments of Koster’s rivals, state Reps. Jeff Harris and Margaret Donnelly,and a response from Hatfield.

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